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Cranes with brains

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I hope it has been a great start to the year for you so far. The sustainable GDP growth estimate of four to six percent for 2011 is also looking favorable compared to the financial crisis years.

The ABB team here in Singapore is excited about what we can do this year, and we are keeping ourselves very busy to stay on top of the markets. Just for the first quarter, our Human Resource department is participating in three career fairs, we have launched a new motor controller in January, and there have been some upgrades to our KNX (building automation) showroom, which will be up for showcase in February. For the first time, we will be participating in MTA, a conference and exhibition for the precision engineering industry in March.

With our customer satisfaction survey (Net Promoter Score), we are capturing feedback and actively following up on priorities for improvement. We are also improving our service organization, and I am confident our customers would experience more ease navigating our wide service portfolio to select what is most relevant for their needs.

In the mid term, we see opportunities in many industries, and there is now greater strategic emphasis on growth in Southeast Asia. The interest in reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions, preventing resource wastage, and improving productivity will continue. We are able to bring to our customers the best technologies on the market for safe and reliable power, and help achieve their energy efficiency and productivity goals. ABB looks forward to see how we can do more for our customers this year.

For this issue of ABB today, the main feature article covers crane automation, which can be surprising for some of you, as it is a leading yet little known business in ABB. Remember to flip to the last page where we have a picture of a control room in the 1960s. What a contrast it is to the sleek multiple LCD screens and operator workstation we see today.

Lastly, I would like to thank you for your support in 2010. We look forward to a year with greater cooperation with our partners, customers and other stakeholders, and I wish you the best for 2011.

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James FooPresident and Country Manager

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ABB today 1| 11 • Customer magazine from ABB in Singapore • copyright 2011 • MICA (P) 137/01/2011 • Tel: +65 6773 8882 • E-mail: [email protected] • Editors: Emely Tan, Sally Chye, Joey Chiang • Contributors: Goh Yinghua, Gloria Eng, Evon Tan, Rebuan Lim, Rajiv Krishnan, Michelle Ng and Clement Cheng • Design and production: Pixel Tech • Cover image: Conceptual illustration of ABB’s crane automation technologies.

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ABB helps fulfil 168 christmas wishesEmployees volunteer for the annual Boys Brigade Share-a-gift program

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Highlights04 Key events

Calendar05 Success stories

ABB wins Asian Power Award ABB wins coal plant order in Indonesia

Getting to know ABB10 Cover story: Cranes with brains

The automation of crane systems has helped make cargo transport much more efficient, and ABB shares some key technologies we have developed that have helped us transport goods much faster and cheaper around the world.

Thoughts and views16 Our thoughts

ABB’s region communications manager shares her view on social media.

17 Your viewsFind out if you share the same opinions as our other customers in our poll.

Channel partner18 Extensive experience

Sam Huat Cables & Accessories20 Partner network

Product brief22 Environmental payback

Our technologies help minimize environmental impact. We feature three products that can make an impact in different ways.

Tech first24 IEC 61850 compliance

An overview of PowerGrid India’s 400/220kV substation in Maharani Bagh, New Delhi

Second take30 Where on earth is ABB?

Testing the limits of technology everywhere31 Flashback

What did a control room look like about 50 years ago?

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Cranes with brainsMore than 10, 000 containers are moved everyday in a modern container terminal. Each move is performed quickly, and with great accuracy and precision using ABB’s automation technology

Channel partner Sam Huat Cables & Accessories


Jobs Central career fair with EDB

ABB was part of the Economic Development Board’s engineering services pavillion at the career fair, which was held at Suntec City.

POWER-GEN Asia 2010

Over 600 visitors visited the ABB booth during the three-day event.

Highlights

Key events

Downstream Asia 2010

ABB was a sponsor and presented two papers in the conference held at Suntec Convention Center.

October 2 and 3 October 27 to 29 November 2 to 4

Information on upcoming events is accurate at time of print.

Showcase of KNX showroom

Coming up: February 17

Launch of new control products

Guests could view product demonstrations and attend the seminars related to the new control products.

November 11

Marine Solutions Seminar 2010

During the full-day seminar, guests had some fun solving a puzzle — they had to separate a bolt from a screw within the shortest time possible.

November 26

Learn about the latest building control system technologies by ABB Busch Jaeger.

SEA Asia 2011Coming up: April 12 to 14

Asia’s premier maritime conference and exhibition will be held in Singapore at Marina Bay Sands. Look out for ABB’s booth (J08).

MTA 2011Coming up: March 23 to 26

ABB will be showcasing our robot at MTA 2011, the precision engineering event held at Singapore Expo from March 23 to 26.

LVS connectivity January 20

ABB shared about the best solutions in low-voltage applications, discussed about IEC 61850, and introduced a new intelligent universal motor controller.


Highlights

The 18th POWER-GEN Asia 2010, jointly organized with Renewable Energy World Asia, was held at Marina Bay Sands Resort in Singapore. This premier conference and exhibition for the power generation and transmission and distribution industries, attracted more than 6500 industry players with over 600 visitors visiting ABB’s booth during the three-day event.

Besides an electrical integration demo showcased at the ABB booth, seven conference papers were presented at POWER-GEN Asia conference, and one paper at the Renewable Energy World Asia Conference. ABB shared about our energy efficient solutions, case studies in coal, thermal and hydro power plants, plant communication, plant optimization, and an IEC 61850 implementation at a substation in India.

ABB also announced the extension of our lifecycle commitment for our Symphony range of control systems to 2015, to help our customers effectively manage lifecycle requirements and the total cost of ownership.

Asian Power awardsBest power plant upgrade

ABB in POWER-GEN Asia 2010Establishing an even greater presence in the Asian power markets

ABB received an Asian Power Award for “Best Power Plant Upgrade in Asia”, during the awards ceremony held in Singapore on November 2010.

The award was for an upgrade project executed for Tata Power in Jojobera, Jharkhand — a state in eastern India.

ABB upgraded the control system for a 2 X 120 MW (megawatt) coal thermal power plant operated by Tata Power. The power plant feeds the steel plant at Tisco Jamshedpur, Jharkhand and is very critical to the operations of the large steel plant. The plant was facing a problem of availability of the control system, which affected the availability of power supply to the steel plant. ABB conducted a survey and analyzed that upgrading the system would significantly improve the reliability and availability of the control system.

