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Transforming the future of energy

ABB Transformer Days
Vadodara

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11-12 APRIL, 2019

Track feeding Transformers for Growing Rail network

Products Overview
Krishna Grandhi
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Track feeding Railway Transformers
FUTURE TRENDS

Ø 100% Rail electrification by 2022 Ideally with a graph or picture to communicate visually

Ø High Speed Trains

Ø Dedicated Freight corridors
Ø Metros in Tier-2 cities
Ø Digitalization

April 22, 2019 Slide 2

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Track feeding Railway Transformers
Product Family Overview

Product Range
– Power : Up to 120 MVA
– Voltage : Up to 400 kV
– Frequency : 16.7, 25, 50 and 60 Hz

Industry Sectors and Applications

Railway trackside transformers are used in railway industry to
supply power to rail network infrastructure for rolling stocks,
and to feed power to the following applications and systems:
– Railway networks
– Metro power systems
– Airport passenger transportations on rail
– High speed magnetic levitation network rails (maglev)
– Any other power network used to feed power to rolling
stocks

April 22, 2019 Slide 3

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Track feeding Railway Transformers
Product Family Overview

Customer Benefits with ABB Transformers

– Worldwide references of compact design, low weight
transformers
– High quality manufacturing and design optimization
• Enables suitable short circuit withstand capability
• Warrants pulsating loadings and extreme overload working
conditions
• Ensure maximum reliability for continuous operations
– Global manufacturing footprint for expertise on specific local
technical requirements and standards
• Improve train and power infrastructure efficiency
• Special materials and solutions can increase environmental
safety, reduce fire risk, and protect against vandalism

1 in 5 railway transformers in the world is an ABB transformer

April 22, 2019 Slide 4

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Railways and urban transport electrification systems
Grid solutions and connections of railway loads

Capacitors &
FACTS Filter products
From the grid to the grid
HV Network
20 .. 220 kV 50 or 60 Hz Static Frequency HV Network
Converter Stations 110kV/132 kV 16.7 Hz

110 kV / 132kV
16.7Hz
AC Traction Static Frequency Load Static Frequency
DC Traction AC Traction
Substations Converter Stations Balancer Converter Stations
Substations Substations
25kV / 2x25kV 25kV / 2x25kV 50 / 15kV / 2x15kV 16.7 /
600…3000V 15kV / 2x15kV 16.7Hz
50 / 60 Hz 60Hz 50 / 60Hz 25Hz

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April 22, 2019 Slide 5

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Railways and urban transport electrification systems
Traction substation
Railway power transformers

Railway transformers for a reliable and efficient bi-directional power transfer to mass transit systems

April 22, 2019 Slide 6

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Track feeding Railway Transformers
Product Family Overview

AC-AC Feeder AC-AC Static Frequency AC-DC Rectifier Booster

Non-Autotransformers Converter Transformers Transformers Transformers

AC-AC Feeder Isolation Auxiliary Mobile

Autotransformers Transformers Transformers Transformers
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Track feeding Railway Transformers
AC-AC Railway Feeder Non-Autotransformer

Product Range
– Power up to 120 MVA
– Voltage up to 400 kV

Applications and Benefits

– They have 1 or 3 phases and are used to feed single or
multiple rail lines. Scott, LeBlanc, V-V, modified Woodbridge,
Scalene Scott or Delta-Wye are typical connections of those
transformers in case of 3-phase supply.
– They are used to reduce the degree of voltage imbalance on
the 3-phase feeding system caused by the single-phase
traction loads
– Their strong structure and design are made to resist
repeated short circuits during operation
– They ensure maximum reliability for continuous operations

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Track feeding Railway Transformers
AC-AC Railway Feeder Autotransformer

Product Range
– Power from 4 to 15 MVA
– Voltage up to 220 kV

Applications and Benefits

– They are typical single-phase auto-connected transformers
– They are mainly used in modern high-power railway catenary
systems fed with two phases, and generally applied to all rail
system feeding high-speed trains
– They are more useful where distance between catenary
feeder substations is long
– They can reach high efficiency and lower loss due to higher
voltage
– They help to reduce interference with communication
systems because of better collection of returning stray
currents

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Track feeding Railway Transformers
AC-AC Static Frequency Converter Transformer

