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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

06/19/2019

Proudly presenting - Relion® REB500 version 8.3

A new release of the REB500 is now ready to serve the market. 

 

ABB to power Bangkok's first monorail lines

 

12/21/2018

Release of Relion® 670 series version 2.2

The evolution of Relion® 670 series continues with this update.

12/21/2018

Release of IED Connectivity Package version 3.2.5 for Relion® 670 series

The evolution of Relion® 670 series continues with this update.

12/19/2018

PCM600 2.9 - Hotfix 20181219 now available

12/18/2018

PCM600 2.8 - Hotfix rollup 20181218 now available

12/13/2018

ABB Grid Automation technology protects and controls power distribution for new urban metro line in Warsaw, Poland

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12/13/2018

KEMA gold certificate awarded for protection and control IEDs - Relion® 670 and 650 series version 2.2

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08/29/2018

ABB to enable world’s largest digital substation in Belarus

08/27/2018

ABB takes power grids into the digital future at CIGRE 2018 in Paris

08/21/2018

ABB technology to power 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia

08/17/2018

ABB to deliver first digital substation to UNESCO World Heritage City in Norway

07/11/2018

Release of Relion® 670 series version 2.2

The evolution of Relion® 670 series continues with this update.

07/06/2018

PCM600 2.7 - Hotfix rollup 20180706 now available

06/26/2018

PCM600 2.8 - Hotfix rollup 20180626 now available

06/22/2018

ABB digital substation powers one of India’s largest IT parks

In Kerala, India, the Thiruvanathapuram Technopark is one of the largest and most digitally advanced technology parks in the world, stretching across 930,000 square meters. Housing more than 400 high-tech companies, the futuristic campus has significant power needs, met by ABB Ability™ with the first digital substation in India, built from scratch. 

06/22/2018

ABB to support smart-city initiative in India with digital substation

New substation to bring clean solar power to the Maharashtra state, including Mumbai

05/18/2018

ABB helps power the Reichstag in Berlin

04/10/2018

ABB enhances productivity and safety at Ivory Coast sugar plant

ABB’s state-of-the-art distribution automation system with future-oriented concepts and visualization boosting efficiency of Sucrivoire’s sugar plant.

04/19/2018

New release - PCM600 version 2.9 is now available

The evolution of PCM600 continues with this brand new version

04/03/2018

ABB technologies to enable expansion of solar park in Dubai

Substation at Mohammed Bin Rashid solar park will strengthen Dubai’s power grid and lower carbon footprint

03/08/2018

Turkey’s TEIAS relies on ABB technology to integrate renewables

The Turkish electricity transmission company TEIAS is striving for greater sustainability and reliability of electricity transmission with the help of ABB technology.

03/08/2018

How to reduce outage costs?

Article

Imagine being the control center operator during a huge storm. Power outages are spread widely all over the grid and many faults appear simultaneously on your screen. Businesses, schools, shopping malls, hospitals, factories and several thousand households are facing a complete blackout…

02/07/2017

ABB will enable first digital substation in Latin America

ABB Ability™ based digital solutions reduce installation and commissioning times, enhance safety and improve efficiency and reliability

02/06/2017

ABB technology brightens up Thai Resort Mall

ABB supplies the Blúport Hua Hin Resort Mall in Hua Hin with an ABB Ability™ based digitally enabled compact substation, providing access to reliable power

01/30/2017

ABB substation to support cross-border power exchange between Nepal and India

Substation to enhance transmission capacity of Nepal and facilitate the exchange of electricity between the two countries

01/26/2018

Release of IED Connectivity Package version 1.0 for Relion SAM600-IO

We are pleased to announce the release of IED Connectivity Package version 1.0 for the Relion® SAM600-IO

01/26/2018

Release of Relion® SAM600-IO version 2.2

We are pleased to announce the release of Relion® SAM600-IO version 2.2 as a key element for enabling digital substations

01/24/2018

ABB named 2018 Company of the Year for digital grid communications

New Frost & Sullivan report recognizes ABB for setting the benchmark for digitalization with its grid communication portfolio

12/11/2017

ABB named global leader in SCADA systems for the power sector

11/08/2017

ABB digital solution to enable power grid in France to get smarter

10/27/2017

PCM600 2.8 - Hotfix rollup 20171027 now available

 
ABB Ability enables the Digital Substation

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09/20/2017

ABB keeps the lights on - Three cities use ABB technology to avoid potential power outages

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09/21/2017

ABB to enable first digital substation in Poland

09/20/2017

ABB Argentina awarded turn-key project rebuilding substation for Genneia

09/15/2017

ABB completes acquisition of KEYMILE’s communication networks business

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.

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

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

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

03/14/2017

RTU520 radically reduces commissioning time

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

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. 

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New urban metro line in Warsaw

ABB Grid Automation technology protects and controls power distribution for new urban metro line in Warsaw, Poland

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Upper Kotmale Hydro power plant

The Upper Kotmale Hydro-Power Project (UKHP), in Talawakele in Central Sri Lanka is the third largest hydroelectric dam and the first station with IEC 61850 in Sri Lanka.

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After 40 years of operation, all the power transmission and auxiliary power supply facilities needed to be completely overhauled.

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