Hydropower
Converting the energetic force of water in turbines and supplying many people with power in an environmentally friendly way is the concern of the operators of dams for hydroelectric power.
Realizing this with rugged components and systems is our challenge for the present and the future.
ABB Power Systems, Switzerland
Cost-saving renovation of the transformer station in Sils
Kraftwerke Hinterrhein AG operates the third largest high-pressure storage power station in Switzerland in the Grisons. The electric power transformation substation from the sixties had to be extensively renovated in order to secure future operation.
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As a switchgear system designer in the transformer station in Sils, ABB Power Systems in Switzerland profited from the great time savings thanks to the use of QTC fast connection technology from Phoenix Contact. Compared to screw terminal block connections, the time saved is 60%.
