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An AI sales agent's air circuit breaker order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for Susol AH air circuit breakers for a switchboard, with a frame, a rated current, a pole count and trip relay options. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published catalogue data and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: Susol AH air circuit breakers (D, E and G frames): rated current, breaking capacity, trip relay options and catalogue widths. See everything this validator covers

This validator models orders for Susol AH air circuit breakers as listed in the public LS ELECTRIC catalogue, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Frames and ratings — the D-frame (630 to 2000 A), E-frame (630 to 4000 A) and G-frame (4000 to 6300 A), with 3-pole and 4-pole breakers, checked against the rated current on the order.
  • Breaking capacity — the catalogue figure at 500 Vac for each frame (85, 100 and 150 kA) is compared with the short-circuit current at the installation and with any figure the order states.
  • Trip relay options and space — zone selective interlocking and the Profibus-DP module are offered only with the A, P and S type trip relays; the catalogue widths of the quoted breakers are added up and compared with the space available and with the total the order states.

Any Susol AH breaker order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. An operating voltage above 500 Vac goes to a person, because the breaking capacity used here is the catalogue figure at 500 Vac. Not covered: prices (LS ELECTRIC publishes no list prices, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), Metasol and other breaker series, the UL-listed range, other accessories, clearances between breakers, and switchboard design.

The AI sales agentBuilds the breaker order from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
A rated current that the chosen frame does not offerOnly with care
Each frame offers its own list of ratings, so every frame needs its own compatibility rule, kept in step with the catalogue by hand.		The frame and the rated current are in one request and compared on every call.
A short-circuit level above the frame's breaking capacityOnly with care
A threshold per frame, usually a lookup table or a rule per frame that must be maintained as the catalogue changes.		The frame sets its own breaking capacity and the installation figure is compared with it on every call.
An option that only some trip relays acceptOnly with workarounds
The option and the trip relay sit on different lines, so it takes a cross-line rule, and a mismatch is often caught late or not at all.		Every item is in one request and each dependency is checked together with the rest.
Stated figures that disagree with the catalogueOnly with workarounds
The figure the agent states is free text or a separate field, so it takes extra rules that recompute the catalogue value and compare.		The stated figures are part of the request and are compared with the computed ones on every call.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the order is saved or a step is completed, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1The quote has a 2,500 ampere breaker in a frame that does not offer that rating; the catalogue lists D-frame 630 to 2,000 A, E-frame 630 to 4,000 A and G-frame 4,000 to 6,300 A.
2The quote has a 3,200 ampere breaker in a frame that does not offer that rating; the catalogue lists D-frame 630 to 2,000 A, E-frame 630 to 4,000 A and G-frame 4,000 to 6,300 A.
3The quote has a 4,000 ampere breaker in a frame that does not offer that rating; the catalogue lists D-frame 630 to 2,000 A, E-frame 630 to 4,000 A and G-frame 4,000 to 6,300 A.
4The installation has a prospective short-circuit current of 90 kA; the selected frame breaks at most 85 kA at 500 Vac.
5The installation has a prospective short-circuit current of 101 kA; the selected frame breaks at most 100 kA at 500 Vac.
6The installation has a prospective short-circuit current of 151 kA; the selected frame breaks at most 150 kA at 500 Vac.
7Zone selective interlocking (ZSI) is offered only with the A, P and S type trip relays; the quote has the N type.
8The Profibus-DP module is offered only with the A, P and S type trip relays; the quote has the N type.
9The quoted breakers are 668 mm wide in total by catalogue width; only 600 mm is available.
10The quote states a breaking capacity of 100 kA, but the catalogue lists 85 kA at 500 Vac for the selected frame.
11The quote states a total breaker width of 700 mm, but the catalogue widths add up to 668 mm.
12The operating voltage is 690 V; the breaking capacity used here is the catalogue figure at 500 Vac, so a person should confirm the rating at this voltage.
13The quote has 2 poles; the catalogue offers 3-pole and 4-pole breakers.
14The quote has 0 breakers; an order needs at least one.
15The installation has a prospective short-circuit current of 95 kA; the selected frame breaks at most 85 kA at 500 Vac.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Trip relay options: Zone selective interlocking and Profibus-DP on the N type trip relay

