BOARDS, SUBSTATIONS OR SWITCHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SUPPLY OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER

Description

H02B covers electrical equipment and installations that organize and manage power distribution from generation sources to end users. This includes control boards, switchboards, substations, switching apparatus, and their associated structural frameworks and components used in power supply networks. The classification encompasses both indoor and outdoor installations, protective devices, and the arrangement of conductors and equipment within these distribution systems. Adjacent classes H02G (wiring, cabling) and H02M (conversion of electric power) handle transmission infrastructure and power conversion separately.

Filing statistics

CPC subclass H02B recorded 54,590 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,207 in 2013 to 5,971 in 2023 (+171%), peaking at 7,357 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class H02 are SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) (24,515 applications), MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION (11,346 applications) and SIEMENS (9,026 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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H02B 1/00 Frameworks, boards, panels, desks, casings; Details of substations or switching arrangements
H02B 11/00 Switchgear having carriage withdrawable for isolation
H02B 13/00 Arrangement of switchgear in which switches are enclosed in, or structurally associated with, a casing, e.g. cubicle (switchgear having carriage withdrawable for isolation H02B11/00)
H02B 15/00 Supervisory desks or panels for centralised control or display
H02B 3/00 Apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture, assembly, or maintenance of boards or switchgear
H02B 5/00 Non-enclosed substations; Substations with enclosed and non-enclosed equipment
H02B 7/00 Enclosed substations, e.g. compact substations
H02B 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H02, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 24,515
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 11,346
SIEMENS DE 9,026
ROBERT BOSCH DE 9,005
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 6,729
GUANGDONG POWER GRID CORPORATION 5,740
DENSO CORPORATION JP 5,077
LG ELECTRONICS KR 5,041
LG INNOTEK COMPANY KR 4,442
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 4,349