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H I G H VO LTAG E PRO D UC T S

PASS - Plug And Switch System

High voltage hybrid switchgear
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Pioneer and technology leader
ABB is a pioneering technology leader in power grids, electrification
products, industrial automation and robotics and motion, serving
customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally.
Continuing a history of innovation spanning more
than 130 years, ABB today is writing the future of
industrial digitalization with two clear value prop-
ositions: bringing electricity from any power
plant to any plug and automating industries from
natural resources to finished products. As title
partner in ABB Formula E, the fully electric inter-
national FIA motorsport class, ABB is pushing the
boundaries of e-mobility to contribute to a sus-
tainable future. ABB operates in more than 100
countries with about 147,000 employees.
ABB pioneered the PASS (Plug And Switch Sys-
tem) in 1999, a compact hybrid switchgear fully
assembled and high-voltage tested in factory, for
rapid installation and energization.
The PASS product family covers voltages from
72.5 kV to 420 kV with breaking current capability
ranging from 31.5 to 63 kA. In addition to stan-
dard modules a special solution called the PASS
M0 H offers a complete high voltage switchyard
with an ‘H’ configuration as a single product.
PASS encloses all functions of a complete switch
gear bay in a single module.
The hybrid design makes use of traditional air-in-
sulated busbar to connect with other equipment
in the substation, while enclosing all high-voltage
bay functions in a single-phase gas-insulated
housing where they remain protected, allowing to
place the item outdoors in any weather condition.
PASS with more than 8,500 bays is the most
widely installed hybrid switchgear worldwide,
protecting networks in many different climates
and applications.
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1999
Launch of the PASS - Plug and Switch
System –
145 kV and 170 kV M0

2003
Launch of the 72.5 kV PASS M00

2007
Launch of the 245 kV PASS M0S

2008
Issue of the 62271-205
standards for hybrid modules –
International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC)
2010
Launch of the PASS for H-configured
substations

2013
Launch of the 420 kV PASS M0S

2015
Launch of the PASS for digital
substations

2018
Over 8.500 installed PASS
bays counted worldwide
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ABB’s high-voltage
hybrid switchgear
Compact switchgear fully assembled and
high-voltage tested in factory, for rapid
installation and energization.

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Bushings
Composite bushings, —
explosion proof and Combined disconnector/
resistant to pollution. Earthing switch
The gas-insulated combined
DS/ES makes interlocking
simple and intrinsically safe.

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Circuit-breaker
The circuit-breaker is a
single-break interrupter
that operates by means of
the self-blast principle.

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Circuit-breaker drive
PASS can be equipped with a
conventional Spring-Drive or —
with Motor Drive, a digitally Current transformer
controlled servomotor that PASS can be equipped
drives the contacts of a with conventional or
high-voltage circuit-breaker non-conventional current
with the highest precision. transformers. Several
combinations of cores
for protection and —
measurements with different Voltage transformer
loads are available. PASS can be equipped
with conventional
gas-insulated voltage
transformers or with
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non-conventional
Local control Cabinet (LCC)
alternatives.
Metallic case hosting all the
auxiliary electrical units required
for local command input and —
signaling purposes. Cable termination
PASS can make use
of plug-in cables
instead of bushings.

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Additional features
Protection and Control
Protection and Control can be integrated inside the Local
Control Cabinet. Station monitoring with the circuitbreaker
and disconnector control functions are integrated into a
high performance protection and control IED. Voltage and
current signals used by the protection unit are also supplied
to the control system without the need for any additional
wiring. Communication (or links) with a remote PC (for
supervision and configuration) or with a remote control
room operator is based on IEC 61850 Standards.
Gas monitoring
The Modular Switchgear Monitoring (MSM) is an add-on
system to supervise gas density. The status in each gas
compartment is continuously measured and displayed in a
consolidated view, facilitating instant detection of any
critical situations and improving the station condition
awareness. The historical trend function in combination
with the leakage rate algorithm enables prediction of time
to next alarm, facilitating maintenance planning.
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Consequently, station availability is kept at a high level and
maintenance cost can be reduced. MSM is a ”door-opener”
for every user wanting to change service philosophy from
time-based to condition based maintenance.
Process bus I/O system
The SAM600 process bus I/O system integrates
conventional instrument transformers into modern, IEC
61850-9-2 process bus substation automation, protection
and control systems.
Point on Wave controller
Switchsync PWC600 is ABB’s point-on-wave controller
designed for single-pole operated circuit breakers,
controlling each pole to close and/or open at the point on
wave that is optimal for the switched load, the circuit
breaker and the power quality.
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Proven technology

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M00
72.5 to 100 kV

PASS M00 is a compact solution, which simplifies transport and installation, while
improving reliability.

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M0
145 to 170 kV

Best-selling model of the PASS product line, designed to reduce substation foot-
print and life-cycle costs.

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M0S 245
245 kV

Outstanding compactness for transmission-level substations. PASS offers flexi-

bility and reliability even in extreme climates and in high altitude applications.

