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Insulation Resistance (IR) Values

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Introduction:

The measurement of insulation resistance is a common routine test performed on all types of
electrical wires and cables. As a production test, this test is often used as a customer acceptance test,
with minimum insulation resistance per unit length often specified by the customer. The results
obtained from IR Test are not intended to be useful in finding localized defects in the insulation as in
a true HIPOT test, but rather give information on the quality of the bulk material used as the
insulation.

Even when not required by the end customer, many wire and cable manufacturers use the insulation
resistance test to track their insulation manufacturing processes, and spot developing problems
before process variables drift outside of allowed limits.

Selection of IR Testers (Megger):

Insulation testers with test voltage of 500, 1000, 2500 and 5000 V are available.
The recommended ratings of the insulation testers are given below:

Voltage Level IR Tester

650V 500V DC
1.1KV 1KV DC
3.3KV 2.5KV DC
66Kv and Above 5KV DC
Test Voltage for Meggering:

When AC Voltage is used, The Rule of Thumb is Test Voltage (A.C) = (2X Name Plate Voltage)
+1000.
When DC Voltage is used (Most used in All Megger), Test Voltage (D.C) = (2X Name Plate
Voltage).
 Equipment / Cable DC Test
Rating Voltage
24V To 50V 50V To 100V
50V To 100V 100V To 250V
100V To 240V 250V To 500V
440V To 550V 500V To 1000V
2400V 1000V To 2500V
4100V 1000V To 5000V
Measurement Range of Megger:

Test voltage Measurement

Range
250V DC 0MΩ to 250GΩ
500V DC 0MΩ to 500GΩ
1KV DC 0MΩ to 1TΩ
2.5KV DC 0MΩ to 2.5TΩ
5KV DC 0MΩ to 5TΩ

Precaution while Meggering:

Before Meggering:

Make sure that all connections in the test circuit are tight.
Test the megger before use, whether it gives INFINITY value when not connected, and ZERO
when the two terminals are connected together and the handle is rotated.

During Meggering:

Make sure when testing for earth, that the far end of the conductor is not touching, otherwise the
test will show faulty insulation when such is not actually the case.
Make sure that the earth used when testing for earth and open circuits is a good one otherwise the
test will give wrong information
Spare conductors should not be meggered when other working conductors of the same cable are
connected to the respective circuits.

After completion of cable Meggering:

Ensure that all conductors have been reconnected properly.

Test the functions of Points, Tracks & Signals connected through the cable for their correct
response.
In case of signals, aspect should be verified personally.
In case of points, verify positions at site. Check whether any polarity of any feed taken through
the cable has got earthed inadvertently.
Safety Requirements for Meggering:

All equipment under test MUST be disconnected and isolated.

Equipment should be discharged (shunted or shorted out) for at least as long as the test voltage
was applied in order to be absolutely safe for the person conducting the test.
Never use Megger in an explosive atmosphere.
Make sure all switches are blocked out and cable ends marked properly for safety.
Cable ends to be isolated shall be disconnected from the supply and protected from contact to
supply, or ground, or accidental contact.
Erection of safety barriers with warning signs, and an open communication channel between
testing personnel.
Do not megger when humidity is more than 70 %.
Good Insulation: Megger reading increases first then remain constant.
Bad Insulation: Megger reading increases first and then decreases.
Expected IR value gets on Temp. 20 to 30 decree centigrade.
If above temperature reduces by 10 degree centigrade, IR values will increased by two times.
If above temperature increased by 70 degree centigrade IR values decreases by 700 times.

How to use Megger:

Meggers is equipped with three connection Line Terminal (L), Earth Terminal (E) and Guard
Terminal (G).

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Resistance is measured between the Line and Earth terminals, where current will travel through
coil 1. The “Guard” terminal is provided for special testing situations where one resistance
must be isolated from another. Let’s us check one situation where the insulation resistance is to
be tested in a two-wire cable.
To measure insulation resistance from a conductor to the outside of the cable, we need to connect
the “Line” lead of the megger to one of the conductors and connect the “Earth” lead of the megger
to a wire wrapped around the sheath of the cable.
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In this configuration the Megger should read the resistance between one conductor and the
outside sheath.
We want to measure Resistance between Conductor- 2To Sheaths but Actually Megger measure
resistance in parallel with the series combination of conductor-to-conductor resistance (Rc1-c2)
and the first conductor to the sheath (Rc1-s).
If we don’t care about this fact, we can proceed with the test as configured. If we desire to
measure only the resistance between the second conductor and the sheath (Rc2-s), then we need to
use the megger’s “Guard” terminal.

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Connecting the “Guard” terminal to the first conductor places the two conductors at almost
equal potential. With li le or no voltage between them, the insulation resistance is nearly infinite,
and thus there will be no current between the two conductors. Consequently, the Megger’s
resistance indication will be based exclusively on the current through the second conductor’s
insulation, through the cable sheath, and to the wire wrapped around, not the current leaking
through the first conductor’s insulation.
The guard terminal (if fi ed) acts as a shunt to remove the connected element from the
measurement. In other words, it allows you to be selective in evaluating certain specific
components in a large piece of electrical equipment. For example consider a two core cable with a
sheath. As the diagram below shows there are three resistances to be considered.

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If we measure between core B and sheath without a connection to the guard terminal some
current will pass from B to A and from A to the sheath. Our measurement would be low. By
connecting the guard terminal to A the two cable cores will be at very nearly the same potential
and thus the shunting effect is eliminated.

(1) IR Values For Electrical Apparatus & Systems:

(PEARL Standard / NETA MTS-1997 Table 10.1)

Max.Voltage Megger Size Min.IR

Rating Of Value
Equipment

250 Volts 500 Volts 25 MΩ

600 Volts 1,000 Volts 100 MΩ

5 KV 2,500 Volts 1,000 MΩ

8 KV 2,500 Volts 2,000 MΩ

15 KV 2,500 Volts 5,000 MΩ

25 KV 5,000 Volts 20,000 MΩ

35 KV 15,000 Volts 100,000 MΩ

46 KV 15,000 Volts 100,000 MΩ

69 KV 15,000 Volts 100,000 MΩ

One Meg ohm Rule for IR Value for Equipment:

Based upon equipment rating:

< 1K V = 1 MΩ minimum
>1KV = 1 MΩ /1KV

As per IE Rules-1956:

At a pressure of 1000 V applied between each live conductor and earth for a period of one minute
the insulation resistance of HV installations shall be at least 1 Mega ohm or as specified by the
Bureau of Indian Standards.
Medium and Low Voltage Installations- At a pressure of 500 V applied between each live
conductor and earth for a period of one minute, the insulation resistance of medium and low
voltage installations shall be at least 1 Mega ohm or as specified by the Bureau of Indian
Standards] from time to time.