ABB’s scope included an upgrade of the Procontrol P13 control and existing HMI (Human Machine Interface) system, supply of a new engineering and diagnostic tool — Progress3 for the Procontrol P13 system, and supply of critical spare parts. The state-of-the-art HMI system improved the plant operations and the Function Chart Builder facility of the Progress3 will facilitate on-line functional logic monitoring and simulation features for the Procontrol P13 System. The upgrade was completed within a short plant maintenance period. ABB helped extend the life of the plant with latest technology at a fraction of the costs.

Massimo Danieli, ABB’s manager for the global instrumentation and control business for the Power Generation business unit, explaining to the media about ABB’s move to continue to invest in the development of its Symphony Harmony and Symphony Melody range of control systems beyond 2015, as part of ABB’s product lifecycle management policy.

Rekha Subramaniam, ABB’s manager for Power Generation in India, receiving the award on behalf of ABB.

ABB held a media briefing to announce the extension of our lifecycle commitment for our Symphony Harmony and Symphony Melody range of control systems.

At the booth was a live demo system with total seamless automation and electrical integration to demonstrate energy-saving solutions using highly energy efficient motors and drives, and highlight the connectivity of electrical equipment using ABB’s control system.


Highlights

ABB has won orders from from Svenska Kraftnät of Sweden and LITGRID turtas AB of Lithuania, to supply a new power transmission link between the Nordic and Baltic regions. ABB will deliver a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system comprising two converter stations and cable to transmit 700 MW (megawatts) of electricity with minimum losses across a distance of more than 400 kilometers.

ABB acquires Baldor Electric Company ABB has acquired Baldor Electric Company (NYSE: BEZ), a North American leader in industrial motors in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.2 billion, including $1.1 billion of net debt. The transaction closes a gap in ABB’s automation portfolio in North America by adding Baldor’s strong NEMA motors product line and positions ABB as a market leader for industrial motors, including high-efficiency motors. Baldor also adds a growing and profitable mechanical power transmission business to ABB’s portfolio.

ABB gets ISO 9001:2008 certificationABB’s transformer factory and Process Automation division in Singapore has successfully passed a renewal and conversion audit for the ISO 9001:2008 certification. Certification to ISO 9001:2008 standard determines that the organization has effectively implemented, maintained, and practised a set of processes and procedures that is consistent with the latest globally recognised quality management system requirements.

ABB awarded contract to supply complete ICE solution for coal plant in IndonesiaABB has won a contract from the appointed engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor, Daewoo Engineering Company, for a complete ICE (Instrumentation, Control and Electrical) package for a coal fired power plant.

The 2 x 60 MW (megawatt) captive power plant, located at Banten Province, on the island of Java, Indonesia, will be built by PT Merak Energi Indonesia, to provide power and process steam to PT Sulfindo Adiusaha, a leading chemicals producer in Indonesia.

ABB will be responsible for the complete system design, engineering, manufacturing, supply and commissioning of the complete ICE package for the power plant. Besides integrating different electrical equipment such as power transformers and low- and medium-voltage switchgears, ABB will also integrate the electrical and automation systems on a common high-end technology ABB control

system platform, for increased efficiency and overall performance of the plant. Our scope of supply also includes the Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS), which will help to control and optimize the processes as well as improve the carbon footprint by continuously monitoring stack gas emissions. The power plant is scheduled for commissioning in Jan 2013.

“We are extremely proud to work with Daewoo for this project and to share our expertise in the process knowledge, project management and global experience. Our total electrical, automation and instrumentation solution clearly places us ahead of our competition. This cooperation reinstates the fact that our customer finds us not just as a supplier but as a partner in achieving their endeavours. We are looking forward to work closely with them in future projects,” said Kenneth Stoddard, ABB’s manager for Power Systems division in South Asia.

Best Swiss CFO award 2011 ABB’s chief financial officer, Michel Demaré, has been voted as CFO of the Year in Switzerland in the category of the country’s biggest publicly traded companies. He was selected by a panel of 11 experts including a university professor and the partners in Switzerland of KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young, bankers from Credit Suisse, UBS and Zürcher Kantonalbank. Demaré became CFO at ABB in 2005 and took on additional responsibility for Global Markets in 2008. He is also Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of UBS, Switzerland’s biggest bank, and of the IMD Foundation.

ABB wins $580-million power transmission order in Europe


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ABB has invested about US$13 million in Aquamarine Power, a Scottish company that has developed technology to convert energy captured from waves near shore into clean, usable electricity.

ABB Technology Ventures, the company’s venture capital arm, made the investment in a funding round that also included a $4.8 million investment from SSE Venture Capital, the venture capital unit of Scottish and Southern Energy and other investors.

The investment gives ABB access to another renewable energy technology, and provides an entry into the emerging marine energy market, where ABB has considerable pull-through sales potential for its power systems, power electronics and medium-voltage drives.

“Wave energy is primed to become an important part of the world’s renewable energy portfolio,” said Brice Koch, head of ABB Marketing and Customer Solutions, which oversees the company’s renewable energy initiatives among other activities. “This investment reflects our belief in its technical viability, and our confidence in Aquamarine’s technology and its management team.”

Aquamarine’s Oyster wave power device consists of a hinged mechanical flap connected to the nearshore seabed that pipes high-pressure water to an onshore turbine for power generation. The system is easier to install and maintain than other wave power generation systems, and has won a number of renewable energy innovation awards.

In November 2009, the first full-scale demonstrator Oyster began producing power at the European Marine Energy Center based in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Once commercialized, Oyster wave power devices could be deployed in farms rated at 100 megawatts or more.

“This strategic investment gives ABB an early-mover advantage in our wave energy technology, while we gain access to ABB’s technical, research and engineering expertise and global supply chain network,” said Aquamarine Power CEO, Martin McAdam.

ABB Technology Ventures invests in strategically interesting early and growth stage companies. To date, investment areas include smart grid communications, cyber security for utilities, data center power optimization and wind farm efficiency.

Renewable energy company investmentUS$13 million for Aquamarine Power’s technology to capture energy from waves

Once commercialized, Aquamarine’s Oyster wave power devices could be deployed in farms rated at 100 megawatts or more.

Demand for environmentally friendly BIOTEMP® ABB was awarded contracts from Hitachi Plant Technologies and Bintai Kindenko to supply green transformers using BIOTEMP®.

ABB has supplied eight BIOTEMP filled transformers to Hitachi Plant Technologies / Sato Kogyo as part of the establishment of the Rolls-Royce Seletar Campus located at Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore. Rolls Royce aims to use high-quality and environmentally safe products for their new campus.

