Power protection

Overlooking the city, its neo-gothic turrets and contemporary Norman Foster-designed wings make the Dolder Grand Hotel a Zurich landmark. With an outstanding private art collection, Michelin-starred menus, and an award-winning spa, the city resort has a reputation as one of Switzerland’s most stylish escapes.

ABB’s Quartino UPS production facility in Switzerland has installed a 350 kW solar microgrid to support its net zero goals. A global Center of Excellence for UPS technology, the site's microgrid will improve energy efficiency by up to 20% and CO2 emissions by 185 tonnes per year. The microgrid is monitored by ABB Ability™ Energy Manager and has battery storage for 25% of annual solar production.

ABB’s HiPerGuard UPS is an industry-first solution for data center power and other mission-critical facilities. The unique medium voltage solution makes power supplies more efficient and scalable. HiPerGuard replaces classic dynamic rotary UPS with a modern static converter system. It delivers the same low TCO, high performance and resilience, while adding greater flexibility and scalability.

ABB is supporting the introduction of AI with the rapid deployment of advanced power distribution and power protection solutions to data centers in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. High-density artificial intelligence (AI) data centers are integrating ABB’s innovative HiPerGuard medium voltage UPS system to improve power supply reliability and energy efficiency.

ABB has introduced nickel-zinc (NiZn) batteries to its MegaFlex family of high-power, high-density UPS solutions for data centers and critical power applications. The batteries, supplied by ZincFive, offer a safe, resilient and sustainable energy storage alternative to conventional chemistries.

ABB is introducing nickel-zinc (NiZn) batteries to its range of power protection products for data centers, adding ZincFive as supply partner for its uninterruptible power supply (UPS) solutions. The addition of NiZn battery chemistry offers mission-critical data centers a resilient, efficient and sustainable energy storage alternative.

 ABB is delivering on its commitment to transparency and sustainability across its complete value chain. Three products from Power Protection now have the EcoSolutions information label and QR code: MegaFlex, HiPerGuard and SureWave.

ABB technology is protecting a part of the production line at Nitto Glass Fiber Industries. Nitto is a leading producer of the glass fiber used for electronic materials, such as the printed circuit boards used in smartphones.

ABB’s PCS100 AVC-40 Active Voltage Conditioning system helps one of China’s main dairy producers keep processes running smoothly, overcoming a common utility power supply challenge

 ABB’s power products are now accredited with the PEP Ecopassport®, a recognition of sterling environmental performance throughout their life cycle.