Substation Automation and Protection

ABB’s world-class protection and control solutions ensure reliable power transmission and distribution. Our IEC 61850 enabled product portfolio provides you with open, future-proof and flexible system architectures with state-of-the-art performance. This combined with our long experience in the field and full scope of services and support make us a leader and pioneer in substation automation and protection. What’s best - you will find us close to you - in all parts of the world.

From protection to perfection

Unleashing the full potential of the IEC 61850 standard

Packed with the latest protection technology and featuring native support for the prevailing IEC 61850 substation communication standard, ABB's REF615 feeder protection relay is the ideal choice for the protection and control of your distribution substations. Implementing horizontal inter-relay communication and GOOSE services over an Ethernet substation LAN, the REF615 relays unleash the full potential of the IEC 61850 standard as demonstrated by a cost-effective, fast and reliable substation busbar protection system.