As per CBIP specifications the acceptable values are 2 Mega ohms per KV

(2) IR Value for Transformer:

 Insulation resistance tests are made to determine insulation resistance from individual windings
to ground or between individual windings. Insulation resistance tests are commonly measured
directly in megohms or may be calculated from measurements of applied voltage and leakage
current.
The recommended practice in measuring insulation resistance is to always ground the tank (and
the core). Short circuit each winding of the transformer at the bushing terminals. Resistance
measurements are then made between each winding and all other windings grounded.

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Windings are never left floating for insulation resistance measurements. Solidly grounded
winding must have the ground removed in order to measure the insulation resistance of the
winding grounded. If the ground cannot be removed, as in the case of some windings with solidly
grounded neutrals, the insulation resistance of the winding cannot be measured. Treat it as part of
the grounded section of the circuit.
We need to test winding to winding and winding to ground ( E ).For three phase transformers, We
need to test winding ( L1,L2,L3 ) with substitute Earthing for Delta transformer or winding (
L1,L2,L3 ) with earthing ( E ) and neutral ( N ) for wye transformers.

IR Value for Transformer

(Ref: A Guide to Transformer Maintenance by. JJ. Kelly.

S.D Myer)

Transformer Formula
1 Phase Transformer IR Value (MΩ) = C X E /
(√KVA)
3 Phase Transformer IR Value (MΩ) = C X E (P-n) /
(Star) (√KVA)
3 Phase Transformer IR Value (MΩ) = C X E (P-P) /
(Delta) (√KVA)
Where C= 1.5 for Oil filled T/C with Oil Tank, 30 for Oil
filled T/C without Oil Tank or Dry Type T/C.
Temperature correction Factor (Base 20°C):

Temperature correction Factor

OC OF Correction
Factor
 0 32 0.25

5 41 0.36

10 50 0.50

15 59 0.720

20 68 1.00

30 86 1.98

40 104 3.95

50 122 7.85

Example: For 1600KVA, 20KV/400V,Three Phase Transformer

IR Value at HV Side= (1.5 x 20000) / √ 1600 =16000 / 40 = 750 MΩ at 200C
IR Value at LV Side = (1.5 x 400 ) / √ 1600= 320 / 40 = 15 MΩ at 200C
IR Value at 300C =15X1.98= 29.7 MΩ

Insulation Resistance of Transformer Coil

Transformer Megger Min.IR Value Min.IR

Size Liquid Filled Value Dry
Coil Voltage T/C Type T/C

0 – 600 V 1KV 100 MΩ 500 MΩ

600 V To 5KV 2.5KV 1,000 MΩ 5,000 MΩ

5KV To 15KV 5KV 5,000 MΩ 25,000 MΩ

15KV To 69KV 5KV 10,000 MΩ 50,000 MΩ

IR Value of Transformers:

Voltage Test Test Min IR

Voltage Voltage Value
(DC) LV (DC) HV
side side
415V 500V 2.5KV 100MΩ
Up to 6.6KV 500V 2.5KV 200MΩ
6.6KV to 11KV 500V 2.5KV 400MΩ
 11KV to 33KV 1000V 5KV 500MΩ
33KV to 66KV 1000V 5KV 600MΩ
66KV to 132KV 1000V 5KV 600MΩ
132KV to 1000V 5KV 650MΩ
220KV
Steps for measuring the IR of Transformer:

Shut down the transformer and disconnect the jumpers and lightning arrestors.
Discharge the winding capacitance.
Thoroughly clean all bushings
Short circuit the windings.
Guard the terminals to eliminate surface leakage over terminal bushings.
Record the temperature.
Connect the test leads (avoid joints).
Apply the test voltage and note the reading. The IR. Value at 60 seconds after application of the
test voltage is referred to as the Insulation Resistance of the transformer at the test temperature.
The transformer Neutral bushing is to be disconnected from earth during the test.
All LV surge diverter earth connections are to be disconnected during the test.
Due to the inductive characteristics of transformers, the insulation resistance reading shall not be
taken until the test current stabilizes.
Avoid meggering when the transformer is under vacuum.

Test Connections of Transformer for IR Test (Not Less than 200 MΩ):

Two winding transformer:

1. (HV + LV) – GND

2. HV – (LV + GND)
3. LV – (HV + GND)

Three winding transformer:

1. HV – (LV + TV + GND)
2. LV – (HV + TV + GND)
3. (HV + LV + TV) – GND
4. TV – (HV + LV + GND)

Auto transformer (two winding):

1. (HV + LV) – GND

Auto Transformer (three winding):

1. (HV + LV) – (TV + GND)

2. (HV + LV + TV) – GND
3. TV – (HV + LV + GND)

For any installation, the insulation resistance measured shall not be less than:

HV – Earth 200 M Ω
LV – Earth 100 M Ω
HV – LV 200 M Ω
Factors affecting on IR value of Transformer

The IR value of transformers are influenced by

surface condition of the terminal bushing

quality of oil
quality of winding insulation
temperature of oil
duration of application and value of test voltage

(3) IR Value for Tap Changer:

IR between HV and LV as well as windings to earth.

Minimum IR value for Tap changer is 1000 ohm per volt service voltage

(4) IR Value for Electric motor:

For electric motor, we used a insulation tester to measure the resistance of motor winding with
earthing ( E ).

For rated voltage below 1KV, measured with a 500VDC Megger.

For rated voltage above 1KV, measured with a 1000VDC Megger.
In accordance with IEEE 43, clause 9.3, the following formula should be applied.
Min IR Value (For Rotating Machine) =(Rated voltage (v) /1000) + 1

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As per IEEE 43 Standard 1974,2000

IR Value in MΩ
IR (Min) = kV+1 For most windings made before
about 1970, all field windings, and
others not described below
 IR (Min) = 100 MΩ For most dc armature and ac
windings built after about 1970
(form wound coils)
IR (Min) = 5 MΩ For most machines with random -
wound stator coils and form-
wound coils rated below 1kV
Example-1: For 11KV, Three Phase Motor.
IR Value =11+1=12 MΩ but as per IEEE43 It should be 100 MΩ
Example-2: For 415V,Three Phase Motor
IR Value =0.415+1=1.41 MΩ but as per IEEE43 It should be 5 MΩ.
As per IS 732 Min IR Value of Motor=(20XVoltage(p-p/(1000+2XKW))

IR Value of Motor as per NETA ATS 2007. Section 7.15.1

Motor Name Plate Test Min IR

(V) Voltage Value
250V 500V DC 25 MΩ
600V 1000V DC 100MΩ
1000V 1000V DC 100MΩ
2500V 1000V DC 500MΩ
5000V 2500V DC 1000MΩ
8000V 2500V DC 2000MΩ
15000V 2500V DC 5000MΩ
25000V 5000V DC 20000MΩ
34500V 15000V DC 100000MΩ
IR Value of Submersible Motor:

IR Value of Submersible Motor

Motor Out off Well (Without IR Value

Cable)
New Motor 20 MΩ
A used motor which can be 10 MΩ
reinstalled
Motor Installed in Well (With
Cable)
New Motor 2 MΩ
A used motor which can be 0.5 MΩ
reinstalled

(5) IR Value for Electrical cable and wiring:

 For insulation testing, we need to disconnect from panel or equipment and keep them isolated
from power supply. The wiring and cables need to test for each other ( phase to phase ) with a
ground ( E ) cable. The Insulated Power Cable Engineers Association (IPCEA) provides the
formula to determine minimum insulation resistance values.

