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Power Grids TransformersPowering good for a sustainable energy future | July 2020

POWERING GOOD FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY



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130 years ago, Jonas Wenström, a Swedish engineer from ASEA

(later ABB) invented the world’s first commercial three-phase electric

power system, including the three-phase transformer.

World’s First three-phase electrical power system – 1889



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Today the journey of pioneering

innovation continues

Smart Transformers

Enabling your digital future

Windstar transformer

for large offshore wind turbine

Subsea transformer

for depths up to 3,000 meters

HVDC transformer

world’s most powerful 1,100

kilovolt (kV) transformer

The journey continues with the world’s largest installed base130 years of groundbreaking solutions



About Power Grids Transformers

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~14,000 employees

Revenues in

~ 90 countries

~ 60 Facilities

around the world

With ~ 30 service

centers

Complete range

of power and

distribution

transformers,

components

and services

Voltage range

up to 1,200 kV AC

and 1,100 kV DC



Power Grids TransformersWherever you are, an Power Grids transformer is nearby

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1. Oil and gas

2. Hydro power plants

3. Wind power generation

4. Solar power generation

5. Power generation

6. Transmission and distribution

7. Industrial

8. Transportation

9. Commercial and residential

10. Services



Power Grids TransformersWorld’s largest installed base

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>2,000,000Distribution transformers

>325,000Dry transformers

>30,000Traction transformers

>75,000Power transformers

>4,000Reactors

>700HVDC transformers



Power Grids TransformersEnabling a stronger, smarter and greener grid

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Stronger

Ultra High Voltage DC and AC transformers

Transformers resilience

Shunt reactors and phase shifters

TrafoStar platform

TXpand, rupture resistant transformer

Greener

Specialty transformers for solar and wind

Energy efficient transformers, ultra low loss

amorphous core

Dry and biodegradable fluid transformers

Low noise transformers

Dry and energy efficient traction transformers

Smarter

TXpert™ Power Transformer

TXpert™ Distribution and Dry Transformers

ABB Transformer Intelligence®

Sensor-based technologies

Asset Management Solutions

Expert and advanced services



Complete range of Transformers, Components and Service

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Digitalization – transformers platform

Integrated

Open

Connected

Distribution

Transformers

Power Transformers HVDC Converter

Transformers

Dry Transformers

Traction Transformers Industry & special

applications

Transformers

Insulation,

components &

digital sensors

Transformer

Service



Power Grids Transformers | 6 reasons how we are helping our customers to be prepared for the future of energy

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4. Leading sustainability and lowering

environmental impact

Energy efficient

Biodegradable fluids

Dry solutions

Low noise transformers

1. Turning experience into reliability

100+ years of proven performance and service records

on the largest installed base

Global technology platforms, harmonized quality control

5. New paradigms for asset management

Asset suite platform for dynamic fleet management

Asset health, expert diagnostics

Robotic inspections

TrafoSiteRepair (TSR)

Contingency plans

2. Global and local know how at the service

of our customers

Experts close to you helping in the full range

of transformers and components:

70+ factories

11+ technology centers

30+ service centers

6. Supporting market trends with technology

and innovation

Enabling cross border interconnections and long

distance transmission

Integrating renewables with smart transformer

designs

Efficient transformers for industry and special

applications e.g. data centers, railways and

mobility solutions

3. Into the digital age, setting industry

standards

Digital transformers with integrated intelligence

Enabling a smarter grid

Optimizing operation and maintenance



Power GridsTransformersKey Customers Segments

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Various

CO

MP

ON

EN

TS

Datacenters

– Reliable partner for global

Datacenter customers

– Ensuring world class the

stability and reliability

Renewables

– Integrating more green

energy into the grid

– Superior engineering and

design for grid complexity

Utilities

– Partner of choice for utilities

with a long-history

– Product and Service offering

to serve the most complex

customer requirements

Industries

– Long-term collaboration

e.g. O&G, Pulp and Paper

globally

– Global network to provide

offering worldwide

Transportation

– Worlds largest traction

transformers manufacturer

– Wide transformers offering

for Marine industry



Power Grids TransformersGlobal presence

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Production and service units

Americas

– Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico,

Panama, Peru, USA

Europe

– Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy,

Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Spain,

Sweden, Switzerland, UK

AMEA

– Australia, China, Egypt, India,

Qatar, Singapore, South Korea, Saudi

Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey,

Vietnam

Global sales network in about 100 countries



Power Grids Transformers | New forces are driving the change in today and future transformer design

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– Integrating more green energy into the grid

– Superior engineering and design for grid complexityRenewables01.

