Switchgear Magazine Volume 03 Issue 1

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Substation adaptations in the Age of AI:

Data centres and the supply chain crunch

The power industry in the West has entered the “Interregnum”: a critical and widening gap between the fast deployment of generative AI and the decade-long expansion cycles of legacy grids. As highlighted in our strategic reflection, “After the boom: What comes next?”, the global power industry capital is no longer the binding constraint. The largest technology firms have committed hundreds of billions of dollars to infrastructure; yet they are hitting a wall of time and electricity.

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Interview: Shinichiro Kon

by Switchgear Magazine

Mr. Shinichiro Kon, Head of the Power Infrastructure Group at Meidensha, shares his strategic vision for the future of heavy electrical manufacturing.

AI-assisted design of new eco-friendly insulating gases

by Boya Zhang, Pinwu Liu, Peiqiong Liu, Xingwen Li

When constructing predictive models for key properties such as gas dielectric strength, boiling point, and environmental friendliness, high-fidelity molecular feature descriptors are crucial factors that determine the upper limit of...

After the boom: What comes next?

by Mladen Banović

The real question today is not how much the industry can grow, but how well it is prepared to recognise and address its most critical challenges.

The final microseconds

by René Smeets

Current interruption is an engineering science that has been under study for 150 years.

Interview: Mélissa Djarmouni

by Switchgear Magazine

Sentric Safety's dedicated teams provide consistent technical support and responsive service, to ease project execution and provide a high-quality customer experience worldwide.

Interview: Dr. Laurentiu-Viorel Badicu

by Switchgear Magazine

This interview covers the practical challenges of implementing natural-origin gas alternatives into HV switchgear, the vital importance of rigorous testing, and what utility operators must know to prepare for a...

Interview: Alex Thornton

by Switchgear Magazine

Sometimes people confuse security with obscurity. When it's open, it's more secure.

Beyond the switch

by Gaurav Joshi

Gaurav Joshi details the shift to continuous monitoring, where AI algorithms predict circuit breaker gas trends days before alarms trigger.