Predictika · Prysmian high-voltage cable quotes
An AI sales agent prepares a high-voltage cable quote: cable, route, installation method, system voltage and current, delivery date, warranty and discount, in euros. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the technical and quoting rules, compares the total the quote states with the computed one, and returns every finding together with the line-item quote. This is an illustrative model built from public product information with illustrative prices; it is not Prysmian's internal rule set.
This validator models one slice of high-voltage cable supply: land and submarine cable quotes with the route, installation method, joints and terminations, factory lead time, warranty and discount around them. It handles any quote built from those parts, not only the scenarios shown on this page. It does not cover accessories beyond joints and terminations, or other vendors.
8 scenarios in 4 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch
Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.
Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)
Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run
What this means
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 caught | Typical rules-based CPQ | Predictika |
|---|---|---|
| Cable, route and installation method that must agree | Only with care Land and submarine products, and five installation methods that each suit only one kind of route, are an exclusion matrix. It works, but every new cable or method adds rows to it. | Cable type, installation method and route type are checked together on every call, and the water depth is checked against the cable. |
| Current carried after installation derating, with a margin band | Only with care The usable current is the cable rating times a derating that depends on the installation method, compared with the requirement twice: a shortfall blocks and a thin margin asks for a study. | The derated current is computed on every call and compared with the requirement, so a shortfall blocks and a thin margin goes to approval. |
| Lead time from factory slot, installation speed and priority slot | Only with workarounds The date is a sum of the cable lead time, installation months that scale with route length and circuits, less a priority slot credit, compared with what the customer allows. Rules-based CPQ usually leaves it to a person. | The lead time is computed from the cable, the route, the circuits and the slot, and compared with the months allowed; a miss is blocked with the numbers. |
| Quantities that follow from the route: drums, joints, terminations, vessel campaigns | Only with workarounds One route length becomes drum sections, joints per phase and circuit, terminations and vessel load-outs. The quote lines and the checks on them depend on these derived counts. | The counts are derived once and used for the line items, the cross-bonding and sea bed joint rules and the vessel campaign approval. |
| Warranty term and discount authority, priced together | Only with care The warranty is priced per circuit-year beyond a base, and the discount that may be given steps up with the list price and the approver. Each is simple; together they have to agree with the total. | Warranty, discount and approval limits are checked on every call, and the line items add up to the total. |
| Total that the agent states must match the computed one | Only with workarounds A validation rule can compare a stated total with a calculated one only if the stated total is a field on the quote, which it rarely is. | The stated total travels with the quote and is compared with the computed total on every call; a mismatch is its own block. |
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.
| 1 | A land cable cannot be quoted for a submarine route, nor a submarine cable for a land route; a mismatch is blocked. |
| 2 | The installation method has to suit the route: duct bank, direct burial and HDD are for land, jet trenching and rock cover for the sea bed. |
| 3 | A submarine cable has a maximum water depth; a route in deeper water is blocked. |
| 4 | A cable rated below the system voltage is blocked; one rated above it is allowed but goes to approval as over-insulated. |
| 5 | The cable rating, reduced by the installation method's derating, must carry the required current; a shortfall is blocked and a margin under 5 percent needs a thermal study. |
| 6 | A submarine circuit may have at most two drum sections, because every extra section is a joint on the sea bed. |
| 7 | HDD routes are limited to 1,500 metres. |
| 8 | A land circuit of three drum sections or more needs sheath cross-bonding. |
| 9 | The factory lead time plus installation time (land 10 km a month, submarine 30 km a month) must fit the months the customer allows; a priority factory slot saves 4 months for a fee of EUR 2,500,000. |
| 10 | More than one vessel load-out (80 km of cable each) is a separate vessel campaign and goes to approval. |
| 11 | The warranty is 2 to 10 years; beyond the standard 2 years it is priced per circuit-year at EUR 150,000, and a term outside the range is blocked. |
| 12 | A discount up to 2 percent is a sales engineer's to give; up to 5 percent needs approval, and above 5 percent is blocked (8 percent on a list price of EUR 200,000,000 or more). |
| 13 | Joints, terminations and installation are priced by quantity: one joint per drum junction and phase, two terminations per phase and circuit. |
| 14 | Each quote comes back as line items for cable, joints, terminations, installation, any priority slot, discount and warranty that add up to the total. |
| 15 | The total the agent states must match the computed total to within one euro; otherwise the quote is blocked. |
| 16 | A blocked quote cannot be released, and a quote that needs approval is released only once it has been approved. |
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.
The agent's request. Quote for Northwind Grid: 1 circuit of the 132 kV XLPE land cable Cu 2000 mm2 over a submarine route of 800 metres, installed by jet trench, on a 150 kV system that needs 1000 A. The customer needs energization within 24 months. The quote states a total of €3,018,000.00. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Quote for Northwind Grid: 1 circuit of the 150 kV three-core submarine cable Cu 1200 mm2 over a submarine route of 800 metres, installed by jet trench, on a 150 kV system that needs 1000 A. The water is 80 metres deep. The customer needs energization within 30 months. The quote states a total of €2,580,000.00. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Quote for Alderbank Utilities: 1 circuit of the 132 kV XLPE land cable Cu 2000 mm2 over a land route of 1500 metres, installed by direct burial, on a 132 kV system that needs 1200 A. The customer needs energization within 24 months. The warranty requested is 12 years. A 7 percent discount is requested. The quote states a total of €6,005,850.00. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Quote for Alderbank Utilities: 1 circuit of the 132 kV XLPE land cable Cu 2000 mm2 over a land route of 1500 metres, installed by direct burial, on a 132 kV system that needs 1200 A. The customer needs energization within 24 months. The warranty requested is 10 years. A 5 percent discount is requested. The quote states a total of €5,802,750.00. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Needs approval.
The agent's request. Quote for Kestrel Transmission: 1 circuit of the 220 kV XLPE land cable Cu 2500 mm2 over a land route of 2000 metres, installed by rock cover, on a 220 kV system that needs 1400 A. The customer needs energization within 12 months. The quote states a total of €10,080,000.00. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Quote for Kestrel Transmission: 1 circuit of the 220 kV XLPE land cable Cu 2500 mm2 over a land route of 2000 metres, installed by duct bank, on a 220 kV system that needs 1400 A. The customer needs energization within 24 months. The quote states a total of €9,280,000.00. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Quote for Harbourlight Power: 2 circuits of the 220 kV XLPE land cable Cu 2500 mm2 over a land route of 6000 metres, installed by duct bank, on a 220 kV system that needs 1600 A. The customer needs energization within 24 months. The warranty requested is 5 years. A 2 percent discount is requested. The quote states a total of €54,720,540.00. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Quote for Harbourlight Power: 2 circuits of the 220 kV XLPE land cable Cu 2500 mm2 over a land route of 6000 metres, installed by duct bank, on a 220 kV system that needs 1600 A. The customer needs energization within 24 months. The warranty requested is 5 years. A 2 percent discount is requested. The quote states a total of €52,114,800.00. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
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