FACTS技術(shù)將提高能力和加強(qiáng)電網(wǎng)效率。 瑞士蘇黎世2009年2月2日消息， 電力和自動(dòng)化技術(shù)領(lǐng)先集團(tuán)ABB在南非Eskom電力公司獲得了訂單價(jià)值53萬(wàn)美元，加強(qiáng)傳輸網(wǎng)絡(luò)中的西開(kāi)普地區(qū)。 ABB公司將設(shè)計(jì)、制造、安裝和授權(quán)6個(gè)765千伏電容器在Alpha, Beta，Mercury和Perseus變電站。該設(shè)施的一部分是一項(xiàng)倡議以增加發(fā)電能力在開(kāi)普敦及周邊地區(qū)，將允許更多的靈活性和Eskom公司減少其依賴(lài)于現(xiàn)有的Koeberg電站。該補(bǔ)償器用于該項(xiàng)目的一部分家庭的技術(shù)稱(chēng)為靈活交流輸電系統(tǒng)（FACTS） 。 這項(xiàng)訂單是預(yù)定在2008年第四季度開(kāi)始，預(yù)計(jì)將于2010年完成。 “ ABB的輸電技術(shù)為更多的電力公司提供更有效地利用現(xiàn)有的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施?！必?fù)責(zé)ABB的電力系統(tǒng)Peter Leupp說(shuō)。 “這減少了需要建立更多的輸電線路，降低對(duì)環(huán)境的影響，并最大限度地降低了成本。 ” 該項(xiàng)目包括ABB公司的Mach2技術(shù)，該技術(shù)是一種先進(jìn)的控制和保護(hù)系統(tǒng)和最廣泛的應(yīng)用平臺(tái)的HVDC （高壓直流）和FACTS的解決辦法。它帶來(lái)的利益，快速，靈活，實(shí)時(shí)控制。 Fuseless電容單位和高速旁路開(kāi)關(guān)將進(jìn)一步提高系統(tǒng)的可靠性。 ABB公司是一個(gè)FACTS技術(shù)的先驅(qū)，擁有世界上最大的安裝基礎(chǔ)。 Eskom公司在最近幾年已授予ABB公司的一些合同，包括90萬(wàn)美元為了提高控制系統(tǒng)和儀表在南非東北部馬特拉電廠。 ABB（www.abb.com）是電力和自動(dòng)化技術(shù)領(lǐng)域的全球領(lǐng)導(dǎo)廠商，致力于為工業(yè)和電力行業(yè)客戶(hù)提供解決方案，以幫助客戶(hù)提高生產(chǎn)效率，同時(shí)降低對(duì)環(huán)境的不良影響。ABB集團(tuán)的業(yè)務(wù)遍布全球100多個(gè)國(guó)家，擁有大約120,000名雇員。 [font=times]original text [/font] [font=times] ABB wins $53 million order to boost power transmission capacity in South Africa [/font] [font=times][color=#708090]FACTS technology will boost capacity and enhance grid efficiency . Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. 2, 2009 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $53 million from the South African power utility, Eskom, to strengthen the transmission network in the Western Cape region. ABB will design, manufacture, install and commission six 765-kilovolt capacitor banks at Alpha, Beta, Mercury and Perseus substations. The installations, which form part of an initiative to increase power capacity in Cape Town and surrounding areas, will allow Eskom more flexibility and reduce their reliance on the existing Koeberg power station. The compensators used in the project are part of a family of technologies known as Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems （FACTS）. The order was booked in the fourth quarter of 2008 and is expected to be completed by 2010. “ABB’s FACTS technologies allow more power to be delivered more efficiently using existing infrastructure,” said Peter Leupp, head of ABB‘s Power Systems division. “This reduces the need to build additional transmission lines, lowering environmental impact and minimizing cost.” The project includes ABB’s Mach2 technology, which is an advanced control and protection system, and the most widely applied platform for HVDC （High Voltage Direct Current） and FACTS solutions. It brings the benefit of fast, flexible, real-time control. Fuseless capacitor units and high-speed bypass switches will further increase system reliability. ABB is a pioneer in FACTS technologies, with the largest installed base in the world. Eskom has awarded ABB a number of contracts in recent years, including a $90 million order to upgrade control systems and instrumentation at the Matla power plant in north-eastern South Africa. ABB （www.abb.com） is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 120,000 people. [/color][/font]