High voltage Disconnect Switch Solution for Severe Weather (Typhoons, Heavy Rain) in the Philippines
Project BackgroundLocated in the Western Pacific typhoon belt, the Philippines experiences over 20 tropical cyclones annually, with approximately 5 developing into highly destructive typhoons (e.g., Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 caused 7,500 casualties, and Typhoon Odette in 2021 disabled 95 transmission lines). Typhoons bring multiple threats to power infrastructure through heavy rainfall, flooding, salt spray corrosion, and strong winds:Electrical Failures: Flooding submerges substations, causing s