ABB has launched a suite of new power products which it says can boost grid stability, power quality and energy efficiency in modern, complex grids. A portfolio of five new products including reactive power units, battery storage inverters and harmonic filters has been launched, all of which have been tailored to suit the needs of evolving grids with distributed energy resources at their heart. The company pointed towards an evolution of both supply and demand in electricity grids world wide. As decentralised, renewable power sources like solar and wind grow, so too does demand from the likes of electrified transport and significant data centres. This transformation is proving a challenge for grid operators tasked with maintaining grid stability and power quality, an issue further complicated by legacy equipment based on “passive technologies” capable of providing only a fixed amount of compensation. ABB’s new technology suite claims to lift these constraints by adopting more agile and “active” technologies based on power electronics. These are capable of providing more accurate compensation for power quality problems caused by fluctuating supply and demand. The new portfolio comprises five specific solutions, including; The solutions suite can also interact with ABB Ability, which is the OEM’s cross-industry digital platform that allows devices to connect to a cloud system to provide enhanced data sight.
ABB has announced the launch of five power products aimed at significantly improving grid efficiency and stability. The selection includes reactive power units, battery storage inverters and harmonic filters, with each product designed to work with grids that use distributed energy resources by using what the company calls more active technology. The products are also compatible with the Zurich-based company's cloud-based digital platform, ABB Ability, providing improved data insights into the technology's performance.