SIMOPRIME Medium-Voltage Switchgear

SIMOPRIME switchgears are fully type-tested to comply IEC standards as well as DIN and GOST standards.


SIMOPRIME medium-voltage switchgears from 17.5 to 24 kV offers the perfect combination of technology, reliability, quality, and service. The air-insulated switchgears can be ideally combined with SION vacuum circuit breakers and is type-tested for indoor installation in accordance with IEC 62271-200

Technical benefits


  • Interlockings between high voltage door and switching devices
  • Rack in, rack out operations of the circuit breaker truck with high voltage door closed
  • Metallic, earthed shutters and partitions, partition class: PM (metallic partition)
  • Use of metallic, earthed shutters and partitions between the compartments
  • Highest loss of service continuity of the switchgear (LSC2B according to IEC 62271 200) during maintenance
  • Internal arc tested design according to IEC 62271 200, 17.5 kV up to 40 kA, 1 s
  • Internal arc tested design according to IEC 62271 200, 24 kV, up to 25 kA, 1 s
  • Use of maintenance free vacuum circuit breakers and vacuum contactors
  • Flexibility due to two types of withdrawable unit design

    – Withdrawable (cassette) type*
    – Truck type

  • Easy production of SIMOPRIME switchgear due to basic design without need of complex jigs and fixtures
  • Safe operation due to high-voltage door closed during all switching operations, including emergency manual operations

Benefits for your customer


  • Saves lives
  • Fast return of investment
  • Peace of mind due to fail-safe operation
  • Siemens product DNA
  • Tens of thousands air-insulated, medium-voltage SIMOPRIME switchgears in operation world-wide prove that technologically sophisticated solutions can be efficiently implemented with the SIMOPRIME switchgear

QETAF offers a consistent, comprehensive portfolio of innovative energy distribution solutions from initial planning to commissioning and expert service, all from a single source

  • Time saving and error free configuration
  • Factory assembled, type tested switchgear according to IEC 62271 200
  • Use of high quality, world-wide available components
  • Design based on global best practice and 50 years of experience

Safe and reliable energy distribution – from the very beginning