R = K x Log 10 (D/d)

R =IR Value in MΩs per 1000 feet (305 meters) of cable.

K =Insulation material constant.( Varnished Cambric=2460, Thermoplastic
Polyethlene=50000,Composite Polyethylene=30000)
D =Outside diameter of conductor insulation for single conductor wire and cable
( D = d + 2c + 2b diameter of single conductor cable )
d – Diameter of conductor
c – Thickness of conductor insulation
b – Thickness of jacket insulation

HV test on new XLPE cable (As per ETSA Standard)

Application Test Voltage Min IR

Value
New cables – Sheath 1KV DC 100 MΩ
New cables – 10KV DC 1000 MΩ
Insulation
After repairs – Sheath 1KV DC 10 MΩ
After repairs – 5KV DC 1000MΩ
Insulation
11kV and 33kV Cables between Cores and Earth (As per ETSA Standard)

Application Test Voltage Min IR

Value
11KV New cables – Sheath 5KV DC 1000 MΩ
11KV After repairs – 5KV DC 100 MΩ
Sheath
33KV no TF’s connected 5KV DC 1000 MΩ
33KV with TF’s connected. 5KV DC 15MΩ

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IR Value Measurement (Conductors to conductor (Cross Insulation))

 The first conductor for which cross insulation is being measured shall be connected to Line
terminal of the megger. The remaining conductors looped together (with the help of crocodile
clips) i. e. Conductor 2 and onwards, are connected to Earth terminal of megger. Conductors at the
other end are left free.
Now rotate the handle of megger or press push bu on of megger. The reading of meter will show
the cross Insulation between conductor 1 and rest of the conductors. Insulation reading shall be
recorded.
Now connect next conductor to Line terminal of the megger & connect the remaining conductors
to earth terminal of the megger and take measurements.

IR Value Measurement (Conductor to Earth Insulation)

Connect conductor under test to the Line terminal of the megger.

Connect earth terminal of the megger to the earth.
Rotate the handle of megger or press push bu on of megger. The reading of meter will show the
insulation resistance of the conductors. Insulation reading shall be recorded after applying the test
voltage for about a minute till a steady reading is obtained.

IR Value Measurements:

If during periodical testing, insulation resistance of cable is found between 5 and 1 MΩ /km at
buried temperature, the subject cable should be programmed for replacement.
If insulation resistance of the cable is found between 1000 and 100 KΩ /km, at buried temperature,
the subject cable should be replaced urgently within a year.
If the insulation resistance of the cable is found less than 100 kilo ohm/km., the subject cable must
be replaced immediately on emergency basis.

(6) IR Value for Transmission / Distribution Line:

Equipment. Megger Size Min IR Value

S/S .Equipments 5 KV 5000MΩ
EHVLines. 5 KV 10MΩ
H.T. Lines. 1 KV 5MΩ
LT / Service Lines. 0.5 KV 5MΩ

(7) IR Value for Panel Bus:

IR Value for Panel = 2 x KV rating of the panel.

Example, for a 5 KV panel, the minimum insulation is 2 x 5 = 10 MΩ.

(8) IR Value for Substation Equipment:

Generally meggering Values of Substation Equipments are.

.Typical IR Value of S/S Equipments

Equipment Megger IR
Size Value(Min)
(Phase-Earth) 5KV,10 KV 1000 MΩ

Circuit Breaker (Phase-Phase) 5KV,10 KV 1000 MΩ

Control Circuit 0.5KV 50 MΩ

(Pri-Earth) 5KV,10 KV 1000 MΩ

CT/PT (Sec-Phase) 5KV,10 KV 50 MΩ

Control Circuit 0.5KV 50 MΩ

(Phase-Earth) 5KV,10 KV 1000 MΩ

Isolator (Phase-Phase) 5KV,10 KV 1000 MΩ

Control Circuit 0.5KV 50 MΩ

L.A (Phase-Earth) 5KV,10 KV 1000 MΩ

Electrical (Phase-Earth)
0.5KV 50 MΩ
Motor

LT Switchgear (Phase-Earth) 0.5KV 100 MΩ

LT (Phase-Earth)
0.5KV 100 MΩ
Transformer

IR Value of S/S Equipments As per DEP Standard

IR Value at IR Value at
Equipment Meggering Commissioning Maintenance
Time (MΩ) Time(MΩ)

Switchgear HV Bus 200 MΩ 100 MΩ

LV Bus 20 MΩ 10 MΩ
 LV wiring 5 MΩ 0.5 MΩ

Cable(min 100 HV & LV (10XKV) / KM (KV) / KM

Meter)

Motor & Generator Phase-Earth 10(KV+1) 2(KV+1)

Transformer Oil HV & LV 75 MΩ 30 MΩ

immersed

HV 100 MΩ 25 MΩ
Transformer Dry
Type
LV 10 MΩ 2 MΩ

Fixed Phase-Earth 5KΩ / Volt 1KΩ / Volt

Equipments/Tools

Movable Phase-Earth 5 MΩ 1MΩ

Equipments

Distribution Phase-Earth 5 MΩ 1MΩ

Equipments

Main Circuit 2 MΩ / KV
Circuit Breaker
Control Circuit 5MΩ

D.C Circuit- 40MΩ

Earth

LT Circuit- 50MΩ
Relay Earth

LT-D.C Circuit 40MΩ

LT-LT 70MΩ

(9) IR Value for Domestic /Industrial Wiring:

A low resistance between phase and neutral conductors, or from live conductors to earth, will
result in a leakage current. This cause deterioration of the insulation, as well as involving a waste
of energy which would increase the running costs of the installation.
The resistance between Phase-Phase-Neutral-Earth must never be less than 0.5 M Ohms for the
usual supply voltages.
 In addition to the leakage current due to insulation resistance, there is a further current leakage in
the reactance of the insulation, because it acts as the dielectric of a capacitor. This current
dissipates no energy and is not harmful, but we wish to measure the resistance of the insulation,
so DC Voltage is used to prevent reactance from being included in the measurement.

1 Phase Wiring:

The IR test between Phase-Natural to earth must be carried out on the complete installation with
the main switch off, with phase and neutral connected together, with lamps and other equipment
disconnected, but with fuses in, circuit breakers closed and all circuit switches closed.
Where two-way switching is wired, only one of the two stripper wires will be tested. To test the
other, both two-way switches should be operated and the system retested. If desired, the
installation can be tested as a whole, when a value of at least 0.5 M Ohms should be achieved.

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3 Phase Wiring:

In the case of a very large installation where there are many earth paths in parallel, the reading
would be expected to be lower. If this happens, the installation should be subdivided and
retested, when each part must meet the minimum requirement.

