US Corporate Research Center USCRC Strengthening Research in
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US Corporate Research Center (USCRC)
Strengthening Research in U. S. © ABB USCRC 2 US Corporate Research - A branch of ABB’s Global R&D Labs ØRaleigh Location: focus on Power Technologies serving electric utility customers ØWickliffe Location: focus on Automation Technologies serving process industry customers ØWindsor Location: focus on Robotics Technologies for manufacturing customers
USCRC in U. S. Association: Automation Technologies Lab Power Technologies Lab Locations: Raleigh, NC Wickliffe, OH Windsor, CT and Auburn Hills, MI (Aligned with ABB Product Development and Operations areas) Established: Initial formation February 2002 © ABB USCRC 3 Building to critical mass Size: approx 70 Engineers (Ph. D, MS degrees) Purpose: Supporting future technologies related to program areas of local and global development organizations
© ABB USCRC 4 Why strengthen R&D in U. S. ? n US is the world’s most competitive economy. n US is the world’s largest market. n US has large installed customer base. n US attracts the world’s best talents. n US provides suitable environment for starting new technology based business. n US has a large number of the world class universities and other research institutions. n US has been leading innovations for many years in many scientific and technology fronts.
Why strengthen R&D in U. S. ? n US is the largest market for ABB and is showing a great potential for our business growing. n We want to have our ABB R&D © ABB USCRC 5 n n close to the market, n close to our end customers, and n close to leading universities. We want to attract the best talents into our research and development organization.
© ABB USCRC 6 How do we work? n As an integral portion of ABB’s Group R&D, we share ABB’s global vision and technology strategies, but emphasize the local market needs. n We work closely with our other Corporate Research Centers around the world. n We are establishing close ties with the industries we serve. n We are building long-term relationships with leading universities. n We partner with other research institutions to create values for our industries and our society via innovation and technology advancement.
R&D Focus of Power Technologies n Electric Power Grid Reliability and Availability n Transmission and Distribution Systems Solutions n n Utility Information Technologies: n n n © ABB USCRC 7 n HVAC, HVDC, FACTs Monitoring, Automation, Control and Protection Grid Capacity Optimization, Asset management Energy Market Research n Energy Market Operation and Monitoring n Energy Market Risk Management Manufacturing technologies n Operation Excellent n Production technology, business process improvement
R&D Focus of Automation Technologies n n © ABB USCRC 8 n Software Architecture and Processes n Software Security n Software Quality Testing and Process Improvement n Software Technologies for System Improvement Control and Optimization n Plant Modeling n Advanced Process Control n Asset Management Mechatronics and Robotics n Easy Robot Programming n Force Control n Robot Learning
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