Data record `tests.insulation-power-factor-dissipation-factor.equipment.breaker-oil.maintenance`

Verified 2026-10-29 Confidence: High

Insulation Power Factor Dissipation Factor is specified for medium-voltage and high-voltage oil circuit breakers in maintenance testing at clause 7.6.2.B.8 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 and high-voltage oil circuit breakers

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Step	Item	Detail
Source	ANSI/NETA MTS-2023	Licensed standard, clause 7.6.2.B.8
Data record	tests.insulation-power-factor-dissipation-factor.equipment.breaker-oil.maintenance	Verified 2026-10-29
Entry	Insulation Power Factor Dissipation Factor	No revisions

Subject: Insulation Power Factor Dissipation Factor (Test methods)
Kind: Equipment fact
Source: ANSI/NETA MTS-2023, clause 7.6.2.B.8, Maintenance Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Equipment and Systems, NETA. Publisher page for ANSI/NETA MTS-2023 Publisher information page

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2026-10-29	created

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