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Reliable Generator Sets for Uninterrupted Operations


As energy demand rises due to industrial growth, data center expansion, and increased reliance on digital infrastructure, reliable generator sets (gensets) are more essential than ever. These power solutions bridge grid supply gaps, ensuring critical facilities—such as hospitals, Data Centers, and factories—maintain operations, protect equipment, and secure data.

Modern gensets must integrate advanced control systems and energy-efficient components for smoother operations and renewable source compatibility. ABB’s low-voltage components enhance genset performance, providing businesses with reliable, future-ready power solutions to keep operations running smoothly, regardless of grid stability.

Monitor and control capability for uninterrupted operations
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Context

Increase in energy demand

Inadequate grid infrastructure

Increasing power outages

Challenges

Improve output vs fuel consumption

Predictive maintenance

Seamless connection to microgrids

Remote monitoring and data collection

ABB Solution

Complete Low Voltage portfolio

Exceptional components reliability

Digital solutions

Reliable and global supplier

Optimizing Generator Set Operations

As a manufacturer of generator sets, creating solutions that meet the highest standards for efficiency, reliability, and longevity can be challenging. ABB’s advanced technology supports optimal genset performance across a variety of applications, helping you overcome these challenges.

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Balancing Output and Fuel consumption

Inefficient components can lead to higher energy losses, reducing the overall system energy efficiency and increasing fuel costs.

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Reducing Downtime and Maintenance Costs

Limited visibility into genset performance and a lack of advanced monitoring tools make it challenging to identify potential issues, leading to unexpected genset failures, costly downtime and emergency repairs.

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Compatibility with Microgrids

Increasing pressure to integrate gensets with microgrids and renewable energy sources, but lack of components with the flexibility to handle dynamic loads typical of microgrids.

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Meeting Sustainability goals

Pressure to align genset operations with sustainability targets, reduce their environmental impact, and comply with evolving regulations.

Low Voltage Components for GenSet Control Panels

ABB offers a comprehensive portfolio of low-voltage components seamlessly integrating into the generator control panel, providing optimal control, monitoring, and protection. Our advanced components for control panels, combined with digital solutions, enable remote generator monitoring, increase generator efficiency, and facilitate preventive maintenance. Furthermore, our technologies for Automatic Transfer Switching (ATS) and power distribution switchboards ensure a smooth and reliable connection to the supply system of facilities.

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Covering various ISO 8528 ratings—from Emergency Standby Power (EPS) in Commercial and Industrial buildings to Prime Rated Power (PRP) configurations—our comprehensive portfolio of solutions for genset control panels meets all your needs! Access the complete portfolio and leverage on diagrams and schematics to configure Generator Sets!
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Increase Genset Energy Efficiency:

ABB solutions, like AF Contactors, minimize energy losses and reduce coil consumption, ensuring increased energy efficiency and optimal genset performance.

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Achieve Genset Preventative Maintenance:

With ABB’s digital products, such as circuit breakers with Ekip UP+ and ABB AbilityTM for analytics, you can enable genset remote monitoring to track key performance parameters and perform preventative maintenance.

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Integrate Genset with Microgrid:

ABB solutions, like circuit breakers, provide seamless connection to microgrids, ensuring that your genset can integrate smoothly with the power system, while handling the dynamic loads typical of microgrids.

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Meet Sustainability Targets:

ABB solutions help meet sustainability targets and provide transparency on the product environmental impact thanks to its commitment to achieve EPD declarations.

Meet our Key Product Lines to Optimize Generator Sets

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Contactors

ABB’s contactors ensure stable and reliable switching for generator sets, protecting them from overloads and electrical faults. By facilitating precise control of power flow, they enhance operational efficiency
Change over and transfer switches

ABB’s transfer switches enable automatic and reliable transfer between primary and backup power, preventing downtime and maintaining stable power supply during outages.
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Electronic relays and control

ABB’s electronic relays and control products offer real-time insights and advanced protection features by detecting faults and overloads before they affect the genset.
Circuit breakers

ABB’s high-quality circuit breakers are built to handle high inrush currents and provide rapid response times, ensuring reliable protection for your genset.

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Safety switches

ABB’s enclosed safety switches provide reliable protection for generator sets by ensuring secure disconnection and preventing electrical faults. They help safeguard the generator from overloads and short circuits.
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Pilot devices

ABB pilot devices are designed to provide reliable and user-friendly control in industrial and commercial applications. With robust construction and a wide range of options, they ensure smooth and safe operation for various system.
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Power supplies

Power your operations with our reliable Power Supplies designed for stable voltage and exceptional performance in demanding environments. They protect your equipment while optimizing energy use.

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Digital solution

By leveraging advanced analytics, real-time monitoring, and predictive maintenance capabilities, ABB Ability enhances operational efficiency, reduces downtime, and extends the lifespan of generators.
Meeting Sustainability Targets with ABB solutions for Generator Sets

Achieve Sustainability with ABB

Sustainability is a core value at ABB. Through our ABB EcoSolutions™ program and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), we provide transparency on the circularity and environmental impact of our products. This commitment helps reduce the carbon footprint of generator sets, supporting cleaner, more sustainable operations.

Learn how customers like you work with ABB to create more sustainable generator sets.

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Meeting Sustainability Targets with ABB solutions for Generator Sets

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