All eight 1.5MVA 22kV and 2MVA 22kV transformers were delivered by the end of 2010.

“This is an exciting order for us. ABB is an environmentally-conscious company and we are delighted to engage with Hitachi Plant to provide products that directly support the aims of a safe and environmentally-responsive solution,” says Winston Kam, ABB’s manager for Power Products division in Singapore. “We look forward to enhancing our relationship with our customers by providing environmental compliance results their business can rely on.” Following the contract with Hitachi Plant, Bintai Kindenko has also awarded ABB in Singapore a contract to supply eight 2.5MVA BIOTEMP filled transformers for their Farrer Mediplex Hospital & Hotel project. The expected delivery date will be in 2011.

BIOTEMP is a natural ester-based fluid made from vegetable-based oil, and is 99 percent biodegradeable. Besides many beneficial characteristics, BIOTEMP has a near neutral carbon footprint (about ten times lesser than mineral oil which is traditionally used for oil insulated transformers). More information on BIOTEMP is featured in the product section on page 23.


Highlights

ABB enters US market for electric vehicle infrastructure with ECOtality stake

ABB has invested $10 million in San Francisco-based ECOtality, a clean electric transportation and storage technologies company, to enter North America’s electric vehicle (EV) charging market and provide ECOtality with a strong global ally in power delivery systems.

ECOtality will use the investment to foster its expansion and finance initial requirements of the EV Project, a program to develop electric vehicle infrastructures in 16 major US cities funded by a $115 million grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE). The project involves installation of more than 15,000 chargers to support the deployment of 8,300 electric vehicles.

In addition, the companies have signed an agreement establishing ABB as the preferred supplier for ECOtality’s power electronics and component parts in North America. The companies will work together to develop charging technologies for electric vehicles that incorporate the advanced consumer interface and billing functionalities of ECOtality’s Blink EV charging stations.

“The partnership brings together ABB’s experience in smart grids, renewable energy and reliable, efficient power networks, with ECOtality’s leadership in North America’s growing market for electric vehicle infrastructure,” said

ABB has invested $10 million and signed an accord to supply technology for charging stations.

Brice Koch, head of ABB Marketing and Customer Solutions. “It is an ideal combination of skills that will provide the solutions customers are seeking to enable sustainable mobility while maintaining grid reliability.”

ECOtality, Inc. has a full range of systems for charging electric vehicles parked at the home or office, or during short stops to “top off” while on longer journeys. ECOtality expects to have the largest installed base of charging stations in the United States in two years through the DOE-funded EV Project, and plans to work with utilities and municipalities to create plug-in ready regions through its proprietary EV Micro-Climate process. The company currently employs about 100 people.

The investment was made through ABB Technology Ventures, the company’s venture capital arm. Related strategic steps during the past 12 months included an investment in Trilliant’s end-to-end system for smart grid communications, and a research and development project with General Motors to investigate energy storage uses for electric vehicle batteries once their useful life in the vehicle is over.

ABB’s smart grid portfolio was strengthened last year with its acquisition of Ventyx, a leading software provider to global energy, utility, communications, and other asset-intensive businesses.

Electric vehicles at WEF summit charged at ABB station

ABB technology is charging the electric vehicles that are providing sustainable transportation to political and business leaders during their stay in the Swiss alpine resort of Davos this week, during the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting.

Seven ABB charging units are installed in the overnight parking lots used to recharge the vehicles. In addition, two ABB charging stations in the center of town will keep a Nissan Leaf and a Renault Fluence Z.E. topped up with clean fuel and available for test drive.

The push for lower emissions, and for quieter and less polluted cities has prompted innovation in electric vehicles. ABB is developing a complete range of systems for charging the vehicles, whether they are parked at the home or office, or during short stops to recharge while on longer journeys.

“The infrastructure needed to charge electric vehicles and to ensure the grid remains stable when their numbers increase is crucial to the success of this sustainable mode of transport,” said Ulrich Spiesshofer, head of ABB’s Discrete Automation and Motion division. “This is a priority area for ABB and will help to make power networks more efficient, flexible and reliable.”


Highlights

ABB employees contributed a total of S$5894.50 for the Boys Brigade Share-a-gift program, and together with ABB’s dollar-for-dollar match, S$11,789 was collected and volunteers were able to help grant more than the initial 151 wishes adopted by ABB.

168 wishes from 10 welfare organizations. were fulfilled, with beneficiaries ranging from three to 92 years old.

The gifts include 17 wheelchairs, electrical appliances for needy homes, toys for their children, tins of milk powder, assessment books, bookshelves, stationery, school bags and shoes.

This is the fourth year ABB has participated in the annual Boys Brigade Share-a-gift program.

For 22 years, The Boys’ Brigade has been seeking to bring cheer to the less fortunate by collecting food items and fulfilling Christmas wishes of beneficiaries from more than 180 Voluntary Welfare Organisations and 3,000 individuals under the Public Assistance Scheme.

Boy’s Brigade Share-a-gift programABB helps fulfil 168 Christmas wishes

ABB received the gold Singapore Heath Award, in a biennial event organized by the Health Promotion Board to give national recognition to workplaces with commendable Workplace Health Promotion programs.

ABB was assessed on various criteria, like organization policy, leadership support, management participation, and the nature of programs organized to meet health objectives, as well as process implementation and impact evaluation.

ABB recognizes that workplace health is a long-term commitment that requires the sustained and persistent efforts of both management and employees in order to reap tangible results.

Singapore Health Award 2010ABB achieves gold

Jeannie Wong, human resource manager for ABB in Singapore, represented ABB to receive the award

Some of the volunteers helping to load the gifts into the Boys Brigade’s van.


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Terminals at Busan New Port with ship-to-shore cranes and automated rail mounted gantry cranes (ARMGs).

Containerization has been a catalyst in the growth of global trade. It has helped drive down the costs of shipping to the point that transport accounts for a small part of a product’s price tag. With fully automated crane systems and terminal operations, cargo transport is made even easier, by helping to keep ship berth times shorter, and cargo handling costs lower.


Several hundred million containers and billions of tons of bulk cargo pass through the world’s ports each year. Much of it is loaded, unloaded and stacked by highly automated cranes equipped with ABB automation and electrical systems.

O ver the past few decades, ABB has transformed the way containers are handled. The automation

of crane and terminal operations have enabled cargo to be moved quickly and safely in an energy efficient way, while keeping ship berth times short and handling costs low.

