Hitachi ABB Power Grids India has bagged an order worth Rs 120 crore for electrification of the Indian Railways.
The company will be delivering its transformers to the government of India’s electric locomotive manufacturer, Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), for production of 400-passenger and freight locomotive engines.
For railways, electric energy is supplied as high voltage to the catenary feeder substations. The transformers reduce the voltage to a suitable level before feeding it to the railway catenary conductors used by locomotives.
Different railway electrification systems demand different kinds of transformers. For this project, Hitachi ABB Power Grids India is delivering transformers split between the 6,531 kVA for CLW’s goods locomotive engines and the 7,775 kVA for passenger.
These transformers feed power to essential train functions (for example, traction, lighting, heating and ventilation, brakes, signaling and communication).
They are a critical link in the traction chain, driving train performance and operator services.