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1/2010The customer magazine o ABB India


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1 / 2010

The customer magazine of ABB India

Contents

Editorial Team

Juliane Lenzner Head, Communications,ABB India

Pooja Rajpal Executive EditorUday Mohanty, Anshuman N Editors

Contributors

Prakash Nayak,Ashish Shukul, NamitaAsnani, Amit A Sharma, Rekha Khare, Anita

Ramkumar, Royston Rebello, Isha Bhalla

ABB LimitedCorporate Communications, IndiaKhanija Bhavan, 2nd Floor, East Wing49, Race Course RoadBangalore - 560 001www. abb.co.inemail: [email protected]

Design Shilahar Associates

World o ABB 4

Launch pad 10

India diary 11

News digest 18

Tech bytes 20

Cover story - Smart grid 21

Recent successes 24

Brand wagon 25

Technology digest 26

Factoids 30

Channel line 32

Living our commitment to sustainability 33

120 years o innovation 35

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CONTACTThe customer magazine of ABB India 1/2010

Dear riends,

Power is the engine o the modern day economy. Power

enables industry to have increased output, services to be

delivered without delay, puts higher expectations on productivity

and hence results in the rise o living standards. With the

demands society is putting on increasing the output o electricity

produced, the challenge or us at ABB is to ensure that we

engineer the smartest grids possible to optimize the use o the

energy generated. Making use o current grid assets, investingin service and upgrading communication and inormation

systems is key to building a Smart Grid that gets the most out

o our power supply.

Smart Grids are not only about optimizing the use o generated

power; we also have to consider where our energy is coming rom.

Fossil uel sources are being depleted and also pollute. Customers

and consumers are demanding that we nd solutions that also

benet the environment. Our challenge rom you, our customers,

is to ensure the integration o renewable energy sources such as

wind and solar power into the grid and making use o alternative

energy as primary generation sources in the years ahead. These

orms o energy production are not always the most reliable;however ABB oers a variety o solutions to successully make

renewable energy a pillar source in any grid.

All o this is a challenge but one that ABB is prepared to rise up

to with our aim to provide power and productivity or a better

world. For example, India which has an average o 300 sunny

days a year has vast potential or harnessing solar energy.

ABB manuactures and supplies a broad range o high quality

products or the solar power market, suitable or the smallest

residential building applications, right upto large generation

units. ABB has supplied solar solutions to power utility NDPL

Delhi through Tata BP Solar India. ABB has bagged orders or

a 1 MW solar power plant rom Kotak Urja in Karnataka. OurR&D teams around the world are constantly dedicated to nding

even better solutions and ensuring our technologies are at the

oreront to meet your needs.

3

ABB has already

executed a

number o projects

integrating wind

power in many

countries around

the world. We are

a major player inthe wind vertical

especially or wind

turbines. We supply

a wide array o

products like generators, LV products and convertors to tap

the power o the wind. ABB in India recently supplied and

commissioned its 33kV Compact Secondary Substation (CSS)

to evacuate power rom a wind arm project in Maharashtra.

This is the rst time a CSS is being used or this application

in the country thereby ushering in a new development in this

sector.

ABB in India has made a oray in the water industry by bagginga turnkey order or a major desalination project coming up in

Chennai to help meet the rising demand or drinking water. This

is the rst time that ABB has received Instrumentation Control

and Electrical (ICE) package order or a desalination plant in

India.

This issue highlights a number o solutions that can make the

grid work smarter and successully integrate the challenging

power generation scenario.

At ABB, we believe that the advantage o a Smart Grid will be

reliability, resilience and fexibility. These eatures will support

the development o renewable energy sources while improvingthe eciency o power delivery systems and reducing carbon

dioxide emissions.

Yours sincerely,

Biplab Majumder

Vice Chairman & Managing Director, ABB India


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HVDC solution or the DemocraticRepublic o Congo

Improving water quality in Sweden

A new ABB control and monitoring system guards water quality,energy consumption and water losses, ensuring potential protsare not hampered or MlarEnergi in the Mlardalen region ocentral Sweden. Beore the upgrade, the water network lostmore than 30 percent o its water. MlarEnergi uses a controland monitoring system based on the versatile and dependableAC800M controller o ABB, which helps control losses andimprove water quality.

ABB one o the best companiesor leadershipThe Business Week magazine survey ranks ABB number

15 among 740 elite organizations that were recognizedor their leadership. The survey described ABB as acollaboration or innovation company where employeesare encouraged to seek new solutions to problems.Since 2004, over 38,000 employees in 43 countries and14 languages have participated in the ABB LeadershipChallenge, which helps teach leadership skills and builds aculture o personal responsibility to engage everyone in thechallenge o change.

ABB will upgrade key technology on one o the worlds longestelectricity transmission systems operated by Socit Nationaledlectricit (SNEL), the national power company in the DemocraticRepublic o Congo. Power stations that convert alternating currentto direct current and back on the 560 megawatt Inga-Kolwezipower transmission link are to be reurbished. The 1,700 kilometersystem was built by ABB in 1982, then the worlds longesttransmission line.

The link uses high voltage direct current (HVDC) technologyto transmit power rom the Inga Falls hydropower station onthe Congo River to the mining district o Katanga in the south-eastern part o the country. ABB will be responsible or systemengineering, including design, supply and installation o newthyristor valves, high voltage apparatus and the ABB MACH2control and protection system. The project is scheduled ordelivery in 2013.


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ABB has won an order rom Federal Electricity & WaterAuthority (FEWA) in the United Arab Emirates to supplysubstations that will help increase power supplies in thenorth to meet a growing demand or electricity.

ABB will supply, deliver, install and commission ive new132 kV substations, and expand an existing one. Theproject is expected to be completed in around 15 months.

ABB is the worlds leading supplier o air and gas insulatedsubstations covering a range o voltage levels upto 1,100 kVand has more than 10,000 installations worldwide.

ABB was named as the Investor o the Year 2009 in Bulgaria,by the government agency that promotes investments in thecountry.

The award by Invest Bulgaria was related to a new plant openedby ABB near the city o Plovdiv. Commencing operations in

2009, the 20,000 square-meter actory employs some 200people and will have about 500 employees by the end o 2010.

ABB named Investor o the Year in Bulgaria

ABB has won an order rom Transport or London, the bodyresponsible or the citys public transport, to build a new bulksupply point substation to power the London underground railsystem.

The Edgware Road substation is part o the plan to upgradepower supply to the underground railway lines and support theintroduction o new rolling stock.

ABB will design, supply, install and commission the substationand will also supply products that include 22kV and 11kVswitchboards as well as coupling transormers. In addition, ABBwill install about 20 kilometers o 22kV and 11kV power cable inthe tunnels and ducts. Power quality studies will also be carriedout as part o the project.

Reliable power or London Metro

Improving grid reliability in UAE

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ABB anti-desertication project in innerMongolia is helping curb the annualsandstorms that choke Beijing andnorthern China each spring and

disrupts supplies o vital electricpower to millions o people.

Working in partnership with theinner Mongolia Power Company,ABB devised a plan to halt theadvance o the Maowusu Desertand protect the regions mostexposed and vulnerable highvoltage power lines rom the destructiveeects o desertication.

Chinas leading business newspaper,

China Enterprise News, and a number oresearch institutes selected the projector their 2008 award or excellence incorporate social responsibility.

Uniting against desertifcation

CEO Joe Hogan recently inaugurated

the ABB head oce, manuacturingand logistics centre in Longmeadow,Johannesburg.

Longmeadow is a $66 million, 80,000 sq.mt.acility built to maximize energy andresource eciency by using many ABBproducts, including building automationsystems, high eciency motors anddrives, as well as products to makepower consumption more ecient.

The acility uses solar power to heatwater and create electricity using

140 sq.mt. o solar paneling. It has built-inrainwater capture system, on-site greywater and waste recycling acilities andwork stations with photosensitive lighting.

