Monthly ABB Newsletter: Products, services, people, technologies & events

August 2012

 

Feature

 

War of the currents: An update

Sometimes technological advancement is not about a new discovery, it is about steady progress, hard work and improvement of existing technologies. Although direct current (dc) and alternating current (ac) started out as competing technologies, they are really complementary technologies; unfortunately, many still do not recognize this fact. Is the war finally over? >> Read More

>> T&D World HVDC special supplement

 

Highlights

 
Tropos Networks, a recent ABB acquisition
 

The rise of smart circuits

Smart grid technologies are deployed in many different ways across the United States and throughout the world. One of the most important aspects of any utility's smart grid deployment t is its approach to interoperability. Outside of the DMS, one of the core enabling technologies of the smart grid is the communications network. Learn more about how one utility implemented Tropos Networks' wireless radio network to communicate to intelligent end devices.
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Solar
 
Hot new solar technology

A complete, sun-to-grid concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solution has been introduced to the market. This CPV system can produce 30%-40% more clean, renewable electricity over the course of a year than comparable crystalline silicon or thin-film solar PV systems. This effectively and significantly reduces the footprint, as well as the cost, of developing utility-scale solar PV projects. Read more to learn about the advantages of a turnkey CPV system. >> Read More

>> I would like to talk to someone about solar
 
Data Centers
 
World's most powerful direct current data center online

A newly opened data center expansion project that employs HVDC-capable HP servers is officially the most powerful application of direct current (DC) in a data center to date. Performance tests show that the facility's new power distribution system is 10 percent more efficient than comparable alternating current (AC) technology. In addition, investment costs for the system were 15 percent lower than for an AC system. Read more about the project and the advantages of DC data centers >> Read More

>> I would like to talk to someone about data centers
 
Service
 
How to save money with SF6 gas inventory management

Do you know if you have truly empty SF6 gas cylinders or are you bearing a lot of "heels"? A heel is the residual gas left in a cylinder when thought to be empty. Typically 12 – 15% of SF6 gas remains in returned cylinders. Knowing how many SF6 cylinders you use per year and estimating your heel allows you to manage your inventory and save money every year. Read more about managing your SF6 inventory. >> Read More

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White Papers
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Lessons learned from major data center outages

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Enabling the power of wind: HVDC Light for large-scale offshore wind integration


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Videos      

IEC 61850 Fundamentals

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Asset health management in the smart grid era

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Educational Opportunities
>> Free capacitor application seminar
     Chicago, IL
     October 10-11, 2012
>> Tropos Networks classroom training
>> Smart grid on demand webinars
>> Protective Relay School webinars
>> Ventyx webcasts >> Recloser classroom training
>> High voltage service classroom training >> Ventyx education & training services
>> T&D Protection and Control classroom
     training
>> Automation & Power World
     on demand webinars
     

Events
Solar Power International 2012
September 10-13, 2012
Orlando, FL

  Finepoint Circuit Breaker Test & Maintenance Training Conference
October 1-5, 2012
Pittsburgh, PA
     
WEFTEC 2012
September 29 – October 3, 2012
New Orleans, LA

  AWEA Offshore Windpower 2012
October 9 – 11, 2012
Virginia Beach, VA
     
APTA Annual Meeting
September 30 – October 3, 2012
Seattle, WA
  IEEE/PES Transformer Meeting
October 21-25, 2012
Milwaukee, WI
     

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