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Substation Automation Protection & Control

Substations are the building blocks for any grid. ABB has been automating those substations ensuring highest interoperability, thanks to international standards like IEC 61850, and providing grid operators and owners with highest efficiency and increased productivity. Without adequate protection those substations can quickly come tumbling down. ABB has been preventing that happening successfully during the last 100 years, with protective relays and breakers connected over bulletproof telecommunications.

Modern automation nowadays is digital. So digital substations can increase controllability, facilitate the integration of intermittent renewables and improve safety by replacing copper cabling with fiber optics. ABB Grid Automation enables the digitalization of the grid so that our customers can improve reliability and ensure safe and clean energy supply to their consumers.


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Highlights

08/16/2017

ABB brings reliable power supply to the Himalayas

Upgrade of substations with ABB Ability™ based digital technology in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh

07/10/2017

Digital substation helps New York guard against storm chaos

After Hurricane Sandy caused widespread power outages in New York in 2012, energy company Con Edison were determined to improve their infrastructure. They turned to ABB, who upgraded much of the equipment in their substation servicing Lower Manhattan to digitally-enabled technology.

07/13/2017

Release of Relion® 670 series version 2.2

We are pleased to announce the release of Relion® 670 series version 2.2, our flagship protection & control IEDs. With this release, we bring several new features and enhancements with focus on digital substation applications.

07/13/2017

Release of Relion® 650 series version 2.2

The evolution of Relion® 650 series continues with this release

Webinar: We are bridging the gap. Enabling digital substations.

On-demand webinar featuring Rick Nicholson and Stephen Clifford

06/08/2017

What’s new in ABB Relion® 670 and 650 series?

05/24/2017

ABB digital substation project in Taiwan

Cutting-edge ABB substation technology supporting Taiwan Power Company to fully implement the international standard IEC61850

05/18/2017

In our latest IED Podcast episode Joseph Menezes and Patrick Cost talks about Improved environmental aspect

IED Podcast, episode 13

05/04/2017

ABB technologies to support smart city development in South Africa

Wireless communication and software technologies to enhance connectivity and power supply reliability in Durban

04/24/2017

ABB showcases latest power grid technologies at Hanover fair

04/18/2017

ABB to reinforce Bangladesh power grid and help meet growing demand

$30 million substation order to enhance transmission capacity and boost electricity supply to more than 250,000 households

04/11/2017

ABB technology on the top - RTU520 based monitoring and control for substations

Ready-to-install wall-mounted cabinet with RTU520 for remote monitoring of a secondary transformer station.

03/30/2017

Keeping seafood fresh in the Namib Desert – ABB is bringing secure and efficient power supply to Walvis Bay

To meet increasing power demands in the region and to ensure an uninterrupted power supply, the regional power distributor, Erongo RED, has made investments to upgrade the existing electrical network.

03/22/2017

ABB delivers compact power management system to Ajinomoto Group

At Ajinomoto Group’s Ayutthaya factory in Thailand, advanced production technologies are used for the manufacturing of tapioca starch and cane molasses products.

03/15/2017

ABB digitalizes critical substation in New York City to improve power supply

03/14/2017

RTU520 radically reduces commissioning time

02/27/2017

Release of System Data Manager SDM600 Ver. 1.2

Modern utilities run a pair of vital networks - one delivering services to customers, the other monitoring and managing the first one. SDM600 monitors that second network; tracking protection relay software versions, collating disturbance reports, and helping to secure the network against attack.

Video on how MicroSCADA Pro answers to versatile requirements
02/15/2017

ABB to deliver digital substation for one of India’s largest IT parks

Substation to improve reliability, efficiency and safety and support India’s Smart Grid Mission and Smart City vision

02/14/2017

ABB delivers substation to enable power flow from solar park in Dubai

ABB collaborates with DEWA to integrate solar energy and support UAE’s clean energy ambition

01/24/2017

Smooth execution of AlzChem's medium-voltage substation upgrade project

News

ABB has delivered a high-performing medium-voltage solution with ZX2 switchgear and Relion protection relays to AlzChem's chemical plant in Trostberg, Germany

01/18/2017

Keeping the power distribution on track at London Underground

News

ABB has delivered a modern and cost-efficient power protection solution to ensure reliable and secure power supply to London Underground’s SSR (Sub-Surface Railway) lines

Listen to our podcast series featuring Relion product and system portfolio

01/10/2017

ABB wins $640 million mega deal for long distance power transmission link in India

11/23/2016

Distributing power in the city of Rome with smart ABB technology

ABB's intelligent power distribution technologies are the backbone of ACEA's smart grid project, which sets out to ensure reliable electricity distribution in Rome, Italy. 

11/09/2016

Protection and Control System Impacts from the Digital World – Part 1 of 2

11/03/2016

ABB is keeping Finland’s longest road tunnel operational and safe

News

One of Finland’s biggest infrastructure projects currently in progress, the Rantatunneli tunnel project in Tampere, will contribute to the development of the city's central area

10/27/2016

Enabling Digital Substations - Register now to download our latest brochure

10/26/2016

ABB delivers cost-efficient load-shedding solution to Glencane Bioenergia

News

ABB has delivered an independent and cost-efficient solution for reliable and secure power supply and minimized production downtime at Glencane Bioenergia's sugar and ethanol plant in Brazil.

10/07/2016

KOGAS selects cost-efficient upgrade service to extend product lifetime and again access to the latest communication technology

ABB delivers a solution built on the upgrade and modification of existing protection relays to ensure a smooth and cost-efficient upgrade to the latest IEC 61850-based communication solution.

RTU 500 series release 12.0 is now available

Technology from ABB in Finland now controls and monitors the entire Finnish electric rail network

08/21/2016

ABB passes half-million sale mark of Relion MV protection relays

News

ABB is pleased to announce that it has passed the half-million mark of protection relays from the Relion® product family for power distribution sold worldwide

08/09/2016

Taking earth-fault protection to the next level in metropolitan Helsinki

News

Helen Electricity Network Ltd.has put ABB’s new and unique protection method to the test at their new substation in Finland.

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