Lists the required test procedures for qualification of modifications of an established electrical insulation system (EIS) with respect to its thermal classification. This standard is applicable to EIS used in wire-wound electrotechnical devices. The test procedures are comparative in that the performance of a candidate EIS is compared to that of a reference EIS, which has proven service experience in accordance with IEC 60791 or has been evaluated by one of the procedures given in the IEC 61857 series.

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, published in 1999, and constitutes a technical revision that incorporates test procedures referenced in IEC 60034-18-22.