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Value throughout lifecycleUnlocking the potential of existing assets 06Providing lifecycle support and value added services Caterpillar Indias energy expenses reduced by $35,000 annually 11Systematic approach delivers savings at its new paint plant


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Unlocking the potential of existing assetsProviding lifecycle support and value addedservices06

Contact 1| 14 Customer news magazine from ABB copyright 2014 web: www.abb.com email: [email protected] Publisher: ABB Group Layout: Shilahar Associates, Bangalore, India

Bazmi HusainManaging Director

ABB India Limited

contac t Dear friends, The extended climate of a slow economyhas stifled new investments. This hasplaced greater emphasis on maximizingoutput from assets. Service is often themost cost-effective action that unlocksthe potential in existing assets byextending their life, reducing operationalcosts, optimizing performance, increasingefciency and thus tangibly enhancingreturn on assets.

Products from ABB have life-cyclesthat span decades. While we ensureour hardware is built to survive this testof time, automation and electronicsdemand quicker upgrades. We believeour customers should have the combinedbenefits of decades of reliability andlatest technology.

Today, service offerings from ABBis proactive, preventive and globally

accessible. Our services team isresponsive to your needs and can

predict and prevent downtimes. Theyreduce risk with timely action, opt imizingperformance, efficiency, and safety. Andthey provide training, to help you extractthe most from our experts.

We are working with our customers,identifying new areas to increaseefficiency of processes, systems,equipment or enterprise level plantcoordination that can potentially

be game changers in business.

This issue of Contact presentssome of our offerings in service,innovative solutions we have provided,and interesting projects we havebeen part of, in India and globally.Enjoy the read.

Best regards,

Bazmi Husain

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12 Boiler fingerprint service to help improveperformance ABB identifies the improvement opportunit ies incaptive power plants operations


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News04 The past, present and future come together

in India05 Fast chargers for electric vehicles in

DenmarkTurbocharger service station inaugurated inBangladesh

Services10 Making the perfect paperboard

An ABB solut ion is helping Stora Enso makeperfect paperboard by detecting defectswith millimeter precision at high speed

11 Caterpillar Indias energy expensesreduced by $35,000 annuallySystematic approach delivers savings at itsnew paint plant with zero capital investment

13 Training Indias third largest steel producer Vizag Steel deploys ABB Indias trainingservices to maximize output from its assets

For a better world16 Bringing power to the poor in eastern India

Solar charging station impacts social andeconomic conditions, and increases safety, in ahamlet in the Sundarbans, West Bengal, India

17 Designed for space, deployed on earth Space agencies install reliable instruments from

ABB on their satellites18 Ensuring the worlds first coal-seam gas

project runs seamlessly

Agreement to help improve plant productivityand availability

Product news20 Just launched Designing from the ground up or re-engineering

for a custom t, ABB products and systemsconsistently offer considerable energy and costsavings

Close up22 Off-shore windfarms in Horns Rev The wind farm can only be accessed viahelicopter

14 Installing the world's most powerful offshore HVDC converterstationOffshore platform will collect power from wind turbines in the NorthSea and feed to grid

19 High-voltageeco-efficiencyCommitment to loweringenvirnomental footprintevery step of the way

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The past, present and futurecome together in India

In 1963, ABB India (erstwhile HindustanBrown Boveri) established its Manejaproduction facility in Vadodara, Gujarat. The first product to roll out of this factorywas a 25 kV (kilovolt) circuit breaker forthe railways. 50 years later, the Manejafacility delivered a 1200 kV circuit breakerand power transformer aptly, even the

voltage level was 50 times higher!Over the years, manufacturing facilities

in Vadodara expanded to include powerand distribution transformers, high-voltageair-insulated switchgear (AIS), instrument

Top left A view of the shopfloor. Top right (R to L) Bazmi Husain, MD, ABB India, P Shivnani, President of Power Products, ABB India,Bernhard Jucker, Head of Power Products, ABB and S K Negi, MD, GETCO. Below The new facility extends ABB Indias distribution transformer rangeup to 10 megavolt amperes (MVA), 36 kV

New factories launched in Savli for manufacture and assembly of Gas InsulatedSwitchgear, PASS and dry-type and oil-immersed distribution transformers.

transformers, high-voltage machines, windpower generators, turbochargers anddistribution automation equipment. OnNovember 12, 2013, ABB India inauguratedtwo new manufacturing facilities for powerproducts in Savli, on the outskirts of

Vadodara. These new units are anotherexample of ABBs in country for country

approach to bring manufacturing closerto customers.

