ABB Wins US $93 Million Order for California Power Connection; Transmission Upgrade Will Make Power Supply More Reliable.Business Editors ABB n. 1. Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, Noun 1. ABB - an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s , the global power and automation technology group, said today it has won a US$ 93 million order to refurbish a high-voltage direct current HVDC or high-voltage, direct current electric power transmission systems contrast with the more common alternating current systems as a means for the bulk transmission of electrical power. (HVDC HVDC High Voltage Direct Current ) transmission system which will increase the reliability of electricity supply in California. Under the terms of the contract awarded by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3.9 million residents in 2006. It was founded in 1902 to deliver water and electricity supplies to residents and businesses in Los Angeles. , ABB will design, manufacture and install a 3,100-megawatt system to overhaul the current installation located at Sylmar near Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . ABB will deliver new converter transformers, HVDC thyristor valves and control and protection equipment. "In recent years, investments in transmission systems have not kept pace with investments in power generation," said Richard Siudek, executive vice president and head of ABB's Utilities division. "Refurbishing this vital power corridor will improve electricity transfer capability and reliability." The current system, one of two major electricity interconnections linking southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, to the northwestern United States Noun 1. northwestern United States - the northwestern region of the United States Northwest western United States, West - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River , is now reaching the end of its operational life, and was damaged by an earthquake in 1994. The system is critical for the reliable transmission of power from hydro power plants in Oregon to the Los Angeles area. The installation is to be completed in 30 months and will combine new, state-of-the-art seismic-resistant transmission materials with existing equipment. ABB built the original terminal at Sylmar during the early 1970s, and upgraded it twice in the 1990s to its current capacity of 3,100 megawatts. Its uses HVDC, a technology commercially developed by ABB, which enables large amounts of electricity to be transmitted with relatively low line losses. ABB (www.abb.com) is a global leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies employs 152,000 and operates in more than 100 countries worldwide. |
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