The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is a testbed for innovative electrification and digital technologies which can be transferred from the racetrack to real-world situations to improve productivity, efficiency and reliability and ultimately help industries outrun.

In our eighth season as title partner – and third as Official Charging Partner – we are continuing to implement leading technologies within the series. These technologies position ABB at the forefront of sustainable technology development within the series and beyond.

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ABB Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
Optimax
Charger

Our UPS system is installed in the race series’ TV compound. It guarantees that power continues to reach broadcasters in the event of a grid power failure at a race circuit, ensuring that live race broadcasts never go ‘off air’. This UPS is a highly efficient bespoke unit developed by a specialist team at ABB.

Wheel-mounted and weight-optimized, it has been made in a package small and robust enough to be shipped easily and more sustainably. It has plug-and-play functionality to simplify installation for the on-site team and can provide 15 minutes of autonomous 60kVA power with input/output voltages of 230/400VAC 50 Hz.

ABB continued to push boundaries of sustainable technology by introducing our innovative energy management software solution to the sport. ABB Ability Optimax® is deployed at race circuits to monitor and analyze total race-specific energy output more efficiently.

Metering boxes are located at host venues, collecting data on how much electrical power (kilowatts) is being used by teams and other race partners at that moment and how much electricity (kilowatts hours) is consumed over any given period. This information is relayed back to race control via the Microsoft Azure cloud.

Total consumption across entire E-Prix sites is also monitored, encompassing operations including the TV broadcast suite, E-Village fan zone, media center, catering facilities, the paddock and, of course, the teams’ pit garages.

Since Season 9 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, ABB has been the series' Official Charging Partner. To learn more about this exciting technology, click here.

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