The manufactu ring units in Sav li wil lproduce high-voltage gas-insulatedswitchgear (GIS), PASS (plug and switch

system) hybrid switchgear, and dry-typeand oil-immersed distribution transformers.

The units were built in 18 months at aninvestment of approximately $50 millionand cover an area of about 15,000 squaremeters. They are equipped with the latestproduction and testing technologies andwill serve the urbanization driven domestic

market and export demand.By drawing inspiration from the past

and acting in the present, ABB seeks tofortify its presence in India and take itsoperations from strength to strength.


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In brief

News

ABBs new CEO

Ulrich Spiesshofer succeededJoe Hogan as chief executiveofficer of ABB following the three-month orderly transition period

announced on June 17, 2013.Hogan will continue as advisor tothe Board until the end of March2014.

INMEX 2013 Themed Providing solutions thatreally matter, ABB TurbochargingSystems stall at INMEX 2013 South-Asias largest maritimeexhibition showcased

products, future capabilities andtechnologies. The three day eventwas hosted by 40 industry leadersand drew over 7,000 participantsfrom India and around the world.

Intersolar 2013

ABB Indias wide portfolio fromsolar inverters to turnkey solutionsfor solar power plants drew morethan 200 people over the threeday exhibition starting November12, 2013. The key attractionson display were the PVS800central inverter, along with ABBs

integrated string monitoring unit,and solar pump inverter.

Fast chargers for electricvehicles in Denmark

Turbocharger servicestation inaugurated inBangladeshRolf Schweizer, Senior General ManagerService, ABB and Rajarshi Banerjee,Country Manager, ABB Bangladesh,recently inaugurated ABB Bangladeshsthird and largest facility - a fully equipped

Turbo Charger Service Station. The latestaddition to the global ABB TurbochargerService Network map is located in Gazipur,Dhaka.

This new facility aims to enhancethe value proposition for customers byreducing response time and expeditingdelivery in and around the Dhaka area.Rolf Schweizers presentation echoed

this sentiment, as he discussed buildingtrust and confidence with customers byunderstanding the importance of reducingdowntime.

Under l in ing ABBs con t inuedcommitment to Bangladesh, RajarshiBanerjee discussed strengthening localresources, deploying state of the arttechnical optimization solutions to maximize

output from available energy sources. Thenew facility reflects ABBs customer focusand its commitment to a long innings inthe country.

Leading Danish electric-mobility operator,CLEVER, selected ABB to supply 50 CCS(Combined Charging Systems) compatibleDC fast chargers for its country-widenetwork. This order follows an earlier roll-out of 50 ABB DC fast chargers at thebeginning of 2013. CLEVERs networkcomprises both AC and DC chargers,supporting all EVs in Denmark.

CLEVER chose ABBs multi-standard DC

fast charging station, Terra 53, equippedwith a CCS connector, to support newelectric cars equipped with the CCS fast-charging system, such as the VW e-UP!and BMW i3.

ABB provides chargers and industry-leading software solutions for remoteservicing as well as connectivity tosubscriber management and paymentsystems. ABB supports all fast-chargingstandards and protocols such as CCS,which is critical to maintain compatibilitybetween rapidly evolving cars and chargersin the years ahead. This compatibility willalso allow CLEVER to maintain a reliable

service and to upgrade its network as thetechnology evolves.


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Service

Unlockingthe potentialof existingassetsMaximizing output, achievingoptimization and extending lifeexpectancy command renewed focusas investments decline.

