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Making solar smarter
Solarcentury used ABB Ability Ekip UP to enable smart power systems that allow it to lower the barrier to renewable adoption. By making it simple to connect facilities, Ekip UP minimizes the need for additional circuit breakers, wiring and assembly work, reducing capital investment costs by up to 70 percent while improving overall cost-effectiveness.
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Making solar smarter
Solarcentury used ABB Ability Ekip UP to enable smart power systems that allow it to lower the barrier to renewable adoption. By making it simple to connect facilities, Ekip UP minimizes the need for additional circuit breakers, wiring and assembly work, reducing capital investment costs by up to 70 percent while improving overall cost-effectiveness.
The complete 800V AC solution also includes more than 2,300 ABB InLine II fuse switch disconnectors, as well as a host of AF contactors, CP-D power supplies and OT_C manual change-over switches. ABB also supplied OVR type I and II surge protection devices (SPDs), auxiliary panels, energy meters, miniature circuit breakers (MCBs) and residual current circuit breakers (RCDs).
Thanks to Ekip UP, Solarcentury reduced the number of low-voltage auxiliary panels planned for the installation by 50 percent. Solarcentury engineers also use Ekip UP’s unique embedded Automatic Transfer Switching (ATS) logic to manage the supply of low-voltage auxiliary loads such as lighting, CCTV, HVAC and servers.
Thanks to Ekip UP, Solarcentury reduced the number of low-voltage auxiliary panels planned for the installation by 50 percent. Solarcentury engineers also use Ekip UP’s unique embedded Automatic Transfer Switching (ATS) logic to manage the supply of low-voltage auxiliary loads such as lighting, CCTV, HVAC and servers.
By using Ekip UP to directly connect new and existing systems to the ABB Ability cloud, Solarcentury is able to remotely monitor assets and support predictive maintenance strategies, extending its servicing intervals and cutting maintenance costs by up to 30 percent.