Electrical engineering 2025: What happens to the industry

Krympress reports:

Honestly, over the past couple of years, so many changes have occurred in electrical engineering that sometimes you do not have time to follow. Until recently, the machine was just an automatic machine — turned on, turned off, and that’s it. Now he can tell you about the quality of the network, calculate the consumed energy and even warn that it is time to change it soon.

Russian companies also pick up trends — «»Amarid Electr«. Already offer solutions that work in -40 and in high humidity conditions -taking into account the fact that we do not have Europe.

We will figure out what is happening now and what to prepare for.

Equipment «Wiser»

Smart machines and contactors

Conventional circuit breakers are slowly fading into the background. The new generation of devices can much more simple turning on-off.

Modern machine measures current, voltage, power. Some models also analyze the quality of electricity — all violations are fixed. Information goes to the monitoring system, where specialists can analyze it.

Contactors now consider the number of triggering, monitor the state of contacts. The system itself will tell you when it is time to plan a replacement.

That new devices can:

• measure the electrical parameters constantly;

• transmit data on industrial protocols;

• diagnose their condition;

• They are controlled remotely.

Internet of things in production

Industrial IoT has ceased to be exotic. Temperature sensors, vibrations, current are placed on almost all important equipment. Data is collected and analyzed.

Machine training finds patterns that a person will not notice. As a result, you can predict a breakdown a month before something breaks down. Or optimize the work so as to spend less electricity.

In Russia, with cloud solutions, it is more careful — safety is more important. But local systems develop normally.

Ecology and energy saving

Safe materials in priority

Ecology requirements are becoming tougher every year. Manufacturers refuse heavy metals, switch to safe insulation.

ROHS-compensation used to be needed only for export. Now it’s complicated in the domestic market without it. It applies to the entire chain — from small components to finished cabinets.

They think more about what to do with equipment after the expiration of the service life. They are designed so that it can be disassembled and processed.

Energy efficiency — not an option

Energy efficiency has become a mandatory requirement. Losses in equipment directly affect electricity accounts.

IE4 and higher electric motors are already a standard in developed countries. Recovery systems return energy to the network from braking of engines. The savings are decent-10-30%.

The main directions:

• highly effective IE4+engines;

• frequency speed regulation;

• recovery of braking energy;

• Smart LED lighting.

New materials change the rules of the game

Revolution in power electronics

Silicon carbide (SIC) and nitride Gaul (GAN) — materials that seriously change power electronics. The converters based on them are more compact and more effective.

The frequency on SIC transistors with the same power takes up less space. Plus, it tolerates high temperatures better — the cooling system is easier.

Gan allows you to raise the frequency of switching. Power sources become easier and more compact.

Energy drives are developing

The supercondensers are charged quickly, also discharged quickly, they can withstand the cycles. In tandem with conventional batteries, hybrid systems are obtained that smooth out load peaks.

For industrial UPSs, lithium-foxfate batteries are increasingly used. Safe more ordinary lithium and last longer.

Cybersecurity became a headache

Protection against hackers

As soon as the equipment was connected to the networks, security problems immediately appeared. Cases of hacking industrial systems have shown that the problem is serious.

New equipment is immediately designed taking into account cybersecurity. Encryption, authentication, monitoring of network activity — all this has become the standard.

The principle of «zero trust» is also introduced in industry. Each device must prove that it is for whom it gives itself out.

Isolation of critical systems

Important systems are increasingly separated from ordinary corporate networks. They put industrial inter -grid screens, control all traffic.

VPN for remote access has become the norm. It is especially important for objects scattered geographically.

Everything becomes modular

Unification is gaining momentum

Manufacturers switch to standard interfaces. Input-output modules, power supply, communication cards can be changed between different brands.

Standards of the IEC 61131 type for controllers, OPC UA provide compatibility for communication. The customer is not tied to one supplier — he can choose.

Pros of modularity:

• The components are updated independently;

• easier to diagnose and repair;

• You can change the modules on the go;

• It is cheaper to own and serve.

Artificial intelligence works

Prediction of breakdowns

The neural networks analyze the mountains of data from the equipment and find what a person will not notice. Learn to recognize the signs of future breakdowns.

The analysis of the engine vibrations shows the wear of the bearings at an early stage. By the shape of the current, you can understand how the insulation of the cable is doing.

These are no longer experiments — large enterprises introduce such systems for critically important equipment.

Automatic optimization

AI itself sets up equipment parameters for maximum efficiency. The lighting system analyzes the natural light and the number of people in the room.

Frequencers with AI elements adjust the operation of pumps and fans for real load. Electricity is spent less.

Russian features

Accounting for local conditions

Our operating conditions are often tougher than European ones. Temperatures from -50 to +50, humidity, aggressive media. Not every imported equipment can withstand this.

Russian manufacturers understand the specifics better. Make cables that do not crack in the cold, enhance protection against corrosion.

The development of their technologies

Import substitution forces to develop its own developments. Domestic solutions appear in power electronics, automation systems.

Cooperation with universities and the Research Institute helps to create what is suitable for Russian conditions.

What’s next

The boundaries are blurred

Electrical engineering, IT, materials science are increasingly intersecting. Electrotechnical companies become suppliers of digital solutions.

It is important not only the quality of iron, but also software, services, analytics.

Personal approach

Mass production of standard products gives way to flexible with items. Digital doubles allow you to simulate the operation of the equipment in specific conditions before installation.

Ecosystems instead of individual products

Suppliers combine equipment, programs, cloud services into unified ecosystems. The customer is easier — everything works out of the box. But the supplier requires much more competencies.

Electrical engineering changes quickly and radically. Those who have time behind trends gain advantages. The rest risk lagging behind forever.

The main thing is to understand — Modern electrical engineering is not only about electricity. This is about data, algorithms, ecology, safety. Whoever masters an integrated approach will win.

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