Group CEO, Joe Hogan inauguratesenergy-efcient ABB ofce in South Arica

According to theWorld Bank, up

to one-quarter o

the total land area

o China is in the

process o active

desertifcation


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ABB pioneered high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission

technology over hal a century ago, The Gotland HVDC Light

project, commissioned in Sweden by ABB in November 1999,was the rst commercial installation o this landmark invention.The evolution o HVDC Light at the end o the 1990s madepossible a host o new applications, including grid connectionsto wind parks ar out at sea and long-distance undergroundpower transmission. ABB is the worlds most knowledgeablesupplier o transmission systems based on voltage-sourceconverter (VSC), i.e., HVDC Light. Since the rst trial system in1997 and the success o the Gotland project in 1999, more than1,500 km o HVDC Light cables have been installed and over 20converter stations are in operation.

Celebrating 10 years o breakthroughpower technology

ABB is supplying static VAR compensators (SVCs) to Hydro-Qubec. The SVC enables quick responses to electricaldisturbances in the grid and contributes to restoring its stability.

The installation o two SVCs on the 735 kilovolt network at theChnier substation, west o Montreal, will be the worlds largestin capacity (with a total 1,200 megavolt-amperes reactive). The

turnkey project or Hydro-Qubec, the largest electric utility inCanada, is due to be completed in 2012. SVCs are a part o thefexible alternating current transmission systems (FACTS) amilyo technologies that boost the security, capacity and reliability oexisting power transmission systems.

Increasing power quality in Canada

Worlds largest desalination plantABB is delivering an energy ecient power and automationpackage to help operate the worlds largest sea waterdesalination plant using reverse osmosis (RO) technology,currently under construction in Oran, Algeria. When it startsoperations in 2011, the Magtaa desalination plant will producesome 500,000 cubic meters o drinking water per day, enoughto meet the needs o about ve million people.

ABB is supplying a complete electrical package to powerthe entire plant. This includes power transormers, a range omedium and low voltage switchgear, a 220-kilovolt outdoorsubstation and 33 medium-voltage drives.



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ABB robotics and press automation solution has taken

productivity and product quality to unprecedented levelsat Chinas largest truck manuacturer, Sinotruk and ishelping the company expand its new heavy truck seriesinto international markets.

The solution consists o seven IRB 6650 press tendingrobots and the ABB patented press automation andline control sotware, including a unique robot visionalignment system called StampView. The sotware allowsthe robots to position each panel with pinpoint accuracy,at high speed, to achieve exceptional moulding accuracyand quality.

ABB unveiled a new low voltage (LV) electric motor actory inAleksandrow Lodzki, its irst greenield investment in Poland,and its sixth actory in the country. The company also hada groundbreaking ceremony or a power electronics plant inthis country that is slated to open in the second hal o 2010,producing rectiiers and rail traction components.

In Poland, ABB has production plants in Lodz, Przasnysz,Wroclaw and Aleksandrow Lodzki, and employs over 2,300people.

Aiding global thrust or Chinas biggesttruck maker

A service station has been commissioned at the PanamaCanal, where ABB engineers respond to emergencies orperorm standard maintenance while ships wait to cross thecanal. Many o the 14,700 ships that annually pass through theworlds largest big-ship waterway are equipped with an energyecient ABB technology that quadruples engine output andslashes uel consumption.

A large number o these ships are equipped with ABBturbochargers, a technology that the company developed inthe 1920s and in which it has been the market and technologyleader or almost 90 years.

ABB turbochargers recycle the exhaust gas emitted by gasor diesel engines to achieve a huge ourold increase inengine output. Over 75 percent o the total engine output isdependent on this single ABB component.

New service centre at Panama Canal

The Polish growth story continues


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The frst solar inverter rom ABB

ABB has unveiled a new acility that will manuacture mediumvoltage power products, such as compact substations andthe latest UniGear switchgear, or the Vietnamese market. The

acility will also serve as an important global sourcing base orcomponents used by ABB in the manuacture o high voltageproducts.

New actory in Vietnam

The new central inverter, PVS800,rom ABB eeds clean solar power intomedium or low voltage grids viatransormers and switchgear.

Available in power ratings between100 and 500 kW, the new invertercan be used in both industrialscale photovoltaic power plantsand or medium sized powerplants installed on the roos ocommercial or industrial buildings.The central inverter rom ABB isreliable, durable, easy to install,and extremely compact. ABB isthe world leader in this technologyand by adapting it or use in solar

inverters, has produced a highlyreliable product that is expected toprovide atleast 20 years o trouble-ree operation.


ABB has invested around $30 million in the acility, whichwill employ about 100 people. The actory is built on 87,000square meters o land in the Tien Son Industrial Zone in Bac

Ninh Province.

Construction was completed in just 15 months, with technicalcollaboration and know-how rom Switzerland and other globaltechnology centres.


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AC500HA - Fail sae PLC rom ABB

Drives or water applicationsThe new range o industrial drivesACQ810, specically designed modulesor water and wastewater applicationswas launched by ABB. These drives,eature tailor-made pump controlunctions or single and multi-pumpsystems. These unctions ensure smooth,disturbance-ree operation o waterand wastewater processes, maximizingenergy eciency while reducing

launch Pad

Material handling

Long conveyors

Coal handling Ash handling Stacker / Reclaimer

Water

Treatment - Fresh and industrial Pumping station Pipe line monitoring Desalination

Pharmaceuticals Skid equipment

Secondary production machinery Facility automation

Critical power management

Data centres Hospitals Process control room

HVAC / Building

Tunnel / High rise tower ventilation

Saety-re oam spray systemFood and beverage

Bio reactors Hot steam / water generators

Automation o processes is critical orthe manuacturing industries to achievemaximum productivity, minimumdowntime and superior quality.

AC500 High Availability (HA), the latestrange o PLCs rom ABB are built on thestandard AC500 platorm and oer ailsae, uninterrupted control o applicationsthat increases eciency and reliability.

unnecessary downtime. The drivespump-specic unctions decrease thelie cycle cost o the pumping system,helping to save time and money.

The modules are designed or cabinetassembly and are easily mounted sideby side. Intelligent start-up assistantensures that drive commissioning isstraightorward and the unctions neededor most pumping systems can easily beimplemented with the pre-programmedmacros. Starting up a pumping systemand optimizing its perormance isextremely easy.


The wide range of applications include :

The solution consists o two standardAC500 controllers connected to 3500I/O on the proven CS31 eld bus which

enables automatic switch over or

uninterrupted operations. AC500 HA isa fexible solution that integrates withother systems and is scalable to meetthe needs o the uture. The user-riendlysotware PS501 makes conguration,installation, montioring and maintenanceeasy.

The drives can have advanced unctionssuch as energy optimizer to improveenergy eciency; energy saving upto50 percent can be achieved in speedcontrolled pump applications. The parallelpumping systems lead to optimizedenergy consumption. The built-incalculator monitors energy used, savedand displays them in kWh, currency ($ or) or volume o CO

2 emission. The othereatures include maintenance assistanceto handle preventive maintenance or

drive and pump, diagnostic assistanceto locate problems or reasons orperormance changes in pumpingsystems and suggest remedies andredundancy in parallel pumping systems,that keeps the process running even ione pump ails.

ABB industrial drive modules includeeverything needed or reliable and ecientpump control in water and waste waterapplications.


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Reliable power or Bangalore MetroThe Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) hasplaced an order with ABB in India to providepower solutions or the upcoming metro networkin Bangalore. It is a turnkey project or the rst

phase o the Bangalore Mass Rapid TransportSystem (MRTS), which comprises two main linescovering a distance o 42 kms, about one-th oit underground and serving 41 stations.

ABB will design, supply, install and commission oursubstations that receive and distribute electricity,each rated at 66/33 kilovolts, as well as the auxiliary

and traction substations. ABB technologies will help provide areliable and ecient supply o power the Namma Metro.

Products to be supplied include transormers, capacitors, relaysand associated cables and switchgear. ABB will also provide

an integrated network management, or supervisory control anddata acquisition (SCADA) system to monitor and control theinstallations.