Since inception, service hasbeen an integral part of ABBscustomer oriented products

and solutions. The servicesportfolio has evolved over time to meetthe changing needs of customers. Thisholistic portfolio has helped ABB partnercustomers, across industries, to extractthe best from their existing assets, withfaster return on investment. At ABB,state of the art products and solutionsare co-created keeping in mind seamlesslifecycle support across the service valuechain. While cutting edge products help wincustomers, service offerings help sustain

the loyalty and relationship with them. This engagement has oriented customermindset to maximizing performance ofinstalled capacity as a viable alternativeto greenfield investments. The estimated

installed capacity of ABB solutions in Indianutilities and industries of INR 500bn, builtover the last three decades, drives the

growth of our local service market. Thecurrent economic, political and regulatoryuncertainties also make service offeringssuch as lifecycle extensions preferable tonew investments or expansions. Serviceis often the most cost-effective action thatunlocks the potential in existing assets by extending their life,reducing operationalcosts, optimizing performance, orincreasing efficiency, servicing support andtimely turnaround. Be it grid compliance,process optimization, retrofit and repair

or energy efficiency, our service solutionshave offerings to suit every purpose. The changing nature of industries andutilities from generation or production tothe last mile connect, has resulted in a

ABB retrofit has helpedimprove performance

of a turbine whichnow operates at 97%availability


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paradigm shift in the nature of serviceofferings. From being limited to breakdownmaintenance or troubleshooting to pre-

emptive, predictive and globally accessible;customers rely like never before on serviceofferings to get the best value from theirinvestment. ABB has been at the forefrontof this evolution, developing and deliveringfuture-ready service solutions. With a rangeof deployments through multiple channelsto cater to customers across the country,the service portfolio comprises of morethan 600 offerings - from analysis andmonitoring studies, to diverse solutionsfor both on-site and remote, as per the

requirements of various industries andutilities. We provide global expertise suitedto local needs with over 1,000 certified andtrained personnel providing round the clockservicing support and timely turnaround. Be

it grid compliance, p rocess optimization,retrofit and repair or energy efficiency, ourservice solutions have offerings to suit

every purpose. The service business can be broadly

viewed in three focus areas: Lifecycle services for ABBs installed

base - includes traditional areas ofservice such as spare parts, supportand maintenance services, engineering,retrofit and modernization, and training

Value added support and extensions- comprises technological upgradessuch as LEAP (Life Expectancy AnalysisProgram) and process improvement

or production optimization with costreduction

Evolution and future preparedness -deals with technologically advancedsolutions in emerging areas like data

ABB solutions offerproven solutions

for auxiliary powerconsumption to 7-8%


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How important is quality power inTata Steel's operations?

A capacity of 10 million ton perannum makes Tata Steels plantin Jamshedpur one of the largestintegrated steel plant sites in theworld. This plant delivers largeparts of Tata Steels flat and longproduct segments. Flat steel caters

to the automobile industry and longto the construction segment wehave a large presence in both thesesegments. Tata Steel is known forquality products, and to deliver thisquality we must invest in processesand equipment. Modern techniqueshave meant more electrical equipmentand higher energy consumption.

To have safe and quality steel plantoperating conditions we have toensure reliability of power (near

100% availability within specifiedlimits of voltage and frequency)and specially focus on keeping theenergy efficiency. We stringently applya performance indicator, power-rate, that calculates units of powerconsumed for each ton of steelproduced, which is a measure ofenergy efficiency.

Quality electrical poweris imperative

Interview/ Tata Steel Limited

What key parameters areconsidered while deploying newequipment?

We view the operations of a steelmill with a 20-25 year horizon. Themechanical and the other hardwaremight have the longevity. However,the electronics and the electricautomation equipment would not

keep pace, and we have to go forupgrades and replacements. Hence,while planning for the equipment andtechnology we wish to implement atour plants, we focus on its lifecycleand support during the lifecycle.

What challenges are faced insourcing energy and measures youhave taken?

Quality electrical power is a criticalenergy requirement for an industry

like steel. However, we operate inthe eastern part of the country wherereliability of power is low. So TataSteel, along with the Jamshedpurunits of our sister company TataPower, provides for its electricityrequirements. Apart from this, weare also connected to the grid - theDamodar Valley Corporation system.We have developed in-house power

Avneesh Gupta , Chief of ElectricalMaintenance, Tata Steel Limited.

generation to provide for Tata Steelsbase load requirements.

