[JIMTOF 2022] 3D control panel miniaturization by 3D arrangement - Rittal K.K.

My name is Noda, Technical Inside Sales, Rittal Corporation.
Thank you very much for your time today.

Today’s presentation is a 3D control panel, designed to save panel space by using a three-dimensional layout.

A control panel is a panel with the necessary equipment placed on the middle board in such a way that it saves space.

The cable ducts are used to assemble this way on a flat surface.
This is a typical control panel.

We advocate, among others, this Rittal TS8 frame system.

We are proposing to use not only the XY but also the z-axis, and to use depth to create a 3D arrangement, and so on.

Our TS-8, symmetric structure, with our standard rails, can be configured in many different ways, left to right, depth to depth, and width to width.

Furthermore, in this case, I use the regular holes in these rails to bundle the cables together.

In other words, ductless is realized.

The effect of ductless means that
Ducts are at a certain height, between equipment, but they increase the possibility of heat buildup.

The z-axis is placed in such a way that the ducts are eliminated to avoid heat buildup.

What this means is that the designers have to consider the required cooling capacity, obtained by thermal calculations, and the

The advantage of this is that the inside of the board can be cooled as expected.

The use of the z-axis can also contribute to the miniaturization of the board.

The board in this exhibit has the same configuration as the conventional board I introduced earlier, but with the height reduced by half.

This so-called “duct-free” configuration, which does not use a middle plate, can be made half the size of a conventional control panel.

So it has that kind of potential.
Thus, if we take a different perspective from the conventional control panel manufacturing, manufacturing can contribute to the miniaturization of the panel.

We hope that you will consider this project as well, and thank you in advance.