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Secure and cost-effective connectivity with the

Arctic family of wireless communication products

The Arctic family offers secure and cost-effective

wireless connectivity for all industrial and utility

applications, ranging from enabling the industrial

Internet of Things to remote real-time grid

automation. As the backbone for communication,

the Arctic family utilizes public wireless networks,

making it possible to combine the products into

secure and cost-effective wireless

communication systems with global coverage.

Arctic product family highlights

• Enables industrial Internet of Things (IoT)

• Allows wireless connection to any remote asset within any application

• Utilizes secure and cost-effective public

wireless networks with global coverage

• Involves no network investment or maintenance

costs other than for data transfer

• Allows wireless access to geographically remote

areas inaccessible before

• Ensures optimal cyber security throughout

Optional features

• Fault passage indication

• Additional push buttons for local control

• Microswitch for door alarm (standard feature for GAO)

• Fixing accessories for mounting on top of

switchgear or floor mounting (GAI)

• Auxiliary contacts for micro circuit breakers (MCB)s

• Fused supply socket

• Control circuit 48 VDC

• Service light

• Fused 12 VDC supply for additional radio equipment

• Different antenna options depending tocustomer specification

• Surge protection T1+T2

• Low auxiliary voltage indicator

• Low-voltage measurements (GAI)

• Communication with MV/LV measurement equipment (GAI)

• Connection interface for additional motor

operating cabinets (GAO)

• Different battery management options for

monitoring the battery health wireless networks

Standard features

• Supply voltage 110-250 VAC/VDC

• Surge protection T2

• Battery backup with charging and supervision

• Control circuit 24 VDC

• Ventilated cabinet, IP43 or IP55 (GAI) and IP55 (GAO)

• Anti-condensation heater

• Fixing accessories for wall (GAI) and pole (GAO) mounting

• Cabinet enclosure in painted metal sheet,

stainless steel or fiberglass-reinforced

polyester (GAI) and stainless steel (GAO)

• Plug-in connectors for easy connection to

switchgear (GAI) and main apparatus (GAO)

• Interface for communication over public 

Standard features

• Supply voltage 110-250 VAC/VDC

• Surge protection T2

• Battery backup with charging and supervision

• Control circuit 24 VDC

• Ventilated cabinet, IP43 or IP55 (GAI) and IP55 (GAO)

• Anti-condensation heater

• Fixing accessories for wall (GAI) and pole (GAO) mounting

• Cabinet enclosure in painted metal sheet,

stainless steel or fiberglass-reinforced

polyester (GAI) and stainless steel (GAO)

• Plug-in connectors for easy connection to

switchgear (GAI) and main apparatus (GAO)

• Interface for communication over public 

Optional features

• Fault passage indication

• Additional push buttons for local control

• Microswitch for door alarm (standard feature for GAO)

• Fixing accessories for mounting on top of

switchgear or floor mounting (GAI)

• Auxiliary contacts for micro circuit breakers (MCB)s

• Fused supply socket

• Control circuit 48 VDC

• Service light

• Fused 12 VDC supply for additional radio equipment

• Different antenna options depending tocustomer specification

• Surge protection T1+T2

• Low auxiliary voltage indicator

• Low-voltage measurements (GAI)

• Communication with MV/LV measurement equipment (GAI)

• Connection interface for additional motor

operating cabinets (GAO)

• Different battery management options for

monitoring the battery health wireless networks

The cable network includes a large amount of

secondary and compact secondary substations

(CSS), especially with ring main units (RMU), and

the overhead-line network a large amount of

pole-mounted switch disconnectors and

overhead-line reclosers, of which only a few are

remotely controllable.

ABB’s smart control cabinet portfolio includes

four ready-made solutions for cable networks

(GAI) and four for overhead-line networks (GAO),

one for each of the four levels of functionality and

automation. In addition to the standardized

offerings, the cabinets can be flexibly tailored to

meet customer-specific requirements.

The range of control cabinets for cable networks

comes in different sizes and materials and can be

flexibly mounted to suit a variety of installations,

whereas the cabinets for overhead-line networks

have been adapted to withstand demanding outdoor conditions.

Early warnings and alternative

supply routes are crucial to

securing uninterrupted power

supply to critical locations.

In an emergency, locating the fault quickly and

accurately, applying selective fault isolation, and

quick restoration of power (FLIR) are of the

utmost importance to ensure that interruptions

in power supply are reduced to an absolute

minimum. Access to real-time grid information

facilitates accurate decision-making when

meeting emerging network requirements, such as

energy savings, demand response, integration of

distributed generation and support for charging electrical vehicles.

Cost-effective and convenient with ready-made solutions

ABB’s control cabinet portfolio offers cost

effective, ready-made and easy-to-install

solutions for both cable and overhead line

networks. The cabinets are equally suitable for

new and retrofit installations.

The cabinets come in different sizes and

materials depending on the available space and

the installation environment. Different mounting

options are also available depending on the application.

