Products
The Products business unit designs, manufactures and delivers a complete range of products covering every stage of electric power transmission and distribution.
The business unit's specialized equipment is used for:
• high voltage power transmission (52 kV-800 kV): conventional equipment, insulated substations, instrument transformers and power transformers;
• medium voltage primary and secondary power distribution (3 kV-52 kV): compact transformer substations, distribution transformers, circuit breakers, switchgear, engine starting cells and lightning arrestors;
• substation control and safety.
The business unit operates production units in 25 countries on six continents. The group serves more than 30,000 customers around the globe. The key strengths of the Products business are its research and development expertise, its understanding of changing customer requirements, quality management, and optimized production site operations.
Services
In addition to product-related services, the Services business unit provides network management services, operating support, and maintenance services to power companies.
The business unit offers medium and long-term contracts covering the entire life cycle of its customers' electric power systems. These contracts allow power companies to optimize equipment costs and performance while ensuring operator safety.
The Services business unit offers a wide range of services:
• power system engineering, consulting, training, and transmission and distribution expertise;
• long-term maintenance contracts for products and substations;
• repair services, spare parts and product start-up services;
• electrical substation upgrading and refurbishing;
• information technology support for grid management systems and safety/control products.
The key strengths of the Services business unit are a keen understanding of its customers and the T&D products they use, the ability to supply products and related services, quick turnaround times, and project management expertise.
Systems
The Systems business unit offers turnkey projects and grid management systems.
Customers turn to the Systems business unit for substation engineering experience, electric power supply system expertise, command of advanced technologies, and project management know-how.
The business unit's main customers are power companies and industrial groups that use large quantities of electricity.
The unit offers:
• high voltage and medium voltage substations;
• power electronics for direct-current substations and systems to increase existing grid capacity and quality;
• operating systems for transmission and distribution networks;
• electric power market management systems.
The Systems business unit's key strengths are technology and applications expertise, particularly in power electronics, know-how in real-time electric current management, and partnerships with suppliers.
Automation
The Automation business unit answers to demand for fully integrated energy management networks. The business is built around three main activities: automation and information systems, automation products and application and support services.
The business unit supplies equipment and information technology systems, including computerised power management systems used to operate power transmission networks, determine customer needs and regulate the flow of power from power plants to the distribution network.
In particular, the business unit provides Information Systems solutions for deregulated energy industry applications, large information technology control systems (SCADA) and telecommunications equipment for power lines.
The Automation business unit also provides equipment for power networks and substation protection, control and monitoring.
