ABB Ability™ Electrical Distribution Control System US launch for cloud-based energy management
March 14 2017 - 9:00AM
ABB Ability™ Electrical Distribution Control System, a
breakthrough innovation for cloud-based energy management, remote
supervision and diagnostics has been introduced in the US market by
the innovative technology leader ABB. The system connects a
facility’s electrical equipment with the Internet of Things and
leverages ABB circuit breaker’s built-in sensing and connectivity
to provide the information and control functions to reduce total
operating costs by up to 30 percent.
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ABB Ability™ is a range of solutions that are digital and
connected to allow ABB to support customers and optimize their
assets. The ABB Ability™ Electrical Distribution Control
System was launched in Europe in 2016.
Giampiero Frisio, Managing Director of ABB’s Protection and
Connection business, said: “We launched the first ever circuit
breaker with intelligent energy management, the ABB Emax 2, four
years ago and we continue to innovate to ensure our customers
benefit from cutting edge technology. We have now certified
the system for the US market and know that our customers here will
benefit from gaining intelligence about their electrical system so
that they can maximize energy savings, productivity and
safety.”
ABB Ability™ Electrical Distribution Control System has a
cloud-based platform that processes data from the site’s electrical
equipment to deliver analysis and make recommendations to optimize
the performance of the electrical system. It enables the remote
monitoring of plants, their energy consumption and costs at a
glance to make it easier and faster to implement energy management
strategies.
Giampiero added: “Having the right energy management strategy in
place can reduce peak power consumption and deliver savings on
electricity bills of up to 20 percent, depending on local tariffs.
An additional 10 percent savings are possible through efficiency
improvement actions, enabled monitoring of energy demands and
costs.
“The solution is also scalable, to date we have linked to the
cloud via our intelligent circuit breakers, but this could also be
done in smaller buildings, including homes, by linking to the cloud
from a miniature circuit breaker, for instance. This system can
support remote monitoring and energy management in any electrical
system.”
ABB Ability™ Electrical Distribution control system
provides direct supervision of electrical assets and reporting
functions. With alerts, immediate access to documentation and the
remote diagnosis of devices, maintenance becomes simpler. When
necessary, facility managers can take corrective action in a matter
of minutes.
The solution has demonstrated benefits for customers in a range
of applications across Europe and the Middle East. A water
treatment facility in Italy, Consorzio di Bonifica Veronese
confirmed a reduction in maintenance time of 40 percent and total
operating costs down by a third. Dubai Electricity and Water
Authority (DEWA), a major utility customer in the United Arab
Emirates is using ABB Ability™ Electrical Distribution Control
System to manage one of the largest rooftop solar installation of
the region. Additionally, there are installations in a paper mill,
in several factories and office buildings. The system can also
support energy efficiency, asset management and cost reduction in
shopping malls, events arenas and power plants.
ABB (ABB:NYSE) is a pioneering technology leader in
electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial
automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities,
industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing a
more than 125-year history of innovation, ABB today is writing the
future of industrial digitalization and driving the Energy and
Fourth Industrial Revolutions. ABB operates in more than 100
countries with about 135,000 employees. www.abb.com.
For more information please contact:
Lynette A. Jackson
Head of Communications
Electrification Products Division
Affolternstrasse 44, P.O. Box
CH-8050 Zurich, Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)43 317 54 04
E-Mail: lynette.jackson@ch.abb.com
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