The need for cranes with brains In a typical modern terminal, containers are unloaded by a ship-to-shore (STS) crane onto the dock, where vehicles transport them to a huge stacking yard. There, automatic rail mounted gantry (ARMG) cranes stack them into their required position, ready to be loaded unto a truck or rail wagon.

More than 10, 000 containers are moved this way everyday in a modern container terminal. Each move is performed quickly, and to the right destination with great precision — without interfering with other containers, cranes or vehicles.

ABB’s crane systems perform these moves using a combination of patented ABB technologies for load positioning, target positioning and load control systems that

enable the crane to take the shortest and safest path to the target container. The crane approaches the container at speed, and loads it at the correct position with milimeter accuracy.

Crane systems using ABB’s automation and electrical systems are three to four times more energy efficient than diesel cranes, and produce no local greenhouse gas emissions.

ARMGs Conventional RMG cranes require one operator per crane whereas with ABB’s ARMGs, a single supervisor can monitor between eight to 12 automatic RMGs from a central control room safely and efficiently.

The standardized ARMG and STS crane automation package provided by ABB is based on the fast and accurate measurement of load and target positions, and the obstacle positions combined with advanced load control.

ABB’s load positioning system consists of a camera equipped with a video processor and an infrared transmitter box. The transmitter includes a number of infrared markers, each of which the

ABB has been in the crane business since 1897, and is now the world’s leading supplier of automation and electrical systems for container handling and bulk handling cranes. In 2008, 100 percent of all orders placed for rail mounted gantry cranes worldwide were won by ABB.

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camera identifies to an accuracy of better than a milimeter.

The control system then uses the positions of the markers to calculate the position and orientation of the load relative to the trolley. This information is used as feedback into the position and motion controllers to ensure maximum precision.

The target positioning system (TPS)

then uses a high precision beam to enable three-dimensional scanning. In ARMG applications, one or two scanners are mounted on the trolley and used for a number of tasks within the automatic sequences. During the automatic operations within the stack, the TPS is used to locate the exact position and size of the target container, check the clearance to adjacent stacks and verify the positions of the containers as they are stacked.

Additionally, the TPS is used to identify postions of obstacles which can influence the path of the hanging load.

The combination of the load and target positioning system enable the yard cranes

Powered by electricity, ABB crane systems are three to four times more energy efficient than diesel cranes, and produce no local greenhouse gas emissions

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Intermodal freight transport, or the transporta-tion of freight in an intermodal container using multiple modes of transportation (rail, ship, and truck), reduces cargo handling, and also improves security, reduces damages and losses, and allows freight to be transported faster.

Containerization and intermodal freight transportIn 1955, Malcom McLean, a trucking entrepreneur from North Carolina, USA, had the idea of transporting entire truck trailers with the cargo stored inside. It was much simpler and faster to have a container lifted directly from the vehicle to a ship without unloading its contents. Implementing this idea simplified the whole logistics process, and this revolution in cargo transportation, where containers could be moved seamlessly between ships, trucks and trains, changed the face of international trade.

Before the container was introduced, the on and off-loading process was so slow ships had to remain at port for weeks at a time. Today, it is possible for a container ship carrying up to 50,000 tons (or approximately 2500 containers) to exchange in less than 24 hours.

How a simple idea transformed the speed of international trade

0101 A single operator can supervise six to eight ARMGs from a central control room, compared to conventional crane systems which require one operator for each crane. 02 Dedicated Crane Support Centers are strategically located throughout the world to provide lifecycle service and support.03 Euromax in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, has

an ABB integrated control system including over 300 ACS 800 crane drives and 1600 AC motors.

to build stacks of containers of up to 25 meters in height swiftly and with a high reproducibility.

ABB’s load control software then ensures optimum productivity is reached, by calculating the optimum approach for the load (determining rope length, and trolley and hoist speeds) while traveling the shortest route, over the landscape of containers using measurements made by the TPS.

The load is positioned without final adjustments, as the TPS also provides continuous measurements of the target position, enabling the load control to aim directly for the actual target position.

The integration of information Automatic cranes receive orders from the Terminal Operating System, which optimizes the yard utilization, while the crane control system finds the optimal transport path and is responsible for collision avoidance. The crane control system manages the interaction with and deployment of remote crane operators. It also controls safe access for vehicles and staff into the automated area. Large fleets of cranes make it necessary to integrate the terminal wide maintenance and monitoring functions with the logistic and operations information. This provides operations as well as maintenance staff


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The overhead bridge cranes at Pasir Panjang are operated remotely, and each operator can handle up to six cranes.

One of the largest early installations of ABB’s crane control system is at the Port of Singapore (PSA).

The first systems for STS (ship-to-shore) cranes was implemented at the Brani terminal, and in 1997, at the Pasir Panjang terminal on RMG (rail mounted gantry) and bridge cranes.

ABB also developed a solution called G-Pac for diesel electric rubber tyre gantry (RTG) cranes, which uses key ABB technologies such as drives and motors to help lower the RTG crane’s fuel consumption by up to 35 percent. This solution was installed at the PSA Tanjung Pagar Container Terminal and Jurong Port Container Terminal in Singapore.

PSA an early adopter for crane control systems

An ABB service engineer provides technical assistance to PSA Corporation

a complete overview and control of the terminal, and provides information to support decision making.

ABB’s crane automation technology can be combined with efficient crane and terminal designs to ensure fast handling, and flexibility needed in practical operation.

Leading in crane automation ARMGs were so successful that in 2008, 100 percent of all orders placed for rail mounted gantry cranes worldwide were won by ABB.

In 2009, ABB launched the world’s first fully automated dual-hoist solution that enables ship-to-shore cranes to almost double productivity.

Some of the most advanced terminals in the world have ordered ABB’s electrical and automation systems from year 2000 to 2010. They include:— Hamburg CTA, Germany— Wan Hai Lines Ohi terminal, Tokyo, Japan— Euromax, Rotterdam, The Netherlands— Evergreen Marine terminal, Kaohsiung, Taiwan— Taipei Port Container Terminal, Taiwan— Total Terminal International Algeciras, Spain (for Hanjin Shipping)— Yang Ming Lines, Kaoming, Taiwan— Luojing, Shanghai, China— Busan New Port, South Korea


Our thoughts

Social media and Web 2.0 grew to be one of the biggest buzz-words in 2010. So what is the hype about? Afterall, we have

had the web, forums, and some so-cial media sites for years now. In 2006, the World Wide Web became a tool for bringing together the small contributions of millions of people and making them matter. The power of user-generated content was recognized four years ago.

