ABB Revolutionizes Battery Charger for All Trains
Most compact battery charger using groundbreaking silicon carbide power semiconductor technology comes 80 percent lighter than previous generation. At the upcoming trade show InnoTrans in Berlin, Germany, September 20 to 23, ABB will launch a next generation battery charger based on silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors for use in all rail applications. Train batteries provide power for critical systems such as control and lighting.
First Eco-efficient Gas Switchgear from ABB
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has achieved a significant breakthrough in gas insulated switchgear (GIS) technology by commissioning the world’s first high- and medium-voltage GIS bays with a new eco-efficient gas mixture as an alternative to the widely used greenhouse gas SF₆. A switchgear combines electrical switches, fuses or circuit breakers to control, protect and isolate electrical equipment in a power network.
Reactor Spills About 3,000 Gal. of Fluid into Hudson River
Entergy Corp said on Friday that about 3,000 gallons of dielectric fluid escaped from the transformer of the Indian Point 3 nuclear power reactor in New York and leaked into the Hudson River following a transformer failure on May 9. The company intends to conclude investigations of the cause of the transformer failure by the end of June. Entergy said on May 11 that the 1,031-megawatt unit reactor…
