The invention relates to a detecting structure and method for detecting a turn-to-turn insulation fault of an electric reactor through an oscillation method. The structure comprises a discharging ball gap and a pulse
capacitor respectively connected to one end of the electric reactor, wherein the other end of the discharging ball gap is connected to the negative
electrode of a power supply, the positive
electrode of the power supply is connected to the other end of the reactor, and the other end of the pulse
capacitor is connected to the negative
electrode of the power supply. Since a discharging ball gap and a pulse
capacitor are respectively connected to one end of the electric reactor, the power supply provides
electric energy, and the pulse capacitor is charged through the power supply. When the pulse capacitor is charged to a certain value, the discharging ball gap discharges, and the pulse capacitor and the reactor form a damped oscillation circuit of a certain frequency. When turn-to-turn
short circuit fault occurs to the reactor, the
inductance value is reduced, and the active loss is increased sharply. The wave-shaped oscillation period of the reactor is reduced, and the attenuation speed of amplitude is accelerated, so that presence or occurrence of turn-to-turn
short circuit fault of the reactor can be detected accurately. The detecting structure and method are highly practical.