Customization freedom with modular cabinet design

The modular design of the cabinet allows tailored

solutions to meet customer-specific

requirements, whereas the scalable design allows

adaptation of the cabinet to suit a variety of

primary equipment by implementing an

appropriate level of automation:

• Situational awareness with remote monitoring

• Fault isolation with remote control

• Power flow management with advanced fault passage indication (FPI)

• Protection selectivity when breakers are integrated

ABB has developed a wide portfolio of control

cabinets to be able to meet today’s diverse and

evolving customer requirements within power

distribution. The ready-made solutions offer a

cost-effective and convenient way to increase

automation in the distribution network to

improve the availability and reliability of power

supply. The modular cabinet design also supports

fully customized solutions. Secure connectivity

over the wireless network makes accessing the

remote assets both easy and cost-effective.

Improved availability and reliability of power supply

Uninterrupted power supply is not only a practical

necessity in everyday life and business, but is also

crucial to securing the availability of vital public

services, such as emergency services, infra

structure and other important locations, such as

commercial centers.

The INIIT12 INFI-NET to INFI-NET Transfer Module supports

bidirectional communication through two RS-232-C ports. Port

one passes system data only. Port two passes system data or

can be used as a diagnostic port. The central INIIT12 module

can use a variety of means to link to the satellite INIIT12 mod

ule such as modems, microwave and transceivers. The INIIT12

module communicates directly with an NIS module through

the I/O expander bus.

The INIIT12 module is a single printed circuit board that occu

pies one slot in the module mounting unit, adjacent to its NIS

module. The circuit board contains the serial communication

circuitry necessary for it to communicate with another INIIT12 module.

Two captive latches on the INIIT12 faceplate secure the module

in the MMU card cage. The faceplate contains eight CPU LEDs,

a red/green status LED, and a stop/reset switch.

Interface termination is through a cable connection between

P3 of the INIIT12 module and an NTMP01 Multi-Function Pro

cessor Termination Unit or NIMP01 Multi-Function Processor

Termination Module. INIIT12 module power and I/O expander

bus connections follow the same connector assignments com

mon to most INFI 90 OPEN modules (P1 for power, P2 for I/O expander bus).

Communication between nodes is through coax or twinax

cables that connect the termination units or modules on each

node. Power and I/O expander bus connections follow the

same connector assignments common to most INFI 90 OPEN

modules (P1 for power, P2 for I/O expander bus).

The INIIT12 INFI-NET to INFI-NET Transfer Module supports

bidirectional communication through two RS-232-C ports. Port

one passes system data only. Port two passes system data or

can be used as a diagnostic port. The central INIIT12 module

can use a variety of means to link to the satellite INIIT12 mod

ule such as modems, microwave and transceivers. The INIIT12

module communicates directly with an NIS module through

the I/O expander bus.

The INIIT12 module is a single printed circuit board that occu

pies one slot in the module mounting unit, adjacent to its NIS

module. The circuit board contains the serial communication

circuitry necessary for it to communicate with another INIIT12 module.

Two captive latches on the INIIT12 faceplate secure the module

in the MMU card cage. The faceplate contains eight CPU LEDs,

a red/green status LED, and a stop/reset switch.

INIIT12 INFI-NET to INFI-NET Transfer Module

The NIS module works in conjunction with the INFI-NET to

INFI-NET transfer modules. This allows any node to communi

cate with any other node within the INFI-NET system.

The NIS module is a single printed circuit board that occupies

one slot in the module mounting unit (MMU). The circuit board

contains microprocessor based communication circuitry that

enables it to interface with the INFI-NET to INFI-NET transfer

modules via the I/O expander bus. Both the INFI-NET to

INFI-NET interfaces require a specific interface module and an

NIS module (the INIIL02 module requires two NIS modules).

Two captive latches on the front-mounted faceplate secure the

module to the MMU card cage. There are 16 LEDs on the face

plate that display error codes or event/error counts.

Each NIS module connects to its INFI-NET communication

loop by a cable connected to an NTCL01 Communication Ter

mination Unit or NICL01 Communication Termination Module.

INTERFACE DESCRIPTION

The INFI-NET to INFI-NET interfaces are the INIIR01 INFI-NET

to INFI-NET Remote Interface and the INIIL02 INFI-NET to

INFI-NET Local Interface. The INNIS01 Network Interface Slave

Module is the front end of the INFI-NET to INFI-NET interfaces.

It is the intelligent link between a node and the INFI-NET loop.

The network interface slave (NIS) module and an INFI-NET to

INFI-NET transfer module create a specific node interface.

The INIIR01 INFI-NET to INFI-NET Remote Interface is made

up of the NIS module and the INIIT12 INFI-NET to INFI-NET

Transfer Module. This interface is a node on a central loop that

can communicate to an interface node on a remote satellite

loop (two interfaces are required, refer to Figure 1-1). Bidirec

tional communication from the central loop to the remote sat

ellite loop is through standard RS-232-C ports. The INFI-NET

to INFI-NET remote interface can support hardware redun

dancy. Refer to Appendix E for information on hardware redundancy.