ABB SYNCHROTACT® 6 the world’s most popular synchronizer

SYNCHROTACT® 6

the world’s most popular synchronizer

SYNCHROTACT 6 is part of ABB’s offering of excitation products and

synchronizing equipment for the power generation industry. The portfolio is the

most comprehensive and proven on the market, extending from the smallest to

the largest power requirements and covering all power generation applications.

Why is SYNCHROTACT 6 important?

Power plants and substations contain many valuable

components, essential to the reliable delivery of electricity

from the power plant to the transmission grid.

SYNCHROTACT 6 protects these assets from the damaging and

dangerous effects of paralleling in non-synchronous conditions.

It automatically synchronizes and parallels the generators with

the power lines to keep the energy flowing, the equipment

productive and people safe; and it does so at the lowest

possible total cost of ownership over a long life cycle.

Four functionalities that bring the generator safely online

SYNCHROTACT 6 automatically synchronizes the generators

with the grid. It does this through four key functionalities:

• Measures – it measures key variables to ensure generator

and grid voltage and frequency are synchronous

• Matches – if voltage and frequency are not synchronous, it

automatically matches the two by adjusting the generator

voltage and frequency

• Monitors – it monitors the operating conditions to ensure

the voltage and frequency are synchronous before closing

the circuit breaker

• Command generation – as soon as voltage and frequency

are synchronous a command is sent to close the circuit breaker