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Infinite insight
ABB Ability e-mesh
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ABB’s e-mesh™ digital ecosystem of solutions

and products enables the digitalization
of distributed energy resources.
• Digital solutions to monitor, optimize
and improve the performance of
distributed energy resources
• Automation, management and control
system for distributed generation,
microgrids and energy storage
• Plug-and-play microgrid and energy
storage solutions - PowerStore™
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Digital solutions ABB Ability™ e-mesh™
for distributed energy resources Gain infinite insights to optimize performance
Maximizing energy efficiency and minimizing CO2 emissions Cloud-enabled digital solutions to monitor, analyze and optimize the
for your enterprise or utility. performance of your distributed energy assets from anywhere, anytime.

The global power industry is facing regulatory
and market pressures to move to low-carbon
generation. And with the rise of distributed
energy resources, the power generation
companies now need to monitor, analyze and
control a sophisticated set of generating
assets while minimizing operational costs,
increasing operational availability and
maximizing revenue opportunities.
enable our customers to accelerate performance
and stay ahead of the curve. Ably supported by
ABB’s vast experience in installing more than
200 microgrids, battery energy storage and
renewable solutions on all seven continents.
ABB has helped to install more
than 200 microgrids, battery
— ABB’s e-mesh™ digital solutions offer a niche • Data collection, aggregation and storage
01 e-mesh™
Product portfolio cloud-based ecosystem with e-mesh™ Monitor in a secured cloud environment using an
and e-mesh™ Applications, sophisticated IoT edge device
SaaS suites, to remotely connect, monitor • e-mesh™ Applications forecasting,
and optimize the performance of assets. optimization, descriptive, diagnostics,
predictive, and prescriptive analytics
• Easy to interface with energy portfolio planning
and enterprise asset management solutions
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The power generation infrastructure is

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decentralized, consumers are becoming solutions on all seven continents. —

prosumers, and the aged grid system is unable e-mesh™ Applications
Software applications,
to accommodate this new transition. In parallel, The e-mesh™ portfolio offers end-to-end
hosted in cloud, to
renewables are also steadily increasing, and with distributed energy solutions, combining improve performance
e-mesh™ Analytics Suite e-mesh™ Optimizer Suite e-mesh™ Service Suite e-mesh™ Premium Suite
and increase
the emergence of IIoT, cloud and low-cost battery advanced analytics, software technology
revenue streams
energy storage systems, the power system has and hardware systems. Our microgrids and
become highly complex today. While this trend is battery energy storage solutions ensure
contributing to sustainable energy production, highest penetration of renewables share,
— • Monitoring and control
it also helps to provide energy independence for increase grid stability and provide reliable e-mesh™ Monitor
Cloud-enabled remote • Bidirectional data flow
participating stakeholders such as commercial power while minimizing CO2 emissions. from (and) or to field
monitoring and
& industrial enterprises, independent power controlling of DERs
• Access from anywhere anytime
producers and remote communities. The The new age automation solution, built using e-mesh™ Monitor

challenge remaining for all stakeholders is how ABB’s proven MicroSCADA and RTU platforms,
to adapt to this new decentralized model. helps to monitor and control distributed
energy resources. The digital offering e-mesh™ IoT edge device

ABB Ability e-mesh helps global customers to

™ ™
Monitor and e-mesh™ Applications, based on IoT
easily transition to this new distributed energy technology, helps to forecast trends, optimize
model. From the field to the boardroom, we performance and increase revenue streams.
— • Data acquisition from
e-mesh™ SCADA DER's and substations
Distributed energy
resources automation • Supports international and
local communication protocols
solution
e-mesh™ SCADA
• Interaction with TSO/DSO

— • Renewable power generation

e-mesh™ Control grid code compliance
Intelligent and efficient
power management • Network voltage control

• Feeder & Load demand management

• Generators overload protection

e-mesh™ Control e-mesh™ Control e-mesh™ Control

— • Support application such as

e-mesh™ PoweStore™ islanding, seamless transition, black
Smart battery energy start, frequency & voltage regulation,
storage solution spinning reserve, ramp-rate control,
capacity firming load leveling,
peak shaving and load shifting
e-mesh™ PowerStore™ Wind Solar
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ABB Ability™ e-mesh™ ABB Ability™ e-mesh™
Monitor Applications
Monitor, control and analyze the performance Leveraging cloud, analytics and artificial intelligence
of your distributed energy assets. to accelerate business performance.