How does ABB partner towards

securing dependable energy?For a long time, ABB has been a

very important partner of Tata Steel. ABB has proved to be a supplier thatworks on developing new high-endtechnologies for our processes, be itin drives, DCS, electrical switchgear,motors and other diversified areas.Recently, we are testing the viabilityof some technology-based servicesby ABB and are also experimentingremote diagnostic services for critical

equipment and provision of on-siteservice support. We have receivedgreat support from ABB in the past,and hope we continue developingtechnologies together, based onthe changing requirements of ourcustomers. I am sure both companiescan grow together.

class training/experience centers. ABBis aware that service as a business modelis a people function and ensures the rightkind of people are assigned to ensuretimely solutions. Multi-skilling of people iscritical as are service hubs and we have a15 process fingerprint in place to renderefficiency in our offerings. We also havea dedicated customer care center, whichdirects queries and issues to the right

contact person within the organizat ion. Wehave an exhaustive feedback system knownas Net Promoter Score (NPS) which helpsgive a reality check on where our strengthslie and the scope for improvement.

With green shoots like urbanizationcreating opportunities in real estate, someless explored sectors like Railways areopening up new vistas. Going ahead,emerging areas like cyber security, datacenters, solar project maintenance andhydro projects can provide the opportunityto work together and improve customerofferings in a muted economic environment.

Service

Process industries likefood and beverage haveinvested in power qualitysolutions from ABBwhich have resulted inROI within a year.


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K M8 at Stora Ensos Skoghall millin Sweden is the worlds largestpaperboard machine. Almost 300meters in length, it produces upto 450,000 tons of paperboard a year,most of which is used to make liquid foodcartons all over the world. About 20 percentof milk cartons worldwide are made frompaperboard produced by the KM8.

Quality is key in the liquid foodindustry. The paperboard has to matchthe customers requirements perfectly.It has to fold correctly into a customizedcarton that is stable, easy to hold, and hasthe correct printing properties for a color-rich carton design. Quality is also key for Stora Enso, theworlds second largest paper company anda market leader in paperboard. Recently,with its existing surface inspection systemreaching the end of its operating life,

StoraEnso approached ABB for a newsolution that would take quality controlto a new level. Based on ABBs HDI800 web imagingsystem, the solution is the biggest surface

inspection system ever made. Its 100cameras and ABB algorithms detect,photograph, analyze and classify thedefects and alarm the operator wheneverit finds an imperfection. Together with ABB weve developed aunique system that inspects every squaremillimeter of paperboard as it speedsthrough the paperboard machine at 800

meters a minute, says BjrnWikstrm,maintenance technician at Skoghall.

The system has not only enhancedquality and improved the operators workingenvironment, it has also significantlyreduced the number of rejects. Previously, some customers might haverejected an entire shipment if there wereblemishes in some of the rolls, says LeifKarlsson, project manager at Skoghall.Now we can identify and remove thoserolls that do not meet each customers

quality requirements. The cost savingsare immense. Another benefit of the ABB solution isthat it enables operators to quickly detectrepetitive flaws caused by a damaged roller

or other component in the paperboardmachine. The solution has also reducedthe number of sheet breaks by 80 percent;these are usually caused by holes or otherdefects. Recently, ABB developed another world-first capability for the Skoghall solution thatdetects shearing defects in the paperboard.

These are small wrinkles that are invisible

to the naked eye but cause many rejectsand are time-consuming to troubleshoot.

Last but not least in the long list ofbenefits is improvement in energy efficiency.Reducing the amount of rejects hasresulted in significant energy savings saysLeif Karlsson. Each meter of product thatwe have to reject due to defects and flawsresult in waste of energy.

Making the perfectpaperboard

An ABB solution is helping Stora Enso make perfect paperboard by detectingdefects with millimeter precision at high speed.


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Caterpillar India sought toincrease productivity, reducecosts, improve energy efficiencyand reliability, ensure effective

management of spare parts and improvethe plants operational performance. To thisend it entered into a Performance BasedFull Service contract with ABB India in2011, for its manufacturing site in Tiruvallur,close to Chennai, India. Caterpillar was looking for a professionalmaintenance partner who could bring value

to its business rather than merely delivering'lubrication' and 'wrench-turning' services.

