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Visit Us at CIRED | Booth M1 | 16-19 June

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Join ABB at the CIRED event from June 16-19. Visit booth M1 to explore our medium voltage SF6-free portfolio, meet our team and attend our experts’ technical presentations. See you there!

Select Your Preferred Sessions:

Session 1 - Network Components
Session 2 - Operation
Session 3 - Protection, Control & Automation
Session 4 - Planning of Power Distribution Systems
Session 5 - Customers, Regulation, DSO Business & Risk Management

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Session - Network Components

Puffer-Type Load Break Switch for Medium Voltage Switchgear filled with dry air
Dynamic analysis of kinematic characteristics in Vacuum circuit breakers
Application of thermal network modelling for MV GIS design optimisation
Utilization of smart measurement technologies to improve medium voltage switchgear sustainability
Smart Medium Voltage Switchgear with LPITs and IEC 61850 - Experiences after 10 years and the next evolution
Monitoring and aging evaluation in MV smart circuit breaker for special applications
Optimized solutions for mechanical interface in GIS grid component applications
Power Switchgear Retrofitting – What We Can Learn From Our American Cousins
Coupled Material Selection and Shape Optimization for Efficient Sustainable Switchgear Design
Digital Twin of the tripping coils for health monitoring and diagnostics of Medium Voltage Circuit Breakers

Session - Operation

Transparent and explainable AI for fault prediction in distribution networks
Concept for improving grid resilience with sampled value data analytics
Enhancing resilience and prioritizing critical infrastructure through deep reinforcement learning-based network reconfiguration in islanded microgrid networks
Prioritization and reports processing improves maintenance decisions
Sequential designs for efficient estimations of voltage percentiles in breakdown experiments
Asset Health Prediction Using Medium Voltage Breaker Travel Curve Data and Artificial Intelligence
How to build an efficient virtual training?

Session - Protection, Control & Automation

Unsupervised learning of latent features for fault root cause analysis
Multi-functional earth-fault protection scheme for compensated MV-networks using novel touch voltage and admittance-based functions
Enhancing earth-fault protection in high impedance earthed networks with modern low-power passive voltage transformers and protection relays
Enhancing Reliability and Flexibility: The Kalasatama Smart Grid Project
Interoperable line differential protection with advanced communication supervisor and test mode
Piloting centralized services for remote digital substations
Experiences in piloting virtualised centralised protection and 5G-based wide area protection in real distribution network in UK
New method for arc suppression coil tuning using current injection
Predictive and real-time congestion management to enhance grid hosting capacity
5G in Transition to Provide Services for Protection Communication
Novel non-invasive flux-based airgap eccentricity detection for induction machines and its practical validation
Wide area network twins for enabling energy transition by integration of different forecast databases and AI applications
Optimised breaker to enable new substation architecture with Centralised/Virtualised protection

Session - Planning of Power Distribution Systems

Impact of Optimal Capacity of Storage Units in Residential Houses for P2P Energy Trading

Session - Customers, Regulation, DSO Business & Risk Management

Arc Fault Detection Using LSTM Autoencoders and Isolation Forest in Electrical Distribution Networks

The Power to Adapt

Designed to connect and protect an evolving grid. 

ABB's Distribution Solutions division provides medium voltage components, switchgear, and solutions that connect and protect the evolving electrical grid, ensuring reliable and predictable energy distribution. We link high-voltage systems to medium and low-voltage consumers, ensuring continuous power delivery to industrial, commercial, and residential users while enabling the integration of renewable energy sources into the grid. Our smart solutions, powered by AI, enhance grid resilience and optimize the usage of the electrical system. 

We support our customers and partners in staying ahead of increasing electrification needs, technology, and regulatory changes, providing the power to adapt to a rapidly evolving energy landscape. 

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Our Technology

SF6-free solutions for secondary power distribution

Fully compliant solutions with EU F-gas regulation (EU) 2024/573

SafeRing/SafePlus Air

Compact dry air-insulated switchgear for secondary power distribution, up to 24 kV. Puffer-type load break switch (LBS) specifically for SF6-free applications interrupting load currents in dry air.

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UniSec Air

Modular dry air-insulated switchgear for secondary power distribution up to 24 kV. Equipped with switch disconnector GSec Air.

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GSec Air switch disconnector

Our high-performing SF6-free three-position switch disconnector, GSec Air, uses dry air as the insulation medium.

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Air-insulated switchgear for primary power distribution

UniGear ZS1

UniGear ZS1 is a medium voltage air-insulated switchgear (AIS) with withdrawable circuit-breaker for primary distribution suitable for indoor installations. UniGear ZS1 is built as a single busbar, double busbar or double level solution. It is also certified for use in special and harsh applications such as marine or seismic.

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Relion® REX615

A freely configurable all-in-one protection and control relay with wide application coverage. Fully modular hardware and software ensures maximum flexibility and optimal cost-efficiency. REX615 represents the next step for ABB’s 615 and 620 series relays.

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Substation protection

Centralized and virtualized protection and control (CPC)

Our CPC offering centralizes all protection and control functionality into a single device, providing versatile protection and control for various utility and industrial applications. Available as turnkey device, SSC600, or standalone software, SSC600 SW.

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Shaping Europe’s Energy Future: Key Transition Priorities

The transition to a net-zero economy means a profound transformation of the European energy sector. It means integrating renewable energy, modernizing aging infrastructure and applying digital technologies and automation for greater efficiency and reliability.

According to our new survey, the transition away from fossil fuels is a priority for 71% of European energy utilities and industries. But there is a reality gap—the need for more investment to meet clean energy goals.

Download the full survey report and read our detailed insights today.

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