Switzerland-based ABB today announced that it has developed the world’s first circuit breaker for high voltage direct current (HVDC), solving what it says has been “a 100-year-old electrical ...

Swiss-based ABB Inc. feels the development of a new DC breaker for high-voltage transmission will help shape the energy grid of the future. Nikola Tesla (Westinghouse) and Thomas Edison (GE) battled ...

ABB is currently working on development of “multi-terminal systems” that would provide point-to-point HVDC connections for global power transmission projects. A pilot Hybrid HVDC-breaker installation ...

ABB is launching a new solid state circuit breaker to enable the next generation of safe, energy-efficient direct current (DC) power systems. DC power distribution is at the forefront of ...

ABB has developed a revolutionary solid-state circuit breaker concept that meets the highest demands of next-generation power applications ABB has developed a revolutionary solid-state circuit breaker ...

ABB is preparing to launch the type 362PMG-B gang operated, dead tank gas circuit breaker in the third quarter of 2012. ABB is preparing to launch the type 362PMG-B gang operated, dead tank gas ...

Giandomenico Rivetti, head of ABB's High Voltage Products business says the carbon dioxide has been used for some time now as an extinguishing medium in high-voltage equipment with excellent results, ...

ABB's eco-efficient LTA circuit breaker platform is expected to help reduce the Eversdal station's CO2 equivalent emissions by 60 percent over the life cycle of the product. The LTA platform was ...