Flexible systems that save energy and preserve the landscape

ABB's high-voltage direct current (HVDC) technology allows long-distance transmission on land or underwater with lower losses of power than conventional technology. The efficiency of electricity networks can also be enhanced by the appropriate design of transformers, which are used to step up or lower voltages so that electricity can be distributed, and by employing network management systems and technologies that make power transmission more secure and flexible.

Efficiency in power transmission and distribution

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  • Every year in China, ABB's HVDC technology will help cut consumption of raw coal by 40 to 50 million tons and eliminate 100 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

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  • ABB sets new power cable record in New York Harbor

    2012-01-17: ABB has completed the delivery and energization of the world’s first cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulated 345 kV AC submarine cable system. Extruded in a single continuous length without factory joints, the new cable system brings 512 megawatts of power generation capacity to the critical wholesale power market in New York City.

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