Product Range
– Power from 10 to 120 MVA
– Voltage up to 400 kV
– Frequency 16.7, 25, 50 or 60 Hz
Applications and Benefits
– They supply power to a static frequency converter that
allows the connection of 3-phase AC public grid (at 50 or 60
Hz) to 1-phase AC rail power grid of same or different
frequency (60, 50, 25 or 16.7 Hz)
– They are integral part of converter station and are suitable to
provide bi-directional power transfer to last-generation
multilevel converters in addition to conventional converters
– They can be used in medium-voltage grids with limited short
circuit power thereby reducing connection costs or avoiding
new supply lines

April 22, 2019 Slide 10

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Track feeding Railway Transformers
AC-DC Rectifier/Converter Transformer

Product Range
– Power up to 8 MVA
– Voltage up to 36 kV

Applications and Benefits

– They are designed to provide bi-directional power transfer to
DC-operated mass transit systems and railway lines through
6- or 12-pulse traction rectifiers
– Their modular and compact design can fit any customer
requirements
– They have high capacity and high overload capability for
reliable and low maintenance operations as result of robust
mechanical and electrical design
– They are suitable for flood-risk environments and can be
designed to reduce fire risk, to withstand earthquake and
with protections against vandalism

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Track feeding Railway Transformers
Isolation Transformer

Product Range
– Power up to 10 MVA
– Voltage typically 16/16 kV or 25/25 kV

Applications and Benefits

– They connect two circuits magnetically but not physically
(mechanically). Avoiding metallic conductive paths between
the circuits they avoid electric disturbances between the two
circuits
– They isolate the AC rail networks from the DC leakage
currents caused by the DC rails that are in close proximity of
AC rails
– They are highly needed to protect networks in densely
populated areas with presence of both AC (rail) and DC
(metro) power systems

April 22, 2019 Slide 12

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Track feeding Railway Transformers
Mobile Transformers and Substations for Railway

Product Range
– Power typically up to 63 MVA
– Voltage up to 220 kV

Applications and Benefits

– Used as spare “Plug and Play” transformer or substation
solution to quickly energize power lines
– Pre-engineered packages vs highly-flexible and customized
solutions: ABB offers both transformer solutions
– Fully assembled with or without HV and MV switchgears on
train carriage or trailer, and tested before delivery
– Designed for fast delivery and quick commissioning
– Ready for service: Plug & Play concept
– Optimum dimensions and weights: highest power output
per volume and weight

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ABB Ability™ Power Transformer
Natively digital and future proof Power Transformers

– Winding Hot Spot Calculations

– Loading / Capability
Load (via CT) – Ageing

Added functionality

Top oil Temp (via RTD) Smart

components
CoreSense eDevices
DGA

Advanced
analytics
Adv. Diagnostic ABB Ability™ Ellipse
ETM (CoreTec 4) Models APM

April 22, 2019 Slide 14

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Track feeding Railway Transformers
Short Circuit References

Sr. No Rating Customer Year

1 30MVA, 220/27kV, 1-Phase Transformer DMRC 2002
2 21.6MVA, 132/27kV, 1-Phase Transformer Indian Railways 2002
3 21.6MVA, 110/27kV, 1-Phase Transformer Indian Railways 2002
4 21.6MVA, 220/27kV, 1-Phase Transformer Indian Railways 2004
5 40MVA, 66/27kV, 1-Phase Transformer DMRC 2004
6 30 MVA, 66/33 kV, 3-Phase, Auxiliary Power DMRC 2009
Transformer
7 20MVA. 33/27.5kV 1-Phase Transformer MMOPL 2009
8 42 MVA, 132/27 kV 1-phase transformer Indian Railways 2011
9 50 MVA, 66/27 kV 1-phase transformer DMRC 2013
10 30.24MVA, 110/27kV 1-phase transformer Indian Railways 2017

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Track feeding Railway Transformers
Bibliography

Ø IEC 62695 Edition 1.0 – 2014: Railway Applications - Fixed Installations – Traction Transformers
Ø EN 50329, EU standard for railway fixed installation transformers
Ø IEEE 1653.1 – 2016: Traction Power Rectifier Transformers for Substations
Ø RDSO Specification No: ETI/PSI/118(10/93), Addendum /Corrigendum slips 1-11, Technical specification for 21.6/30.24MVA, 220/27kV,
132/27kV, 110/27kV, 66/27kV Single phase Traction Power Transformer
Ø RDSO Specification No: TI/SPC/PSI/30TRN/2070, Technical specification for 30/42MVA, 220/27kV, 132/27kV, 110/27kV and 66/27kV
Single phase Traction Power Transformer

April 22, 2019 Slide 16

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