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September 2014
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ABB Power Update
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Stepping up more than voltage in wind farms with transformers
It’s clear that wind and solar will play an increased role in how power is generated and distributed as America’s power landscape evolves toward more diversified sources of generation and a more decentralized set of distributed energy resources. As the wind industry works through its challenges, a key issue discussed with increasing regularity involves grid integration. How do you take increasing amounts of wind-produced power, seamlessly transmit it to load centers, and in a way that does not interfere with reliability or break the bank? One way is to specify standardized products in order to decrease delivery time and improve profitability. >> Learn more about how a new strategy for standardizing renewable-energy based generator step-up transformers can improve the profitability of wind projects.
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Automation & Power World |
Experts wanted: Showcase your expertise in Houston next March
Share your industry knowledge and be part of
ABB’s largest and most comprehensive educational experience in North America.
Through September 30, we are accepting presentation proposals for next year’s
ABB Automation & Power World, an education and networking program that
provides ABB customers and other industry professionals with relevant and
useful solutions to help them solve challenges and improve day-to-day
operations. Help shape the
curriculum of the conference and submit a proposal for a presentation. >> Submit your presentation topic now! |
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HVDC |
The second electrical revolution
DC power is again having its day. A convergence of
factors—from growing use of renewable energy sources, to an explosion in the
number of power-hogging data centers, to recent safety regulations for
industrial control panels, even consumer aesthetics—are driving renewed
interest by utilities and industries in using both high- and low-voltage DC
electrical systems. Much of this interest comes from efforts to reduce the
energy lost between AC and DC conversions, which can be 10 percent or more, especially
when multiple conversions are required between an AC electrical distribution
system and actual use of the electricity by equipment. While no one expects a
wholesale switch to DC power, there are applications and industries where
direct current provides an advantage. >> Learn more
You
might be interested in ABB’s PowerED FREE power education webinar “Resiliency
planning for the transmission grid” on October 15 at 11 am EDT. >> Register now
>> I’d like to talk to someone about HVDC |
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Asset health center |
End-to-end asset health
It's
no secret why asset management is becoming so crucial. Most utilities are faced
with aging transformers, breakers and other critical infrastructure. On top of
that, many of their top people are retiring, taking their equipment expertise
with them. And in some areas – the Sandy-ravaged Northeast and Tornado Alley in
the U.S., for instance – grid hardening is a major theme with regulators and
ratepayers alike. As a result, asset health management is elevating from the
departmental level to the C suite. It is becoming a strategic imperative. >> Discover how unlock the hidden surprise in your data.
Interested
in “Asset management”? Then register for ABB’s FREE Smart Grid Center of
Excellence webinar on September 30 at 11 am EDT. >> Register now
>> I’d like to talk to someone about asset health |
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