Press releases

Ready to protect and control any asset in advanced power generation and distribution applications, REX640 is now available in two sizes for increased flexibility in installation.

When it was time to upgrade four of its substations built in the 1980s, Swedish distribution system operator Sala-Heby Energi Elnät (SHEAB) chose to upgrade their installed medium-voltage switchgear with new smart protection relays and refurbish existing circuit breakers. Reliability and availability of power supply are crucial for distribution system operators (DSOs). Having previously

ABB introduces a new all-in-one protection relay for power generation and distribution applications to ensure maximum flexibility and cost-effectiveness throughout the relay life cycle.

ABB has worked closely with its engineering partner on a complex African mining project to upgrade key electrical infrastructure. The project, a partnership between ABB Electrification and original equipment manufacturer (OEM), Power Plant Electrical (PPE) Technologies, has enhanced efficiency and safety for one of the largest and most productive gold mines in Ghana, which extracts up to one

ABB has extended its award-winning earth-fault protection portfolio with a new addition: touch voltage-based earth-fault current protection, also known as IFPTOC in IEC 61850 - the international standard that defines communication protocols for intelligent electronic devices in substations. In a world-first, customers operating compensated distribution networks can now benefit from this new

Combining the functions of multiple relays into one device, CPC reduces network complexity, thus providing the means to better manage substation protection. And, by offering CPC as a virtualized image, ABB enhances scalability and flexibility – a boon for time-critical control and protection applications.

Climate change is one of the major threats we are facing today on a global scale. Its impacts are already visible across various aspects of our daily lives. In the electricity distribution sector, tasks such as the need for building weatherproof networks, managing distributed electricity production, and preparing for the forecasted increase in electricity consumption are just a few examples. The

ABB has delivered a state-of-the-art distribution solution to ensure Southeast Asia’s largest floating solar power plant can deliver reliable, clean energy to 50,000 Indonesian homes. The new 250-hectare floating solar power plant in the Cirata Reservoir in West Java, Indonesia, was recently inaugurated by the Indonesian President, Joko Widodo. It is one of a growing number of floating solar

Montenegrin electricity distribution system operator (DSO) CEDIS chose ABB as a reliable partner for the installation of a medium-voltage solution that improves the reliability and quality of the power supply to end users in Podgorica.

In 2021, ABB was awarded a bid by The Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to provide a complete power distribution solution to maintain safe and reliable energy supply for the High Energy Photon Source (HEPS) project in Beijing. As one of the key projects listed in the 13th Five-year Plan for national major scientific and technological infrastructure construction,

ABB’s all-in-one protection relay for advanced power generation and distribution applications, REX640, releases new hardware for increased flexibility with more interface options.

Designed to provide simplified yet optimal protection and control for basic power distribution applications, REX610 takes the next step in protecting people and processes.

The capability of REX640 to perform automatic high-speed transfers ensures fast recovery of electrical supply for critical loads, minimizes the impact on the manufacturing process – and saves money.

Packed with innovative simplicity, REX610 is designed to simplify protection and control as the power grid evolves.

As the power grid evolves, REX610 is designed to simplify protection and control of basic power distribution applications.

Capable of covering up to 20 REX640 relays, the new switchgear human-machine interface (SHMI) provides optimal visibility and reduces relay costs by up to 15 percent.

Introducing support for the remote communication protocol IEC 60870-5-104 reduces the number of components in the distribution network and the amount of engineering.

Finnish utility provider, Savon Voima Verkko, has selected power protection solutions from ABB to upgrade its Leppävirta substation.

ABB today announced the release of its latest UL certified ANSI digital switchgear portfolio. With complete control, flexibility and protection the new range offers a significant reduction in total cost of ownership and increased safety and space savings compared to conventional switchgear.

RIO600 introduces new advanced fault passage indication (FPI) to allow easy and affordable modernization of compact secondary substations (CSSs) for faster fault location also in rural areas.