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Prototype notes

What this is, and what it is not

An architecture prototype built from the RFQ. It exists to make the information model discussable — not to propose a visual design, and not to represent Electromash.

Attributes modelled
43
Global
18
Family-specific
25
Backend
None
Not an Electromash publication
Every product figure, certificate reference, project outcome and company fact in this prototype is invented. §20 of the RFQ states that speculative finished visual designs are not required at quotation stage — this is deliberately an architecture prototype, not a design proposal.
Demonstrates

What is actually being shown

Each item maps to a clause of the RFQ. The evaluation weights product-information architecture at 20 % — the highest single criterion — so that is where the depth is.

§5.2

Global vs family-specific attributes

Eighteen global attributes and twenty-four family attributes, expressed as data. Filters, comparison rows and product tables all read from the same model — which is why a vector group filter never appears while motors are in the result set.

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§5.2

Series → variant hierarchy

A catalogue is not a flat SKU list. Fifteen series expand into model variants by frame size, and every model page is derived from that, never authored by hand.

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§5.5

Multi-parameter filtering

Filters that adapt to the current selection, a table whose columns change with the families in scope, and an empty state that routes to engineering rather than apologising.

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§5.6

Guided selector with honest outcomes

Six conditional questions. Three possible outcomes: a shortlist with disclaimers, an engineered-to-order route, or a stop that says the requirement needs an engineer. Zone 0 and an unclassified area both stop the tool deliberately.

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§7

Conditional RFQ workflow

Five paper questionnaires as one form. Answering 'furnace duty' reveals the through-fault question; ticking 'hazardous area' reveals five certification fields. The counter in the side rail shows the logic working.

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§13

Replacement cross-reference

Search by the designation on the existing nameplate. Every row states how firm the equivalence is — direct, dimensional or engineering review — because those are three different commercial conversations.

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§7

Product page without the PDF

Full technical data, definitions on hover, sibling variants, documentation and relationships. Nobody needs to download a catalogue to judge whether a machine is a candidate.

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§6

The full proposed structure

Every section listed in §6 exists as a real page, so the prototype can be checked against the brief line by line rather than argued about in the abstract.

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Open questions

What a prototype cannot answer

These are not gaps in the build. They are the questions that determine whether the project can be priced honestly — and none of them can be resolved without the catalogue and without Electromash engineering.

How many models are actually in the catalogue

235 pages could be 150 models or 4,000. Cost of structuring and data entry scales with that number, not with the page count. Nothing here is an estimate of the real portfolio size.

Whether the source data can be extracted automatically

A native PDF with real tables allows an automated pipeline with human validation. A Russian-language scan with table images means OCR and line-by-line checking. The two differ by a multiple, not a percentage.

What the certifications actually are

Every certification field on this prototype is a placeholder. If the schemes are GOST, EAC and TR CU rather than ATEX and IECEx, the wording of the whole site changes — and so does the liability position.

Whether replacement equivalences exist

The cross-reference table here is invented. Real equivalence data is engineering intellectual property that has to be authored by Electromash engineers. It cannot be inferred from published dimensions.

Where the product data will live

If there is an ERP or PLM system, the site can stay synchronised with production. If there is not, the website becomes the source of truth for product data — which changes the architecture, the governance and the maintenance cost.

Multilingual architecture

The language switcher in the header is inert. URL structure, fallback behaviour, translation workflow and international SEO are real decisions with real cost, and none of them are made here.

Choices

Deliberate omissions

Things left out on purpose, with the reason. A prototype that hides its limits is worse than no prototype.

  • No stock photography. §5.3 asks the design to avoid generic technology imagery; schematic outlines are the honest placeholder for photographs that do not exist yet.
  • No backend. Nothing is submitted, no file is uploaded, no download is served. Every such control says so at the point of interaction.
  • Filter state is not in the URL. Shareable filtered links matter to engineers and would be built for production — omitted here to keep the prototype readable.
  • English only. §8 names English as the principal language; the RO switch is present to mark the decision, not to work.
  • Copy is illustrative and unreviewed. §5.4 requires human technical review of all English content, and none of this has had it.
Attribute model

The full model, with definitions

AttributeUnitScope
Product family

Top level of the taxonomy. A machine belongs to exactly one family; overlaps are resolved by primary function, not by market.

global
Series

Type designation as printed on the nameplate. A series shares a common design and expands into frame-size variants.

global
Frame size

Standardised shaft-height / housing size code. The axis along which a series expands into orderable variants.

global
Rated power

Continuous rated output at the shaft (motors) or terminals (generators), at rated voltage, frequency and duty type S1.

kWglobal
Rated voltage

Nominal line-to-line terminal voltage. Low voltage ≤ 1 kV, medium 1–6.6 kV, high > 6.6 kV.

