ABB introduces innovative solutions to optimize critical infrastructure

Zurich, Switzerland, June 19, 2013 - ABB, the world's leading power and automation technology group, announces the launch of an innovative software solution that helps power companies and industrial companies to ensure the reliability of critical infrastructure such as transmission grids.

This new "Asset Health Center" solution combines ABB's power expertise and operational technologies - such as transformers , circuit breakers and batteries installed in substations, and enterprise IT software from Ventyx to help businesses automate processes, Manage key assets more efficiently, prioritize maintenance efforts, and streamline a host of other jobs to improve performance and reliability. With renewable energy grid-connected power generation and new consumer applications such as electric vehicles, this solution that combines reliability and economics helps to expand the grid in a cost-effective manner.

Recently, AEP announced plans to deploy ABB's Asset Health Center at its power transmission substations throughout the United States. The U.S. power company is one of the nation's leading power companies with a total installed capacity of about 38 million kilowatts and a transmission line totaling some 63,000 kilometers, the highest in the United States.

As people place higher demands on critical infrastructure, power facilities are increasingly equipped with sophisticated sensors and communications equipment to enhance intelligence and simplify operations. The data they collect can help operators plan more effectively and help improve the reliability and efficiency of their systems. This move will increase the reliability of power facilities and extend their useful life.

By combining operational technology with information technology, large amounts of data from many complex power facilities can be translated into meaningful recommendations and trigger the automated response of business and operational systems. Through the acquisition of Ventyx, ABB has acquired enterprise software expertise, including software applications that optimize the operation of asset-intensive businesses. This expertise complements ABB's expertise in power and automation technology for ABB's original power and industrial customers.

The convergence of information technology and operational technologies can be combined with network control, process automation, communications and the burgeoning big data technologies to help customers in many industries increase the reliability and security of their assets and systems and improve operational performance. The convergence of IT / OT helps customers view their businesses from a unique, all-encompassing perspective, including the maintenance of fixed and mobile assets, supply chain management and people management.

Ke Ruisi, head of ABB's power system business unit, said: "Software has become an integral part of our critical infrastructure for everyday life, such as power grids and industrial facilities. The addition of Ventyx Enterprise Software allows us to The combination of information and operational technology helps ABB customers optimize assets and improve performance. "

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