ABB has executed its largest compositeplant solution in India or a paper machineand power plant at Ballarpur IndustriesLimited (BILT). The solution has beenimplemented or a new writing andprinting paper machine, winder and 40megawatt (MW) thermal power plant atBILT.

The composite solution has provided BILTa unied technology platorm that is easyto use and maintain. ABB has providedelectrication, drives, instrumentation,distributed control system (DCS) andquality control system (QCS) or thenew paper machine # 7 and also orthe coal-handling unit, cooling tower,de-mineralization plant, boiler and turbogenerator o the power plant.

The complete solution was commissionedwithin a record time o 10 months.

Composite plant solution or BallarpurIndustries

The urban rail

network that willhelp unclog the

roads o Bangalore

and improve

accessibility o the

commercial zones.



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ABB will deliver total plant automation,instrumentation, electric and terminalmanagement as well as designengineering or Indian Oil Petronas PvtLimiteds (IPPL) Liqueed Petroleum GasTerminal in Ennore, Tamil Nadu.

The project includes a substation,switchgears, MMC, PCC, transormersand power management systemlargely as part o the electrics. Theinstrumentation package includestransmitters, valves, gauges, fow meters,orice, analyzers, monitoring systems,distributed control system, emergencyshutdown systems, terminal managementsystems, regulated blending controland batch controllers as part o theautomation scope or this project.

ABB in India and Nigeria won a majormedium voltage outdoor SF

6 switchgearorder or supply o 800 OHB CircuitBreakers to the Niger Delta PowerHolding Company o Nigeria (NDPHCN).

The National Economic Council oNigeria is unding seven new distributionsubstations including associatedtransmission inrastructure. These willbe located in various parts o Nigeriaincluding Akwa Ibom and River State.The scope o work or ABB includessupply o 800 numbers o 33kV SF

6

circuit breakers type OHB to Lagos andPort Harcourt in Nigeria.

IPPL Ennore LPG terminal ordersecured by ABB

Nigerias power network gets a boost

rom outdoor circuit breakers


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ABB in India has received the orderor supplying 2937 numbers o 3-stardistribution transormers to TechnoElectric Engineering Co. Ltd to modernizethe power distribution network o LaturZone rom Maharashtra State ElectricityDistribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL).

ABB will supply 2600 numbers 25kVA,11kV class copper wound distributiontransormers and 337 numbers 63kVA,11kV class aluminum wound distributiontransormers. These transormers meetthe stringent low losses o 3-star ratedequipment.

ABB delivered the rst lot o 300 numberso 25kVA distribution transormers withina very short time thereby meeting thestringent standards o MSEDCL.

ABB in India will be constructing two220kV substations or Haryana VidyutPrasaran Nigam Ltd (HVPNL). Located atDhanbad and Lula Ahir in Haryana, thesubstations are meant or evacuation opower rom the upcoming power plants inthe region.

The ABB solution or the projectcomprises several leading edge powertechnologies, including 220kV, 132kV,66kV and 33kV circuit breakers, 100MVAand 25MVA power transormers and astate-o-the-art bay kiosk automationsystem conorming to IEC-61850protocol.

The turnkey project includes the completesystem engineering, civil works, supply,installation, testing and commissioningand overall project managementresponsibilities.

Modernising the Maharashtrapower network

State-o-the-art power

technologies or Haryana



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ABB in India recently commissioned a400/220 kV switchyard for JSW Energy

at Toranagallu, Karnataka. This was oneo the astest executed projects in thecountry to meet the energy requirementso the region. It enabled JSW to ulll itscommitment o supplying power to theregion.

The solutions to JSW Energy comprisedthe complete package o electrical

ABB in India will supply Electrical Balance o Plant (eBoP)solutions to Indu Projects Limited or Chhattisgarh State PowerGeneration Company Limited. The solution will include design,manuacturing, packing, transportation, erection, testing andcommissioning o an electrical system to be built or their1 x 500 MW thermal power plant in Korba.

The modular eBoP solution or generating units will provideoptimized and integrated solutions or complete plant electricalsincluding auxiliary service transormers. The scope or theproject will comprise 400 kV switchyard, substation automationsystem, auxillary transormers, medium voltage and low voltageswitchgear, plant cabling, plant illumination, earthing and lightningprotection, DC system and PLCC.

Providing energy efciency or Vedantaalumina refnery

400/220 kV substation in record time

Plant optimization or Chhattisgarh

ABB in India will provide turnkey powersolution or expansion o an alumina reneryin Lanjigarh, Orissa. The comprehensiveelectrical system solution comprises severalleading edge power technologies, includingswitchgear, distribution equipment andremote controlled auxiliaries. The state-o-the-art equipment will provide reliablepower to the renery and help optimizeplant perormance and enhance energyeciency.

ABB will execute the complete highvoltage and low voltage power distributionnetwork o the acility, including the supply

Electrical solutions toenhance reliability and

perormance o plant

balance o plant including turnkeyexecution of 400/220 kV switchyard for

power evacuation o 4x300 MW throughline in - line out arrangement to thesouthern grid to ease the energy crunchprevalent in the state o Karnataka.


o 33kV, 6.6kV and 415V switchgear,power and distribution transormers,interplant cabling, busducts and capacitorpanels. The scope o work includessystem engineering, supply, installation,testing and commissioning and overallproject management.

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Connecting wind power to the grid

Electrifcation solution or Thermax

ABB in India recently supplied andcommissioned its 33kV CompactSecondary Substation (CSS) to evacuatepower rom a wind arm project in

western India or Ghodawat Industries(India) Pvt. Ltd. This is therst time CSS is being usedor this application in thecountry thereby ushering ina new development in windpower evacuation. The powergenerated rom the 1.65MWturbines will be ed to theMaharashtra State ElectricityBoard (MSEB) grid.

The ABB compact secondary substation

was chosen as the equipment is a criticalpart o power evacuation and thereorea source o revenue. The CSS met thecustomer requirement or high quality,workmanship and testing. To urther ensuremaximum asset utilization ABB impartedhands-on training to the customer at itsactory and at the project site.

ABB will be supplying electricationsolution through Thermax Ltd orMeenakshi Energy Pvt. Ltd. The orderis or design, manuacturing, testing,packing, transportation, erection, testingand commissioning o electrical systemor their 2 x 135 MW thermal power plantcoming up in Krishnapatnam, AndhraPradesh.

ABB solutions or the project comprise

several leading edge power technologiesor improved system eciency. Themodular eBoP solution or generatingunits will provide optimized and integratedsolutions or complete plant electricalsincluding generator transformers, station/

unit transormers and auxiliary servicetransormers.

A CSS oers specifc

benefts over a

conventional substation

in terms o enhanced

reliability o power

distribution, saety and

space saving solutions.



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Complete seamless tube mill or ArcelorMittalABB, the leading power and automation technology group, will

provide electrical and automation equipment and related servicesor a new seamless tube mill and pipe production plant in Al Jubail,Saudi Arabia. The project is a joint venture between ArcelorMittaland the Saudi-based Bin Jarallah Group.

ABB will deliver electrical inrastructure and equipment, includinga 115 kilovolt gas insulated switchgear substation, medium andlow voltage switchgear, motors and variable speed drives. Thescope o supply consists o an automation system based onthe system 800xA rom ABB or order management, productionscheduling, storage management, production and qualityreporting, and material tracking. ABB will provide engineering,installation, commissioning, operator training, and other related

services or the project.

The robotics team o ABB in India will supply spares or the Fiatbody shop, suspension shop welding and painting line. Thesolutions oered by ABB are diverse, cost-eective and reliablecatering to all the needs o the customer rom component

assembly to complete body.

The solutions include the patented unique roller hemming toolrom ABB, which adapts to the robotics process and ensureseasy hemming with high quality due to its simple and ecientorce control system, a dresspack range or spot welding,material handling and roller hemming.

This acility is currently manuacturing the Palio Stile 1.1 and 1.6models, as well as premium Fiat cars such as the Grande Puntoand Linea. The acility will also manuacture Fiats successul 1.3 litreMultijet diesel engines and 1.2 & 1.4 litre re gasoline engines in the uture.