ABB Full Service is a performance-basedpartnership agreement that is designed toimprove overall plant performance whileoptimizing maintenance costs.

Around 1000 people work at Caterpillars Tiruvallur si te, which is home to several ofthe companys production lines, includingthose for Backhoe Loaders, Wheel Loaders,Quarry and Mining Trucks, and Off-highway

Trucks.

The sites new paint plant was identifiedby ABB as having strong potential forenergy saving. It is equipped with twocompressors, the main one being a 250kilowatt (kW) Atlas Copco unit. This 250 kW

compressor was running for 23 hours a day,even though its only duty outside the normaleight-hour shift was to operate a paintmixture regulating pump. This extendedrunning time represented a daily electricityconsumption of 800kWh and a significantoperational cost to Caterpillar India.

After carrying out systematic and in-depthstudies, ABB found that the compressorscontrol settings dictated that it wouldprovide an output of 8 8.3 bar pressurethroughout the day, irrespective of the

number of hours of production. With theobjective of reducing the running hoursof the compressor, ABB adjusted the setpoints to maintain the pressure at a lower6 7 bar during non-production hours,which was sufficient to meet the demandsof the paint mixture regulating pump.

After modifying the control set points ofthe compressor, its running hours droppedsignificantly - from 23 to only 9 hours perday. This has cut energy consumptionfrom 23000 kWh to 11000 kWh per

month resulting in financial savings ofabout $35,000 a year, without any capita linvestments. Additionally, this improvedoperational regime enabled CaterpillarIndia reduce its CO 2 emissions by more

Caterpillar Indias energyexpenses reduced by

$35,000 annually

than 100 metric tons per year, and it hashelped extend maintenance intervals andthe service life of both the compressormotors and the compressors, which has ledto longer and more efficient plant operation.

Responding to ABBs report on theimprovement, P. Gnanaprakasam ofCaterpillar Indias Facility EngineeringService said: We are very happy withthe efforts taken by ABB to improve theefficiency of the Atlas Copco compressor.

This is already having a positive impact on

our productivity in the new paint plant.

Systematic approach delivers savings at its new paint plant with zero capitalinvestment.

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Value addition to processes is possib le th rough continuous competency building withthe right partners

Within a year of commencingtraining of employees of thelargest steel producer in thecountry, ABB India signeda two year extendable Memorandum ofUnderstanding with Rashtriya Ispat NigamLimited (RINL) to refresh and enhance theskills of its employees. This government-owned steel producer, also known as Vizag

Steel, is scheduled to undertake capacityexpansion and modernization worth INR16bn in 2014-15. And RINL sought theservices of ABB India to facilitate thismodernization. RINL has deployed ABBs state-of-the-art technologies in automation, and powersystems and products, for modernizationand upgradation of its facilities - sinterplant, blast furnace, steel melting shop,medium merchant structure mill, wire rollmills, thermal power plant and calcining

and refracting material plant. The fullestadvantage of these high technology,

Training Indias third largeststeel producer Vizag Steel deploys ABB Indias training services to maximize output fromits assets.

MoU signing ceremony

efficient equipment can only be extractedby informed personnel. "Our company is committed toenhancing employee skills and buildingtheir competencies. For an organizationto be successful it is imperative that all itsstakeholders add value - a process thatworks both way, said Y.R. Reddy, DirectorPersonnel, RINL. We look forward to

partnering with a technology leader suchas ABB in our efforts to fulfill this vision. Under the MoU, ABB India will trainRINL executives and non-executives onvarious ABB products and systems from

ACS800 drives, 800xA control systems,instrumentation and analyzers, to high andmedium voltage switchgear, gas-insulatedswitchgears (GIS) and substation protectionand automation systems. While ABB willprovide standard training to large employeepools at RINL facilities, specialized high

level programs for targeted employees willbe conducted at ABBs lead technology

centers in Bangalore, Nashik and Vadodara. It has been a year since Steel Authorityof India has signed on with ABB India totrain 4,000 employees over two years.