    
The agent's request. Please quote two E-frame Susol AH air circuit breakers rated 3,200 A, 3-pole, with the N type trip relay and zone selective interlocking and the Profibus-DP module, for a switchboard with 900 mm of width available and 80 kA of short-circuit current at the installation. The quote states a breaking capacity of 85 kA and a total breaker width of 824 mm. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Zone selective interlocking needs a metering trip relay. Zone selective interlocking (ZSI) is offered only with the A, P and S type trip relays; the quote has the N type.
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  • Profibus-DP module needs a metering trip relay. The Profibus-DP module is offered only with the A, P and S type trip relays; the quote has the N type.
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  • Stated breaking capacity differs from the catalogue. The quote states a breaking capacity of 85 kA, but the catalogue lists 100 kA at 500 Vac for the selected frame.
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2. Trip relay options: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote two E-frame Susol AH air circuit breakers rated 3,200 A, 3-pole, with the P type trip relay and zone selective interlocking and the Profibus-DP module, for a switchboard with 900 mm of width available and 80 kA of short-circuit current at the installation. The quote states a breaking capacity of 100 kA and a total breaker width of 824 mm. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 2 breaker(s) of 3,200 A, 412 mm wide each, 824 mm in total; breaking capacity 100 kA at 500 Vac.
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3. Frame and breaking capacity: A 2,500 A four-pole breaker order on the D-frame with 95 kA at the installation

    
The agent's request. Please quote three D-frame Susol AH air circuit breakers rated 2,500 A, 4-pole, with the A type trip relay, for a switchboard with 1,300 mm of width available and 95 kA of short-circuit current at the installation. The quote states a breaking capacity of 85 kA and a total breaker width of 1,257 mm. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Rated current not offered in this frame. The quote has a 2,500 ampere breaker in a frame that does not offer that rating; the catalogue lists D-frame 630 to 2,000 A, E-frame 630 to 4,000 A and G-frame 4,000 to 6,300 A.
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  • Short-circuit current above the breaking capacity. The installation has a prospective short-circuit current of 95 kA; the selected frame breaks at most 85 kA at 500 Vac.
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4. Frame and breaking capacity: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote three E-frame Susol AH air circuit breakers rated 2,500 A, 4-pole, with the A type trip relay, for a switchboard with 1,300 mm of width available and 95 kA of short-circuit current at the installation. The quote states a breaking capacity of 100 kA and a total breaker width of 1,581 mm. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Breakers wider than the space available. The quoted breakers are 1,581 mm wide in total by catalogue width; only 1,300 mm is available.
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5. Frame and breaking capacity: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote three E-frame Susol AH air circuit breakers rated 2,500 A, 3-pole, with the A type trip relay, for a switchboard with 1,300 mm of width available and 95 kA of short-circuit current at the installation. The quote states a breaking capacity of 100 kA and a total breaker width of 1,236 mm. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 3 breaker(s) of 2,500 A, 412 mm wide each, 1,236 mm in total; breaking capacity 100 kA at 500 Vac.
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6. Width and stated total: Two four-pole G-frame breakers in a section that is too narrow

    
The agent's request. Please quote two G-frame Susol AH air circuit breakers rated 4,000 A, 4-pole, with the P type trip relay, for a switchboard with 1,800 mm of width available and 95 kA of short-circuit current at the installation. The quote states a breaking capacity of 150 kA and a total breaker width of 1,800 mm. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Breakers wider than the space available. The quoted breakers are 2,030 mm wide in total by catalogue width; only 1,800 mm is available.
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  • Stated total width differs from the catalogue widths. The quote states a total breaker width of 1,800 mm, but the catalogue widths add up to 2,030 mm.
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7. Width and stated total: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote two G-frame Susol AH air circuit breakers rated 4,000 A, 3-pole, with the P type trip relay, for a switchboard with 1,800 mm of width available and 95 kA of short-circuit current at the installation. The quote states a breaking capacity of 150 kA and a total breaker width of 1,570 mm. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 2 breaker(s) of 4,000 A, 785 mm wide each, 1,570 mm in total; breaking capacity 150 kA at 500 Vac.
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares an order for Susol AH air circuit breakers for a switchboard, with a frame, a rated current, a pole count and trip relay options. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published catalogue data and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please quote two E-frame Susol AH air circuit breakers rated 3,200 A, 3-pole, with the N type trip relay and zone selective interlocking and the Profibus-DP module. The quote states a breaking capacity of 85 kA and a total breaker width of 824 mm. The rest of the request is on screen.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with three findings, all in one answer. Zone selective interlocking (ZSI) is offered only with the A, P and S type trip relays; the quote has the n type. The Profibus-DP module is offered only with the A, P and S type trip relays; the quote has the n type. The quote states a breaking capacity of 85 kA, but the catalogue lists 100 kA at 500 Vac for the selected frame.
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  6. The validator returned three blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the quote are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for a short-circuit level above the frame's breaking capacity, a rules-based CPQ is error-prone for this.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the trip relay to p type and the stated breaking capacity as to 100 kA.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. This time the validator clears it.
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  12. All three earlier findings are cleared, and the validator's figure matches the quote.
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  13. Three problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and a clean quote. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer.
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