ABB in India has won an order rom TataProjects Limited (TPL) or the engineering,supply and commissioning o completeelectrics, drives, instrumentation andautomation o 4060 cubic meter green eldblast urnace No. 5 (BF-5) at Steel Authority

o Indias (SAIL) Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP)located in the eastern state o Orissa. Theblast urnace technology is being suppliedby Danieli Corus, Netherlands.

RSP BF -5 will be the rst reerencewith complete scope or the blast

ABB robots will keep Fiat in the ast lane

Turnkey project or Rourkela Steel Plantblast urnace


urnace where ABB would deliverelectrics, drives, instrumentationand automation. The scope o theorder includes electrics consisting odistribution and converter transormers,PCCs, MCCs, cables, drives (MV &

LV), lighting, UPS, emergency powersystem and plant utilities. Flow, pressure,temperature transmitters and metersand eld instruments are included underinstrumentation and in automation,complete Level 1 automation and supply

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o L2 system hardware. In services, thescope covers engineering, site erection,commissioning and perormance trials.


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The robotics business in India installed apaint robot at Caparo in Sriperumbudur,Tamil Nadu, or powder coating o Nissanuel ller pipe. ABB supplied its compact

painting specialist IRB 52, or theapplication. IRB 52 is a dedicated paintrobot or smaller components with thereach o 1.45 meters. With its small sizeand large working envelope, it is fexibleand versatile, while its high speed andaccuracy oers short cycle time.

Bhushan Energy Limited has installed a280 MT annual capacity green-eld steel

plant in the state o Orissa. ABB recentlycommissioned its 33 kV, 185 MVAR SVCsolution along with a 14 bay switchyardin the plants Steel Melt Shop (SMS-II)project.

The SVC system is a combination o xedcapacitor banks in parallel with dynamicthyristor controlled reactor (TCR).

The SVC system at the plant will improvethe energy eciency o the electric-arcurnace by stabilizing the voltage o thepower supply and thereby mitigating

ficker generated by the stochasticvariations o the arc. This leads to loweredmelting time or the iron scrap in thearc as well as reduced consumption oelectrode and reractory material.

Paint automation solution or Caparo

Bhushan Energy improves productivity



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The ABB power technologies training centre in Vadodaraprovided training to over 3200 engineers o various powerutilities in Gujarat. The training or senior and middle level

engineers included over 100 hours o programs comprisingone to three day sessions o tailor-made set o modules.The six months training included class-room and extensivehands-on training sessions on a wide range o equipment.Topics covered were design, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, condition monitoring and saety practices or powerproducts. Systems engineering included substation design,high voltage engineering and testing, short circuit studies,reactive power compensation, insulation coordination, powersystem grounding and protection, circuit breaker application andcontrolled switching o circuit breakers. The engineers were alsoprovided inormation on maintenance and troubleshooting or

new technologies such as the hybrid switchgear, gas insulatedswitchgear and the latest range o HV circuit breakers.

news dIgest

Power technologies training or utilities

A 108 MW Captive Power Plant (CPP) was commissioned orIndian Metals and Ferro Alloys Limited (IMFA) in Choudwar,Orissa. The 108 MW CPP will power production at IMFAsCharge Chrome plant. The plant consisted o non redundantMasterpiece MP200/0 CPU Tesselator system with 5100 IOs.

There was a dedicated CPU system installed or each o theseven sections. The whole plant was operated only throughthe Control Desk. ABB upgraded the DCS system to 800xAby retaining the existing S100 IOs with new non redundantAC800M controllers. With the ABB turnkey solutions the plantoperators at IMFA are able to operate the entire plant rom boththe existing control desk as well as the human machine interace(HMI).

Captive power plant retroft at IMFA, Orissa

Chotu, the smallest robot in the ABB robot product amily

was recently unveiled. With a reach o 580 mm and a payloadcapacity o 3 kilograms, IRB 120 is the smallest, astest,fexible and the most accurate o the ABB 6-axis robots.The IRB 120 is also the lightest ABB robot weighing only 25kilos making it easier to transport and enabling hassle reeinstallation. It consumes 50 per cent less power and has nohazardous material, making it environmental riendly and agreen robot. Chotu is the ideal robot or material handling,assembly, dispensing with a huge market potential in consumerelectronics, pharmaceuticals, solar cell manuacturing, FMCG,and plastics .

Introducing Chotu - the smallest robot rom ABB



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ABB Bangalore Works acility in Peenya was awarded theBest Maintained Garden by the Mysore Horticultural Society atLalbagh in the category o the Best Ornamental Garden. The

Gutahalli Trac Island, also in Bangalore was awarded in thecategory o Best Maintained Trac Island (large) and MinskSquare in the category o Best Maintained Trac Island (small).The acility in Peenya has over 1000 species o indigenous,perennial and fowering plants and trees which are managed bya dedicated team o horticulturists. The location also has an in-house nursery to cater to the needs o the plants and as a parto the water conservation initiative, the green acility is nourishedwith the water recycled by the state-o-the-art sewage treatmentplant. The solid sludge rom the STP is used as manure or thelandscaping and greenery. Besides using the recycled water thelocation harvests about 10 million litres o rain water through

the our rain water harvesting pits, which ensure regular watersupply even during summer.

Sustainability initiatives win laurels

A remote support acility or Reliance Inrastructure Limited, was

recently launched in Mumbai. The rst o its kind, this remoteacility will be used to securely log into the network managementsystem at the customers premises rom the remote supportcentre and is aimed at providing instant support incase oany technical concerns. ABB in India till now has supplied64 numbers o SDH, STM 1 Multiplexers type FOX515 toReliance Inrastructure Limited. The FOX515 based bre opticcommunication network is currently used or various vitalapplications like teleprotection, SCADA and IT or RILs powertransmission and distribution network in Mumbai. The remotesupport acility will help to urther boost the network availabilityor Reliance Inrastructure.

Remote support acility in Mumbai launched

ABB has partnered with Northern Region Power Committee(NRPC) or training their ocials in reactive power compensationand optimal capacitor placement.

ABB commenced this project ater the successul completion othe rst training program or ocials rom NRPC and State LoadDispatch Centers (SLDC) o eight states in north India. As a part

o the project ABB will be conducting similar training sessionsduring the course o this year at SLDCs in Jammu & Kashmir,Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Punjab,Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. The session will include all the aspectso reactive power management including theoretical as wellas practical case studies and hands-on training on NEPLANsotware or power system analysis.

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ABB will support the Saudi Electricity Company in providing power to Saudi Arabiasrst university or women, the Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University. Three gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substations will be delivered. Their use will greatly reduce the sizeo the substations, enabling Saudi Arabias national power transmission and distribution

utility to locate them at the site o the new university in the countrys capital, Riyadh.

ABB will design, supply, install and commission one 380/132 kilovolt (kV) substation and

two 132/13.8 kV substations. The project is scheduled for completion by 2011, and

includes delivery o products such as gas-insulated switchgear, transormers, mediumvoltage switchgear and auxiliary systems.

tech bytes

Expert Optimizer, the award winning ABB process control and optimizationsolution or industrial acilities, has improved productivity by 9 percent at theleading producer o high quality limestone-based products in northern Europe,Nordkalk, Lohja limestone processing plant in Finland. Originally developedor the cement industry but now available or all process industries, ExpertOptimizer coordinates the optimal operating parameters o the various partso the process and immediately detects any deviations that occur. Once thedeviations have been detected Expert Optimizer is able to stabilize and re-optimize the process. It is also able to calculate optimal production schedulesor the entire plant. Typical increases in productivity range rom 3-10 percent.

ABB has developed an automation solution or North Americas onlycommercially operated solar thermal power plant, eSolars inaugural 5 MWSierra SunTower acility in Caliornia. ABB developed a control solutionor the thermal receivers and the balance o plant based on its award-winning and market-leading extended automation system 800xA or powergeneration. The solution includes the ABB Power Generation InormationManager and a remote diagnostic service capability that enables ABB todiagnose and correct System 800xA related issues by remote.