The project is running successfully andour customers are fully discovering thewide scope of abilities in the productsthey invested in. Ensuring our customersare well acquainted with the features and

abilities of our products, is one of the bestways for them to extract maximum valuefrom the technologies we develop, deliverand deploy, said Madhav Vemuri, CountryService Manager, ABB India. Productabuse intentionally or due to ignorance is the prime reason for products notdelivering to their fullest. Thus trainingensures one gets the best value for themoney they have invested.


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For a Better World

Installing the worlds mostpowerful offshore HVDCconverter station The offshore platform will collect power from wind turbines inthe North Sea and feed it into the German grid.


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For a better world

Solar charging station impacts social and economic conditions, and increasessafety, in a hamlet in the Sundarbans, West Bengal, India.

O ur latest Access to Electricityrural electrification project,part of the Corporate SocialResponsibility initiative of ABB, in a remote marshland area ofeastern India, has made a successfulstart. In partnership with WWF India,

ABB has set up a solar-powered mult i-

purpose battery charging station. The station with capacity to generate 4.1

kilowat solar power is located in a hamleton Satjeliais land in the Sundarbans areaof West Bengal. Under the scheme, thevillagers register and collect a fully-chargedbattery from the charging station. Whenexhausted, they return it at the station andreceive a fully-charged replacement. Thecharging station controller keeps a recordof all battery exchanges, and the villagersare billed on a monthly basis.

More than 50 households and 13local stores have so far gained accessto electricity, and are enjoying the social,economic and safety benefits. Access toreliable and cheap energy allows shops

Bringing power to the poorin eastern India

can study in the evening without inhalingkerosene fumes. I can also charge my cellphone, torch, run a small fan and powera small radio at home. Now I dont haveto depend on the availability of kerosenein the local market. The village is located across a riverfrom the Sundarbans mangrove forest,

a national wildlife park and a UNESCOworld heritage site. The village lights alsodiscourage tigers from straying from intohabitations.

to stay open late, evening classes to beheld, and people to use electrical goodslike telephones and televisions. In addition,electrical power avoids the negative healthimpacts of kerosene fumes.

Empowerment of women Key to success has been local

ownership of the project with WWF ledtraining programs and public dialogueon the project to ensure buying fromthe villagers. A seven-member council,including five women, was set up tomanage and administer the project, andcollect the monthly dues.

Most of the women on the councilcannot read or write, and had never seena bank. But as a result of the project, thewomen have built up their awareness andunderstanding of financial institutions and

savings mechanisms. This system has changed my life inmany ways, I already see a positive impacton my small business of stitching, saidMinati Aulia. My eight-year-old daughter


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For a better world

Designed for space, deployedon earth

When it comes to space,size matters. There maybe plenty of space outthere , but ge t t ing anobject into orbit requires an enormousamount of expensive rocket power sominiaturization is at a premium. Supplyingspace agencies has therefore encouraged

ABBs Measurement Produc ts business

to reduce even further the s ize and massof instruments, and has benefitted theindustrial sector here on Earth.

A few years ago, ABB combined therequirements for a new (terrestrial) industrialanalyzer with that of the Canadian Space

Agencys requ irements for a Miniatu re(extraterrestrial) Interferometer (MINT)for use onboard a Mars/Moon rover. Theanalyzer has yet to operate in these alienenvironments, but ABB MeasurementProducts has sold more than 1,500 units

for terrestrial use. The new design isabout half the size of its predecessor,with better performance and lower servicerequirements. It includes, for example, asolid-state laser designed to operate in

In space no one can hear you scream, which might be one of the reasons why

space agencies install reliable instruments from ABB on their satellites.