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The IR tests must be carried out between Phase-Phase-Neutral-Earth with a minimum acceptable
value for each test of 0.5 M Ohms.

IR Testing for Low voltage

circuit voltage Test voltage IR

Value(Min)
 Extra Low Voltage 250V DC 0.25MΩ
Up to 500 V except for 500 V DC 0.5MΩ
above
500 V To 1KV 1000 V DC 1.0MΩ
Min IR Value = 50 MΩ / No of Electrical outlet. (All Electrical Points with fi ing & Plugs).

Min IR Value = 100 MΩ / No of Electrical outlet. (All Electrical Points without fi ing & Plugs).

Required Precautions:

Electronic equipment like electronic fluorescent starter switches, touch switches, dimmer
switches, power controllers, delay timers could be damaged by the application of the high test
voltage should be disconnected.
Capacitors and indicator or pilot lamps must be disconnected or an inaccurate test reading will
result.
Where any equipment is disconnected for testing purposes, it must be subjected to its own
insulation test, using a voltage which is not likely to result in damage. The result must conform
with that specified in the British Standard concerned, or be at least 0.5 M Ohms if there is no
Standard.

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204 Responses to Insulation Resistance (IR) Values

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 March 25, 2014 at 4:10 pm
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July 2, 2015 at 4:07 pm
Thanks for your information

How to measure the IR value across the (XLPE, 1.1 kV grade) straight through joint?

Regards,
SIVA NAIK

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could u pls explain the effects of rise in temperature on insulation resistance of transformer.

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August 12, 2012 at 2:15 pm
Dear Sir;
Really your this article is very very important for electrical related people.Your this contribution is
excellant. A lot of thanks sir.
Kind Regardrs

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K.M.Pandey says:
August 18, 2012 at 5:04 am
Respected Sir.

This article very important and useful for all those person who are related with Electrical field.
Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge with all people. Really you are nice and gentleman.
With regards,
K.M.Pandey,

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subodh kumar pandey says:
August 26, 2012 at 1:20 pm
very very important for electrical engineers.
lot of thanks
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ahmed nawaz says:
September 21, 2012 at 3:40 pm
Ch.Ahmed Nawaz

thanks sir for giving very usefull information.

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radhakishan pawar says:
September 30, 2012 at 6:28 am
thanks sir i have no word to explain how much it is useful to student.
thanks again……

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THAKOR SANJAY says:
October 5, 2012 at 1:17 pm
I AM A TESTING ENGINEER…….THIS INFO. IS VERY USEFUL FOR ME
VERY VERY THANKS FOR THIS …

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Vilas G. says:
October 11, 2012 at 11:01 am
Thanks . valuable note for electrical engineers.

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Steve Arreola says:
October 23, 2012 at 8:44 pm
Thank you much for taking the time to share this information

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Mr. Judy Diano says:
October 31, 2012 at 11:45 am
Thank you so much,for sharing Sir, I learned a lot of your link GOD BLESS

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arshad says:
November 30, 2012 at 6:23 pm
thanks for beautiful notes

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Jet Paliangayan says:
December 3, 2012 at 12:11 pm
how to do IR test for single core pvc/xlpe/pvc cables

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jamestryre says:
December 12, 2012 at 2:49 am
great info, thx

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Thiyaga says:
December 19, 2012 at 10:41 am
Incredible work. Hats off for your awesome articles. pl keep posting more and more
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sambasivarao chagantipati says:
December 25, 2012 at 7:46 pm
Very useful information

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rohtash verma( Himachal pradesh) says:
December 29, 2012 at 2:02 am
Thanks parmar ji very use full information regarding IR value of electric motors

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M.Zaman says:
January 8, 2013 at 10:56 am
thanks for valuable information.

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FELIX Jr. says:
January 10, 2013 at 7:44 am
Please, you must also include here the Polarization Index (PI) as well for it’s significance and
explain why it is required with respect to the IR test being done on the electrical equipment and
the electrical cables and installations, as an additional information for the new commissioning
engineers and enthusiasts. Supressing other comments are not at all interesting and helpfull.

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Jignesh.Parmar says:
January 10, 2013 at 2:38 pm
Yes You are right PI value is as important as IR Value specially HV Equipments.
Here I gave only Overview of IR Testing and it’s value.
To rise comment is totally depend upon the reader.
In near future I will definitely cover the Topic of PI.

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deepak parmar says:
June 6, 2013 at 12:18 pm
I want to know the acceptable leakage current values in the HV testing as per IEC
standards.

And thanks for the info provided above

sateesh says:
January 21, 2013 at 11:18 am
excellent explanation about IR test
thanks a lot.

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vincent says:
February 4, 2013 at 7:23 pm
Good knowledge.thank you.

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Anderson says:
February 6, 2013 at 5:41 pm
Excelente trabajo, quiero saber cuales son las normas que rigen estas pruebas y si existe alguna
estandarización de resultados. Gracias
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Debra Scriver says:
February 11, 2013 at 10:53 pm
Thanks for such a great article. Very interesting and informative. Thanks Buddy

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Diganta ku. Ray says:
February 23, 2013 at 3:12 pm
Thank you so much sir,this help me a lot in my field.its very very useful for those are in electrical
line.

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JAYESH PATEL says:
February 28, 2013 at 4:57 am
how many Insulation Resistance of the Whole Installation permissible ?
how many Insulation Resistance Between Conductors ?
how many Insulation Resistance Between Each Conductor & Earth ?

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March 4, 2013 at 5:26 am
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I am glad to find numerous helpful info here in the put up, we want work out more strategies on
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fayyaz says:
March 10, 2013 at 10:12 pm
thks good information can you mail me how to check insulation of dc 24 volt system.
also i want to know how insulation monitor works.

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khan wasim says:
March 11, 2013 at 5:01 pm
Thanks a lot

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sonu kumar says:
March 14, 2013 at 2:40 pm
thanks for this valueable data.

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Ashok O Kale Kale says:
March 21, 2013 at 12:05 pm
Thanx .

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DEBASHISH BHATTACHARYA says:
April 2, 2013 at 5:10 pm
Excellent information. Really appreciate the knowledge you have shared with readers.
Sir can you pls tell me what should be minimum value of IR for PVC make busboot used for 11
KV , 22 KV , 33 KV and 66 KV.

Regards
Debashish Bha acharya

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Gerald says:
April 3, 2013 at 10:50 am
Thanks for sharing…

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CPR vi al says:
May 1, 2013 at 12:46 pm
excellent article.
the formula for insulation resistance of a cable per 1000 ft.
how to calculate it per meter or per feet.
pl explain

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jigyesh sharma says:
May 8, 2013 at 1:49 am
what precautions i should take when CT is connected in HT board and i have do megger.?

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ibnu says:
May 11, 2013 at 2:53 am
lightning cable for crane – there are 2 point earth terminal, each has individual ground cable, i
meggar 1kV both cable, gives different reading 200Mohm & almost infinity for another one. why?
can accept the value?

