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Data record tests.insulation-power-factor-dissipation-factor.equipment.breaker-mv-air.maintenance

Verified 2026-10-29 Confidence: High

Insulation Power Factor Dissipation Factor is specified for medium-voltage air circuit breakers in maintenance testing at clause 7.6.1.3.B.7 of ANSI/NETA MTS-2023. The clause calls for power-factor or dissipation-factor tests on each pole with the breaker open and each phase with the breaker closed.

Value: medium-voltage air circuit breakers

ProvenanceANSI/NETA MTS-2023 supports data record tests.insulation-power-factor-dissipation-factor.equipment.breaker-mv-air.maintenance, which is cited on the entry Insulation Power Factor Dissipation Factor.SOURCEANSI/NETA MTS-2023ANSI/NETA MTS-2023Licensed standard, clause 7.6.1.3.B.7DATA RECORDtests.insulation-power-factor-dissipation-factor.equipment.breaker-mv-air.maintenancetests.insulation-power-f..Verified 2026-10-29ENTRYInsulation Power Factor Dissipation FactorInsulation Power Factor ..No revisions
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SourceANSI/NETA MTS-2023Licensed standard, clause 7.6.1.3.B.7
Data recordtests.insulation-power-factor-dissipation-factor.equipment.breaker-mv-air.maintenanceVerified 2026-10-29
EntryInsulation Power Factor Dissipation FactorNo revisions
Subject
Insulation Power Factor Dissipation Factor (Test methods)
Kind
Equipment fact
Source
ANSI/NETA MTS-2023, clause 7.6.1.3.B.7, Maintenance Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Equipment and Systems, NETA. Publisher page for ANSI/NETA MTS-2023Publisher information page

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