Micafil RIP bushings

High-voltage Resin-Impregnated
Paper bushings

Power and productivity

for a better worldTM ABB
Leading in Bushings Technology
ABB Switzerland Ltd has been closely associated with
innovation and quality for decades. Since the 1980s, the
company has been the worldwide leader in Resin Impreg-
nated Paper bushings (RIP), using an oil-free and thus dry
and clean technology. RIP bushings are characterized by
their outstanding technical performance: the small and
lightweight design facilitates easy transportation, storage
and installation while the oil-free construction requires
absolutely no maintenance, is leakage-free and thus
exceptionally safe and environmentally friendly. These
characteristics combined with genuine Swiss quality
make RIP bushings the first choice for even the most
demanding applications.
Our background
Based in Zurich, ABB Switzerland originally produced merely
traditional bushings such as OIP (Oil Impregnated Paper) and RBP
(Resin Bonded Paper). As the worlds first company, ABB deve-
loped its RIP bushings (resin impregnated paper) already in the
1960s. At the end of the 1980s, we were again the very first
to start the production of 420 kV RIP bushings and in 1996 of
550 kV RIP bushings. For the last 30 years, ABB has been
operating its bushings production exclusively with the superior RIP
technology. The continuously improved design of Micafil RIP
high-voltage bushings sets new standards regarding quality,
reliability and state-of-the-art safety solutions. Being a member of
the ABB Group since 2004, we have access to comprehensive
RIP bushings technology, made and tested in Zurich, Switzerland
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resources, particularly in the fields of high-voltage engineering,
material research and applied physics.
Your advantages
We are familiar with your goals: increasingly ambitious targets of
improved availability and prolonged lifetime, continuously advan-
ced safety standards, more efficient capacity utilization of your
assets, while cost pressure remains intense. To cope with these
demanding objectives, many utilities throughout the world now
rely on our RIP technology for good reasons: our bushings are
the most dependable and safest, leading to an excellent cost-
performance ratio. We therefore offer you a most valuable contri-
bution towards reaching improved overall performance figures.
Our solution
The RIP bushings condenser bodies consist of solid cores. These
are made of special crepe paper being wound following a certain
sequence, and having numerous intermediate layers of coated
aluminum foil embedded for the necessary electrical field grading.
Subsequently, these paper condenser cores are vacuum dried
and afterwards impregnated with a special epoxy resin. These
computer controlled processes of vacuum drying and impregnati-
on as well as the final curing are very sensitive. They are run under
vacuum in tightly controlled ambient conditions and in hermetically
sealed environments. We are proud of our leading position in
this technology, providing our customers with profound expertise
based on over 100000 RIP bushings successfully in operation.
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ABB Switzerland Ltd offers an extensive range of high-
quality products. They can be adapted to different trans-
former and plant designs and thus meet the requirements
of the most varied applications. In addition, our company
is specialized in tailor-made solutions including custom
designs and small series production.
Transformer bushings, Oil-Outdoor
Our range of products encompasses bushings for oil-outdoor,
oil-SF6, oil-oil transformer systems as well as outdoor-SF6
bushings for GIS. If you dont see what you need right here,
please get in touch with us we can address your individual
needs in a highly professional, flexible and efficient manner.
Our bushings are developed and approved for mineral oil
applications.
Series: AirRIP/RTKF KSI
Silicone composite insulator
available with straight or helical sheds
Voltage range: from 24 to 550 kV
Current range: up to 5000 A
Series: AirRIP/RTKF
Porcelain insulator
Voltage range: from 24 to 550 kV
Current range: up to 5000 A
Series: SeismicRIP/RTKF KSI
Silicone composite insulator
Voltage range: from 69 to 550 kV
Current range: up to 5000 A
Standard: IEEE 693 2005
High seismic performance level
Series: HIRIP High current RTXF
Porcelain insulator
Voltage range: up to 36 kV
Current range: up to 40000 A
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Transformer bushings, Oil-SF6

Series: GARIP/RTKG
Voltage range: from 36 to 550 kV
Current range: up to 4000 A

Transformer bushings, Oil-Oil

Series: ORIP/RTKK
Voltage range: from 72.5 to 550 kV
Current range: up to 4000 A

Outdoor-SF6 bushings for GIS

Series: RAKF Porcelain or silicone

composite insulator
Voltage range: from 245 to 550 kV
Current range: up to 4000 A

Wall bushings

Series: RMI indoor-indoor

RMF outdoor-indoor
RMFF outdoor-outdoor
Porcelain or silicone composite insulator
Voltage range: from 24 to 300 kV
Current range: up to 5000 A

Railway bushings

Series: RMF / RTAK Porcelain insulator

Voltage range: from 15 to 52 kV
Current range: up to 2000 A

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 Superb engineering expertise

RIP bushing in detail

Cut-away of general design
1. D epending on the current rating, the active part is
wound on either a center tube or a solid conductor

2. Active part is made out of Resin Impregnated

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Paper body with inserted aluminium foils

3. Current transformer extensions: if current transformers

are required, the ground sleeve is extended
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4. MICAGEL dry filler

5. Mounting flange with integrated m easuring tap

6. Porcelain or silicon composite insulator for outdoor

applications

7. Head with terminal (Al or Cu) and bushings sealing system

8. Transformer-side electrical shield ensures a smooth

electrical field grading
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Micafil RIP bushing Advantages

Excellent electrical and thermal values
Partial discharge-free up to double service voltage
High thermal endurance (class E, 120C)
Low dielectric losses (tan <0.35%)

Superb design
Compact, space-saving
No need for porcelain or composite insulator,
except for outdoor use
Low weight
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The materials are chosen to provide the lowest possible
enviromental impact over the entire product life cycle

Highest operational safety

Installation, transportation and operation allowed
in any position
No explosion risk for outdoor SF6 bushings
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(pressure-free bushings)
Fire resistant due to oil-free design
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The new SeismicRIP outdoor transformer bushings satisfy
the highest seismic requirements

Service
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Maintenance-free bushings

Standards
Micafil RIP bushings are specified and tested according to
the latest IEC 60137 and IEEE C57.19.00/01 standards.
The new line of SeismicRIP outdoor transformer bushings 8

satisfies the highest earthquake requirements as per IEEE

Standard 693-2005.

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Contact us
ABB Switzerland Ltd
Badenerstrasse 780
CH-8048 Zurich, Switzerland
Phone +41 (0)58 586 03 33
Fax +41 (0)58 586 04 44
E-mail info.micafil@ch.abb.com
www.abb.com/electricalcomponents
Note
1ZCD066578AA EN. November 2012. Subject to change.
We reserve the right to make technical changes or modify the
contents of this document without prior notice. With regard
to purchase orders, the agreed particulars shall prevail. ABB
Ltd. does not accept any responsibility whatsoever for poten-
tial errors or possible lack of information in this document. We
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Power and productivity
for a better worldTM ABB