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People | Power | Partnership Andreas Naß | HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG Student Competition 2/25 Student Competition “Blind Mating High Current Connectors in Low Voltage Switchgears”

People | Power | Partnership Andreas Naß | HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG Student Competition 3/25 Low Voltage Busbar Connectors / Plugs Interfaces in a Low Voltage Switchgear M Control System Control Circuit Power Circuit Control cabinet

People | Power | Partnership Andreas Naß | HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG Student Competition 4/25 Low Voltage Busbar Connectors / Plugs Interfaces in a Low Voltage Switchgear with advanced and lagging connection M Control System Control cabinet Withdrawn Power Circuits & Control Circuits disconnected Control Circuit Power Circuit Testposition Power Circuits disconnected & Control Circuits connected

People | Power | Partnership Andreas Naß | HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG Student Competition 5/25 Testposition Power Circuits disconnected & Control Circuits connected Low Voltage Busbar Connectors / Plugs Interfaces in a Low Voltage Switchgear with advanced and lagging connection M Control System Control cabinet Working Position Power Circuits connected & Control Circuits connected Control Circuit Power Circuit

People | Power | Partnership Andreas Naß | HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG Student Competition 6/25 Low Voltage Switchgear – Customized Docking Solution Customized docking frame for two, four and six modules available Low Voltage Switchgear of Company Cubic (Denmark)

People | Power | Partnership Andreas Naß | HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG Student Competition 7/25 Applicants All active students (including those from master programs) of technical faculties (Mechatronics, Electromechanics, Mechanics…) are welcome to apply for the contest. However, in order to avoid any suspicions, applications of HARTING employees will not be accepted. This contest is addressed to individuals only (1 student per application). Competition Rules - Applicants

People | Power | Partnership Andreas Naß | HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG Student Competition 8/25 Note 3D/2D data must be downloaded from the HARTING website using an account and a password which will be received by after subscription. To subscribe you need to download the form “Formular participare concurs.pdf” from our website, fill it in and send it to Competition Rules - Description Description Design of a Docking System for the blind mating in Low Voltage Switchgears of existing HARTING connectors: ▬P/N of male frame for the movable part: ▬P/N of compatible male modules with contacts for the movable part: 3 x ▬P/N of female frame for the fixed part: ▬P/N of compatible female modules with contacts for the fixed part: 3 x

People | Power | Partnership Andreas Naß | HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG Student Competition 9/25 Competition Rules - Description Description The fixing of the Docking System has to respect the following frame conditions of the Low Voltage Rack on the drawer side as well as on the cabinet side (for graphical representation see the document “Contest for Students – graphical representation.pdf” – page 1/3): ▬Width max. 108 mm ▬Height max. 65 mm ▬Depth max. 45 mm inside the cabinet ▬Depth max. 45 mm inside the drawer ▬Distance approx. 140 mm between drawer and cabinet in open position ▬Distance min. 80 mm between drawer and cabinet in test position ▬Distance max. 60 mm between drawer and cabinet in working position

People | Power | Partnership Andreas Naß | HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG Student Competition 10/25 Description The Docking System has to overcome the following tolerances of the Low Voltage Rack (for graphical representation see the document “Contest for Students – graphical representation.pdf” – page 2/3): ▬± 3 mm in the length of the connector ▬± 1 mm in the width of the connector ▬± 1° axial tolerance for the length of the connector ▬± 0,3° axial tolerance for the width of the connector Competition Rules - Description

People | Power | Partnership Andreas Naß | HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG Student Competition 11/25 Competition Rules - Description Note If necessary, the original male & female frames can be modified without affecting the given fixation of male & female modules. ▬The Docking System has to assure a contact overlapping for mating reliability of min. 4 mm in test position (for graphical representation see the document “Contest for Students – graphical representation.pdf” – page 3/3). ▬The Docking System has to be functional in both directions – when sliding in the drawer (to assure the mating reliability of min. 4 mm in test position) and when sliding out the drawer (to assure a secure connection of the control circuit connectors up to the test position).

People | Power | Partnership Andreas Naß | HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG Student Competition 12/25 Concept Phase A concept application is mandatory – you cannot continue to the next step (“4. Design phase”) without a concept application. Each concept application has to include: ▬The reply by from HARTING in electronic format, as a confirmation of your subscription – see the note from “2. Contest description” ▬PowerPoint presentation (in English) with clear concept description ▬The corresponding 3D CAD Model of the assembly in “concept” status (preferably NX native format generated with a valid license software, but STEP and IGES formats are also allowed) Up to 3 concepts possible per applicant – in case of more than one concept a SWOT Analysis is required Concept files have to be sent to Files exceeding 20 Mb have to be archived and / or split into 20 Mb volumes in order to pass through our server. You can contact us for other transfer methods (USB stick, CD…) if Competition Rules – Concept Phase

People | Power | Partnership Andreas Naß | HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG Student Competition 13/25 Design Phase Each design application has to include: ▬3D CAD models (preferably NX native format generated with a valid license software, but STEP and IGES formats are also allowed) ▬2D drawings (PDF) for all new / modified parts, respectively for all assemblies and subassemblies ▬BoM included in the assembly drawings ▬Assembly animation based on CAD models to highlight the functionality of the docking system ▬PowerPoint Presentation (in English) of the design solution Up to 3 designs possible per applicant Design files have to be sent to Files exceeding 20 Mb have to be archived and / or split into 20 Mb volumes in order to pass through our server. You can contact us for other transfer methods (USB stick, CD…) if Competition Rules – Design Phase

People | Power | Partnership Andreas Naß | HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG Student Competition 14/25 Timeline DateAction Kick-Off Meeting HARTING presentation at the Faculty of Engineering Concept Deadline acc. to “Concept Phase” HARTING will start the internal analysis of all concept applications Feedback Deadline Up to this date all applicants will receive a feedback based on their concept application Design Deadline acc. to “Design Phase” At this time HARTING will start the internal analysis of all design applications Closing Event Announcement of the winners

People | Power | Partnership Andreas Naß | HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG Student Competition 15/25 Prizes From the total amount of design applications, HARTING will select the best 3 solutions and will reward the respective applicants with the following prizes: ▬1.000 EUR – 1st place ▬500 EUR – 2nd place ▬250 EUR – 3rd place Prizes

People | Power | Partnership Andreas Naß | HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG Student Competition 16/25