In the latest release, ABB’s centralized protection and control offering, SSC600 and SSC600 SW, has been extended to include line differential protection and support for even more standards.

ABB supports SDI Heartland’s steel processing operations in its critical modernization efforts, strengthening reliable power supply and preventing costly downtime with the upgrade to ABB's Relion protection relays.

When it was time to upgrade four of its substations built in the 1980s, Swedish DSO Sala-Heby Energi Elnät chose to upgrade their installed medium-voltage switchgear with ABB's Relion protection relays.

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.

The power grid will continue to change which means that the solutions enabling it must continue to evolve. This white paper will help you understand why centralized and virtualized protection solutions are gaining traction in the digital age. 

ABB and PPE Technologies have worked closely on a complex African mining project to upgrade key electrical infrastructure for one of the largest gold mines in Ghana. ABB provided products for PPE’s switchgear solution, including Relion protection relays.

Get technical insights into our new earth-fault protection method for compensated distribution networks, IFPTOC. With it, you gain an optimal balance between safety and power supply quality.

ABB delivers a safe, continuous power solution including medium-voltage switchgear and Relion protection relays, rectifiers and feeder breakers to the Ontario LIne in Toronto, Canada. 

In this ABB Review article, Jani Valtari explores how combining the functions of multiple relays into one device, centralized protection and control (CPC) reduces network complexity to better manage substation protection. And CPC as a virtualized image further enhances scalability and flexibility. 

A world-first innovative earth-fault protection method for compensated distribution networks. With it,  network operators can install earth-fault protection that offers an optimal balance between safety and power supply quality.

With ABB’s new protection method both dependable and precisely timed protection operation can be ensured in compliance with the applied legislation during all possible operating conditions.

The Cirata floating solar power plant will generate 192 megawatt peak of clean energy, enough to power 50,000 Indonesian homes. UniGear ZS1 switchgear with Relion protection relays ensure the reliability of its electricity supply.

Distribution system operator CEDIS chose ABB's medium-voltage solution, including Relion relays, to improve the reliability and quality of the power supply to end users in Podgorica.

A comprehensive power distribution solution upgrade improves security, safety and sustainability for tech-savvy Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS) at their Meilahti Hospital Area in Finland. 

Learn about the benefits of using SSC600/SSC600 SW for configuration backups.

Learn about centralized and virtualized protection and control: what is it, what’s driving the demand, and what are ABB's solutions?

Turkish utility BEDAŞ teams up with ABB to secure resilient power supply, including Relion protection relays, for a major football match in Istanbul.

Learn about the main system aspects and key technical requirements when implementing virtualized protection and control (P&C) systems; virtualization technology; and results from deployment.

Watch our three webinars of the series on-demand for a comprehensive introduction to virtualized protection and control and our offering.

The first virtualized protection and control (P&C) solution, SSC600 SW, has been launched. It enables customers to use the hardware of their choice and gain access to the same proven P&C functionality as with ABB’s turnkey solution, SSC600. 

Vietnam’s first Smart Grid Lab at the Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City will help 350 students a year to understand the complexities of modern power networks. The lab is equipped with ABB solutions, including Relion product family's grid automation relay REC615.

Our Relion protection relays have been supplied to Indonesian power company PLN for their Zero Downtime project - starting with a pilot at the Labuan Bajo resort, which will be hosting flagship events as part of the G20 summit in 2022.

Rich Metals Group (RMG) is one of the largest copper and gold mining businesses in Georgia and the entire Caucasus region. For the expansion of its facility, they chose ABB’s UniGear Digital switchgear solution, which takes full advantage of well-proven components: current and voltage sensors and ABB's Relion protection relays.

In this white paper you will learn about centralized protection and control to enhance reliability, availability, flexibility and improving operating cost-efficiency of distribution substations.

The grid will continue to change which means that the solutions enabling the grid must also continue to evolve. Virtualization will be a beneficial tool in making grids sustainable and resilient – a key step in bringing clean electricity to the world.

LKAB is one of the first mining companies in the world to upgrade their power system protection and control with IEC 61850 based digital communication and GOOSE. ABB's Relion REX640 protection relays play a key role. 

ABB has provided digital electrical infrastructure for Green Móvil’s electrical bus charging stations. A robust and smart solution with a zenon SCADA system and SafePlus Digital switchgear with Relion  REX640 and 615 series protection relays.

US utility SRP has piloted a Centralized Protection and Control solution with SSC600. In this white paper you will learn how advanced digital technology is helping to make the substation protection and control (PAC) more adaptable while improving the life cycle strategy of their PAC assets. 

Explore. Build. Order. your digital substation product on new e-business platform

SSC600 application video series: Learn the benefits of our Smart substation control and protection SSC600 device in arc flash protection.

Learn about substation-wide disturbance, fault and event recording for distribution networks with a centralized protection and control solution 

ABB is delivering Relion REX640 protection relays to technology company Wärtsilä’s Smart Technology Hub research, product development and production center in the city of Vaasa.

ABB installs a digital solution including Relion 615 series protection relays in an advanced data center in East China. Key results: 80% faster commissioning and reduced on-site wiring and 40% reduction in project delivery time.

In this T&D World article, Petri Hovila explores topics of building a greener economy and a world driven by clean energy that is accessible and efficient, with the help of enabling technologies such as 5G and its successors. 

Energy savings are closely connected to asset management. It is quite often the condition of the assets that affects energy distribution efficiency. 

A single SSC600 device can now handle the tasks of 30 protection relays, compared to the 20 devices previously. With feature pack 3, ABB also introduces support for inter-substation communication for new kinds of network management or automation approaches with routable GOOSE.

ABB has delivered SafePlus switchgear with Relion 615 series relays for feeder protection and control for the Waikato 50 project, in which an extra 50 million liters of water per day will be produced for New Zealand’s largest city.

5G is an enabling technology in the green transformation of electrical distribution grids – and we also need new business models to support the change.

SSC600 application videos series: Learn the benefits of our smart substation control and protection SSC600 device in busbar protection.  

Enel in Peru has selected ABB’s Relion® protection relays to minimize the frequency of interruptions and power supply downtime.

SSC600 application videos series: Learn the benefits of our smart substation control and protection SSC600 device.  

In this insight.tech podcast episode you can listen to Jani Valtari discuss how modern substations can leverage digital innovation to provide more resilient, sustainable, and secure energy distribution - and make the transition smooth and reliable.

In this T&D World article, Petri Hovila and Jani Valtari explore the building blocks for the carbon-neutral energy systems of the future. 

ABB has added ARM600SW to the Arctic family of wireless communication devices. The well-known ARM600 M2M gateway is now also available as a software-only product. 

Savon Voima Verkko relies on our  

Relion^® REX640 protection relays in their new substation. Watch the video to hear what their substation expert has to say about the REX640 and dealing with challenges such as reactive power and underground cabling.