An ABB solution is enabling a new and innovative version o the waterwheel to generateelectricity rom a stream fowing through the Italian city o Turin, and deliver it saely and

reliably to the local power grid. Pioneered by Italian hydropower company, Ener.Cat.Italia, thisnew version o the waterwheel is being installed along a 33-kilometer stretch o the CanaveseCanal, a small watercourse fowing through Turin, Italys ourth largest city. When completed,the installation will consist o about 80 waterwheels, each one producing 32 kilowatts (kW) oemission-ree hydropower. The wheels will have a combined generating capacity o around2,650 kW, enough to power 2,500 Italian homes. The technology that helps make thisproject possible, is based on ABB regenerative drives, which optimizes the system and eedselectricity saely and reliably into the local power grid.


Harnessing the power o the sun

Industrial productivity scales to new heights

Innovative solutions or a waterwheel project

ABB to power Saudis frst university or women


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The ABB vision or Smart GridsThere is a convergence occurring

between the business realities

o the utility industry, the energy

demands o modern society and the

sustainability requirements o theenvironment in which we live. The

combination o these is driving the

development and implementation o

a new power delivery system. The

same basic electrical inrastructure,

known as the smart grid or

intelligent grid, utilizes the same

basic inrastructure we know today,

but applies advanced inormation

and communication technologies

to introduce greater unctionality at

every level o the system.

The result is a power grid that

is more reliable, more resilient

and more lexible than even the

most modern systems currently in

operation. These characteristics in

turn will support the development

o renewable energy sources while

improving the eiciency o power

delivery systems and reducing CO2

emissions.

What are Smart Grid Drivers?The eciency o the generation,transportation and better utilization oelectricity itsel has also come underexamination as upto 80 percent lossesalong the energy value chain arerom primary energy to consumers.Although some losses are inherentin the generation o electricity, energyeciency along the value chain canreduce losses by 30 percent. Even inthe most modern and eective systemsupto 8 percent o the electricity leaving

a power plant is lost in the transmissionand distribution network. The situation isworse in India with average loss o 40 to45 percent depending upon which parto the country you are located in. Hencerom the India perspective, reliability andenergy eciency are key issues.

The orces now driving the developmento the smart grid are as varied asthey are infuential. Smart grid valuepropositions are capacity or increasingdemand, reliability o electricity supply,

eciency along the value chain andsustainability o integrating renewables.Environmental concerns are increasingaround the globe, and that is driving

the development and integration orenewable energy on a larger scale thanever beore. Future electrical systemswill be dierent rom those o the pastreceiving power rom all types and sizeso generation and tuned to cope up withenvironmental challenges.

On the demand side, consumersare looking or reliable power as it isobserved that unreliable power and shortinterruptions are causing huge potentialloss to productivity. For a better demand

management, utilities are looking at thepossibility o control over the supplyto the consumer to perorm selectiveswitching o loads like air-conditioningand heating or meeting the variation inshort term demands.

All o these elements, rom the economicto the environmental, are ampliying theneed or the grid itsel to evolve. Weneed our power delivery inrastructure todo more than it does today. To meet the

many challenges acing it, the grid needsan inusion o intelligence, most o all atthe distribution level.

What makes a grid smart?

A smart grid is the evolved system thatmanages the electricity demand in asustainable, reliable and economic mannerbuilt on advanced inrastructure and tunedto acilitate the integration o behavioro all involved. We see an increasinglyautomated system based on industry-widestandards, created not through radical

change but a gradual transormation o theexisting system.

The concept o intelligence in powersystems as we see it, is centered on theidea o pushing sensory and analyticcapabilities urther down the systemhierarchy. In a smart grid, more can bedone locally at the substation or evendevice level, allowing operators andcomputing resources in the controlcenter to be more eectively utilizedi.e. extension o capacity with proven


technology, power plant automationsystems, eective and optimized operationo power plant, substation automationsystem or instantaneous ault detection

and system restoration, supervisory controland data acquisition systems (SCADA) orlarge networks, fexible AC transmissionssystems (FACTS) or improved powertranser, wide area monitoring and controlsystems or very large scale stability. Asmart grid also produces a stream oinormation about system conditionsand operating characteristics that will beincreasingly valuable to managing thecommercial side o a given utility or gridoperator.

So, how does this smart grid dier

rom the one we know today?

From Hierarchy to Network

Todays power systems are designedto support large generation plantsthat serve araway consumers via atransmission and distribution systemthat is essentially one way. But the grido the uture will necessarily be a twoway system where power generatedby a multitude o small, distributedsources lows into a grid based ona network rather than a hierarchicalstructure.

Balance is the key

The transition rom the grid we knowtoday to the grid o tomorrow will be asproound as all o the advances in powersystems over the last hundred years, but itwill take place in a raction o that time. Allstake holders have an integral role to play.Leaders have to put in place incentivesto save energy and commit to global CO

2

reductions. Energy markets and all stakeholders must actively participate in eortsto reduce consumption and optimizeeciency. It will require a new level ocooperation between industry players,advocacy groups, the public and especiallythe regulatory bodies that have infuenceover the direction the process will take. Inthe end, though a ully realized smart gridwill immensely benet all stakeholders.

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The evolution o power networks to include better communication and make use o moderncomputer technology will provide more intelligent automation devices and better optimizedsystems. It will enable utilities to meet regulatory requirements and customer demands orreliable power rom both conventional and renewable energy sources.

Power generators will be able tooptimize spinning reserves while takingmaximum advantage o renewablepower resources and transmission gridoperators will be able to increase stabilityand security o supplies while reducingtransmission losses.

The distribution network will become

a source o power as well as the pointo delivery to end-users and those endusers will be oered more choices onwhich provider they choose to supplytheir power.

Consumers will also beneit romimproved demand management andin uture will be able to opt imize their

power consumption through the use olocal power generation and increasedautomation at home.

The smart grid will not be a revolution.It will be a gradual transormation othe systems that have served us ormany years into a more intelligent,more eective and environmentally

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Smart grid will cover the entire generation, delivery and utilisation cycle


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Interact with consumers and marketsthrough real-time supply control,network operation and pricingmechanisms

Adapt to changing situations by sensingchanges in the grid, right down to thesource

Optimize the use o resources andequipmentPredict rather than react, to reduceoutages and blackouts

Integrate with various inormation

technologies through the fexibilityo interoperable protocols to exploitgreater operational synergies

Secure the system rom physical andcyber attacks

The ABB power delivery

system o the uture will

enable electric utilities to:


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sensitive network to provide or ouruture needs.

ABB has the expertise and experienceto provide integrated, adaptablesolutions now and the vision andtechnical know how to meet thecoming challenges.


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recent successes

As the astest growing state in India or the past decade, with

the bustling city o Bangalore at its heart, Karnatakas appetiteor electricity is voracious.

Ensuring reliable supplies o quality electricity reach customersin the ace o spiraling demand is a major challenge, or even thebest run utilities.

Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL)has chosen ABB energy monitoring and control system tostrengthen its entire transmission and distribution network, aswell as its constituent distribution utilities.

The solution is an integrated selection o ABB NetworkManager sotware and systems like Supervisory Control and

Data Acquisition/Energy Management System/DistributionManagement System (SCADA/ EMS/DMS) that together monitor

and report rom every important part o the network across theentire state.

This provides a real time picture o Karnatakas entiretransmission and distribution network rom a single screen in asingle control room in real time, incorporating essential modernenergy and distribution management applications.

To make this work, ABB has set up sixteen control centresaround the network, nearly 900 remote terminal units (RTUs)and wired about one million input / output connections into

KPTCLs transmission and distribution grid. These combined

Smart grid technology helps KPTCL keep

track o power

systems monitor and control approximately 900 main

transmission and distribution substations scattered across thestate, including those in Bangalore.

Further, the project will now cater to additional 390 RTUs as parto an extension order, to bring more network visibility to the controlroom operators. The linking up o these stations also includesintegration o Network Manager with Substation Automation Systemrom ABB and other manuacturers. These systems are alreadyintegrated as part o the existing project. The entire data acquisitionis done over VSAT rom the RTUs to the main control centres onIEC 104 protocol, a unique communication media deployed in thecountry by an electricity utility.

