Abstract:The polarization - depolarization current ( PDC) method is used to detect the aging state of oil film insulation of surge capacitor. The theoretical basis of the proposed method is introduced,and the testing platform for polarization - depolarization current is built. Polarization - depolarization current of the unaged oil film and the oil film with different degree of aging are measured. The corresponding polarization - depolarization current curve,dielectric loss and DC conductivity are obtained. The causes for the difference in polarization - depolarization current curves are analyzed. The experimental results show that the aging state of oil film can be reasonably detected by analyzing the polarization - depolarization current of oil film of surge capacitor.