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HVDC Care upgrades – Extending lifetime

HVDC Care upgrades – Extending lifetime
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HVDC Care upgrades – Extending lifetime

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Introduction to HVDC Lifecycle Services
High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) is a key technology for transmitting large amounts of electricity over long distances, essential for future renewable energy systems. This document details the lifecycle services for HVDC, which are categorized into rapid response, lifecycle management, performance improvement, operational excellence, and HVDC Care agreements, all aimed at ensuring uptime and reliability for installations.
HVDC Care and Customer Trust
ABB offers continuous support throughout the HVDC project lifecycle, focusing on balancing capital and operational expenditures. Customers often prefer long-term service agreements, with ABB managing various service products and processes. The service starts at project takeover, providing 24/7 support and maintenance, and continues post-warranty with preventive measures to minimize risks.
Rapid Response Services
ABB provides 24/7 rapid response services, including phone, remote, and on-site support, to quickly address unscheduled issues. This ensures immediate access to solutions, reducing downtime and maintaining system reliability.
Operational Excellence and Cyber Security
ABB's digital solutions, part of the ABB Ability portfolio, improve system availability, reliability, and security. Cyber security is a crucial aspect of lifecycle management, with services such as security updates, audits, and assessments to guard against cyber threats.
Performance Improvement
Performance improvement services include training and consultancy to boost system reliability and efficiency. ABB provides comprehensive training and simulation models to optimize asset management and extend system life.
Lifecycle Management and Upgrades
Lifecycle management is focused on modernizing HVDC installations to extend their lifespan and enhance performance. Upgrades and partial upgrades, like new control systems and hardware, are offered to maintain high performance and reduce downtime.
Conclusion
ABB's HVDC lifecycle services ensure continuous support, reliability, and efficiency for HVDC systems, supported by expertise in various components and systems, including transformers, capacitors, and breakers.
Overview: The document outlines ABB's comprehensive service offerings for HVDC systems, emphasizing lifecycle management, upgrades, and HVDC Care agreements to ensure system reliability and availability.
Key Services:
  • Rapid Response: 24/7 support via phone, remote, and on-site services to promptly address incidents and breakdowns.
  • Operational Excellence: Enhancing system performance through maintenance, software updates, and condition assessments.
  • Upgrades: Proactive system upgrades to extend operational lifetime, improve reliability, and manage maintenance costs effectively.
  • Lifecycle Management: Comprehensive management of system operations and risks to deliver strategic business results.
HVDC Care Agreements:
  • Tailored uptime insurance agreements to maximize system availability and reliability.
  • Includes technical support, preventive maintenance, and cyber security updates.
  • Designed to keep total ownership costs low while adhering to health, safety, and environmental standards.
Global Presence: ABB provides HVDC services across multiple countries, ensuring localized support and expertise.
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m»w HVDC CARE Lifecycle Services for HVDC Your uptime insurance

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— Lifecycle services for HVDC We keep the power flowing, and never leave our customer HVDC (high-voltage direct current) is a highly efficient alternative for transmitting large amounts of electricity over long distances and for special purpose applications. As a key enabler in the future energy system based on renewables, HVDC lifecycle service truly supports shaping the grid of the future. We divide our services into categories based on our customers needs. These categories are rapid response, lifecycle management, performance improvement, operational excellence, and HVDC Care agreements. upgrades...

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— HVDC Care We always strive for our customers trust HVDC Service ensures continued support to the project throughout its lifetime. ABB has long experience in providing maintenance service and delivering upgrades for HVDC links all around the world. operation and management of the entire system. Already during design of the converter ABB service experts are involved to prepare for serviceability, future operation, and minimized downtime. The cost of ownership throughout the system lifecycle should be relevant. And the capital expenditures, incurred when investing in the plant, needs to be in...