Ex: Voltage regulators

Ex: Booster transformers

Ex: 66 kV specialty transformer

Energy efficiency02. – Maximizing financial savings

– Reducing CO2 emissions

Ex: Low-loss transformers

Ex: TCO calculator

Safety &

Environment03. – Insulating fluids and materials

– Oil to dry conversion of transformers and components

Ex: Natural Ester oil

Ex: Dry-type transformers, reactors and bushings

Service &

Intelligence04.– Condition-based maintenance

– On-line monitoring

– Multiple intelligent electronic devices

Ex: CoreSense family

Ex: CoreTec™

EX: TXpert™

05.– Onsite vulnerability assessment, hardening, monitoring,

rapid repair, rapid replacementSecurity &

Resilience

Ex: AssetShield™ ballistic protection system

Ex: Dry bushing (O Plus Dry)

Ex: TXtreme™

New boundaries06.– UHV AC-DC transformers

– Submersible solutions

– Low noise

Ex: 1,100 kV converter transformer

Ex: Effilight® traction transformer

Ex. Dry transformers up to 72.5 kV



Over 20,000 units – TrafoStar platform for power transformers Ensuring the same quality standards, every time, anywhere

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Long-standing experience,

knowledge

and R&D

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encapsulated in one platform!

Power Grids quality guaranteed

First-class suppliers

High reliability & outstanding

short circuit strength

Modularized design using the

best practices

Best practices built on proven

solutions

Short factory throughput time

Short delivery time

Power Grids is now ready to

launch the next generation of

TrafoStar

With improved design

processes, tools and software…

Platform Quality Proven design Efficiency Next Level



Transformers for a sustainable worldEco efficient transformers: Creating more value with less impact

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Bio-degradable and safe

Ester-fluid transformers

Resource efficient

Condition based life-cycle management

Recyclability – circular economy

Energy efficient

Low losses transformer design

Energy savings / Reduction of emissions

Reduced impact

Low-noise transformers



Transformers for a sustainable worldTowards circular economy

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Copper

Aluminum

Steel

Oil (new development)

Designs built with TCO

(total cost of ownership) and

EPD/LCA (environmental

product declaration / life cycle

assessment) considerations

Transformers are

~60-70% recyclable

Prolonged life time

with application of ester fluid

and condition monitoring

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Power Grids TransformersKey milestones

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1883ABB is founded during the

birth of the power industry –

Jonas Wenström

1998World’s first commercial

subsea transformer

1954The birth of HVDC

and the world’s first HVDC

transformers

1971World’s most powerful

transformer – 1,300 MVA

2008800 kV UHVDC into

commercial operation,

China

2017World's first Digital

Distribution transformer -

TXpert

2012World’s first successful

test of 1100 kV HVDC

prototype

1889First three-phase

electrical power system

including the three-

phase transformer

1952World’s first 400 kV

breakthrough sets

a new standard in

Europe

1960The world’s first

dry-type bushing

1997World's first operational

superconducting

transformer

1999World's first dry power

transformer Dryformer

2011The world’s

first paperless

dry-type bushing

2016World record voltage

level of 1,200 kV AC

2018– ABB Ability Power

Transformer

– TXpert Dry

– TXplore –

transformer internal

inspection robot



Power Grids Transformers – Pioneering digital innovation

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1980Fiber optic temperature

monitoring pioneered by

ABB

2015CoreSense™ DGA

sensors provide continuous

monitoring for transformer

faults

2001Transformer Electronic

Control (TEC) introduced to

enable condition monitoring

2010Self Dehydrating Breather

Comem eSDB with digital

tracking is launched

2017ABB launches TXpert™

the world’s first digital

distribution transformer and

CoreSense™ M10 multi-

gas DGA

The FutureArtificial intelligence

and machine learning

will maximize transformer

performance

A truly interconnected

smart grid emerges

1990sFirst digital control

introduced for

transformers

Remote monitoring

introduced with TEC

version 2

Asset Health Center

enterprise asset

management solution is

introduced, today known

as ABB Ability™

Ellipse®

ABB continues to

innovate in digitalization,

launching

ABB Ability™

ABB AssetShield™

ballistic detection and

response solutions

Launch of the ABB Ability™ Power Transformer sets the

digitalization benchmark for all power transformers, enabled

by CoreTec™ 4

Safe, fast and efficient internal robotic inspection with

TXplore™

Launch of the ABB Ability™ TXpertTM Dry, world’s first

digital dry-type transformer

2005 2013 2016 2018



Innovation – TXpert™ DryWorld’s first digital dry-type transformer

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Increased uptime through a reliable and easy to use data acquisition & analytics platform