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ibnu says:
May 11, 2013 at 2:57 am
can 11kv cable, meggar at 1kv only, during before & after hipot test? (hipot at 30.5kv)

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parveen kumar says:
May 11, 2013 at 2:33 pm
dear sir i want to know why used in transformer secondary side very thin wire

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FELIX Jr. says:
May 12, 2013 at 4:57 am
Yes, you can use 1kV DC- MEGGER TESTER prior to HIPOT Testing if your electrical cable is
rated 11kV and HIGHER and if it has 130 % rated insulation. After HIPOT test, if successful, you
can megger it again with 1kV only at no more than 1 minute just to make sure no damage has
occurred during and after HIPOT TEST.

By FMSJr. / Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Nasurudheen Kamal Basha says:
May 13, 2013 at 9:22 am
Useful stuff.. Thanks for sharing!!

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MOHAMMAD says:
June 17, 2013 at 11:02 am
THANKS ALOT VERY GREATFUL INFO

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Pushkar Singh says:
June 23, 2013 at 11:12 am
Thanks for sharing excellent information.
Pushkar Singh ONGC

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A V N Phanindra says:
July 4, 2013 at 7:01 am
thank u so much sir its very brief and simple to understand clearly.

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ASMA says:
July 20, 2013 at 10:16 am
WHAT WOULD BE THE MEGGAR REULT OF A GOOD CONDITION 25 KVA
TRANSFORMER?
I WILL BE OBLIGED..KINDLY HELP ME.

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FELIX Jr. says:
July 21, 2013 at 5:29 am
GOOD DAY ! Your posted question about the MEGGER result for a good condition for 25kVA
Transformer is very general as you did not specify the input and output voltages of this
electrical equipment and if it is oil immersed or dry type. At anyrate, assuming it’s oil filled
step-up transformer, outdoor pole mounted, for a good IR result for primary winding,
normally it should not be less than 500Megaohm and the secondary winding’s IR reading
should be not less than 300Megaohm with respect to earth and higher between windings.
Again, these are assumptions only and the higher the voltage rating of the transformer the
higher IR reading should result. Defective insulations will read low values of IR readings and
contaminated oil insulation, for oil immersed type transformers. For dry type Transfomers, the
good IR readings of the windings are also in that vicinity but lower than oil immersed type.

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J.R Bohra says:
July 20, 2013 at 11:48 pm
very very helpful
Thanks
J,R Bohra
Unique Engineer Noida

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Diptiranjan Nayak says:
July 23, 2013 at 5:10 am
Thank u sir,
I am clear about IR value.
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raghav says:
July 26, 2013 at 4:37 am
dear sir,
i need more information about how to calculate ir values and what principle it requires to
calculate ir values?

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Musa says:
August 22, 2013 at 3:25 am
Anybody can answer my query?

We have 25kV AC system for Overhead Line Equipment (OHE). This system is installed for
Electrified Train system (Railway project).

We have conduct IR testing before charging the lines for each electrical subsection (the longest
section about 20km). The result we achieved 0.5MOhm – 5MOhm (taken during night time) and
200MOhm – 700MOhm (taken during night time). The temperature during night time is around
27 – 28 degree Celsius (in Malaysia).

We injecting megger size 5kV and result achieved as above. As mentioned in the article (i think it
is similar to our system – IR value for transmission/ distribution line) which is stated Min. IR
values shall be 10MOhm.

Is it the result we achieved okay, especially the result taken during night time?

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sampath says:
September 3, 2013 at 6:28 am
thank for more information now i harry to check insulation resistance long 132Kv transmission
line & will have called you after testing

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SYAM says:
September 4, 2013 at 9:00 am
Dear Jignesh,

Just for curiosity can you please tell me what is the full form of “DEP” standards which you have
mentioned under the section “IR Value of S/S Equipments As per DEP Standard”.

Hope you will reply

Regards

SYAM

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Sekar Ram says:
September 12, 2013 at 12:58 pm
Mr Jignesh
This is one of the greatest selfless efforts I have seen. This is pure social service. Hats off!!

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Stephen says:
September 13, 2013 at 1:46 pm
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Hello. Question, if we have 5 conductors per phase on a lugs and we want to megger the groups,
ie: phase to phase and phase to ground and the readings are above 1 M ohm, is that OK? We had
previously meggered all the cabels individually prior to installing. The job was shut down for a
while, and this is for a precaution, prior to re-energizing.

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vijay says:
September 25, 2013 at 11:39 am
dear jignesh sir,

Can i have the entire notes in site in form of book? How much does it cost?

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vijayendrarao kv says:
November 2, 2013 at 10:48 am
very very useful and very thanks for made me doubt clear..

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Michel says:
November 29, 2013 at 10:49 am
thanks Bro that is too goooooooooooooood for us

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ESAKKIPANDI says:
December 5, 2013 at 5:16 am
the explanation is excellent

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rahul jangme says:
January 5, 2014 at 2:41 pm
thank you sir

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ali says:
January 12, 2014 at 1:18 pm
thank you so much Dr

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Doma Hudu says:
February 8, 2014 at 2:26 pm
thank sir. I need a copy via my e-mail. please am wait for your response Sir.

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Srinivasan says:
February 12, 2014 at 3:40 am
Thank you sir. Useful detail information.

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aby says:
February 20, 2014 at 10:17 am
Sir,
appreciate your ideas and procedures.
May i know ,whether there is any necessity or mandatory rules saying that the speaker cables to
be meggered?
if yes,then what should be the applied voltage?

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roop says:
February 23, 2014 at 6:17 am
dear mr Parmar first of all thanks for sharing the information

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roop says:
February 23, 2014 at 6:22 am
we are building a 9 km road tunnel, we usually facing problem with ht cable, whenever it is
damaged it took 3 to4 hour for jointing, lot of production loss please advise any alternate means of
transmission of ht cable or any ht joint available around the world to do the jointing quickly.

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Felix Jr San Buenaventura says:
March 26, 2014 at 4:44 am
THESE ARE GOOD INFORMATION AND REFERENCE FOR ALL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
AND COMMISSIONING ENGINEERS BE IT IN DESIGN ENGINEERING OR IN
COMMISSIONING WORKS OF PROJECTS RELATED TO ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION,
TRANSMISSION AND IN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS THE WORLD OVER. TIKE !, SALAMAT
PO !, GRACIAS !, QZI QZI !, TERIMA KASIH !

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SB says:
March 27, 2014 at 7:26 am
Thank you ever so much! For sharing such good info, extremely relevant.

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rd says:
June 14, 2014 at 8:28 am
What is the minimum acceptable insulation resistance for 1.8 kv DC cables? temperature is
around 50 deg C. My understanding is that IR decreases when there is increase in temperature. So
how do i calculate Insulation resistance considering the temperature?

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jake says:
July 30, 2014 at 6:29 am
what can we expect for transformer being energize not meeting the minimum standard for
insulation resistance?the future effect of it?

