ABB wins $70-million order for power link in northeastern China  

ABB贏得7千萬美元訂單，架設中國東北電線

Reliable power supply to help industrial development of Liaoning province

可靠的電力供應幫助遼寧省的工業發展

Zurich, Switzerland, June 18, 2008 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won a $70-million order for power equipment from State Grid Corporation of China for a new power link in northeastern China that will help the development of industry in the region.

瑞士蘇黎世6月18日消息——領先的電力和自動化技術集團ABB從中國國家電網公司手上贏得了一份價值7千萬美元的電力設備訂單，架設一條將幫助中國東北地區工業發展的新電線。

The new HVDC (high-voltage, direct current) link will transmit 3,000 MW (megawatts) of power over 920 kilometers from Hulunbeir, in Inner Mongolia, to Shenyang in Liaoning province. The ABB order is part of a project with an estimated total value of $400 million.

這條新的HVDC（高壓直流）電線將從內蒙古的呼倫貝爾市傳輸3000兆瓦的電力到遼寧省的沈陽市，全長920公里。這份ABB訂單是一項預計總價值達4億美元項目其中的一部分。

“We are very pleased that State Grid Corporation has selected ABB for this portion of an important project to support the rejuvenation of Liaoning’s industrial base,” said Peter Leupp, head of ABB’s Power Systems division. “ABB has unrivalled experience in high-voltage direct current, with projects on every continent, on land and at sea.”

ABB電力系統部主管Peter Leupp表示：“我們很高興中國國家電網公司選擇了ABB參與了這項支持振興遼寧工業基地的重要項目。ABB在高壓直流傳輸領域擁有無可比擬的經驗，再每個大陸的路上和海上都有項目。”

The new DC power transmission link will run in parallel to an existing alternating current (AC) link, creating a so-called hybrid transmission corridor with a higher capacity and greater reliability. The proportion of power lost as heat into the atmosphere will also decline as DC links have smaller losses than AC over long distances.

這條新的直流電力傳輸線將與目前現有的交流電力傳輸線平行，創造一個具有更大容量和更高可靠性的混合傳輸走廊稱號。作為熱量傳到大氣中的電力損失比例也將下降，因為直流傳輸線在長距離傳輸中比交流傳輸線損失更少。

ABB will provide key components for the converter stations at each end of the link, to switch AC to DC and then back to AC again, as well as measuring equipment for the converter stations. The link is scheduled for commercial operation in December 2009.

ABB將為電線各端的變流器站提供主要的設備，將交流電轉化成直流電，然后再次轉化成交流電，同時提供的還有用于變流器站的測量設備。該電力傳輸線預計在2009年12月投入商業運營。

ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 112,000 people.

ABB是電力和自動化技術領域的全球領導廠商，致力于為工業和電力行業客戶提供解決方案，以幫助客戶提高生產效率，同時降低對環境的不良影響。ABB集團的業務遍布全球100多個國家，擁有大約112,000名雇員。