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M0S 420
420 kV

High performance ratings in a compact design, pre-assembled and facto-

ry-tested. This goal is reached by a simple, safe and effective tool to perform the
rotation of bushings from service to transportable position, due to a robust seal-
ing interface capable ensuring tightness during and after rotations.
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Benefits

Main PASS Customers’ benefits are:

• Space saving: each PASS module is equivalent to

a complete switchgear bay
• High product reliability and high substation
availability
• Fast erection and commissioning

The small footprint that allows space saving is

achieved through the compactness of the design
and functions’ integration. This also reduces the
civil works.

High reliability is achieved thanks to the design

that protects all critical functions in gas insulated
housings, eliminating the adverse ageing effect
of the surrounding environment.

Fast erection and commissioning is obtained be-

ing PASS assembled and tested at factory and
transported to customer’s site without the need
to disassemble any key component avoiding the
time and cost to repeat High Voltage test at site.
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More than just products

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RAILWAY
145 to 170 kV

16.7 Hz two-phase customized design to suit specific customer needs.

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PASS for H-configured substations
72.5 to 170 kV

PASS H encloses all functions of a complete switchyard in a single subassembly

designed for connections to the high voltage network with an H configuration.

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DIGITAL
72.5 to 245 kV

ABB’s hybrid switchgear can be equipped with Motor Drive (MD) and\or non con-
ventional instrument transformers, for smooth integration into substation auto-
mation systems using IEC 61850.
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The digitally-enabled switchgear

Digital Substation stands for a break-through in-
novation in substation technology. It is based on
a seamless integration of state of the art IEC
61850 based control and protection Intelligent
Electronic Devices (IEDs) with all relevant primary
components and sensors of a modern substation.
Traditional substations have always relied on cop-
per cables wiring together primary equipment
like circuit breakers, conventional current and
voltage transformers and protection relays to
control of the electricity.
Interconnecting substation components with op-
tical fiber replaces wiring them up with hundreds
of individual copper cables. Not only are digital
systems easier to install, they’ve proven to be
safer, more reliable, and can reduce the quantity
of copper in a substation by about 80 percent, a
substantial cost saving.
ABB’s hybrid switchgear can be equipped with
Motor Drive, non-conventional instrument trans-
formers (NCIT), and an intelligent local control
cabinet for smooth integration into substation
automation systems using IEC 61850. This solu-
tion brings the technology to continuously moni-
tor the functions of the switchyard, whilst per-
forming real-time simulation and diagnostics,
allowing pro-active management of the life-cycle
of the asset and remote service intervention.

IEC 61850
station bus

Substation Remote control

control room
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Station bus level
Substation automation
solutions with IEC 61850
station bus

Relion series
protection and
control system
IEC 61850

IEC 61850
process bus

SAM600
stand-alone
merging units

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Process bus level
NCTIS for PASS or SAM600 stand-
alone merging units to connect
conventional current or voltage
transformers. Motor Drive with
integrated diagnostic.

PASS Motor Drive Non-conventional Current Voltage

Local Control Instrument transformer transformer
Cubicle (LCC) Transformers (CT) (CT)
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Technical data

Legend PASS M00 M00

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SPO: single-pole operated Rated voltage 72.5 kV 100 kV
TPO: three-pole operated Rated short-duration power-frequency
withstand voltage 140 kV 185 kV
* as this is a bi-polar application,
TPO is to be intended as one Rated lightning impulse withstand voltage 350 kV 450kV
drive to move the two phases
Rated switching impulse withstand voltage - -
Rated frequency 50-60 Hz 50 Hz
Rated continuous current 2000A/3150 A 2000A/3150 A
Rated short-time withstand current 31,5 kA/40 kA 20 kA/31.5 kA
Rated peak withstand current 80 kA/104kA 50 kA/79 kA
Rated duration of short circuit 3s 3s
Circuit breaker operation SPO/TPO SPO/TPO

PASS M0 M0 Railway
Rated voltage 145 kV 170 kV 170
Rated short-duration power-frequency
withstand voltage 275 kV 325 kV 325 kV
Rated lightning impulse withstand voltage 650 kV 750 kV 750 kV

Rated switching impulse withstand voltage - - -

Rated frequency 50-60 Hz 50 Hz 16.7 Hz
Rated continuous current 3150 A 3150 A 2500
Rated short-time withstand current 40 kA / 63kA 40 kA/50 kA 31.5
Rated peak withstand current 104 kA / 164 kA 104 kA/125 kA 80 kA
Rated duration of short circuit 3s 3s 1s
Circuit breaker operation SPO/TPO SPO/TPO SPO/TPO*

PASS M0S M0S

Rated voltage 252 kV 420 kV
Rated short-duration power-frequency
withstand voltage 460 kV 650 kV
Rated lightning impulse withstand voltage 1050 kV 1425 kV

Rated switching impulse withstand voltage - 1050 kV

Rated frequency 50-60 Hz 50-60 Hz
Rated continuous current 4000 A 5000 A
Rated short-time withstand current 50 kA 63 kA
Rated peak withstand current 125 kA 164 kA
Rated duration of short circuit 3s 3s
Circuit breaker operation SPO/TPO SPO/TPO
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and services. Our products comply with, or are
superior to, the latest international standards. In
addition to type tests in independent
laboratories, our certified design and
manufacturing process guarantee the highest
quality.
Our products are type tested according to
international standards:
• IEC
• ANSI/IEEE
• GOST
• GB/DL
Our products are certified by third-party
independent organizations such as KEMA, CESI
and ACAE.
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