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In the experimental workshop of Nanjing Jicui Guangxing Technology Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as “Jicui Guangxing”), one can often see the founder Xu Kun debugging equipment. The boss of this “workshop enthusiast”, who once served as a research leader in a well-known state-owned enterprise, now leads his team to open up new horizons in the field of spectral detection. Xu Kun’s transformation stems from a simple belief – “Let technology truly solve the pain points of the industry.” At present, the company has been established for less than a year, but it has successively won more than ten orders and entered a crucial stage of development. What on earth are they doing? What kind of product could enable a start-up to quickly win the favor of the market?
Part 01 Industry Expert + Academician Team
The company is named “Jicui Guangxing”, which is derived from the team’s years of exploration of “light”. “We have joined hands with the academician team from Xiamen University to jointly explore the industrial application of ‘multi-source fusion spectroscopy technology’ in the field of detection.” ” Xu Kun said.
Traditional detection methods are like perceiving the world with a single sense, while our technology is more like the collaborative work of multiple senses. Xu Kun introduced that this technical system innovatively integrates multiple technologies such as photoacoustic spectroscopy and laser absorption spectroscopy, achieving precise quantitative analysis of various trace gases under complex backgrounds.
So, what are trace gases? The signal level reaches the ppb level (one part per billion), just like when we are talking in a room now and can precisely detect a silver needle dropping to the ground. Xu Kun said.
The metaphor of “a needle” sounds simple, but in the real world, the development of this technology is actually very difficult. Xu Kun recalled that during the initial project initiation stage, the unique technical route even made it difficult for many industry experts to understand in a short period of time.
“Technological breakthroughs ultimately have to stand the test of the market. Since theories cannot be quickly clarified, we will turn to the perspectives of application scenarios and customer demands for elaboration.” ” Xu Kun said that in the end, the team successfully gained recognition and support from the Yangtze River Delta National Technology Innovation Center and the New District.
Last November, the project registered an industrialization company named Jicui Guangxing. As soon as it landed in the New District’s Research and Innovation Park, it immediately started product development, prototype production and other work in a tight schedule.
Part 02 “We aim to double the output value again this year
In the company’s exhibition hall, we saw several mature product prototypes that the team has developed so far, one of which is the company’s star product, the CGX1009 transformer Oil Gas Spectral Online Monitoring System.
As is known to all, high-voltage electricity cannot be directly used in households or factories. The function of a transformer is to convert this high-voltage electricity into suitable low-voltage electricity and then deliver it to thousands of households and factory workshops, ensuring safe electricity usage for everyone.
Among these transformers, there is a very important role – transformer oil. It can be imagined as the “blood” and “coolant” of the transformer. With these oils, the core components of the transformer can ensure insulation and smooth cooling.
But just as we need to go to the hospital regularly for blood tests to measure various indicators such as glucose and trace elements in the blood, and thereby determine the corresponding condition of our body over a certain period of time. Transformer oil also needs to be sampled and tested regularly to determine whether the transformer can still operate safely, stably and for a long time.
The transformer oil gas spectral online monitoring system, through the company’s core technology – multi-source fusion spectroscopy, detects the types and contents of all dissolved component gases in the transformer oil to determine whether the transformer oil is aging, thereby achieving maintenance-free, lossless, and long-term real-time live monitoring of the transformer’s operating status, and providing early warnings for transformer faults.
This system is also equipped with a real-time monitoring software, allowing inspection personnel to keep track of the operating status of the transformer without leaving their homes. Wang Tengfei, the production director of the company, introduced that there is also a handheld Raman spectroscopy in-situ detector, which can shorten the detection process that originally took dozens of hours to within 30 minutes, significantly improving efficiency.
At present, CGX1009 has received over ten orders and is being delivered steadily. This year, the company’s team also participated in the drafting of industry standards for spectral online monitoring, on-site inspection, and calibration of oil-immersed power equipment of a large domestic power generation group.” Wang Tengfei said.
The team has been established for less than a year and has already launched several interesting and informative products. Behind this achievement lies the ideas and perseverance of Xu Kun and the team. In Xu Kun’s home, there is a “mysterious” small room, which is called his “second laboratory”. I’m very willing to get in touch with new things, new technologies, new products and new ways. I always like to try them one by one. Xu Kun said. The significance of entrepreneurship lies in transforming these cutting-edge research and development achievements into truly valuable products, achieving a win-win situation for enterprises and society. In Xu Kun’s view, solving real problems with hard technology is itself the best practice of the scientific spirit and the cause of scientific and technological innovation. The achievements the company has made so far are just the beginning. The next step is to continue to delve into multi-source fusion spectroscopy technology, constantly expand application scenarios, and achieve industrialization of the technology and a doubling of output value.