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golfziimo says:
August 4, 2014 at 12:38 pm
thank you for good information

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Aen Bali says:
August 14, 2014 at 6:36 am
Plz tell me CTPT value in HT & LT side proper load

50 Hp
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reshi says:
August 28, 2014 at 12:50 pm
Dear sir ,
we have hayward tyler 480V, 60HZ , 100HP submersible pump motor in out facility used for
boiler water circulation. The demin water is used for the stator cooling in the closed loop means
water is directly entering the stator winding.

The motor was send to workshop for mechanical repair. After installing back The I.R value is
0.3MOhm , can we test the motor and run it.

For your suggestion Thanks in anticipation.

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praneeth says:
September 4, 2014 at 3:34 pm
thank U for the post,very helpful
very few people share their knowledge.
hats off.

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Abdul Hameed says:
September 18, 2014 at 6:36 am
good information. appreciate it very much. thanks to all

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nacykoe says:
September 25, 2014 at 11:17 am
IR instrument from IEC or IEEE standard?

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Jagadish says:
October 1, 2014 at 3:31 am
What should be the minimum value of Insulation resistance for Low Voltage Switchgear panels?

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V V G says:
October 12, 2014 at 6:01 am
Dear Sir
In our one of the applications we need to check the High Voltage test in our product,(Automotive
part).where customer is asking ask to check the HV test with 1.5KV

As per customer demand,now we need to make a HV instrument to detect the current leakage
when applyinh High volt(1.5KV) between two terminals.(open circuit)
Customer requirement is that when the distance between the terminals if it is less than 1.2mm our
instrument must detect it.
Now we are facing the problem as how to derive the resistance between two terminals(in air)
when we applying high volt.Kindly help us

Regards
VVG

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dipti says:
October 27, 2014 at 2:01 pm
very good stuff,so usefull…………

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nikesh srst says:
December 5, 2014 at 3:03 am
thanks for help us. to write about its

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Sam says:
December 10, 2014 at 1:47 am
Hello Jignesh Parmar,

Many thanks for your above useful article.

I have a quick question and will appreciate it if you can help me to find the answer please. It is
about IR Value for Electrical 11kV and 22kV cables with XLPE insulation. As far as I know, there is
a min value for IR in ambient temperature, but my question is : “is there any high limit for this
value in ambient temperature?”

I am asking this question because I have got a test result from a factory with very very high values
more than usual for IR in ambient temperature.

Thanks and looking forward to receive your answer.

Regards;
Sam

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ashish says:
December 29, 2014 at 6:50 pm
132/33kv transformer the LV resistance is.02 per unit resistance referred to HV

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himanshu patel says:
January 5, 2015 at 2:39 am
such a knowledgeable thing about our work for reference to introduce us in smart work

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Asif says:
January 5, 2015 at 8:05 am
Dear all,

A question is that what is the IR acceptance criteria for bus bars which are installed in MCC
panels?

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K.Raghuveer says:
January 7, 2015 at 4:32 pm
Dear sir,

Thanks for the information,

K.Raghuveer

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kushru says:
January 17, 2015 at 8:49 am
I would like to know if a wire rated for 1100v ac can withstand a breakdown voltage of 4 kv

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karan jani says:
January 24, 2015 at 9:31 am
sir Thank you for sharing your Knowledge i just have one query related to the H.v Cable test. Is is
mandatory to have PI Test on H.v Cables along with the Ir value?

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Akhtar K says:
January 24, 2015 at 11:07 am
Hii;

Very nice and good information of electrical- IR.

Thanks for sharing the all necessary technical information.

With all respect;

Akhtar Khatib

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Sujeet Dubey says:
April 14, 2015 at 6:47 am
Thanks Sir
Its very complicated share.

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lalit Kalihari says:
April 16, 2015 at 3:08 pm
Hello Mr. Jignesh Parmar,

Please let me know the documentary evidence of acceptable IR limits refering to IEC 61439
standard.

Thanks & Regards,

Lalit KK

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Owais says:
April 30, 2015 at 8:30 am
Please give IR value information of Core-Earth, Frame-Earth, Core-Frame.Also give their
correction factor as per temperature. Also please indicate whether the Temperature difference is of
Insulation or Ambient.

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E. Eng. Ghanim says:
May 5, 2015 at 5:21 am
I want to know the value measurements of resistance for motor it is capacity is 1MW & the
applied voltage is 600V because I have a re-winding motor and I want to comparing the results
with slandered values

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NAEEM says:
May 9, 2015 at 12:03 pm
dear what should be the minimum insulation Resistance (IR) of AC Generator in accordance to
IEC standards both at the time of Commissioning and at the time of Maintenance

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govindarajan gs says:
May 28, 2015 at 11:05 am
very valuable writeup with lot of experience behind it

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jangchu Sinhgye says:
June 5, 2015 at 7:43 am
Sir what is the minimum megger value of IR for 120kN disc insulator ?

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Ksalvi says:
June 7, 2015 at 4:50 am
Can we do meggering of Power cables in Sand storm. If not then why??

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mahalingam says:
June 18, 2015 at 7:28 pm
very thank you sir, very useful my carrier

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EMMANUEL MANTEAW says:
June 24, 2015 at 7:45 pm
i have a challenge with my megger. I disconnected the cables to be meggered. and set my test
voltage to 500V. But when i start my test i get my test voltage decreasing….and eventually an IR
reading in Kilo ohms… whilst my expected value is at least 1 Giga Ohm. kindly advice. Thanks

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pradeep says:
June 30, 2015 at 7:42 am
what is the difference between insulation resistance and PI test

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PLJ says:
July 1, 2015 at 1:51 am
Very useful document. Thank you

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zen says:
July 7, 2015 at 8:53 am
not megger – should be insulation resistance meter

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S.G.Jayakumar says:
July 11, 2015 at 10:07 am
whict type of wires are used to IR test.PVC,PUR,Teflon insulation wires.Please send the reply I am
struugling the one project

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Phu Ta Quoc says:
July 13, 2015 at 3:43 am
Ok, Thank you very much.

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kesarinath ullengal says:
July 16, 2015 at 5:46 pm
Your information regarding allt the test is very much usefull.Is there any app for this for andriod
so it wìll help to easy view and information.Thanks once again
Regards
kesari ullengal

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Raj Kumar says:
August 12, 2015 at 4:40 am
Thanks for such valuable data shared.

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Ronal Manuel says:
November 9, 2015 at 5:59 am
Does anyone know how to compute the minimum recommended value for busbars. let’s say from
generator to transformer.

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Rajashekar.V says:
November 27, 2015 at 5:44 am
Hello Jignesh Parmar,

Many thanks for your above useful article.

I have a quick question and will appreciate it if you can help me to find the answer please. It is
about megger instrument which haveing (analog instrument with hand generater) the analog
reading needel inthe right and moves to left but in all the instruments it will in left to right Why?

Thanks and looking forward to receive your answer.

