“…In most cases, the decision is made to keep long-life transformers in operation. Therefore, the search for new approaches and methods of monitoring, diagnostics, and assessment for the effective maintenance, repair, and extension of the service life of transformers without the loss of reliability is becoming urgent (Alyunov et al, 2019;Dhini et al, 2020;Nemirovskiy et al, 2020;Wang et al, 2020). The issue of identifying defects at an early stage of their occurrence in normally operating transformers and, especially, in those that have reached the standard longevity of power equipment is an acute problem.…”