T&D DIVISION
Long-Term Focus, Evolutionary VisionAREVA's Transmission & Distribution Division (AREVA T&D) designs, manufactures and supplies
a complete range of products, systems and services for all stages in the transfer of electricity, from generator to large end-user. AREVA T&D's technologies and expertise ensure higher safety, reliability and capacity of power grids around the world. Today, AREVA T&D Inc. is the No. 1 energy management and market management software engineer in the United States.
To respond to the requirements generated by the increasing demand for energy in the United States, AREVA T&D has invested significantly in R&D, expanded its employee base, and created a dedicated customer care organization.
AREVA T&D comprises four business units:
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Products AREVA T&D Division designs, manufactures, markets and installs high- and medium-voltage products for electricity transportation and distribution networks. In the United States, the division specializes in switchgear, circuit breakers, and surge arrestors; power, instrument and distribution transformers.
Systems AREVA T&D brings together the right mix of products, expert engineering and full project management to offer standardized or customized turnkey solutions for any power supply network.
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Automation Systems AREVA T&D provides essential digital solutions to the real-time automation of electricity transmission and distribution networks; designs turnkey solutions for electricity transmission and distribution, as well as grid management systems. The U.S. division offers turnkey energy management, distribution management and market management systems.
Services AREVA T&D provides comprehensive service support to manage our electrical installations in a secure and efficient way throughout their life cycles. The U.S. division provides the following services: network consulting and diagnosis; retrofit, installation, maintenance, refurbishment, repair and emergency support; and operation asset management and training.
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AREVA T&D - Making Smart Grids a RealityThe T&D Division remains commited to designing new products with reduced environmental impact over their life cycles, while maximizing the efficiency of existing products and helping customers' obtain a better return on their existing assets.
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At the 2008 IEEE PES T&D Exposition in Chicago, we highlighted a variety CO2-free energy transmission and distribution solutions:
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Connector substations to integrate energy from wind farms onto the grid |
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Power transformers using vegetable oil |
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Circuit breakers built with reduced SF-6 gas |
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Eco-friendly disconnect switch components |
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80 percent recyclable Gas Insulated Switchgear |
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Emissions-reducing capacitors |
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“ECOFIT” refurbishment services |
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Eco-friendly training |
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Monitoring and measurement Products solutions for improving efficiency and power quality |
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Full systems to optimize resources consumption through improvement of situation awareness and state estimation |
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