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Medium Voltage products, solutions and services

ABB provides a full range of medium voltage solutions for the utility, industrial and commercial customers with safe, reliable and smart technologies for the distribution of electricity.

The extensive global offering includes distribution automation products, switching, limiting, measuring and sensing devices, switchgear, modular substation packages and related services.

News and features

10/08/2018

ABB delivers state of the art technologies to Italy’s most innovative data center from market leader, Aruba

ABB supplies the entire electric power distribution system to Italy's largest and most modern data center campus and confirms its leadership in a highly demanding but promising market.

ABB medium-voltage sensors now compatible with A. Eberle intelligent electronic device

ABB sensor portfolio is now ready to be utilized for earth fault and short circuit detection together with the A. Eberle EOR-3D compact.

Smart energy management solutions bring significant energy savings

ABB's ENVILINE™ energy management systems for DC rail infrastructure increase energy efficiency, lower costs and improve the quality of electrical energy

Transform the way you work with digital switchgear

Continuous monitoring not only keeps production processes up and running, but gives you time and space to do other important tasks.

Would you drive a car without an airbag?

This seems like a silly question, but when it comes to protecting your electrical assets, you may not realize that you’re in a similar situation. We install airbags and hope we never need them, but they are there because we all understand that when needed, airbags can save lives.

Merging unit – an essential building block of the future digital medium-voltage substation

ABB's eco-efficient AirPlus™ technology delivered to Norwegian smart grid

ABB Ability™ digital switchgear solution ensures reliable power in Helsinki's smart city district

How can you optimize your utility through recloser operations? Register to our webinar on August 16 to find out!

Ready today for the grid of tomorrow! Discover ABB's GridShield® reclosers

ABB Connect

ABB Connect helps you to find product information and stay connected to the latest news and tools. It’s a digital assistant that enables customers to connect to the broadest range of electrification solutions in one place.

Eco-efficient switchgear

ABB has been developing and deploying alternatives to the greenhouse gas sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) on the path towards greater eco-efficiency and lower environmental impact.

07/09/2018

ABB launches VD4-AF, a new vacuum circuit breaker for steel furnaces

High-performance features enable relentless operation and protection for steel furnaces at lower costs.

06/28/2018

Egypt’s leading OEM collaborates with ABB

Egyptian German Electrical Manufacturing Company (EGEMAC) collaborates with ABB to develop the electrical distribution network.

06/14/2018

Reduced downtime during switchgear retrofit ensured smooth operation at Athens International Airport

06/12/2018

ABB launches new ABB Ability™ solution for fast ring network reconfiguration and fault management

06/08/2018

Protection relays can provide the brains for complete automatic synchronization of industrial networks

Anyone who has ever tried to manage automatic synchronization of two independently running network parts knows the pain.

05/14/2018

ABB to support new mass transit line in Thailand

Autotransformer switching stations will increase the reliability of an elevated commuter railway designed to ease congestion and pollution in Bangkok

05/09/2018

The switchgear that sees everything

In our increasingly connected world, where time is money, visibility is key.

05/08/2018

ABB introduces a new relay retrofit program to improve system uptime and increase safety

The new retrofit program for REX 521 protection relays increases productivity and efficiency through further improved reliability of the power supply. The protection modernization will prolong the expected life time of existing switchgear.

05/07/2018

Remote FAT reduces costs and simplifies the lives of our customers

ABB's new approach to performing factory acceptance tests (FAT) remotely is smart and sustainable. Instead of long-distance flights, our customers were conveniently located in their home country of Sweden, yet actively taking part in the FAT in China.

04/24/2018

All-in-one protection relay for advanced applications

The fully modular, adaptable all-in-one protection and control relay REX640 makes protecting all your assets in advanced power generation and distribution applications easy throughout the relay’s life cycle.

04/24/2018

New concept in centralized protection and control for distribution substations

SSC600 centralizes all protection and control functionality in a single, IEC 61850-compliant device on substation level to reduce network complexity and support optimal, lifelong asset management for the digital substation.

Eco-efficient medium-voltage substations to power e-mobility needs unveiled

With 25 percent of all vehicles expected to be electric vehicles (EV) by 2025, ABB is responding to the increasing demand for connectivity for energy-efficient and climate-friendly vehicle charging stations with its Compact Secondary Substation

ABB showcases digital switchgear with smart asset monitoring

At Hanover fair 2018, ABB will showcase digital switchgear with smart monitoring solutions. As part of the ABB Ability™ portfolio of connected solutions, these solutions offer improved performance and reliability throughout the entire lifetime of the assets.