space, without servicing, for more than 20years. Its predecessor needed servicingevery three years. Space systems are especial ly hardenedto cope with vibrations, vacuum, radiationand thermal exchanges. (Grease cannot beused to provide mechanical lubrication inspace and in the absence of air, electroniccomponents can heat up tremendously,

causing them to age rapidly.) To gain evengreater dependability, redundancy is alsofactored into the design. This means that,even if a fault develops, the device cancontinue to function for ex tended periods,withstanding exposure to micrometeoroids,UV radiation, atomic oxygen, atmosphericdrag, and a host of other debilitatingconditions, more harmful than thosefound on Earth, even in harsh industrialenvironments. Testament to the success of ABBs

hardened instrument design principleswas the recent 10-year anniversary of

ABB's high-resolution spectrometer (ACE-FTS). This instrument was installed inthe CSAs SCISAT satellite and, in 2003,

embarked on a contractual mission of twoyears. A decade later, the satellite andits spectrometer are still going strong.It continues to gather data, helpingscientists to better understand the Ear thsatmosphere, and the dynamics of ozonedepletion and climate change. Thanks toits robust instrumentation, the SCISATproject has detected chemicals in the

atmosphere never previously identifiedfrom space. The des ign adapta t ions madeby ABB Measurement Products forinstruments in space go beyond thoseneeded for terrestrial applications, butby understanding the requirements ofoperating in space, ABB can solve some ofthe toughest terrestrial industrial challenges.


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For a better world

Ensuring the worlds firstcoal-seam gas project runsseamlessly

Q GC, a wholly owned subsidiaryof BG Group, is embarking onthe first commercial venturein the world to convert coal-seam to liquefied natural gas. ABB has

signed a long-term service agreement withQGC to provide planned and unplannedmaintenance for the upstream and mid-stream facilities at Queensland CurtisLiquefied Natural Gas (QCLNG). The projectis located in Queensland, Australia.

Coal-seam gas is natural gas extractedfrom coal beds. It provides the sameamount of energy as coal, at 40 percentless carbon dioxide emissions. QCLNG is apriority project for QGC because it involvesexpanding exploration and development

in southern and central Queensland. Theupstream facilities stretch across the SuratBasin, where the coal-seam gas is collectedand transported along a 540 kilometerunderground pipeline, to the LNG plant

on Curtis Island near Gladstone. As a pa rtne r, AB B wil l pr ovi de

comprehensive services including anon-site team to maintain ABBs Extended

Automation System 800xA Integrated

Control and Safety Systems (ICSS). Thecontract value is $33 million over four years,with potential for extending the service termup to a period of 10 years. The contractalso covers spare parts managementfor QCLNGs upstream collection andtransportation facility as well as for themidstream liquefaction and export facility.This important contract affirms ourstrong and long-standing relationship withQGC - one of our key customers, said

Vel i-Matt i Re in ik ka la , Head of ABBs

Process Automation division. We areproud to continue working for this importantoil and gas project, and one of our keypriorities will be to help our customer reachits production targets flawlessly.

The $33 million agreement will help improve plant productivity and availability atthe worlds first coal-seam gas project - Queensland Curtis LNG by QGC.

In 2011, ABB was awarded a $58million order from QGC to provide, as mainautomation contractor (MAC), integratedautomation, safety and telecommunicationssystems and related equipment for the

upstream coal-seam gas p roject.

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A s the worlds population growsso does demand for electricity.With more electricity beinggenerated far from population

centres, there is an even greater needfor high-voltage products to deliver itsafely and with efficiency. As a pioneerand experienced supplier of high-voltagetransmission networks, ABB in addition,strives to reduce the environmental impactof its high-voltage products to improve theeco-efficiency of power grids.

To this end, ABB aims to use themost energy efficient manufacturingprocesses, helping reduce the embodiedenergy of its products. Embodied energyis the sum of all the energy required toproduce goods or services, including rawmaterial extraction, transport, manufacture,assembly, installation, deconstruction anddecomposition.

ABB's HV Disconnecting Circuit Breakerin which SF 6 gas has been replaced byCO2 as arc interruption medium to reduce

the embodied energy of ABBs products,greater use has been made of recyclable

High-voltage eco-efficiency ABB is committed to lowering its environmental footprint at every step ofthe way.

manner can also be substantial, particularlywhen decommissioning aging substations. ABB is fully aware of the GWP ofSF 6 and goes to great lengths to ensurethat the gas is not allowed to escapeinto the atmosphere when equipment ismanufactured, commissioned, serviced orscrapped. Continuous supervision throughonline monitoring of equipment helps detectleaks early, enabling the fast dispatch ofrepair teams. Furthermore, since the lifecycle of SF 6 gas is longer than the high-

voltage products in which it resides, ABBspatented technology is used to reclaimthe gas at more than 99.9 percent puritywhen equipment is decommissioned sothat it can be reused.