Yet it was only just last year that social media really gained momentum and penetrated mass consciousness. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, became a household name alongside Bill Gates, and media experts and busi-nesses have jumped onto the social media bandwagon.

We are beginning to recognize this new medium of communication, vastly dif-ferent from traditional forms like print, radio and television.

For every communication medium, the popularity and usage of the medium is driven by mainly two factors, technology and audiences.

Emely TanEmely is the communications manager for ABB in South Asia, and has been with ABB for about 20 years.

“ With Social media and Web 2.0, we can see that the technology allows for content to be shared in a way never possible with traditional media. ”

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Technology is a factor because it deter-mines what type of content can be car-ried by the medium. For example, given the short attention span for television shows and news, content for television is structured to be “soundbite size”, and we rarely see commercials exceeding 60 seconds.

In order to attract an audience, besides the type of content shared, we would also have to consider the audience’s access to that medium. For example, whether they own televisions, and if so, what is the average number of TV sets in a household, viewing patterns, how their viewing patterns can be influenced by their social network, etc.

With Social media and Web 2.0, we can see that the technology allows for con-tent to be shared in a way never pos-sible with traditional media. Users can access an application like Facebook from multiple devices, people with smart phones carry the content wherever they go, and content can be shared while reducing inaccuracies. For example, if you shared an article with a friend over coffee break about what you had read

in the papers earlier in the day, what are the chances of you getting all the facts right? Now, entire articles can be fully reproduced on applications like Facebook and Twitter, and it is some-times quite likely for active users of such social media sites to see the article you have posted first, even before you have had a chance to mention it during cof-fee break. Comments can be immedi-ately shared, discussions can easily take place, and sometimes, inaccuracies are quickly addressed and corrected by multiple users, as often seen in online forums and in Wikipedia.

At this point in time, although not all types of business would see an imme-diate value of using social media chan-nels, I am excited about the possibili-ties and the evolving ways audiences are using them. I think we would need to keep a lookout, get extremely famil-iar with this communication medium, so that when there is a growth in our target audience network, which can happen exponentially on the web, we are ready to leverage this channel to reach to our target audiences and stakeholders.


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We asked you what you thought of social media sites like Face-book, Twitter, Youtube etc. Here are your responses.

Do you think social media will change the way you communicate with your customers■ Yes 95%■ No 5%

Which social media site do you visit?■ Facebook 75%■ Youtube 75%■ Twitter 20%■ LinkedIn 20%■ I don’t visit social media sites 15%■ Others 0%

Share your views with usPlease send your email address to [email protected] with the subject “ABB Today Poll” and you will be included in the mailing list of our next poll.

Your views

95%

5%

Facebook 75%

Youtube 75%

Twitter 20%

LinkedIn 20%

I don’t visit social media sites 15%


Channel partner

Extensive experienceABB is proud to partner with Sam Huat Cables & Accessories, one of the most reputable distributors for the local building automation, manufacturing and marine markets.


Channel partner

Key ABB products carried by Sam HuatTerminal blocks — SNK

Unique contactors for AC or DC con trol supply. Withstands voltage short dips and interruption. Features:

− Simplified design with a unique contactor and frame size for AC or DC

− No need for interface relays and surge suppressors

− Reduced panel consumption

Moulded case circuit breakers — TmaxThe moulded-case circuit-breakers Tmax are characterized by an extremely high level of performance with limited overall dimensions, installation simplicity and an increasingly greater guarantee of safety for the operator. Tmax can be used for all distribution and sub-distribution application for both AC and DC electrical plants.

Switch-disconnectors — 16 to 3150 A, 690 VABB’s enhanced range of switch-disconnectors meet disconnect and isolation requirements more effectively than ever, maximizing the benefits and optimizing your use of assets.

Created more than 30 years ago, Sam Huat Cables & Ac-cessories is today recognised as one of the most reputa-

ble distributors of cables and electrical equipment in Singapore. Over the years, the business has expanded to cover the sectors of building and construction, manufacturing, and marine.

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Sam Huat stocks an extensive range of cables including neoprene H07RN-F, H07V-K for switchboard use, Flexible PVC H05VV-F & YSLY-JZ, and many other specialized cables like drum and robotic cables.

ABB appointed Sam Huat as our chan-nel partner in July 2010. The company’s extensive experience, comprehensive range of quality products, and fast response

time to end customers will further con-tribute to ABB’s presence in the industry.

Mr. Khoo says, “ABB’s strong reputation in power and automation, and large prod-uct range will enhance the choice avail-able to our customers.”

Sam Huat also distributes other well-known brands for electrical distribu-tion as well as control and automa-tion. These brands are selected for their superior quality and innovation. ABB looks forward to many years of suc-cessful partnership with Sam Huat Cables & Accessories.

Sam Huat has organized all its processes around its customer’s needs and aims to consistently offer the best service level in the industry.


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18, Kaki Bukit Road 3 #02-07, Entrepreneur Business

Centre,

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Hamworthy Pte Ltd

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Sam Huat Cables & Accessories Pte Ltd

34 Kallang Place, Singapore 339162

Tel: 6295 5815 Fax: 6295 1320

Authorized service providerApplied Instrumentation & Control Pte Ltd

6001 Beach Rd, #19-06 Golden Mile Tower, Singapore

199589

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10 Kaki Bukit Road #03-26, K B Industrial Building

Singapore 416175

Tel: +65 6254 4666 Fax: +65 6842 1964

Sunlight Electrical Pte Ltd

1 Third Chin Bee Road, Singapore 618679

Tel: +65 6741 9055 Fax: +65 6741 5587

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Abstract IEC 61850 is a widely discussed and relatively new standard for substation automation. Multi-vendor relay interoperability, better performance, elimination of hardwiring requirement for relay to relay communication, system openness for future expansion and integration, and remote parameter settings and disturbance recording are some of the advantages of this standard. However, countries in Asia have been lagging behind in the adoption of this new standard partly due to unfamiliarity and lack of commissioned references. India, on the other hand, has been actively adopting,

Contributed by Rebuan Lim and Rajiv Krishnan

IEC 61850 compliancePower Grid Corporation of India’s 400/220kV Substation in Maharani Bagh, New Delhi

and has taken advantage of the IEC 61850 protocol for its transmission and distribution high voltage substation. This substation facilitates the power supply of up to 1000 MW (megawatt) to the city of Delhi from the Northern and Eastern Grids. The importance of this substation is highlighted with its high system availability with redundancy. On the station level, a full network and server redundancy ensure maximum uptime and reliability. Should the highly unlikely event of a total station level failure occur, the Remote Control Centre (RCC) that sits on a higher level will act as a backup for its control and monitoring role. This

RCC too is backed-up and supplemented by the Regional System Coordination Centre (RSCC) that sits on the uppermost level for all substations in the region. With both RCC and RSCC, remote control and monitoring for this substation is practiced without the need of any manpower on site. Relays (IEDs) from two different vendors are used in this maintenance free Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) equipped substation. This is to enable the different algorithms on either of the vendors’ relay to cover the different faults, a criteria which is practiced widely in high-voltage substations. This substation is commissioned in 2007.


