ALSTOM is a world leader in the energy and transport infrastructure markets.

The company is organised in six sectors, Energy, Transmission & Distribution, Transport, Industry, Marine and Contracting, all of these being supported by the ALSTOM Network. Since 1 July 1999, ALSTOM operates in Energy through ABB ALSTOM POWER, the 50-50 joint company created with ABB.

ALSTOM offers a complete range of systems, components and services covering design and manufacture as well as commissioning and long-term maintenance and has unique expertise in systems integration and management of turnkey projects.

Present in more than 60 countries, ALSTOM now directly employs 92 000 people, with a further 58 000 people employed by ABB ALSTOM POWER.

The Company is listed on the Paris, London and New York stock exchanges.

Transmission & Distribution

ALSTOM offers a complete range of equipment, systems and services for the safe, reliable and efficient transmission of electricity at all power levels from the generator to the large end user. In this activity, the company is ranked number 2 worldwide and operates from 80 industrial sites in more than 30 countries, with a commercial presence in 100 countries.

Power Electronic Systems

Leading the transmission business is Power Electronics, the use of high voltage electronic devices for the control of power systems.

Within the T&D systems business of ALSTOM, ALSTOM T&D Power Electronic Systems Limited (PES), the centre of excellence for HVDC convertors and other power electronic systems, has its base in Stafford, UK. It employs some 275 people and has an annual turnover of around US$50m. The company manages to comprehensive electrical projects, involving specialised power electronic equipment, together with many sophisticated control and monitoring facilities, from early feasibility study stages through design and manufacture, to installation (including civil work), site testing and after sales service.

These projects include

• Convertor stations for High Voltage Direct Current(HVDC) Transmission, providing interconnections between systems, submarine or overland or back to back
• Power electronic controllers for Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS)
• Static Var Compensators (SVC) of all types, for the fast support of power system voltage everywhere

 

ALSTOM T&D
130 Rue Léon Blum
69611 VILLEURBANNE
France

Tel : +33 (0)4 72 68 34 34
Fax : +33 (0)4 72 68 32 07
Web site: http://www.tde.alstom.com

ALSTOM T&D Power Electronic Systems Ltd
PO Box 27, Lichfield Road
Stafford ST17 4LN
England

Tel : +44 (0)1785 257111
Fax : +44 (0)1785 252540
Web site: http://www.tde.alstom.com/systems/en/ps_s/products.htm