Which risk increases when mineral oil oxidation occurs inside a power distribution transformer?

💡 Explanation

When mineral oil oxidizes, polymerization creates sludge preventing convective cooling leading to hot spots accelerating insulation breakdown. Therefore, insulation breakdown via sludge is the primary risk, rather than core saturation, arc flash, or voltage instability, which are caused by different mechanisms.

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