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— Rapid response We keep the power flowing 24/7 Corrective actions are needed from time to time Upgrades when unscheduled problems occur. ABB is committed to supplying support solutions that meet our customers needs and specifications. To Partial rectify a problem as soon as possible, we provide upgrades several support options. Rapid Response provides expert support via phone, e-mail, or Lifecycle other agreed means of contact. Short responsemanagement Spare time to a knowledgeable ABB engineer provides parts immediate access to solutions, saving valuable time. Minor incidents can be resolved...

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— 24/7 Partial remote upgrades Operational excellence Rapid Lifecycle response management We together manage your assets, 24/7 Spare on-site parts operations, and risk ABB Ability is our portfolio of digital solutions and the platform they are built upon that helps customers take advantage of digitalization. Today, weTraining offer solutions that range from remote Performance monitoring systems to systems that maximize improvement availability, reliability and security. Many customers have already deployed these solutions. Simulation ABB has for many years worked with digital models solutions,...

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— Partial upgrades Operational excellence Lifecycle Cyber security management Spare 24/7 remote Rapid response Cyber security is an integral part of the system lifecycle, and is incorporated in our system deliveries. Cyber security is not a single, one-time activity, but an integrated part of the lifecycle Training Performance management. Operational excellence We are committed to support cyber security Simulation standards, our subject matter experts models continuously monitors these evolving standards, and adapts the system and processes to meet these evolving requirements. Condition Our current...

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Cyber security is not a single, one-time activity, but an integrated part of the lifecycle management We are comitted to support cyber security standards such as NERC CIP, ISO 27000, and other standards

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— Partial upgrades Performance improvement We optimize connectivity, reliabilityLifecycle management Spare parts and efficiency of your assets Performance improvement includes training and consultancy services that helps you identify ways to improve the reliability, availability and security of your HVDC system. Our team of experts can check the current status of your system. Training ABB provides comprehensive training for engineers, operators, programmers and maintenance personnel, including up-to-date technical expertise and support for a full range of products, systems and applications. Training...

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— Lifecycle management We optimize and extend your equipment life Modernizing an HVDC installation has been shown to extend system lifetime, improve availability and reliability, increase cost efficiency, improve performance, increase the capacity, and increase the power rating of the link. Upgrades After some years of operation, an assessment of the equipment or systems can extend a system’s lifecycle and reduce downtime. Not only can new generation hardware and software provide new functionalities, but the upgrade can be completed within a relatively short downtime, and is a proven, efficient...

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LIFECYCLE SERVICES FOR HVDC YOUR UPTIME INSURANCE 01 HVDC Service are backed by ABB Transformer Service (TRES), whom consists of professional engineers experienced in transformer installations and maintenance worldwide. 02 HVDC Service backed by ABB HV Breakers Service, have available resources and experts for maintenance and life extension during circuit breaker lifecycle. 03 HVDC Service are backed by ABB HV Components Capacitors experts from Ludvika Sweden. 04 HVDC Lifecycle Service team keeps the power flowing and acts like a service and system integrator, backed by ABB HV Components experts...

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— Upgrades Extended operational lifetime Being proactive and planning an upgrade is far better than passively waiting for a breakdown. Based on many years of experience from complex installations, ABB offers services to evolve or upgrade the installation to the next generation, to extend system lifetime, to improve availability and reliability. Upgrades There are several reasons to upgrade a system. First, many installations are critical for the supported system, transmission, or network. Additionally, there are challenges to maintain competence in limited and obsolete technologies when key staff...

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— HVDC Care agreements An uptime insurance tailored to your needs HVDC Care Agreements Upgrades Partial upgrades Spare parts There is a growing demand for HVDC Care agreements, an uptime insurance for increased peace of mind, enabling the customer to focus on their core business. The best effect of a Care agreement is achieved when implemented early in the system lifecycle. Following that, necessary services can be applied throughout all stages of the life of your system. Lifecycle management Rapid response HVDC system availability and reliability Performance improvement Operational excellence...

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