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Introduction POWERGRID India is one of the larg-est transmission utilities in the world. It is responsible for about 45 percent of the total power generated in the country on its transmission network. POWERGRID has consistently maintained the transmis-sion system availability at over 99 per-cent which is on par with the Interna-tional Utilities standard. This is one of the many greenfield projects which POW-ERGRID has initiated the adoption of the IEC 61850 protocol as it believes in the advantages it offers over legacy protocols and hardwire configuration. The Mahara-ni Bagh 400/220kV Gas Insulated Sub-station is the first IEC 61850 substation in India. The interoperability of this standard is proven with the introduction of ABB and Siemens relays that can communi-cate directly with one another to execute functions such as interlocks and inter-trips. ABB MicroSCADA PRO is used as the supervisory control & data acquisition (SCADA) system. POWERGRID’s substations were designed on a conventional Remote Ter-minal Unit (RTU) setup before the imple-mentation of Maharani Bagh subtstation. All information and command to and from the relays are hardwired to the respective control, protection, measurement, fault recorder, event recorder and other func-tional panels through the marshalling rack. From the marshalling rack, it will be con-nected to the mimic board through the SCADA RTU. The SCADA RTU of respec-

Figure 1: System overview

Vertical communication between relays and the servers is replaced by a single Ethernet (or fiber optic) cable. Horizontal communication between relays is now done by Generic Object Oriented Substation Event (GOOSE) which has eliminated the need for hardwiring between relays.

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tive switchboards will be connected to the Control Center for monitoring and control purposes. Intertrips between relays are also performed by hardwire connection. Hundreds if not thousands of individu-al wiring in the substation will be need-ed. The downside of this is the need for rewiring during reconfiguration and also the absence of any form of warning in the event of bad hardwire connections. POWERGRID took confidence in the IEC 61850 and decided to adopt this new protocol for the Maharani Bagh substa-tion. It is a major step forward consid-ering the decentralized RTU setup was bypassed altogether. Vertical communication between relays and the servers is replaced by a single ethernet (or fiber optic) cable. Horizon-tal communication between relays is now done by Generic Object Oriented Sub-station Event (GOOSE), which has elim-inated the need for hardwiring between relays. The average time for hardwires to operate is around 8-20ms compared to 8-12ms for GOOSE which means there is an improvement in speed. Communication (cable) failure can now be detected and informed through the sys-tem alarm. Parameter settings and down-load of disturbance recordings can be done remotely. Accurate time stamping is another feature that comes along with this new setup.

POWERGRID took confidence in the IEC 61850 and decided to adopt this new protocol for the Maharani Bagh substation. It is a major step forward considering the decentralized RTU setup was bypassed altogether.


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Figure 2: 400kV System Architecture

IEC 61850 redundant ring network

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Substation Design and Layout The 400 kV/220 kV substation comes with five bays at 400 kV and sev-en bays at 220 kV with two 315 MVA, 400/220/33 kV three phase autotrans-formers. The project is implemented by a total of 36 IEC 61850 enabled IEDs (intelligent electronic devices). The IEDs establish a vertical communication with the MicroSCADA servers at the station level. GOOSE or horizontal communi-cation enables communication between IEDs at the bay level. The system archi-tecture of the Maharani Bagh substation is shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3.

− Line protection relays REL670 (ABB) and S7A522 (Siemens)

− Transformer protection relays RET670 (ABB)

− Busbar protection relays REB500 (ABB)

− Control relays REC670 (ABB)

Protection and Controla) Line protection POWERGRID has requested that the Main I line protection IED should be of a different manufacturer from the Main II line protection IED. This is a usual practice in high-voltage substations as different relays from different vendors have different algorithms and operating philosophies that will react differently to faults. Due to the complexity of the grid and the myriad of factors that can trigger faults in the line, having this configuration will ensure a more com-prehensive protection and reduction of risk of no trip for the line. A trigger such as lighting might trigger a fault in both of the relays but there will be instances when only one of the vendors’ make will detect it. However, a fault that will trip only one of the relays is not very com-mon because both relays will have a large overlap of common fault trips. The solution was therefore ABB REL670 for Main I and Siemens 7SA522 for Main II line protection. These two relays run in parallel as redundant units. The follow-ing functions (Logical Nodes, or LN, as defined in IEC 61850) are required for 400 kV and 220 kV line bays.

− Distance protection (PDIS, 21), with quadrilateral characteristics and suit-able for series compensated lines

− Power swing block (RPSB, 78) − Current reversal and weak end in-

feed logic (PSCH, 85) − Permissive under-reach / over-reach

/ blocking (PSCH, 85)

Figure 3: 220kV System Architecture

IEC 61850 redundant ring network

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− Fuse failure supervision (RFUF, 60) − Directional backup IDMT earth fault

protection (PDEF, 67N) − Single shot auto reclose function

(RREC, 79), with single phase or three-phase reclosing facility

− Synchronizing and energizing check (RSYN, 25)

− Breaker failure (local breaker back-up) protection (RBRF, 50BF)

− Trip circuit supervision − Line overvoltage protection (PTOV,

59) (only for 400 kV) − Distributed bus bar protection (PBDF,

87B) bay unit − Fault locator (RFLO) − Disturbance recording, bay level

acquisition (RDRE), with eight analog and 16 digital (only in Main 1 protec-tion)

− Sequential event recorder (RDRE) with time resolution of one ms

− Breaker, isolator and earth switch control (CSWI)

− Bay level and inter-bay interlocks (CILO)

