Technical standards and Industry guidelines

Below is a list of the main technical standards and industry guidelines that govern the management of electrical equipment and insulating oils.
- IEC 60296 Ed. 4, 2012
Unused mineral insulating oils for Transformers and Switchgears
Reference standard for new mineral insulating oils
- IEC 62697-1, 2012
Test method for quantitative establishment of corrosive sulfur compounds in unused insulating liquids
Method for the quantitative establishment of corrosive sulfur compounds in insulating liquids
- IEC 60422 Ed. 4, 2013
Mineral insulating oils in electrical equipment – Supervision and maintenance guidance
Reference standard for oils in service (in electrical equipment)
- IEC 60599 ed. 2, 1999
Mineral oil-impregnated electrical equipment in service - Guide to the interpretation of dissolved and free gases analysis
- CENELEC CLC/TR 50503, 2010
Guidelines for Inventory, Control, Management, Decontamination and/or Disposal of Electrical Equipment and Insulating Liquids containing PCBs
- CIGRE – Brochure 378, 2009
Guidelines - Copper Sulphides in transformer insulation
Guidelines for the management of the problem of corrosive sulfur
- CIGRE - Brochure No. 413, 2010
Insulating Oil Regeneration and Dehalogenation - PCBs
Technical brochure giving details of decontamination/dehalogenation techniques for oils contaminated with PCBs