Australian utilities select ABB switchgear

澳大利亚发电厂选择ABB开关柜

Australia’s power utilities are revamping their power distribution networks and placing an estimated three out of every four orders for secondary distribution switchgear with ABB.

许多澳大利亚发电厂正在修补他们的配电网络，而且预计ABB的二级配电开关柜占了安装订单的四分之三。

In the past few years demand for ABB secondary distribution switchgear in Australia has grown almost tenfold, with most of the country’s leading utilities choosing to place 1-5 year contracts for medium-voltage products with ABB.

在过去几年里，澳大利亚对ABB二级配电开关柜的需求增长了10倍，国内大部分大型的发电厂都与ABB签定了1到5年的中压产品合同。

“It’s a combination of two factors,” says Denis Jackson, national manager for ABB’s medium-voltage secondary switchgear business. “Utilities want to improve reliability and reduce the operating costs of their distribution equipment, and ABB has a portfolio of secondary switchgear with exceptional performance characteristics and low life-cycle costs.”

ABB中压二级开关柜事业部区域国家经理Denis Jackson表示：“他们选择ABB有两个因素。电厂希望提高可靠性和减少他们配电设备的运营成本，而ABB的二级开关柜拥有优异的性能特点，以及较低的生命周期成本。”

The range of products covered by the contracts includes 11 kV ring main units, 11/22 kV distribution feeders, 11/22 kV air break switches, and 11/22/33 kV outdoor circuit breakers.

合同含盖的产品范围包括11 kV 环状主要部件，11/22 kV 分配馈电线，11/22 kV 空气断路开关，以及11/22/33 kV 户外电路断路器。

In particular, it is ABB’s SafeLink and SafeRing ring main units and SafePlus compact gas-insulated switchgear – all of which are available in most markets worldwide – that are consistently selected for new installations and to replace competitors’ products in packaged substation retrofits.

特别地，通用于全球大部分市场的ABB环状主要部件SafeLink 和SafeRing 以及紧凑型空气绝缘开关柜，在变电站改造中，被连续选用于新的安装和替换竞争对手的产品。

“These are very compact, robust and cost-efficient units,” says Jackson. “They’re fully sealed in a stainless steel tank, factory tested for speedy installation, virtually maintenance-free and very safe.”

Jackson说道：“这些都是非常紧凑、完善和高性价比的设备。他们密封于一个不锈钢箱子里，通过了工厂快速安装测试，维护成本几乎为零，而且非常安全。”

Among the utilities that have selected the equipment are many of Australia’s largest power providers like Ergon Energy, Energex, Integral Energy, Actew, Etsa, Powercor, County Energy and T Squared.

选用这些设备的电厂之中，很多都是澳大利亚最大的电力供应商，例如Ergon 能源公司、 Energex、 Integral 能源公司、Actew,、Etsa,、Powercor,、County 能源公司 和T Squared 公司。

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