Which risk increases when a substation transformer exceeds design voltage?

💡 Explanation

Partial discharge activity rises. Because strong electric fields lead to dielectric breakdown within the transformer's insulation due to enhanced impact ionization, eventually decreasing operational capacitance, therefore premature aging of insulation increases rather than a change in saturation, because that depends on magnetic properties in the core.

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