Shanghai Kunyou Electric Co., Ltd. has been awarded the Third Prize of Shanghai Science and Technology Progress.

2026-03-17

At the 2014 Shanghai Science and Technology Award Ceremony, Shanghai Kunyou Electric Co., Ltd. was awarded the Third Prize of the Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award issued by the Shanghai Municipal Government for its project titled Technologies and Applications Related to Overvoltage Suppression and Protection in Electrified Railway Traction Networks.
 
This project forms the core technical solution for the company’s flagship product — dedicated overvoltage protectors for electrified railways. It has obtained 2 authorized invention patents, 3 authorized utility model patents and 2 test reports, and has been certified as a Shanghai High‑tech Achievement Transformation Project. More than 20 relevant academic papers have been published. The project innovatively proposed and resolved key technical issues regarding overvoltage in electrified railways.
 
Up to now, Kunyou Electric’s dedicated overvoltage protector series for electrified railways have been widely deployed in major railway depots and bureaus, including China Railway Guangzhou Group (Zhuzhou Locomotive Depot), China Railway Zhengzhou Bureau Group (Xinxiang Locomotive Depot), China Railway Hohhot Bureau Group (West Baotou Locomotive Depot), China Railway Urumqi Bureau Group, China Railway Lanzhou Bureau Group (Lanzhou Locomotive Depot, Jiayuguan Locomotive Depot), China Railway Jinan Bureau Group (Jinan Locomotive Depot), China Railway Chengdu Bureau Group (Guiyang Locomotive Depot), and China Railway Nanchang Bureau Group (Fuzhou Locomotive Depot). The products have delivered remarkable economic and social benefits.