New Switchgear Products

Abbreviated Switchgear helps DEMs with 1558-compliant designs.

Developed to maximize functionalities of Emax power circuit breakers, Emax Link provides electrical Distribution Equipment Manufacturers (DEMs) with solution to design and build UL 1558 switchgears. Each section includes all frame members, panels, barriers, and bussing necessary for metal-enclosed construction. Available with main bus rated current up to 10,000- A at 600 V, solution comes...

Inverter for PV Installations drives efficiency, flexibility.

UL1741 listed to 1,000 Vdc, Conext Core XC-NA™ Series is designed for any photovoltaic (PV) panel type and installation and addresses needs of commercial/centralized PV plants segments. Central inverters come with integral AC and DC switchgear- that meets requirements of NEC 690.17. Other features include integrated DC combiner with- fuse options from 250–400 A, along with available current...

ABB Wins GIS Substation Order for PPL's Sunbury Project

ABB to provide modern 500kV turnkey Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substation to upgrade PPL Electric Utilities' grid reliability, local capacity and future expansion. Raleigh, North Carolina – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced it was awarded a contract to upgrade the existing 500kV switchyard at PPL Electric Utilities' Sunbury Substation located north of...

Medium Voltage Switchgear features maintenance-free design.

Designed to replace live-front, air-insulated, fused-fault interrupters, 3000 Series 15/25 kV, 3-phase automatic switchgear features high-reliability vacuum fault interrupters (VFIs) and integrates tri-phase visible disconnect switch. This sealed, dead-front, microprocessor-based relay-controlled, liquid- or gas-insulated vacuum switchgear is rated at 600 A continuous current and capable of up to...

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Load Interrupter Switchgear avoids use of SF6 gas.

Featuring 18 in. wide design with front-accessible cable terminations- to minimize space requirements, metal-enclosed Load Interrupter Switchgear provides switching and fault protection of medium-voltage circuits. Design incorporates fuses for accurate, calibrated short-circuit detecting and interrupting. By minimizing arcing between main blades and stationary contacts,- flicker blade and...

ABB Launches Breakthrough Technologies at AWEA Windpower 2013

High Voltage DC breakers for transmission, ‘Small Wind’ solutions, switchgear for turbines highlight ABB’s presence in Chicago. Chicago – ABB, the wind industry’s leading power technology and grid interconnection solutions provider, today announced developments from the floor at the annual AWEA WINDPOWER 2013 conference and exhibition. Technologies unveiled during AWEA WINDPOWER 2013,...

Arc-Resistant Switchgear uses environmentally friendly technology.

Able to be shipped in single structure, ArcGard metal-enclosed load interrupter switchgear with arc-resistant enclosures provides centralized control and protection for medium-voltage power distribution equipment. It controls, collects, and channels decomposition of products from internal arcing faults to area away from perimeter of gear. While avoiding use of Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6)...

GE to Upgrade US Navy Ship, Saving Money and Increasing Efficiency

• Military Sealift Command Awards US $14 Million Project to GE's Power Conversion Business for Large Electric Refit of the U.S. Navy's USS Mount Whitney, Sixth Fleet • Project to be One of the Largest Retrofits for Military Sealift Command and GE Power Conversion's Largest Refit for the U.S. Navy • GE Working with Life Cycle Engineering on Project Management PARIS — In efforts to extend...

ABB Wins $260 Million Power Order to Upgrade HVDC Link in the U.S.

Converter station upgrade to improve power reliability Zurich, Switzerland - ABB, a global leader in power and automation technology, has won an order worth around $260 million from the U.S. utility Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), a power marketing agency within the U.S. Department of Energy, to upgrade the existing Celilo HVDC (high-voltage direct current) converter station in Oregon....

Power Distribution Switch suits self-powered USB applications.

Delivering 1.0 A of continuous load current on each channel across USB 3.0 interconnections, dual channel XRP2524 independently manages all aspects of V(BUS) power distribution and provides fault protection of host power supply and attached peripherals. Device accepts input voltage from 2.7–6.5 V allowing for operations from 3.3 V and 5 V power rails. Switch seamlessly interfaces with any USB...

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