Actionable intelligence:

More complete information about transformer performance that empowers smarter

decisions by maintenance teams (i.e. increased uptime and revenues, minimized

downtime)

Cost savings:

Lower cost option for ready-to-go data acquisition of current, voltage,

and temperature

Powerful analytics:

– Power Quality (1st Release)

– Self-Supervision (Subsequent releases)

– Lifecycle Assessment (Subsequent releases)

– Fleet Management (Subsequent releases)

Remote connectivity

Local data storage and processing

Easy to use interface

2-Layer Cyber Security

Transformer performance metrics

Fan control

Advanced sensor array



Innovation – 1,100 kV UHVDCWorld’s highest voltage HVDC converter transformer and bushing

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Transmitting large amount of power with minimum losses

Designed for the Chanji-Guquan 1,100 kV UHVDC link

Barcelona Moscow

3,000 km

1,100 kV

(1.1 million Volts)

Capacity equivalent to

12 x large power plants

~12,000 MW

1,100 kV transformer

The transformer is 32

meters long and weighs

800 tons, enabling 20%

more power than ever

before.

1,100 kV bushing

The bushing is 40%

longer, 3 x heavier

and has a 30% larger

diameter than the 800

kV DC bushing



Innovation – RESIBLOC® RailWorld’s first modern oil-free traction transformer

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Reducing energy losses by up to 50%

Enhanced safety-

eliminated risk of

fire, oil spillage

Reduce total

operational energy

costs of trains by

up to 10%

Enhanced eco-

efficiency -

Reduced CO2

emissions and

easy recycling

Almost

maintenance free –

no oil pumps



Innovation – Transient Voltage Resistant™ Transformer (TVRT™)Reliability and protection against voltage transients

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Peace of mind for switching transients

Transformer designed to specifically resist any and all fast transients produced

during switching

– Ideal for installations where reliability is the number one importance

– Works in any system and for any switching environment; does not require a

system study

– Solution is completely dry, does not increase transformer dimensions, lower cost,

and more effective than other solutions

– Also available for renewable energy generation



Innovation – TXpand | Rupture resistant transformer solutions, enhancing safety and minimizing environmental impact

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Reduce risk to increase safety, protect the environment and keep the power flowing

TXpand is a new power transformer technology for rupture resistance

Transformers with this technology can literally expand, absorbing energy from

faults, resisting a possible rupture and turning a potential safety hazard into a

manageable event

ABB has developed TXpand through careful analysis and modelling to mitigate

the risk to increase safety by:

– Strengthening critical areas

– Making rigid areas more flexible

– Integrating rupture points to take control of the most unpredictable failures

Solution successfully validated successfully in a third party lab: tank being

the world’s first test of this kind on a power transformer

Enhances

safety

Minimizes

environmental

impact

Cost efficient



Virtual Factory Acceptance Test (FAT)Ensuring full transparency and trust

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Internet

City A, Country 1

Customer

City B, Country 2

ABB factory

Internet

Test area

Control room

No travel

Saves time, effort

and costs

Simple and easy

to use

Transparent Helps in maintaining

timely deliveries



Remote transformer service capabilitiesGlobal experts at your side

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https://new.abb.com/grid/customer-connect | The hub of competence with 24/7 multi-language support

Utilizing the power of virtual technologies Remote condition assessment

Quantification of risk and optimized maintenance scheduleAugmented reality powered visual inspection by experts 24/7

See with the eyes of our experts who will guide

your hands

Inspect transformers and related components

such as tap-changers and bushings

Check status of alarms and monitoring devices

to detect defaults

Access transformer virtual installation support

Global specialists

Fast service solutions

No travel

© ABB © ABB

https://new.abb.com/grid/customer-connect



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C O N F ID E N T IA L

Fixed Installations

1. Power supply

Rolling stock

2. On board equipment e.g. TT

Control, Automation & other digital solutions

3. Mission-critical communications

4. Asset management software

5. Network management SCADA1

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Business Line Transformers Fast growing segments: Data center applications

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C O N F ID E N T IA L

4. Complete peace of

mind during load bank

switching with ABB

TVP

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2. TXpert Dry providing

actionable intelligence

to increase uptime

and minimize outages

3. HiDry transformers

enabling indoor

primary substations

1. ABB Ability Power

Transformer - DGA

intelligence to increase

uptime and minimize

outages

5. VSD units for

HVAC control

6. Integrated LV PDU

and USP transformers

provided through OEM

partners

7. Large LV distribution

enabling larger server

sizes and blocks

8. Primary substation

voltage regulators

to reduce costs in

areas with unstable

distribution © ABB

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