— ABB Ability™ e-mesh™ Monitor
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Helping stakeholders e-mesh™ Monitor is a cloud-based digital
in the energy business platform, exclusively designed to aggregate
value chain
data from distributed energy assets and turn
it into actionable business insights. Data
from the field is collected using an IoT edge
device and transferred securely to a cloud
based environment for analysis. The monitor
platform can manage diverse energy resources
and integrate various types of loads.
Key Features:
• Real-time monitoring of distributed
energy assets from anywhere, anytime
• Alarms, historical analysis and
performance analytics reporting
• High-end intuitive web interface to
visualize data from the field
• Act as a hosting environment for
a set of Software as a Service
(SaaS) e-mesh™ Applications
e-mesh™ Applications are a set of SaaS-based
applications, built on the concept of IoT, to
effectively manage distributed energy assets,
forecast energy trends, manage loads, optimize
asset performance and increase revenue streams.
The easy-to-deploy, scalable and machine
learning based applications are available
as different suites. This enables the
flexibility to choose applications relevant
to today’s need with an option to scale-up
at any time as the business grows.

e-mesh™
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Analytics Suite
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A suite of applications to instantaneously
diagnose and understand the real-time
performance of your distributed energy
assets including solar PV, wind, hydro,
microgrids and energy storage systems.
Head of The suite enables the following:
business • Perform quick health check
• Detect micro faults anywhere in the site
• Analyze deeper root cause
• Predict failures in advance
e-mesh™
Optimizer Suite
A suite of applications designed to solve
complex optimization problems, as well as
optimally control distributed energy resources.
The optimization software allows to:
• Improve productivity and economical gains
• Maximize power generation
• Reduce operational costs
• Minimize CO2 emissions

Energy
Manager

e-mesh™
Service Suite
The service suite is developed to improve field
related service activities. The application allows
to visualize key site level information in no time.
Maintenance
Engineer Following are the main benefits:
• Mobile access to site details
• Increase longevity of assets
• Faster response time to faults
e-mesh™
Premium Suite
The premium suite comes with power packed
features that gives the unique advantage
to monitor and manage multiple sites at
once. The suite is designed to address
the needs of large utilities and IPPs.
The key benefits include the following:
• Forecast production and optimal planning
• Business intelligence reporting
• Geographical information system
• Fleet management
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ABB Ability™ e-mesh™ By aggregating data, integrating real-time
SCADA and Control monitoring, analysis and applying machine
learning for predictive and prescriptive analytics,
Simplify plant operations, improve productivity
and maximize return on investments. e-mesh™ facilitates maximum benefits from
microgrids, battery energy storage solutions
e-mesh™ SCADA and e-mesh™ Control, built • Seamless integration into existing
and renewable automation investments.
using ABB’s proven and globally deployed substations because of RTU technology
MicroSCADA and RTU technology platforms, • Complies to all international
help to monitor, control and improve the communication protocols
operations of distributed energy resources. • Grid code compliance for
renewable power generation
Features:
• Data acquisition from renewable power plants, Benefits:
microgrids, energy storage and substations • Integration of all plant assets into
• Easy to engineer because of "productized" a single management system
libraries for microgrids and battery • After-sales support services
energy storage systems across all global locations
• Consultancy support throughout
the project life-cycle

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ABB Ability™ e-mesh™
PowerStore™
Plug-and-play microgrid and battery energy storage solution.

— e-mesh™ PowerStore™ is available as two Highlights:

03 PowerStore™
Integrated variants integrated and modular for installations • Reliable and affordable power with
across utilities, remote communities, highest integration of renewables
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04 PowerStore™ commercial and industrial establishments. • Productized design allows
Modular faster implementation
• Pre-configured automation functionalities
• Easily transportable anywhere

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Grid Automation
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