2025 | Professional

French Design Awards Gold Winner

Simplified, Safe, and Smart Switchgear

Entrant Company

Kechang Electric Co., Ltd.

Category

Product Design - Industrial Equipment, Machinery & Automation

Client's Name

Country / Region

China

Featuring a compact 650mm-wide body, this intelligent high-voltage switchgear decreases the volume by 29% to 51% compared to conventional 800mm/1000mm-wide solutions. The compact design saves footprint, improves space efficiency, facilitates equipment transportation and installation, and reduces steel consumption.

This switchgear skillfully integrates sheet metal welding with metal splicing, achieving organic unity of materials. Through precisely proportioned beveled edges, it creates a clean and fluid geometric shape. Equipped with a glass touch display, it allows touch control with clear data visualization, enhancing user interaction. Additionally, it applies concealed smart locks, which ensure secure five-protection interlocking functionality and enhance overall aesthetics, crafting a minimalist, sleek exterior.

This switchgear boasts four functions, including protection, measurement & control, intelligence, and switching. Integrated with wireless temp measurement modules, temp/humidity sensors, and communication management units, it enables real-time monitoring of breakers, motors, busbars, and other critical components, transforming conventional power equipment into a perceptive smart terminal. It also supports remote control and data sharing, meeting high-end requirements in electricity and new energy fields.

This switchgear incorporates advanced sensing, communication, and data analysis, enabling real-time monitoring and remote control, which reduces reliance on professional expertise. It offers PLC control with a handheld terminal, allowing one-key sequence control to simplify operation. It applies a clear, intuitive UI design with role-based access control, providing real-time display of equipment status, measurement data, and alarm information while supporting historical trend query and alarm log review, which facilitates monitoring and management.

This switchgear utilizes LSC2B compartments with independent pressure relief channels and explosion-proof doors to ensure personnel safety during arc faults. Combined with five-protection interlocking and real-time monitoring, it minimizes operational errors.

Credits

Hebei Agricultural University
Song Qiang
Hebei Agricultural University
Zhang Jing
Hebei Agricultural University
Lu Guoxin
Hebei Agricultural University
Li Jiuxi
Hebei Agricultural University
Wang Zhaofeng
Hebei Agricultural University
Li Suhuan
Hebei Agricultural University
Li Ying
Hebei Agricultural University
Jin Ming
Hebei Agricultural University
Zhao Xiaoge
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