Vglobal
Frequency

Rated supply frequency. Export markets on 60 Hz require a distinct variant, not a footnote.

Hzglobal
Mounting arrangement

IEC 60034-7 mounting designation describing foot, flange and shaft orientation.

global
Construction

Shaft axis orientation in service. Vertical machines carry different bearing and thrust requirements.

global
Mass

Approximate mass of the bare machine excluding packing, accessories and coupling.

kgglobal
Overall dimensions

Length × width × height envelope. Certified installation drawings are issued per order.

mmglobal
Degree of protection

IEC 60034-5 ingress protection of the enclosure against solids and water.

global
Cooling method

IEC 60034-6 cooling designation: circuit arrangement, coolant and method of movement.

global
Climatic version

Ambient class the machine is designed and tested for, covering temperature, humidity and salt-mist exposure.

global
Duty type

IEC 60034-1 operating mode describing the load/no-load sequence the rating is valid for.

global
Industries

Many-to-many. A machine may serve several industries; the relationship carries no ranking and is not a suitability claim.

global
Applications

Many-to-many link to driven equipment. Drives navigation for visitors who know the duty but not the model.

global
Certification

Conformity schemes the machine is certified under. Every entry must resolve to a certificate number and issuing body.

global
Available documentation

Documents linked to the series: data sheet, dimensional drawing, certificate, questionnaire, manual.

global
Rated speed

Shaft speed at rated load, rated voltage and rated frequency.

Explosion-proof · General-purpose · Synchronous · Generators · Hydro & wind

rpmfamily
Number of poles

Pole count of the stator winding. Together with frequency it fixes synchronous speed.

Explosion-proof · General-purpose · Synchronous · Generators

family
Efficiency class

IEC 60034-30-1 efficiency class at rated output. Determines EU ecodesign eligibility.

Explosion-proof · General-purpose · Synchronous

family
Efficiency

Efficiency at 100 % rated load, determined per IEC 60034-2-1.

Explosion-proof · General-purpose · Synchronous · Generators · Hydro & wind

%family
Power factor

cos φ at rated load and rated voltage.

Explosion-proof · General-purpose · Synchronous · Generators

family
Rated current

Line current at rated output, voltage and frequency.

Explosion-proof · General-purpose · Synchronous · Generators

Afamily
Rotor type

Rotor construction. Slip-ring machines allow external rotor resistance for high-inertia starting.

Explosion-proof · General-purpose · Synchronous

family
VFD operation

Suitability for variable-frequency supply, including insulation system and bearing-current countermeasures.

Explosion-proof · General-purpose · Synchronous

family
Ex marking

Complete equipment marking, e.g. II 2G Ex db IIB T4 Gb. Reproduced verbatim from the certificate — never paraphrased.

Explosion-proof

family
Type of protection

Principle by which ignition is prevented, per the IEC 60079 series.

Explosion-proof

family
Gas / dust group

Explosion group of the atmosphere the equipment is certified for.

Explosion-proof

family
Temperature class

Maximum surface temperature class, which must sit below the ignition temperature of the gas present.

Explosion-proof

family
Equipment protection level

EPL expressing the likelihood of the equipment becoming an ignition source, mapped to the zone of installation.

Explosion-proof

family
Permitted zone

Hazardous-area zone the machine may be installed in. Derived from EPL — never entered independently.

Explosion-proof

family
Apparent power

Rated apparent output at rated power factor.

Generators · Hydro & wind

kVAfamily
Excitation system

Method of supplying field current, determining maintenance profile and short-circuit support.

Generators · Hydro & wind

family
Prime mover

Turbine or rotor type the machine is matched to.

Hydro & wind

family
Design head

Net hydraulic head the generator/turbine set is dimensioned for. Not applicable to wind machines.

Hydro & wind

mfamily
Phases

Single- or three-phase configuration.

Stabilizers

family
Regulation accuracy

Maximum deviation of output voltage from setpoint across the declared input range and load range.

Stabilizers

%family
Input voltage range

Input deviation, relative to nominal, over which the declared output accuracy is maintained.

Stabilizers

%family
Response time

Time to return the output within tolerance after a step change at the input.

Stabilizers

msfamily
Vector group

Winding connection and phase displacement per IEC 60076-1.

Transformers

family
Insulation class

Thermal class of the insulation system, setting the permitted temperature rise.

Transformers · Synchronous · Generators

family
Transformer cooling

Cooling class per IEC 60076-2, dry or oil-immersed.

Transformers

family