ABB Ekip UP

2019: Development of ABB Ekip UP

On July 19, 2019 the ABB company announced development of the available, quickly installed solution for ensuring additional or main protection of low-voltage circuit-breakers or disconnectors. The ABB Ekip UP device prolongs service life of the existing hardware, expands functionality and even provides a possibility of reservation. A downtime when commissioning is minimum (<1 часа). Кроме того, не требуется проведение каких-либо работ с шинной системой распределительного щита. Благодаря своей гибкости это решение совместимо даже с оборудованием других производителей, утверждают в ABB.

According to the producer, thanks to optimal use of actual data and cloud solutions the Ekip UP device from ABB provides intellectual system management of electrodistribution of the enterprise. In addition to many other parameters, the device measures the energy given on the distributor, the number of transactions of switches, temperature in compartments and can transfer these data directly to a cloud control system of electric power distribution of ABB Ability EDCS. This solution combines function of measurement of quality of the electric power and the built-in gateway with a possibility of control of energy consumption, creation of analytical reports, setup of the user warnings for events and connection to a cloud. It allows to optimize expenses on energy carriers, for example, by redistribution of loading, restriction of peak loads and also by use of data retrieveds for more exact allocation of costs. By calculations of ABB, it allows managing directors of production facilities to save up to 30% of expenses on payment of the electric power.

As noted in ABB, the enterprises pass from routine maintenance to preventive maintenance on actual state of the equipment. Ekip UP can also transfer keyword electric parameters and parameters of the environment to a cloud. These data, in combination with more traditional data on measurements and events, provide forecasting of need of preventive maintenance of the available components of ABB or GE company. Using the normal mobile device managers of the enterprises can see a life curve of especially important systems, using for this purpose the instrument of forecasting Predict on the basis of the ABB Ability EDCS platform. It allows them to estimate impact of environmental conditions and the mode of operation on service life of the equipment and to understand when it is necessary to carry out the following maintenance. The preventive alarms given depending on a condition of equipment help the user to plan more effectively maintenance and to understand what will need to be made. Using the instrument of forecasting Predict managers of production facilities can reduce operating costs by 10%.

According to the statement of the producer, low-voltage components, such as switches and disconnectors, represent not just the devices important for providing security. They play a key role in ensuring continuity of work of the enterprise. Power off can happen at any time and is capable to lead to considerable financial losses. Time of smooth operation — a fundamental factor for the enterprises of any sizes; for example, in automotive industry the average annual value of idle time makes 1 billion dollars USA, the isolated case of interruption in work data processing center will cost 600,000 US dollars, and the owner of the boring vessel can lose as a result of NPV (unproductive time) 12 million US dollars a year.

According to ABB optimal methods of prevention of interruptions in power supply are reservation and proper maintenance of devices of power distribution.