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Currently, traditional-type breathers are widely used in transformers. The moisture-absorbing capability of silica gel is still judged by operation and maintenance personnel through visual observation of the color change of silica gel beads. Subjective judgment by personnel plays a decisive role. Although it has been clearly stipulated that silica gel in transformer breathers should be replaced when more than two-thirds of it changes color, there is still no accurate quantitative method to deter