ABB develops, produces and delivers a full range of medium voltage products
ABB is the market leader in the supply of medium voltage switchgear products and systems in Australia and South East Asia, with the capability to develop,
produce and deliver a full range of medium voltage (1-36kV) products used in utilities, manufacturing and process industries, infrastructure and residential and
commercial buildings.
Whilst ABB’s medium voltage manufacturing facility at Moorebank produces a wide range of switchgear solutions in collaboration with other ABB switchgear
factories, it also acts as a global factory with R&D responsibility for the ABB UniGear type ZVC vacuum motor starter switchgear, a unique high performance
motor starter for the utility, oil, gas and mining industries. With global responsibilities, the Moorebank operation supports various multinational projects.
The company’s outdoor switchgear factory at Moorebank has regional factory responsibilities, servicing local utility customers and providing a range of pole mounted switchgear to regional export markets.
Supported by a strong local engineering team, the ABB medium voltage operation provides customers with the benefits of a complete manufacturing facility: research and design, engineering, project management, manufacturing and service support.
CASE STUDY
Safety in switchgear
ABB Australia will supply around 300 sections of medium voltage switchgear including UniGear ZS1 switchgear and UniGear ZVC motor starters to Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal, near Mackay, Queensland.
While the ABB switchgear is compact, reliable and well proven within the mining and general manufacturing industries, safety was a prime consideration in the
selection process.
Many of the switchboards have been designed for installation into transportable substations on the Dalrymple Bay site. Transportable buildings provide some tremendous advantages, but are not without their technical challenges. When using MV switchgear at high fault levels in the confined space of transportable
buildings, switchgear should be selected carefully to avoid internal arcing.
ABB offered a reliable solution that uses type tested arc ducting to direct hazardous arc products to a safe area outside the switchroom. The switchgear can also be operated remotely for maximum operator safety.
Innovation
ABB has established a dedicated team to bring together packaged switchgear solutions. Combining the expertise of the medium and low voltage switchgear businesses, the team develops customised solutions for integrating switchgear and related equipment into modular transportable switchrooms. ABB customers benefit from significantly shorter on-site installation times, lower associated site costs and lower risk in achieving plant startup to schedule.
Did you know?
ABB’s VisiVolt Passive Voltage Indicator reduces the incidence of serious accidents in both indoor and outdoor power systems. The low cost LCD panel indicator is highly sensitive to electric fields, requires no power source or electronic circuitry and is a part of ABB’s “Engineered for Safety” campaign.
CASE STUDY
Unique slim UniGear type ZVC fused contactor panels for Qinshan 2
Qinshan Nuclear Power Company has again selected ABB to supply contactor panels for its Qinshan 2 nuclear power plant, impressed by the performance of ABB’s UniGear type ZVC fused contactor panels at its Qinshan 1 site. ABB’s Moorebank facility, the company’s global factory for combined fused contactor technology, will supply the equipment.
The slim UniGear type ZVC fused contactor panel has proven to be highly successful in critical installations where compact size, reliability and quality count.