Regards;
Rajashekar

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raj says:
December 31, 2015 at 11:37 am
thank you so much

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arif says:
January 26, 2016 at 11:47 pm
Dear sir
what is the minimum insulation resistance value is acceptable for 415 volt LV cable

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ghanim yousif says:
February 7, 2016 at 6:13 am
Dear Sir The minimum insulation resistance value acceptance for 415V should be at least 1KV
& not more than 2KV BR Ghanim
 On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 4:04 PM, Electrical Notes & Articles wrote:

> arif commented: “Dear sir what is the minimum insulation resistance value > is acceptable
for 415 volt LV cable” >

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Nitin vishwakarma says:
February 19, 2016 at 5:02 am
thank you sir vary information.

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bharat says:
March 11, 2016 at 7:04 am
explanation good

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Kiran Ufade says:
March 24, 2016 at 11:11 am
useful information sir thanks

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Saurabh Gupta says:
March 29, 2016 at 12:04 pm
I want to know IR value for 160 KN & 210 KN Composite Polymer Long Rod Insulators using in
Transmission line tower

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Saurabh Gupta says:
March 29, 2016 at 12:07 pm
Jignesh Sir, I want to know IR values of 160 KN and 210 KN composite polymer long rod
insulators, which we are using now a days instead of Porcelain types.
Please!

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ajojacob says:
April 9, 2016 at 8:42 am
what is the IR acceptance criteria for LV to earth in transformer

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Magdy souror says:
April 20, 2016 at 9:35 am
very useful information.
Thanks for the effort done…

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Asif Nazir says:
May 16, 2016 at 10:01 am
Great work

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Zaine Binti Abdul Karim says:
May 25, 2016 at 2:26 am
Hi Mr.Jignesh Parmar, thank you for your technical write-up it is very useful. However, I would
like to ask what is the recommended IR value for a Fuel Gas Superheaters (powered from 400V
AC, load is 550kW). Heaters IR is not covered in your article, can you assist me on this, because
we do have some issues with our present installation.

For the rest of readers, kindly chip in too if you guys know the answer to my question above.
Thank you all.

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Amila De Silva says:
May 25, 2016 at 3:10 pm
Hi, one of our drainage pump installed in a dry well caught to flood. now when we megger it
including the cable ( now the well is dry) it shows zero. what can be the reason.

Please advise

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Raja pandiyar says:
June 11, 2016 at 6:12 pm
Good detail’s for us

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Manish Gupta says:
June 16, 2016 at 8:52 am
Hi , what is the hipot test voltage for 24VDC field wire line to secondary side ( for an digital IO
card) used in PLC product. I believe it is 500Vrms or 707 VDC, can you please confirm.

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sreedevi says:
June 17, 2016 at 10:09 am
How much dc voltage has to be applied in megger for measuring IR in 4 pair cable harness

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YEE GUO QUAN says:
June 21, 2016 at 4:22 am
I’ve seen other ppl doing megger test where they short L1,L2,L3,N to E and get the ohm value.
Is this the correct method? if so how does it work? mind to share? TQ

Warmest Regards,

Danny Yee

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Tushar Mahajan says:
June 22, 2016 at 2:16 pm
Good

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Nilesh Amrelia says:
July 15, 2016 at 4:59 am
Interesting information shared. Thanks

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Aman says:
July 19, 2016 at 4:10 pm
how many Ir Value of 120 & 210kn insulator

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Martin says:
July 20, 2016 at 7:34 am
Dear Parmar..

Thanks for the Usefull Post..

Its very Helpfull for the Beginner level of the Megger Tester…

Keep it Up…

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August 6, 2016 at 7:13 am
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Gaurav Shah says:
August 20, 2016 at 3:41 am
Thanks Jigneshbhai

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Ganesh Nama says:
September 6, 2016 at 2:16 am
dear sir, this information is very use full for us people, about basic knowledge.

thank you very much.

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Rahul Gupta says:
September 22, 2016 at 10:55 am
Sir,
Can you suggest the suitable Megger value for a 33kV Vacuum Circuit Braker ?

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Rahul Gupta says:
September 22, 2016 at 10:58 am
Sir,
Please tell me the suitable insulation resistance value for interrupter in open condition for a 33kV
Vacuum Circuit Breaker

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C.Baskar says:
October 19, 2016 at 9:32 am
Dear sir,
we have 50MW 11KV Generator under preservation what will be the safe minimum IR value to
maintain for stator and Rotor also 11KV/110KV 52/68 MVA Transformer under preservation -what
will be the safe minimum IR value for both HV/LV windings.

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Giorgos says:
November 2, 2016 at 3:19 pm
Thank you very much for these information.
I would like to ask if the Extech 380396 insulation resistance meter is suitable for substation
measurements??

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Alozie solomon says:
November 9, 2016 at 12:37 pm
i need to understand the minimum value for 1kv cable. I got some values but need to understand
if am correct.

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Arka Nandi says:
November 10, 2016 at 8:56 am
Be er for all

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shiva prasad says:
November 21, 2016 at 5:07 pm
very good for giving fundamentals and standards.

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michael zerda says:
November 27, 2016 at 12:46 am
topics are worth reading

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DPGupta says:
December 25, 2016 at 6:00 am
Tell me, the insulation resistance per km of a 100meter length of a two core cable sized 2.5mm²

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fendi says:
April 13, 2017 at 5:57 am
Can we use 5 kV DC to check the insulation value of inductive voltage transformer? Can we
assume the acceptable value must be more than 1000Mohm?

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PC YADAV says:
April 29, 2017 at 6:56 am
Dear sir, this information is very useful for me and to increase my knowledge.

thank you very much.

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rajesh Thapa says:
May 11, 2017 at 1:55 pm
can any one explain me the different between 1.1kV for 220/ 415 V and 1kV for 220/415V since
some suggest 1.1 volt grade cable to select and some said to go for 1.0kV for internal house wiring
cable selection. Normally i used to go for 1.1kV for LT cable. Can any one explain & clarifyplease.
me

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rajesh Thapa says:
May 11, 2017 at 2:02 pm
Reasons for using different kV rating for selecting house wiring cables, which to go for 1.1kV or
1.0 kV rating for 200 to 440 V . please leave valuable comments and suggestion .

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Dipankar Sharma says:
May 23, 2017 at 5:18 am
I would like to get a Test result of a 2000KG Lift Installation:

1. Insulation Resistance for the whole installation,

2. Between Phases,
3. Between each phase and earth,

4. Resistance of each electrode for earthing system,

5. Maximum earthing resistance of installation.

Can any one please help me what would be the values I suppose to get.

This required for reference purpose.

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Erdinç says:
May 24, 2017 at 6:59 am
Hi to all;
One question to calculate cable wire, IR, with a unit MOhmxkm
the formula is: R = K x Log 10 (D/d)
D and d should be in mm unit, m umit or km unit while calculating.

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Sibu Chakrabarti says:
June 11, 2017 at 10:36 am
IR or VR values of Sioplas XLPE insulation is coming higher at 90 deg. C than at Room Temp. Can
you explain it?

