RT Conference Proceedings T1 A comparative study on the dielectric properties of mineral oils and natural esters A1 Montero Romero, Andrés A1 García, Diego A1 García de Burgos, María Belén A1 Burgos Díaz, Juan Carlos AB The relevance of natural and synthetic esters as insulating liquids for transformer insulation has grown significantly in the last years. Its use has spread in small and medium sized distribution transformers and, although their use for large transformers is still residual, an increasing number of experiences are being reported. On the other hand, commercial natural esters differ in their composition and the accumulated experience with these kinds of fluids is still limited, what hinders the use of this type of insulating liquids as transformer insulation. More experience is needed to increase the confidence of the users and the reliability of the transformers filled with alternative liquids. In this work, a comparative study of the dielectric properties of two natural esters and a mineral oil is carried out. AC and impulse breakdown voltage characterization and dielectric response analysis are included in the paper. PB IEEE SN 979-8-3503-4743-2 YR 2023 FD 2023 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10016/43861 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10016/43861 LA eng NO This work was supported by the Spanish Research Agency under Project PID2019-107126RB-C21/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union´s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program, under Grant number 823969. DS e-Archivo RD 17 jul. 2024