Australian utilities select ABB switchgear

澳大利亞發電廠選擇ABB開關柜

Australia’s power utilities are revamping their power distribution networks and placing an estimated three out of every four orders for secondary distribution switchgear with ABB.

許多澳大利亞發電廠正在修補他們的配電網絡，而且預計ABB的二級配電開關柜占了安裝訂單的四分之三。

In the past few years demand for ABB secondary distribution switchgear in Australia has grown almost tenfold, with most of the country’s leading utilities choosing to place 1-5 year contracts for medium-voltage products with ABB.

在過去幾年里，澳大利亞對ABB二級配電開關柜的需求增長了10倍，國內大部分大型的發電廠都與ABB簽定了1到5年的中壓產品合同。

“It’s a combination of two factors,” says Denis Jackson, national manager for ABB’s medium-voltage secondary switchgear business. “Utilities want to improve reliability and reduce the operating costs of their distribution equipment, and ABB has a portfolio of secondary switchgear with exceptional performance characteristics and low life-cycle costs.”

ABB中壓二級開關柜事業部區域國家經理Denis Jackson表示：“他們選擇ABB有兩個因素。電廠希望提高可靠性和減少他們配電設備的運營成本，而ABB的二級開關柜擁有優異的性能特點，以及較低的生命周期成本。”

The range of products covered by the contracts includes 11 kV ring main units, 11/22 kV distribution feeders, 11/22 kV air break switches, and 11/22/33 kV outdoor circuit breakers.

合同含蓋的產品范圍包括11 kV 環狀主要部件，11/22 kV 分配饋電線，11/22 kV 空氣斷路開關，以及11/22/33 kV 戶外電路斷路器。

In particular, it is ABB’s SafeLink and SafeRing ring main units and SafePlus compact gas-insulated switchgear – all of which are available in most markets worldwide – that are consistently selected for new installations and to replace competitors’ products in packaged substation retrofits.

特別地，通用于全球大部分市場的ABB環狀主要部件SafeLink 和SafeRing 以及緊湊型空氣絕緣開關柜，在變電站改造中，被連續選用于新的安裝和替換競爭對手的產品。

“These are very compact, robust and cost-efficient units,” says Jackson. “They’re fully sealed in a stainless steel tank, factory tested for speedy installation, virtually maintenance-free and very safe.”

Jackson說道：“這些都是非常緊湊、完善和高性價比的設備。他們密封于一個不銹鋼箱子里，通過了工廠快速安裝測試，維護成本幾乎為零，而且非常安全。”

Among the utilities that have selected the equipment are many of Australia’s largest power providers like Ergon Energy, Energex, Integral Energy, Actew, Etsa, Powercor, County Energy and T Squared.

選用這些設備的電廠之中，很多都是澳大利亞最大的電力供應商，例如Ergon 能源公司、 Energex、 Integral 能源公司、Actew,、Etsa,、Powercor,、County 能源公司 和T Squared 公司。

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