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Souvik Ghosh says:
June 12, 2017 at 9:28 am
Its Souvik Ghosh from Kolkata. Operating KV Rating of Porcelain Wall Through Bushing
Insulator is 90 KV. What should be megger rating of It.

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Nhật Thiện says:
June 19, 2017 at 1:02 pm
Hi sir, this information is very useful for me and to increase my knowledge.

thank you so much.

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hninwintsan says:
July 5, 2017 at 4:59 am
thanks a lot

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Devendra Sharma says:
July 5, 2017 at 3:31 pm
Highly useful information for all electrical engineers. Appriciate your efforts. Would like to
contact through your e mail

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Dinesh Subudhi says:
July 6, 2017 at 3:46 am
What are the necessary conditions for a voltage stabilizer terminal to body insulation test?

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opv038 says:
July 6, 2017 at 4:35 pm
for 6.6 kv generator set , what should be the test voltage (HV). please answer with formula

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Ajit Kumar says:
July 16, 2017 at 5:14 pm
Ajit kumar
40 HP 250 HP Three Phase motor make ABB IR values Require ,

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Pradeep Kanwar says:
August 3, 2017 at 3:24 pm
What are the minimum resistance values for the disc insulators

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ajay patel says:
August 8, 2017 at 10:40 am
very good information about I R VALUE .THANKS A LOT

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ahmad a am says:
August 9, 2017 at 1:24 am
Dear Sir,
Do you have any table stated the minimum acceptable leakage current in the any type of cable?
Thank you

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appu says:
August 27, 2017 at 5:53 pm
si ye btay ki megger me 1000 volts set kr ke agr me 120×3.5sqmm cable ka megger test krta hu to
kitna M oms aana chahiye

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appu says:
August 27, 2017 at 5:54 pm
reply me

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appu says:
August 27, 2017 at 5:58 pm
Sir what is the 1000 volts sets in megger and test cable insulstion
what is the megger test valu
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Rosha Heidari says:
September 3, 2017 at 9:08 pm
Thanks alot, Can I ask for DC panels for example 750v, what are the values of the insulation test?
Thanks

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Carlos Espina says:
September 17, 2017 at 3:06 pm
For Insulation Resistance test of 115kV cable, what is the minimum acceptable values if applied
with 5kV DC megger…Thanks..

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Subrahmayam says:
October 22, 2017 at 7:07 am
Valuble article

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upul says:
December 15, 2017 at 7:35 am
132 & 220 kv XLPE single core underground cable what are the Minimum IR Values in Sheath to
Ground

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Ravindran says:
December 20, 2017 at 3:07 pm
Minimum IR Value for LT Busbar Trunking

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RItesh gupta says:
January 15, 2018 at 4:50 am
Hiii,
I need one information, can you please share about the IEC standard. in which standard i can get
basic insulation level acceptance value.

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jithin says:
January 30, 2018 at 8:37 am
HI.. thanks for the information.

What should be the minimum IR value for street lighting installations..? we are using 600/1000V
XLPE wires.

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kumar anshuman says:
February 19, 2018 at 6:32 pm
Great sir thanks for sharing your knowledge.
.

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Dinil kumar R says:
March 5, 2018 at 8:52 am
hi sir,
cable voltage 415vac how calculate megger value
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dharyll dataylo says:
March 17, 2018 at 4:49 am
hi. i just want to know what is the best test voltage to be inject in the wires and cable in
performing insulation resistance test, it should be 500v or 1000v?

2) what is the advantages if we use 500v test voltage? and 1000v

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Tladi Letsoara says:
March 27, 2018 at 9:55 am
Much appreciated for very informative information. Keep it up

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Srinivas Mithinti says:
March 29, 2018 at 5:37 am
IR value of a cable at 500v dc and 1000v dc are different and almost 50%. Is it correct ?

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dhananjaya k c says:
May 11, 2018 at 3:54 am
Why phase and neutral shorted for conducting Insulation resistance test.

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Aniruddha Roy says:
June 20, 2018 at 4:38 am
Hi,
Sir .

thank you very much for sharing the here meggering procedure in details. could you please guide
me how to megger the 11KV output 3MW alternator on site.

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Angelo Tumacder says:
June 26, 2018 at 1:52 am
Sir,
What is the minimum insulation resistance of Load Break Switch and power fuse?
Thanks

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dinesh jogadia says:
December 7, 2018 at 4:38 pm
what should be the insulation test results for lightening arrestor value between phases and
between phase to earth in solar system and same for AC side and DC side?

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Bhavesh Dave says:
January 29, 2019 at 1:44 pm
In which IS standard I will get min value of IR for different cables

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Atul says:
June 17, 2019 at 6:38 pm
Can I check insulation resistance in refrigerant compressor vacuum condition
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fhel sabile says:
June 27, 2019 at 2:17 am
I have a question. Why is it for IR testing of 3 phase transformer, all 3 phase are shorted?

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ravi shankar says:
July 19, 2019 at 6:46 am
5 MVA star -delta transformer HV to LV IR values for my transformer Rphase 12.82Gohms,Yphase
13.83Gohms and Bphase is 384 Gohms is showing.In these value B-phase is showing more value
,Any problem is B-pahse winding?now transformer is charged condition and also i was also
observed B-phase humming sound is their?

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Chandrakant Vadher says:
December 10, 2019 at 5:15 am
Hello Sir,

Thank you for this article, it’s really helpful. Especially because you have mentioned various
standards and references whenever it was necessary.

I have one query, I would be obliged if you could address it.

Suppose in a 4 layer power PCB board, my application is such that the maximum ac voltage
between 2nd and 3rd layer can go upto 5 kV at the frequency of 10 kHz. So,
(1) What should be the minimum insulation impedance of isolation between these layers
(prepreg)?
(2) Does it vary with frequency of solely maximum voltage stress will decides the impedance
required?
(3) Do these standards hold good for Power PCB as well?

Kindly guide me in this regard.

Thanking you!

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Partha @ Dubai says:
March 2, 2020 at 11:27 am
Why it is necessary to disconnect the surge capacitors while meggering the Generators Or
Motors?

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PHUC NGUYEN says:
April 14, 2020 at 7:47 pm
Hello,
I have a question about the K formula in this website.
In this formula
R = K x Log 10 ( D/d ).
You provide some examples like Varnished Cambric=2460, Thermoplastic
Polyethlene=50000,Composite Polyethylene=30000.

I am looking for K value of the insulation used on cables, wires. Some popular materials are
Polypropylene PP, Neoprene, Teflon, Polyvinyl Chloride, polyolefin, Polyethylene, PVC, ETFE
(TEFZEL).
Do you have a chart with K values of these above materials? I need them to calculate the
Insulation resistance of our cables.
 I searched online and found many charts for K values but I don’t think they are the same K you
posted in the formula because they are dielectric constant (values are too low i.e. Teflon=2.1,
Neoprene=6.7. These values are merely the conductivity of the material.

I am looking forward to hear from you soon.

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