Xi'an, April 26, 2010 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of ABB Xi'an Power Capacitor Company. One of ABB's 30 local companies in China, ABB Xi'an Power Capacitor has become ABB's largest high voltage power capacitor production base in the world. The company's leading technology has supported a number of important power projects in China, including the Three-Gorge projects, the UHV transmission pilot project, the Beijing Olympic Games and 2010 Shanghai Expo.
Rob Voutier, General Manager of ABB Xi'an Power Capacitor, said: "ABB is the world's leading supplier of power capacitors and boasts over 80 years of industry experience. As ABB's largest high voltage power capacitor production base in the world, we have been able to leverage the Group's established technology leadership and plentiful resources in order to consistently improve production capacity. The rapid growth of the company has allowed us to consolidate our industry leadership while addressing the increasing demands in both the domestic and international markets."
Over its 10-year history, the company has participated in the construction of a number of major power projects in China. The list is a long one, including the 500kV HVDC power links from Three Gorges to Shanghai and Guangdong, the phase I and II HVDC links from Guizhou to Guangdong, the 800kV HVDC pilot power line linking Yunnan-Guangdong, the 1000kV UHVAC pilot power line linking southeast Shanxi to Jingmen, the DC interconnection project linking the power networks of the Northwest and Central China, China's first domestic made 220kV SC project in Bicheng, Gansu, and the 500kV SC projects in Chengde, Guilin, Janshui and Yanshan. The company helped build the Beijing Anhui 110kV Substation powering the "Bird's Nest" and "Water Cube" during the Beijing Olympic Games. The shunt capacitors from ABB Xi'an Power Capacitor were deployed in the China Pavilion of Shanghai Expo. The company has also delivered a great number of filter capacitors to industrial customers such as steel mills and aluminium plants.
As ABB's largest HV power capacitor production base, ABB Xi'an Power Capacitor also ships products to the America, Canada, Australia, Sweden, India and Brazil.
ABB Xi'an Power Capacitor is located in the Economic & Technology Development Zone in Xi'an, with a total land area of 17,000 square meters. The company is a leading provider in China's high voltage capacitor sector, offering a full range of high voltage shunts, series and filter capacitors as well as packaged capacitor solutions for SC, SVC, HV and UHV projects. These products comply with IEEE, CSA, IEC, and other relevant industry standards. In addition, the company plans to introduce new products like its pole-mounted capacitor banks and mental enclosed capacitor banks to China, further expanding the company's product offerings.
Over the past decade, the company has been committed to introducing ABB's world leading technology for local production. Recent introductions include ABB's proprietary design software, all-in-one automated production processes, and welding robots. Such advanced facilities enable the company to maintain its primary qualification rate at 98%, the top rating among similar ABB facilities worldwide.
Power capacitors are key components in power grids and systems for balancing the power load at the consumption end, thus reducing power loss and securing grid reliability.
ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 117,000 people. ABB has a full range of business activities in China, including research and development, manufacturing, sales and services, with 15,300 employees, 30 joint ventures and wholly owned companies, and an extensive sales and service network across 60 cities.
