Measurements of the selected thermal properties of insulating liquids used in the high voltage power transformers

For over a hundred years, mineral oils, because of their numerous positive characteristics and very good recognition, are commonly used in high voltage power transformers. In recent years, great attention is paid to safety associated with the transformers operation and environmental properties of the electrical insulating liquids. Therefore, a few years ago, appeared the concept of using natural esters and synthetic esters in transformers, in place of conventionally used mineral oil as electro-insulating liquid. Thermal properties of these esters are not fully recognized, including thermal conductivity. Thus, this article is devoted to the authorial system for measuring the thermal conductivity of insulating liquids.