Abstract:A heating defect caused by a blocked oil channel of 220 kV transformer core is analyzed. The dissolved gas-in-oil ]analysis determines that there is a medium-temperature overheating problem inside the transformer and a potential risk of deterioration of the internal insulation. After the disassembling in the factory, it is found that the oil gaps inside core limbs and between core limb and paper cylinder in low-voltage coil are small, and some of silicon steel pieces have large burrs, so it causes the poor oil flow on the inner and outer surfaces of core and the low heat dissipation capacity of core, which causes the aging of insulation materials of core and clamps. Using the simulation modeling method, abnormal temperature rise of pulling plate is found .The improvement for internal oil channel insulation, core structure and radiator of core limb are carried out, thus to improve the heat dissipation performance of the core.