From the main control centres, the data is transerred to thesix Area Load Dispatch Centres (ALDCs) and six DistributionControl Centres (DCCs) on Inter Control Centre Protocol (ICCP)communication protocol.

This is the rst system o its type and scope to be installedanywhere in the world, and helps KPTCL monitor, control anddeliver electricity to roughly 14.6 million customers, across acoverage area o 192,000 sq. km.

The delivered system also has the energy billing, energy audit,and availability based tari (EB, EA and ABT) applicationswhich is integrated with SCADA to ensure integrated solutiono technical and revenue inormation which not only improves

network perormance and operational excellence, but alsoshows where and how the network is earning revenue.



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brand wagon

ABB wins the best stall award at ELECRAMA 2010

ABB was awarded The Best StallAward at ELECRAMA 2010, one o thelargest trade shows or electrical andelectronics industry in Asia organized byIEEMA (Indian Electrical & Electronics

Manuacturers Association) in Mumbai.ABB displayed some o its latesttechnologies or power and automationcustomers across the value chain withthe central theme Building smart grids,enhancing energy eciency.

The ABB stalls hallmarks were a strikingdesign, excellent utilization o space,superior construction quality, uncluttered

Developing Grid received the best paperaward at the 7th International Seminar onCapacitors, CAPACIT - 2010.

ABB launched the ACS2000 mediumvoltage drive, AC500HA PLC and DigiVis

500 PLC sotware. ACQ810 and ACS355low voltage drives, Arc Guard systemsTVOC 2 and the UMC 100 FBP wereunveiled during the exhibition. The latestCheiron accessories, system Pro M serieso distribution boards, automatic transerswitches, change-over switches in therange o 160 2500 amps, was alsolaunched at the exhibition stall.

First annual conference on smart grids

ABB in India showcased its technologiesat the rst annual conerence on smartgrids held in New Delhi. The themeo the conerence was Opportunitiesand challenges in the Indian powerscenario.

The displays elicited keen interestrom the participants. Speakers and

panel participants rom power utilities,equipment manuacturers and ITcompanies also debated on the benetso smart grid technology in processtransmission and distribution.

India Energy summit

The annual energy summit was organized

by Vidarbha Industries Association (VIA)and The Economic Times in Nagpur.ABB played an active role in the eventwhich ocused on the opportunities andchallenges in thermal and hydro power,renewable energy and carbon trading.The objective o the conerence wasto identiy measures or addressingthe challenges in uel availability,

NTPC Operation and Maintenance conference and exposition

ABB showcased a wide range o itsoering or operation and upgradationo power stations at the operation andmaintenance (O&M) exposition andconerence organized by NationalThermal Power Corporation (NTPC) atits Project Management Institute (PMI)near Delhi. The theme o the eventwas GREEN The New Normal.The annual mega event showcasedmodern technologies and practices

being adopted in the operation andmaintenance o power plants worldwide.

The highlight o the ABB oering at theexhibition included the intelligent LVSwitchgear MNS iS, MV retrot solutions,distribution and substation automationsystem with new Relion series relays andcommunication module COM600, powerplant automation solutions, electricalbalance o plant, instrumentationproducts and LT Breakers.

and clear layout o displays andinnovative use o the mezzanine space.The ABB paper on FACTS A SmartGrid Component Series CompensationSuggesting Principles or Future SaetyStatic VAR Compensation adapted to the

innovative nancing options - change

in lenders perspective, governmentinitiatives to promote the developmento various orms o power and growingenvironmental concerns along with robustplans to deal with these. ABB participatedin two technical sessions on electricalBalance o Plant and power transmission.



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technology dIgesttechnology dIgest

Smart electricityEicient power or a sustainable world

Electricity is the most versatile orm o energy used around the world. Theinrastructure necessary to generate, transmit, distribute and consume electricitywas conceived and designed more than 100 years ago and ABB has been atthe oreront o technological innovations or electrical inrastructure rom thevery beginning. This inrastructure has served us well and has been a signiicantcontributor to the industrialization and economic growth o the world in the lastew decades. There is hardly any process in industry or any application in privatelie that does not use electricity. The demand or electricity is growing aster thanany other orm o energy in all parts o the world most notably in countriesundergoing rapid industrialization, such as China and India. At the same time,increasing digitization o economies is placing higher demands on the reliabilityo electric supply even momentary disruptions cause huge economic losses.


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Smart grid value proposition our main areas o emphasis

Asobering act today is that coaluels more than 40 percento the worlds electric supply,making electricity generation

the single largest and astest risingcontributor to CO2 emissions. This actcombined with the growing need orelectricity is driving a undamental andexciting change in the electrical industry.

To successully address the challenges,new solutions are needed along theelectrical value chain generationmust increase but at the same timecontribute less to greenhouse gasemissions. Transmission, distributionand consumption o electrical energymust become more eicient.

Today, the way electrical energy isgenerated, transported and used isnot eicient enough. Ineicienciesalong the whole value chain lead toaround 80 percent o losses rom theprimary energy sources to the useulconsumption o electricity.

Although the growth rate o renewableenergy generation is high, thecontribution o renewable energy inthe overall energy mix is still quitesmall. Renewable energy, especiallythat originating rom intermittent andvariable sources (e.g.wind and solar)pose additional challenges. Not leasto these is availability, which highlightsthe need or energy storage as well assystems to coordinate available sourceso power generation with sinks oconsumption. To integrate the growingamount o renewable energy generation

and, at the same time, signiicantly

improve eiciency along the valuechain, requires massive changes in thewhole electrical system and the way itshould be structured and operated.

This uture evolving system has been

coined by the term smart grid.Smart grids

The uture electrical system (or smartgrid), must be designed to meet ourmajor requirements o the globalsociety:

Capacity Reliability Eiciency Sustainability

Capacity

As long as societal will does not limitthe growth o energy consumption, itis expected that the consumption oelectrical energy will grow substantiallyin the uture. I the orecast o theInternational Energy Agency holds,it means that we will need to addone GW power plant and related gridinrastructure every week or the next20 years. The uture electric systemmust cope with this capacity increase inan economic way.

Reliability

The larger the amount o electricitytransported the closer the system

will operate to its stability limit. Yetblackouts or even smaller disturbancesare becoming increasingly unacceptable

Reliability o the electrical system hasalways been a priority to engineers andhas improved dramatically over the lastew decades. Nevertheless, electricityinterruptions are still a real risk.Dramatic events such as massiverolling blackouts that can cut a wholecountry rom its electricity supplyare only the small tip o a ar largericeberg. It is the large number o

short disturbances that contribute to

Today coal uelsmore than 40percent o theworlds electricitysupply makingelectricitygeneration thesingle largest andastest growing

contributor to CO2emissions.

signiicant economic disadvantages. Arecent study perormed or the UnitedStates reported that unreliable electricalsystems cost $80 billion annually [1].

A more reliable electrical supply not onlyhelps the economy and improves thequality o lie, but it also has a positiveinluence on climate change. I anelectrical system can saely handle and

stabilize grid disturbances, then thatsystem will require ewer generatingplants available in reserve. This meanslower emissions.

Energy eiciency

Projections by the International Energy Agency show that using energy moreeciently has a greater potential to curbCO

2emissions over the next 20 years than

all the other options put together [2].

Yet out o the nancial sectors $119 billioninvested in clean energy around the world

in 2008, just $1.8 billion was spent on


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A more reliableelectrical supplynot only helpsthe economyand improvesthe quality o lie,but it also has a

positive inluenceon climate change.

Eicient generation, transport and better utilization o electricity

improving energy eciency, according toa study by the UN Environment Programand New Energy Finance [3].

The reluctance to invest in energyeiciency is surprising. Investmentscan usually be recouped throughlower energy costs in less than twoyears, and under other circumstances,business units would normally leapat such prospects o rapid returns. Amajor obstacle is a lack o knowledgein private households, companies orpublic authorities concerning energy-eicient equipment. This challenge is

urther compounded by the variety oavailable options.

