Hitachi ABB introduces new Smart Digital Power Substation

Hitachi ABB introduces new Smart Digital Power Substation

Dubai, March 02, 2021: Hitachi ABB Power Grids today announced the launch of its Smart Digital Substation offering which brings together the latest in digital substation technology with the unique predictive, prescriptive and prognostic capabilities of Hitachi's industry-leading Lumada Asset Performance Management (APM) solution.

The Smart Digital Substation forms part of a new wave of innovation that began with the recently announced integration of Hitachi ABB Power Grids' Digital Enterprise software into Hitachi's Lumada ecosystem.

By replacing copper wires with fiber optic cables, the Smart Digital Substation enables companies to reduce their carbon footprint with a smaller site and plan the next steps in their digital journey by employing digital technology and analytics in their operations today. On any given day, operators are now empowered with more data on every aspect of their facility - from the composition of a circuit breaker's insulation (a red flag for potential catastrophic failure) to using unstructured video footage to help determine the probability of unplanned downtime for primary equipment throughout the substation.

The Smart Digital Substation also makes it possible to increase reliability, integrate new forms of