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ABB Group

ABB Logo Founded on January 5, 1988, ABB is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. ABB is a holding company specializing in the development and provision of power and automation technologies. It operates through five business segments:

Semiconductor (AC) Fuses for Power Electronics
Renowned for power electronics fuses, ABB offers unmatched current limitation and low I2t levels, ensuring optimal protection for semiconductors. The product line includes North American and European fuses for large current ratings, supported by robust design, manufacturing, and technical expertise.

ABB provides electrification and automation solutions across various industries. Its power electronics products and systems include excitation systems, high power rectifiers, and DC wayside power solutions.

ABB Semiconductor Fuses are designed to protect power semiconductors in various industrial and electrical applications. These fuses are critical for safeguarding sensitive semiconductor components, such as diodes, thyristors, and IGBTs, from overcurrent and short-circuit conditions. Key features of ABB semiconductor fuses include:

Fast-Acting Protection: ABB’s semiconductor fuses offer rapid response to overcurrent, minimizing potential damage to semiconductors and ensuring high reliability in power electronics systems.
Low I2t Values: These fuses are engineered to have low let-through energy (I2t), which helps protect delicate semiconductor devices from the damaging effects of short circuits by limiting the energy that passes through the circuit during a fault.
Wide Range of Applications: ABB provides semiconductor fuses for both AC and DC circuits, with options for low and high current ratings, making them suitable for a wide variety of applications in industries like renewable energy, drives, UPS systems, and power conversion equipment.
Compliance with Standards: ABB’s semiconductor fuses are designed in accordance with international standards, including IEC and UL, ensuring their compatibility and safety across global markets.
Design and Expertise: ABB fuses are backed by advanced engineering, state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, and decades of experience in circuit protection solutions, making them highly reliable for demanding environments.

ABB Products Categories

Electrification

Manufactures and sells products and solutions designed to ensure safer electrical flow from the substation to the socket.
Industrial Automation

Develops and sells integrated automation and electrification systems and solutions. This includes process and discrete control solutions, advanced process control software, manufacturing execution systems, sensing, measurement and analytical instrumentation and solutions, electric ship propulsion systems, and large turbochargers.
Motion

Produces and sells motors, generators, drives, wind converters, mechanical power transmissions, complete electrical powertrain systems, and related services and digital solutions. These are used in various applications across industry, transportation, infrastructure, and utilities.
Robotics & Discrete Automation

Develops and sells robotics and machinery automation solutions. This segment offers robots, controllers, software, function packages, cells, programmable logic controllers, industrial PCs, servo motion, engineered manufacturing solutions, turn-key solutions, and collaborative robot solutions for diverse applications.
Corporate and Other

Includes headquarters, central research and development, the company’s real estate activities, Corporate Treasury Operations, historical operations of certain divested businesses, and other non-core activities.

ABB Installation Products

ABB Installation Products, formerly Thomas & Betts, offers a comprehensive range of ABB products, including boxes and commercial fittings, rigid conduit and conduit fittings, cable protection systems, connectivity and grounding solutions, wire and cable management, medium voltage solutions, and utility distribution connectors.

The ABB Installation Products catalog continues the trusted legacy of the Thomas & Betts catalog, featuring renowned electrical product brand names such as Steel City® floor boxes, Sta-Kon® wire terminals, Elastimold® molded vacuum switches, Color-Keyed® compression lugs, and Ty-Rap® cable ties, among others.

Whether you are designing, building, or maintaining a facility or infrastructure, ABB Installation Products can help you optimize your operations and achieve your business objectives. Some of the most popular offerings include:

Boxes & Commercial Fittings: A broad range of products including commercial fittings, floor boxes, metallic boxes, non-metallic boxes, and weatherproof boxes.

Rigid Conduit & Conduit Fittings: High-quality rigid fittings and cable protection systems under the T&B Fittings® and Ocal® brand names. These products meet the highest standards and can be customized to meet specific customer requirements.

Cable Protection Systems: A complete suite of cable glands and cord connectors, flexible cable protection, and T&B LiquidLight® fittings. These products make it easier to find exactly what you need for your job.

Connectivity & Grounding: A wide range of connectors, grounding solutions, heat shrink tubing, identification supplies, protection, and terminals. Professionals trust these products for their strength, reliability, and performance.

Wire & Cable Management: Cable trays, fastening systems, and metal framing solutions to provide effective electrification solutions.

Electronic Timers and Relays

ABB offers the industry’s most comprehensive range of electronic timers, measuring and monitoring relays, interface relays, and power supplies. This extensive selection enables customers to source all their critical components from a single global supplier. Enhance the reliability of your process equipment with control devices that provide intelligent signals and smart adjustments, ensuring maximum system availability.

Circuit Breakers

ABB’s low voltage circuit breakers are renowned for their high quality, accuracy, and reliability. They guarantee high performance under any condition, safe usage, and easy component replacements. ABB circuit breakers provide a compact solution for protection needs. They are current-limiting, DIN rail-mounted, and serve as excellent alternatives to fused systems. With application-specific trip characteristics, these breakers ensure maximum circuit protection, offering thermal-magnetic trip protection according to B, C, D, K, and Z characteristics. They are globally recognized, carrying UL, CSA, IEC, CE, and numerous other certifications.

ABB’s circuit breaker portfolio includes:

Molded Case Circuit Breakers
Low Voltage Circuit Breakers
Medium Voltage Indoor Power Circuit Breakers
Miniature Circuit Breakers
Enclosed Circuit Breakers
AC Circuit Breakers for Railway
Insulated Case Circuit Breakers
Residential Circuit Breakers

These products come from well-known brands such as SACE® Tmax®, ProLine, EntelliGuard, and Power Break II.

Solid-State Circuit Breaker

ABB’s revolutionary solid-state breaker concept replaces the traditional moving parts of an electromechanical circuit breaker with semiconductors and advanced software algorithms. This innovation allows for faster interruption of extreme currents, meeting the highest demands of renewable energy solutions and industrial energy storage systems.

Electronic Relays and Controls

ABB provides an extensive range of electronic timers, measuring and monitoring relays, interface relays, and power supplies. This comprehensive selection helps customers source all critical components from a single global supplier. Enhance the reliability of your process equipment with control devices that deliver intelligent signals and smart adjustments, ensuring maximum system availability.

Protection Relays

ABB’s protection relays are designed to monitor the electrical grid and make autonomous protection decisions, ensuring the safe flow of electricity through the distribution network. Over one million ABB protection relays ensure the safe continuity of electric networks in more than 100 countries worldwide.