Another obstacle is a lack o incentives.Why should a landlord invest in energyeciency i the tenant will reap thebenets? Why should a purchasingmanager spend more o his budget onecient equipment i the savings all go tothe department that pays the electricity?

In addition, energy eicient solutionsare rarely photogenic, and many haveobscure names. Variable-speed drives,which raise the eiciency o electricmotors, sit in plain metal boxes,belying the act that their energy savingpotential is many times greater than themuch touted compact luorescent lightbulb. The drive systems installed byABB alone save as much as 170 millionmetric tons o CO

2every year globally.

This corresponds to 20 percent o allemissions in Germany.

The European Union took an importantstep in June 2009 when it set eiciencystandards or most o the electricmotors used in industrial applications.

The move was barely noticed, yet it isexpected to save 135 billion kilowatt-hours per year by 2020. That is threetimes more than the savings expectedrom phasing out incandescent lightbulbs in the European region and equalsmore than Swedens total electric powerconsumption (which in 2007 amountedto 132 billion kWh).

Sustainability

Generating electricity with solar, wind,wave or geothermal energy is withoutdoubt a powerul way to avoid CO2emissions. There is hope that with

improving technology, better conversioneiciency and sinking production costs,the contribution o such sources to theuture energy mix will increase.

Hydropower is the traditional CO2ree source o electrical energy andaccording to the IEA this will continueto be the case or the next 20 years.

Generating electricity in this way is onetask; the other equally importantrequirement is to connect it to the electricalgrid. Huge distances have to be bridgedto carry electrical power rom hydropowerplants to the centers o consumption. InChina, or example, bulk power is beingtransported more than 2,000 km with lowtransmission losses.

Intermittent wind-power generators poseanother challenge on grid stability and theneed or additional reserves, but adequatetechnology is also required to connect themrom remote places ar oshore. Energystorage will ultimately help.

To overcome the issues o intermittencyand HVDC cable technology is the way

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Generatingelectricity withsolar, wind, waveor geothermalenergy is withoutdoubt a powerulway to avoid CO

2emissions.

Brice Koch

Executive Vice President & Member

o the Group Executive Committee

Head o Market and Customer Solutions

ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd.

Zurich, Switzerland

[email protected]

Bazmi Husain

Head o ABBs Smart Grid Initiative

ABB Smart Grids

Zurich, Switzerland

[email protected]

The inal inluence, however, is the endconsumer who decides how much andin which way he wants to consumeenergy. At the present energy costsand in view o the dierence betweenhigh and low taris, the incentives tosave energy or use it at times o lowercost are limited. Technology couldprovide greater transparency regardingconsumption at any moment in time andits associated cost to the consumer. Theresulting demand response relationshipbetween generators and consumersmakes a urther contribution to the

reduction o the required generatingreserve.

ABB has the ull portolio o products,systems and services to urther improveand develop the electrical system.Wide area control systems, lexible AC transmission systems, substationcontrol, HVDC systems, cableconnections, distribution control andlow-voltage systems address the grid.Drive systems, eicient devices and abroad application o process controltechnologies help to increase the

eiciency in industrial and commercial

applications. Building automation andcontrol is another area with energy savingpotential served by ABB. ABB metersand the connected communicationtechnology that acilitates demand-response interactions and the sotwareto operate energy markets is in usein many locations worldwide. ABB iscommitted to lead urther developmento smart electricity, providing eicient

power or a sustainable world.

Reerences

[1] Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2005,

February 11). Berkeley lab study estimates $80

billion annual cost o power interruptions.

[2] International Energy Agency World Energy

Outlook 2008 and 2009 editions.

[3] UNEP and Global Energy Finance (2009, July).

Global trends in sustainable energy

investment 2009.

Article is reproduced from ABB Review 01/2010


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factoIds

Weta Digital, one o the most successul visual eectscompanies in the movie industry whose merit list includesthe worlds latest super hit Avatar has chosen the ABBtechnology to protect itsel rom the potentially devastatingeects o power grid disturbances. About 60 percent oAvatar is computer-generated requiring vast computerprocessing and data storage resources, which in turnrequire large volumes o electricity to power both the serversand the cooling systems that prevent the centers 4,000blade servers and 40,000 processors rom overheating.ABB AVC2s protect Weta Digitals extreme density datacenter rom grid disturbances like power surges. An ABBinnovation, it provides ast, accurate voltage sag and surgecorrection as well as continuous voltage regulation and loadvoltage compensation.

ABB robots take the stage with Bon Jovi or the bands historic Circle Tour

Protecting data at Weta Digital makers o hit movie, Avatar

Making oily wastewater clean again

ABB has developed a revolutionary water treatmenttechnology that can treat oily wastewater. Developedon behal o a leading national oil and gas company, the

solution is installed at three oil and gas elds in NorthArica. Let untreated the water can be highly toxic andcontains oil, grease and other hydrocarbons, as well ashigh levels o salts, metals and trace elements. The ABBsolution has proved more eective in terms o results,cost, energy eciency, ootprint, speed o installation andease o operation. ABB technology is currently the onlytreatment method that meets the rigorous requirements oproposed European legislation on produced water.

ABB robots, accompanying Bon Jovis The Circletour will be the rst set o industrial robots to be a parto a concert tour. The visual intrigue o the show will beenhanced by the ve ABB robots positioned toward

the back o the stage, each with a 6 x 9 LED videopanel attached to their articulated arm. The robots andscreens will move to the rhythm and beat o the musicwhile displaying real time video ootage o the show anddigital animations. At various intervals the ve robot armsmove into a ormation where the LED panels become onecontinuous, ve panel screen. The robots will accompanythe nearly two-year long tour, which eatures over 60concerts in North America and Europe.



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Breaking ice and saving energy in the Antarctic

Singapores used-water superhighway

When only the best is good enough

One o the worlds largest and most innovative watertreatment projects, the Changi water reclamation plant inSingapore is powered in large part by ABB. The Changi plantis one-third the size o comparable water treatment plants,an important actor, or an island-state like Singapore, wherespace is limited. It has won its second international award orWater Project o the Year at the Global Water Awards 2009 inSwitzerland. The deep tunnel sewerage system is designedto collect, treat and reclaim used water produced by thecity-state or the next 100 years. ABB is providing extensivepower solution packages, as well as automation productssuch as high eciency motors and medium voltage drivesenabling critical parts o the process to operate at the highestlevels.

The Museum o Islamic Art in Qatars capital, Doha isenvisaged to be the worlds oremost museum o Islamicart and houses, masterpieces o a cultural heritagespanning 13 centuries and three continents. Designedby architect I.M Pei, who is best known or the LouvrePyramid in Paris and the iconic Bank o China Tower inHong Kong, this architectural masterpiece is built o thenest materials and equipped with the best engineeringequipment including the ABB power equipment. ABBdry-type distribution transormers were singled out bythe government-run Qatar Museums Authority, as theonly transormer to meet its requirements or the saeand reliable delivery o electric power rom the grid to themuseum.

ABB is providing a complete power, propulsion andautomation solution that will make Argentinas soleicebreaker, Almirante Irzar, more energy ecient andenvironmentally riendly as it works in one o the toughest

and most sensitive environments, the Antarctic. AlmiranteIrzar, is also a vital link with the countrys research stations,bases and outposts in the rozen wilderness o Antarctica.The benets or the icebreakers owner, the ArgentineNavy, are many. In addition to gaining a revamped andmodernized vessel at the cutting edge o icebreakerperormance, the navy will also benet rom considerablesavings in uel consumption and CO

2emissions. ABB has

supplied more than 80 icebreakers with electric propulsionsystems and is one o only a ew companies that canprovide a comprehensive solution o this kind.

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channel lIne

Micronova Impex Pvt. Ltd

Micronova Impex Pvt Ltd (MIPL) is an ABB channel partneror low voltage switchgear products since 1985. It has thedistinction o being one o the rst channel partners as wellas suppliers chosen by ABB. Micronova has been extendingvalue added marketing services in electrical, electronics andtelecommunication sectors.

