Complete life cycle services Limited life cycle services
Life cycle status Recommended service offerings
ABB strongly recommends migration planning to the latest UNITROL F moves into the limited phase technology before degradation affects performance, as the in 2017. In this phase, ABB cannot product moves into the limited phase. To ensure product reli- ability and optimum performance, ABB offers various services guarantee life cycle services and support including: due to the scarcity of key components and technical knowledge. Spare parts Performance Review The Product Life Cycle Management Replacement program is offered in all phases of Control Upgrade to the UNITROL 6000 platform UNITROLs life cycle. With ABB, you (on request) ABB Excitation Care service agreement have a strong and reliable partner to define your optimal operation strategy. For more detailed information, please see next page. Life cycle services Performance Review ABBs UNITROL Performance Review identifies all excitation system components that suffer from aging. In addition, all available spare parts are assessed and complementary spares are recommended. To ensure the correct and safe operation of the system, all critical protection devices and system settings in various oper- ating conditions are tested.
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The Performance Review identifies improvements to increase the overall performance of a system such as upgrades, retrofit or replacement. Performance Review benefits can be opti- mized through:
- Closed loop testing with real-time transient simulation UNITROL 6000 Power
- On-site maintenance and operation instructions
Spare parts management ABB Excitation Care - service agreement
Some circuit boards may be coming to the end of their op- ABB is committed to the reliability of its customers opera- erational life and component scarcity may hinder any replace- tions. Its service offerings provide the opportunity to maximize ments being available. ABBs target is to create awareness production uptime and lower life cycle cost. With the service of the progressed life cycle and to inform which spare parts agreement, ABB Excitation Care, the customer receives guar- are affected. Please contact your local ABB office today for a anteed fast and prioritized response time, secured service spare parts list. engineers availability and reduced hourly rates for trouble- shooting.
Replacement Control Upgrade (on request)
The replacement service means the controller The Control Upgrade service includes the replacement of the and the complete excitation system can be migrated to an ac- legacy components of the control cabinet with the new tive product family. The availability of all feature types and UNITROL 6000 control platform, while retaining the existing services are clear advantages of this service. power part. The extremely flexible and powerful UNITROL 6000 is the This service allows the existing system to be exchanged for optimal product for large applications and technically more an active control platform. This increases the reliability of the demanding solutions. installation and the availability of spare parts product exper- By considering a replacement, users are able to capitalize tise is ensured. The bigger the existing system and the better on the features of a product still in its active phase, thereby the condition of its converters, then the more beneficial is the eliminating any risks associated with equipment entering the upgrade. This results in valuable cost- and time savings com- obsolete stage. pared to a full system replacement.