− Measurement of voltages, currents, active and reactive power (MMXU)

− Local HMI (IHMI) As per IEC 61850, the primary equipment are also represented as Logical Nodes (LNs), and the ones used in this bay are:

− Circuit breaker (XCBR) − Isolators (XSWI) − Earth switches (XSWI) − Current transformer (TCTR) − Voltage transformer (TVTR)

b) Transformer protection For transformer protection, a redun-dancy setup is used for better reliability and availability. The solution presented to POWERGRID was the implementa-tion of redundant ABB RET670 relays for both Main I and Main II transformers. Relay for main line 1 will be configured for Group A faults and relay for Group B will be configured for another set of faults. Both relays have a set of com-mon fault protection overlapping. This configuration is requested by POWER-GRID so that it will be consistent with the setup of other substations which is done by other vendors. It is known that relays from other vendors have very specific fault configuration and therefore the relay for Main I will detect different faults from Main II. Transformer protec-tion does not require a combination of

relays from different vendors as there are no special faults which typically oc-cur in line protection. The following LNs, as defined in IEC 61850, are required for 400 kV and 220 kV ICT bays.

− Transformer differential protection (PTDF, 87T) triple pole type with faulty phase identification, per-centage bias restraint for through faults, second harmonic restraint for transformer inrush and fifth harmonic restraint for overexcitation

− Overfluxing protection (PVPH, 24) based on voltage to frequency ratio

− Restricted earth fault protection (PNDF, 87N), single pole type

− Fuse failure supervision (RFUF, 60) − Directional backup IDMT overcurrent

protection (PDOC, 67) − Directional backup IDMT earth fault

protection (PDEF, 67N) − Overload protection (PTOC, 51) − Breaker failure (local breaker back-

up) protection (RBRF, 50BF) − Trip circuit supervision − Distributed bus bar protection (PBDF,

87B) bay unit − Disturbance recording, bay level

acquisition (RDRE), with eight analog and 16 digital

− Sequential event recorder (RDRE) with time resolution of 1 ms

− Breaker, isolator and earth switch control (CSWI)

− Synchronizing and energizing check (RSYN, 25)

− Bay level and inter-bay interlocks (CILO)

− Transformer tap changer control (ATCC, only manual mode)

− Measurement of voltages, currents, frequency, active power, reactive power, winding temperature and tap position (MMXU)

− Local HMI (IHMI) The primary equipment LNs used in this bay are:

− Circuit breaker (XCBR) − Isolators (XSWI) − Earth switches (XSWI) − Power transformer (YPTR) − Tap changer (YLTC) − Current transformer (TCTR) − Voltage transformer (TVTR)

c) Busbar protectionBusbar protection comes with the redundant REB500 capability of protect-ing both Bus A and Bus B (this substa-

tion has a double busbar configuration on the 400kV level – single busbar at 220kV level). Therefore, only two relays are needed to protect the double bus-bar configuration. This substation uses a decentralized busbar protection sys-tem with redundant BBP relays residing in each of the bays. The BBP relays will communicate with the REB500 where all the processing will be done. These BBP relays will trip the breakers in the bay directly when there is a need to do so.

Control GOOSE is being used together with hardwire as backup for bus earth switch interlocking. This is one of the most critical areas of substation automation. A logic gate is employed in the con-figuration of the relay to take GOOSE signals and in the unlikely event of failure, the signals will be deployed by hardwires. The earth switch (at the bus) has to be close (e.g., for maintenance) and the rest of the breakers in the bay have to be opened (and vice versa). This duplication of signals applies to all the REC670 relays in the substa-tion. This precautionary step was taken because POWERGRID was initially not very sure with the capability and reliabil-ity of GOOSE. But it was proven to be superior and more reliable than hardwire (when there is a communication failure, the operators will be informed). It is highly unlikely that new proj-ects will need to use both GOOSE and hardwiring. According to POWERGRID specification, control relays do not need redundancies. This is because in the rare event of the failure of the relay, the breaker can still be operated locally at the switchgear.

SAS Engineering The Substation Automation Sys-tem (SAS) engineering for this project consists of two parts; IED engineering and system engineering. Since there are relays from two different vendors, two different softwares are used for IED engineering. ABB uses PCM600 and SIEMENS uses DIGSI for its relays. As the SAS runs on ABB’s very own Mi-croSCADA, the system engineering will use ABB’s in house software IET and CCT. PCM600 and DIGSI will be used to create CID files and the relay con-figuration files which will be uploaded into the relays. IET is used to create the


Figure 5: Four levels of control access

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complete system architecture and single line diagram for the respective bay and voltage levels of the substation together with all the necessary information for IED implementation such as OPC serv-ers, IED names and IP addresses. The Communication Configuration Tool (CCT) is used to engineer the IED to client and IED to IED communica-tion and then generate the station level Substation Configuration Description (SCD) file. Before that, the CID files of the individual IEDs are imported into the CCT one by one. Logical node map-ping, RCB (Report Control Board) and GCB (GOOSE Control Block) configura-tions will be done in CCT as well. The next step would be to gener-ate the SCD file which will be used by PCM600 and DIGSI to map the GOOSE signals accordingly to the correct inputs and outputs at respective relays. The final configuration is then downloaded into the relays again from the PCM600 and DIGSI. The same SCD file will also be uploaded into the OPC servers, the gateways and the MicroSCADA.

RCC and RSCC Redundancy and availability is the priority in the 400/220kV Maharani Bagh substation. All the relays com-municate not only with the redundant servers of the MicroSCADA, but they also communicate with the redundant COM581 gateways. The COM581 gateway communicates with both the RCC and RSCC using the IEC60870-5-101 protocol. RCC therefore has full control and monitoring of the Maharani Bagh substation. When POWERGRID is more comfortable with the opera-tion of the substation, the Maharani Bagh substation will be unmanned at site with operators required only at the RCC (controlled by POWERGRID). This reduces the need for manpower and increases productivity as the RCC is responsible for multiple substations (by POWERGRID) in the region. The RSCC itself however only moni-tors the status of the substations. Its role is important as it monitors the entire substation in the region, both owned by POWERGRID and other companies or organizations. With the privilege of information, the RSCC can inform any of the substations to increase or decrease the load according to the demand of the region. The RCB of the relays are configured

Figure 4: IEC 61850 engineering workflow

in such a way that they recognize the HMI and COM581 as clients. There is an OPC server in every MicroSCADA server and in every COM581. With the duplica-tion of OPC servers, the functionality, control and monitoring of the substa-tion will not be lost in the unlikely event that both of the redundant MicroSCADA servers are compromised. The RCC will then assume the role of the local HMI of the substation. The COM581 will convert the IEC 61850 into IEC 60870-5-101 protocol, and the latter will have a lower bandwidth and therefore lower speed. However, digital signals to and from the RCC to the substation will be given priority and therefore, any control and status will be executed or updated in less than one second. Analogue

There are 4 levels of control in the substation. They are controlled from the RCC (RSCC sits on the same level but it only monitors), controlled from the Microscada HMI which is at the station level, controlled from the relay which is the bay level, and from local direct control. For all levels, the same security checks and safe operation procedure applies except for sthe local direct control.

values such as measurements will be updated periodically every 10 seconds.