M/s Micronova Impex Pvt Ltd. is promoted by Suresh Rao, an

electrical and electronics engineer. Incorporated in 1983, themission o the company, is to be a leader in the global tradeo electrical, electronics and telecommunication productsand services. The company has achieved record growth byconstantly ocusing on its motto, Customer service is the

ultimate in business. The company upholds the values oquality, delivery and cost, having achieved outstanding levels operormance in these parameters.

Please tell us about your background.

I completed electrical engineering rom Regional EngineeringCollege, Surathkal and thereater attained a communicationengineering degree rom Indian Institute o Science. I have arich proessional experience o over twelve years in BharatElectronics including specialized training with THOMSON CSF,France. My deep rooted ambition to be an entrepreneur spurredme to ound Micronova Impex Pvt Ltd. A strong academicbackground and the rich proessional experience helped me

to steer the growth o MIPL successully or the last twenty veyears.

What is the range o products you deal in?

We deal in a diverse range o products or electrical, electronicsand telecommunications industries which include:

Low voltage and medium voltage products, breakers,

switches, control products, line protection devices, highcurrent products and electrical wiring accessories

Semi conductor fuses & HRC fuses, isolators, transformer

reactors

Electronic / telecom components Telecommunication equipment and accessories

DATA network equipment and services

Power and control cables and accessories

Could you tell us who some o your customers include?

My company enjoys the distinction o having a broad customerbase which covers government establishments, public andprivate sector enterprises, small and medium original equipmentmanuacturers, panel builders, building sectors, electricalcontractors, Deence, Railways etc.

Can you share withus your experience o

working with ABB?

I share a greatproessional relationshipwith ABB. We enjoyexcellent support withrespect to productoerings, deliveries andalso strategic pricing orcustomer requirements.

What do you think are

the ABB strengths?

ABB has a very broadrange o state-o-the-artproducts in electrical lowvoltage switchgear eld or which we are its channel partners.ABB has been constantly upgrading the technology o itsproducts to the latest international level. Adding to the technicalsuperiority, ABB extends a high level o support in commercialand nancial aspects.

What do you think about the ABB technology and how do

you fnd the web portal?

ABB products and technology are very innovative and hashelped us to stay ahead o competition. The web portal hasbeen very useul in tracking the orders status and keeping ourcustomers updated on the same. The portal is transparent,interactive and easy to use.

What more support do you think you need rom ABB?

The specic areas o support are related to competitive pricingand solutions or mismatch between orecast and actualdeliveries. ABB needs to increase support or stocking anddistribution o customer requirements on a proactive CustomerForecast basis. ABB needs to organize more training

programmes and customer meets at zonal levels.How is your business growing and what are your plans or

the uture?

The company has drawn up a very ambitious plan or itsgrowth by substantial expansion and diversication o itsproduct oerings. We plan to oer total solutions to customersby ramping up installation, commissioning, operations andmaintenance. We have increased our ootprint to includerenewable energy systems.



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Living our commitment to

SustainabilityHarvesting solar energy at Bangalore acility

Improving productivity with electricity

ABB in India has installed its rst photovoltaic solar plant at theNelamangala acility in Bangalore. The initiative reinorces theABB commitment to enhance energy eciency while reducingenvironmental impact. The entire electrication o the systemwas done using ABB product line components, solar inverter,miniature circuit breaker, surge protection devices, and switchdisconnectors. The maintenance-ree photovoltaic solar planthas produced 880 kwh power till date at an average of 50 kwh/

day and the system is rated or 10.4 kw peak. The solar inverteris connected to ABB intranet system or remote monitoring. It isequipped with an in-built maximum peak power tracking (MPPT)

system to track solar radiation and optimize power generation.

As part o the Sustainability initiative,ABB in India is providing electricity toschools, community centres and primaryhealth centres in rural Rajasthan. Accessto Electricity, a global program aims atimproving peoples lives by providingelectricity to households in remote villagesin less developed countries. There hasbeen a marked improvement in the qualityo lie since the Access to Electricityinitiative. Small businesses such as

tailoring and weaving have recorded

ABB Jrgen Dormann FoundationScholarship Programmes with MS University

ABB signed an MoUwith Maharaja SayajiraoUniversity, Vadodara,

or a global scholarshipprogramme. Three talentedstudents who need nancialsupport will be awardedscholarships under the ABBJrgen Dormann Foundationor Engineering Education.ABB and the University also

renewed an MoU or collaboration in research and consultancyand continued support or manpower and technological training.The ABB Jrgen Dormann Foundation or Engineering Education

was set up to honour the achievements o the ormer ABBGroup Chairman and CEO. As part o its global programme it willsupport talented students undertaking education in engineeringaculties who might otherwise not have the means to supportthemselves. The perormance o each participating student isassessed annually by the University and ABB. Prior to this, theoundation has granted scholarships to students rom RV Collegein Bangalore and Jadavpur University in Kolkata.

higher productivity and income. Childrenhave been able to study at night, schoolsconduct evening classes and primaryhealthcare centres can attend to patientsin the night. The programme was initiatedas a response to the United NationsGlobal Compact and ABB was one o therst multinationals to participate. Throughthis program ABB has successullyelectried 1,150 households across sevenvillages in the Thar Desert in Rajasthan.


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Helping children to a better uture

With the aim o creating greater

awareness amongst employees o theirenvironment ootprint, ABB in Swedenbegan an environmental savings undalmost three years ago, by setting aside1.8 percent o the costs o the companysfight trips or investment in energysaving projects. Currently, the und hasinvested in 44 projects that have led toenergy savings amounting to 3500 MWhours. This means a reduction in carbonemissions by 4500 tons, osetting the

ABB in South Arica sponsored a WorldWildlie Fund (WWF) climate changegame or use by primary schools toraise awareness and explore conceptsand questions on climate change at anearly age. The climate change game hasbeen distributed to 1000 schools in the

country. ABB had approached WWFsConservation Education Programme todeepen the environmental and energyeciency education through a gamethat would be engaging and un or the

An education programme was launched by ABB in Brazil to

help children rom poor amilies, study and prepare or theiruture. The Criana Futuro Esperana (children with a utureull o hope) program oers a consistent educational program orchildren in the poor communities o Osasco and Guarulhos inthe greater So Paulo area. Nearly 120 children have completedthe program so ar; most o them are now employed or arecontinuing their education. For ve hours a day, ve days aweek, these boys and girls attend classes in subjects suchas English, IT, arts and sports and recreation. The programalso oers a complete inrastructure with teachers, doctors,dentists, educators, psychologists and social workers. The schoolsare located on ABB actory sites and children have lunch with

employees in the canteen.

Environment und osets business travelcarbon ootprint

WWF climate change game or primary schools

business travel carbon ootprint by about

40 percent. ABB encouraged employeesto provide suggestions on eectiveutilization o unds, with the objectiveo raising employee awareness o theenvironmental impact in all areas o worksuch as production processes, travelling,and logistics. ABB ocused on the largestsources o consumption, and made eorts toreduce energy consumption in those areas.Some areas or improvement include processsystems, ventilation and an systems.

children. The game, developed by Wildlieand Environmental Society o SouthernArica (WESSA) aims to support learnersin exploring some o the concepts andquestions on climate change. The packcan be used as a picture building activityand provides starter points or debate on

climate change and prompts children toexpress their views.


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Years of

Innovation

First 110 kV Gas-Insulated Switchgear

(GIS)

First ully electric, microcomputer-

controlled, industrial robot in the world

First gearless direct drive ring motor or

cement mills

Development o control systems or

motorway tunnels

Construction o the largest transormer

with 1,300 MVA capacity

Development o ProcontrolP, an

innovative digital power station control

system

201 Technology timeline 1953-1977

Manuacture o the rst industrial

diamond

Development o High Voltage

Direct Current transmission (HVDC)

technology

First data transmission at carrier

requency is perormed

1954 1963

1965 1969 1971

19771973 1975

ABB has written technological history. With their inventions, our employees have been advancing technicaldevelopment decisively or over 120 years.

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