and disposable materials, which generallymakes them less energy intensive to makeor decommission. Some components,however, have higher global warmingpotential (GWP) than others and are moredifficult to recycle. One such component, used extensivelyin high-voltage equipment for insulationand current interruption, is the inert gasknown as sulfur hexafluoride (SF 6 ), whichis a greenhouse gas with 22,800 times theglobal warming potential of carbon dioxide

(CO2 ). SF 6 gas is extensively used in theelectrical industry for dielectric insulationand current interruption due to its physicalproperties. Pressurized SF 6 gas is usedfor the safe and reliable operation of gas-insulated switchgear as it has a muchhigher dielectric strength than otherinsulation media. This makes it possibleto significantly reduce product footprint andenable installation in constrained spaces.However its lifecycle management is a

challenge for utility and industrial usersand the cost of handling it in a compliant


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Product news

OTDCLow Voltage Products Discrete Automation

Advantages Common user interfaces

and engineering toolsacross the drives portfolio

Scalable controlperformance from basicto applications demandingwith direct torque control(DTC)

Drives built-in energyefficiency informationhelps analyze andoptimize energy use

Integrated and certifiedsafety features providesafety for machine

operators

Just launchedDesigning from the ground up or re-engineering for a custom fit, ABB productsand systems consistently offer considerable energy and cost savings.

ACS880 series is built on ABBs all-compatible drives architecture designed

to simplify operation, optimize energyefficiency, and maximize output.Encompassing single drives, multidrivesand drive modules, the architectureenables the drives to control virtuallyany type of alternating current motor

ACS880drives

Advantages Reliable DC breaking

power at all current levels

Symmetric pole designmeans connections areindependent of polarity the user can makeconnections both ways

Only DC switch in themarket with visiblecontacts

The operation of theswitch is not vulnerableto voltage peaks and it isindependent of the user

(quick make, quick brake)

ABB introduced the firs t switchdisconnector with two-pole that enables

smaller physical footprint, flexiblecapacity and reliable performance.

The OTDC 500 switch disconnector isdesigned for direct current (DC) photovoltaic (PV) applications. The dual airgap contacts provide quick and reliableisolation in a compact frame.


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Product news

Low Voltage Products

Advantages Wide voltage range

AC and DC in one product

Built-in surge suppression Reduced energy

consumption by up to 80% 90% fewer product variants Dependable functionality

The Contactor range from ABB is set tobe the new benchmark in motor control

and switching. Industry applicationsinclude renewable, offshore, onshore,rail and buildings. With a singlecontactor coil to fit all standardnetworks and global distribution andservice network in over 100 countries,the cost of ownership is optimised.

AF contactorrange


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Close up

Taking servicing to greatheightsServicing the 82 wind plants at one of thelargest wind power farms of the world HornsRev, Denmark is a challenging task. Access to

this 160 MW windfarm is only by helicoptersand the 20 km journey into the North Sea isoften marked by inclement weather.


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Mankind has come a long way since theinvention of the wheel.

With the advent of motorized transportation,

we have been able to travel faster, withmore comfort and greater efficiency.

With natural resources such as oil gettingmore expensive, a need for sustainablemobility is gaining relevance.

As a global leader in power and automationtechnologies, ABB plays a vital role in

the development of sustainable mobility,providing innovative and efficienttechnologies for EV charging infrastructure.

The future of mobility is electric.

Sustainable mobility


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Bustling urban centers need ef ficient and reliable ele ctricity, but have little room toaccommodate large electrical installations. ABBs gas insulated switchgear (GIS)technology can shrink the size of an electrical substation by as much as 70 percent, soit can be located in the middle of cities and other space-restricted areas, even indoorsor underground, minimizing environmental impact. We offer a range of products,systems and service s for power generation, transmission and distribution to helpincrease power capacity, enhance grid reliability, improve energy efficiency and lowerenvironmental impact. With a 125 year heritage of technology innovation ABB continuesto shape the grid of the future. For more information please visit us at www.abb.com

Substations that can hide in a city?

Certainly.

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