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Innovation highlightsABB’s top innovations for 2013

Power packedSmart modular UPS designs

Power factorsPower quality – problems and solutions

Guaranteed powerSmart modular UPS designs provide flexibility and increase

availability

Cloud-controlled chargingABB’s connectivity solutions are changing the

electric vehicle charging industry

Intelligent workloadA new circuit breaker that reduces breaks by

managing loads

Making the switchABB’s new multiservice multiplexer, FOX615, meets the new

challenges faced by operational communication networks

Fine meshMesh 802.11 wireless network connectivity

Cast and calculationeRAMZES – Breakthrough in advanced computer simulations

Net gainKeep track of your control system via the Web with ABB’s

My Control System

Conservation of energyA paper machine fingerprint cuts energy usage

More PowerUnderstanding your user

Understanding your userEthnography helps deliver better operator interface displays

Reactor reactionABB batch management with 800xA comes to

Colombia for the first time

Breakthrough!ABB’s hybrid HVDC breaker, an innovation breakthrough

enabling reliable HVDC grids

Breaking new groundA circuit breaker with the capacity to switch 15 large power

plants

The two-in-one chipThe bimode insulated gate transistor (BIGT)

Easy admittanceThe ultimate earth-fault protection function for compen-

sated networks

Clean contactContactor technology for power switching and motor

control

Deep breathsOptimizing airflow for underground mines

Top gearTechnology to improve mining productivity

Mine of informationIntegration of mobile equipment in underground mining

OCTOPUS-OnboardABB’s motion-monitoring, response-prediction and

heavy-weather decision-support system

Control room convergenceMerging industrial monitoring and control systems with

data center operations

Virtually speakingDCS-to-subsystem interface emulation using SoftCI

CRIMIdentifying the best maintenance strategy for complex

process plants

From mercury arc to hybrid breaker100 years in power electronics

Innovation Breakthrough technology

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DC breaker and other innovation highlights 6 Powering up data centers 13 Cloud-based vehicle charging 24 Interfaces designed for people 70

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Hybrid breaker for HVDC 6Breathing under the ground 35Staying ahead in maintenance 64100 years in power electronics 70

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Reality predictedSimulation power for a better world

Reordering chaosApplied mathematics improves products, industrial

processes and operations

Simulation ToolboxDielectric and thermal design of power devices

Resisting obsolescenceThe changing face of engineering simulation

Opening move30 times faster than the blink of an eye, simulating the

extreme in HVDC switchgear

Switching analysisSimulation of electric arcs in circuit breakers

Picture perfectElectromagnetic simulations of transformers

Head smartStrengthening smart grids through real-world pilot

collaboration

Making senseDesigning more accurate and robust sensors through

system and multiphysics simulation

Feeling the pressureSimulating pressure rise in switchgear installation rooms

Robot designVirtual prototyping and commissioning are enhancing robot

manipulators and automation systems development

Integrated ingenuityNew simulation algorithms for cost-effective design of

highly integrated and reliable power electronic frequency

converters

Molding the futurePolymers processing enhanced by advanced computer

simulations

Shake, rattle and rollHelping equipment to withstand earthquakes and reduce

noise with design simulations

Data center definedThe infrastructure behind a digital world

Designed for uptimeDefining data center availability via a

tier classification system

DC for efficiencyLow-voltage DC power infrastructure in data centers

Backing up performanceABB emergency power systems for data centers

Power guaranteeUninterruptible power supply for data centers

Continuous powerDigital static transfer switches for increased data center

reliability

Automated excellenceNew concepts in the management of data center

infrastructure

Design decisionsWhat does ABB contribute to the design of data centers?

Keeping it coolOptimal cooling systems design and management

In the crystal ballLooking ahead at data center design optimization

Taking chargeFlash charging is just the ticket for clean transportation

In controlABB’s dredger drives control unit provides a more

reliable and integrated control platform for dredging

motor systems

Robust radioMeshed Wi-Fi wireless communication for industry

The right fitABB partners with a family-owned company to power

floating flow pumps

Index 2013The year at a glance

Simulation Data centers

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Applied mathematics rationalizes processes 11 The ultrafast disconnector 27 Staying ahead in robotics 61 Surviving earthquakes 77

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The unsung heroes of the Internet 6 Direct current – a perfect fit for data centers 16 No power is no option 22 What’s hot in cooling 53

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