Technical Challenges The Siemens 7SA522 relay was used in line protection. One of the challenges for the ABB engineers is the configura-tion, as this is not an in-house product. However, any firmware upgrades or repairs to the relay would be handed over to Siemen’s engineers. Although it is IEC 61850 compliant there are some differences in the configuration of ABB relays and Siemens relays in the CCT software. Siemens 7SA522 only allows one client per RCB while ABB’s relays have multiple or all the RCBs predefined. These differences caused the clients of the substation to be unable to commu-

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nicate with the relay during hot swaps. After much analysis and troubleshoot-ing it was found out that the Siemens relay only recognized the first client in the RCB but not the rest. The solution was then to create manually one unique RCB for each of the clients needed in the substation so that all the clients will communicate with the Siemens relays. The latest development was that the Siemens relay is already supporting RCBs with multiple clients and therefore this workaround is not needed anymore. The other difference is ABB’s relays use buffered reporting while Siemen’s relays only support unbuffered report-ing. The buffered are sent to the client till the receipt of acknowledgment from the client. The unbuffered are sent to the client and destroyed immediately by the server after sending without any ac-knowledgment. CCT by default supports buffered reporting and therefore the Siemens relay will not function perfectly if no workaround is done. Therefore, when configuring the Siemens relay in the CCT, the buffered option needs to be unchecked.

Developments The protection of the transformer in each autotransformer bay is per-formed by four protection relays. In the Maharani Bagh substation design, two RET670 and two REL670 are used. Figure 6 shows the LNs used in each of the relays. POWERGRID has requested for the use of additional REL670 relays in the Maharani Bagh substation for certain protection functions in the auto-transformer bay. Furthermore, POWER-GRID has also decided that transformer differential protection (PTDF) will only

be configured in the Main I RET670. The restricted earth fault protection (PNDF) is to be configured in the Main II RET670 only. POWERGRID at that time decided on this configuration so that this substation is consistent both in number of IEDs and functionalities as other substations. Since then, POWERGRID has ac-cepted ABB’s solution that both RET670 at Main I and Main II can have both PTDF and PNDF. This configuration is more advantageous as it offers full redundancy for all faults rather than just majority of the faults. POWERGRID also acknowledged that the protection func-tions from the REL670 will be incorpo-rated into the RET670. This streamlined the design of future substations from ABB by saving space, procurement and configuration cost.

Conclusion The Maharani Bagh substation passed the 1000 hours guaranteed sys-tem availability test after it was commis-sioned. The target set by POWERGRID was 99.98 percent and ABB achieved 100 percent availability. The redundant configuration of relays, ethernet switch-es, servers, gateways and power supply helped to ensure the excellent system availability record. With the adoption of IEC 61850, the speed performance of the communica-tion between relays is improved due to the implementation of GOOSE. Another crucial improvement is the introduction of alarms and warnings in the event of device communication failure. This will allow the operators to rectify the prob-lem before there is any need for execu-tion of interlocks or intertrips.

The GOOSE signals for communica-tion between relays can be backed up with hardwire and POWERGRID has requested this for the bus earth switch interlocking. This setup can be used for operators to gain confidence and be comfortable with the new protocol before using only ethernet cable (or fiber optic cable) for communication. IEC 61850 is the only protocol that can achieve communication interoper-ability of relays from different vendors. Maharani Bagh substation demonstrat-ed this ability with ABB and Siemens relays.

Transformer protection

Figure 7: Updated configuration of transformer protection

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ABB provides support in projects that test the limits of human knowledge and imagination. From the frozen tundra to scorching deserts and dense metropolitan cities, we can find ABB in the furthest reaches of our planet, and beyond.

Where on earth is ABB?

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Deep in the mountians of PeruLocated 1,800 meters above sea level in a remote area of the Andes mountains, the Machu Picchu hydropower plant provides local communities with vital electrical energy to power their homes, businesses, public utilities and infrastructure. ABB is supplying the complete water-to-wire integrated instrumentation, control and electrical (iICE) solution,

On the seabedABB pioneered high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission technology, and the introduction of HVDC Light 10 years ago has enabled power to be transmitted over long distances across water and underground.

Cruising the carribeanLike most other cruise ships in Royal Caribbean’s 21-ship fleet, Oasis of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, is equipped with a complete ABB power and propulsion solution, for fuel efficiency and better maneuverability.

Drilling at the arctic circleDrilling ice cores north of the Arctic Circle takes stamina, determination and most of all, electricity. ABB electrical installation specialist Bruno Stocker spent a six-week drilling season setting up a reliable power supply for a team of climate scientists in northern Greenland.

Exploring MarsABB is supporting the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) by supplying a spatial interferometer to help evaluate the chemical composition of Mars’ atmosphere, and probe for signs of life, in a satellite that will be launched in 2016 to the red planet.

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Back to the 60s

Flashback

A typical control room from the late 1960s. This control system wasproduced by Taylor Automation, which became part of the ABB Groupin 1990.

ABB is a world leading manufacturer and supplier of industrial robots providing robot software, peripheral equipment, modular manufacturing cells and service for tasks such as welding, handling, assembly, painting and finishing, picking, packing, palletizing and machine tending. Key markets include automotive, plastics, metal fabrication, foundry, solar, consumer electronics, machine tools, pharmaceutical and food and beverage industries. We have helped leading manufacturers improveproductivity, product quality and worker safety, having installed more than 175,000 robots worldwide. www.abb.com/robotics

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Documents

today - ABB Groupfile/ABBToday(2011_1)_(email).pdf · · 2017-09-15today. The customer magazine ... The award was for an upgrade project executed for Tata Power in Jojobera,