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Siemens has launched a brand-new Electrical design function software – Electrical Designer in TIA Selection Tool Cloud. This intelligent software is the first and only tool in the IEC market (International Electrotechnical Commission Standard Application) that integrates basic electrical knowledge and standard expertise, eliminating the need for cumbersome data search and complex manual operations. Electrical Designer significantly simplifies the main circuit design process through automatic component selection, short-circuit verification, cable size calculation, and the generation of all necessary documents at once.

In the design process of mechanical and electrical equipment, electrical designers often encounter many restrictions. Out of caution and under time pressure, they often stick to old design schemes, which may contain outdated or inefficient design concepts. In addition, mechanical design data and documents often cannot be directly applied to electrical design and need to be reprocessed. This contains huge potential for time savings and quality improvement. As an important component of the TIA Selection Tool Cloud, Siemens Electrical Designer can effectively save time and avoid errors, thereby improving the design quality. Tasks that used to take several hours to complete can now be accomplished in less than half the time: Electrical Designer can automatically select components for the entire main circuit in accordance with the IEC 60204-1 standard, provide short-circuit verification, achieve precise cable size calculation, and generate the required documents. All steps are completed in one workflow, completely eliminating the cumbersome manual calculation. With the help of cloud technology, users can collaborate on projects anytime and anywhere and always obtain the latest design data.

This innovation has strengthened Siemens’ leading position in the field of digital control cabinet design and brought new possibilities for more efficient engineering design. Andreas Matthe, Global CEO of Electrical Products of Siemens Smart Infrastructure Group, said: “Siemens Electrical Designer is a major breakthrough in the field of electrical design.” It is the world’s first browser-end solution that combines standard compliance, short-circuit analysis and automatic selection functions. It can halve the design time, eliminate errors and provide corresponding standard knowledge. For us, this is the future of engineering design.

Main advantages overview

• End-to-end short-circuit analysis: Electrical Designer is the first and only solution on the market that can verify the short-circuit withstand capability from a single machine load to the power supply point end-to-end in accordance with IEC standards.
• The overall machine design replaces individual calculation: After obtaining the mechanical load information, the software can automatically select the appropriate switchgear, control devices and network components, and generate a component list and complete documentation.
• Real-time updated standard knowledge: Electrical Designer will automatically verify the requirements stipulated in relevant standards (currently IEC 60204-1).
• Cloud deployment, future-oriented: As a fully browser-based solution, no local installation or update is required. Electrical Designer enables users to access the latest version of the software anytime and anywhere on any device, easily achieving project migration and helping enterprises halve design time. This not only enhances scalability but also ensures the security of the investment.
• Simulation and test load limits: With flexible calculation logic, designers can simulate various short-circuit scenarios, enabling the electrical system to optimally adapt to local grid conditions.