ABB actively promotes innovation by closely linking academic research to industry development
Beijing, May 5, 2010 –ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, revealed the winners of the fourth ABB Cup National Thesis Contest for Automation Engineers, organized jointly by the Chinese Association of Automation (CAA) and the leading trade journal Electric Age, and solely sponsored by ABB. With a record number of 523 papers submitted, 21 winners were selected, including one first prize, five second prizes and 15 third prizes. The winning essay was submitted by Wang Zhijun and Wang Qinghong from Guangxi Electric Power Design Institute and was titled “The design and implementation of ice-accumulation detection systems powered by GPRS and ZigBee technologies for Guangxi power grids.”
Robert Larsson, head of the ABB Discrete Automation and Motion Division North Asia and China, commented, “We highly appreciate the enthusiasm from the CAA and Electric Age and the diligent effort of all the experts on the jury. As a global leader in the automation field, ABB is committed to promoting local innovation and R&D in multiple ways, while encouraging the effective collaboration of academic research and industry development. Through these efforts, we hope to accelerate the transformation of R&D achievements into real productivity and bring more economic benefits to the automation industry.”
Professor Wang Feiyue, Chairman of the judging panel and Secretary General of the CAA, said, “This is the fourth time to hold the thesis contest. The program not only promotes the close collaboration of the automation industry and academic research, but also builds a platform to promote better communications and knowledge sharing among automation talent.”
Themed “Innovation and Resource Efficiency”, the thesis contest aims to raise public awareness of energy conservation, environmental protection and production safety, while promoting the theoretical study and application of automation engineering technology. Papers submitted cover many key topics, such as optimizing resources through the adoption of innovative theory and technology, increasing resource, equipment and raw material efficiency and improving product quality and productivity through new technology development and engineering applications.
”These papers not only achieve a high theoretical standard but also closely link with engineering practices. They focus on topics of energy conservation and production safety, and discuss ways to improve productivity, resource efficiency and safety through the adoption of innovative automation technology,” added Professor Peng Yu, vice-president of the judging panel. “Some of the papers cover important industrial practices and cutting-edge automation technology, and hold great promise for global industries.”
Lasting from May to December, 2009, the forth session of the Thesis Contest attracted wide attention from automation engineering technicians, professors and students from science and research institutions. Following the principles of fairness, impartiality and openness, all papers submitted were anonymously evaluated and strictly reviewed. The judging panel consisted of many experts from both the industry and academy.
ABB has acted as sole sponsor for all four sessions of the Thesis Contest. Over its history, a total of 1,485 papers have been collected from 3,000 authors and 140 prized papers have stood out. 4 collections comprised of the approximately 300 most excellent papers have been published.
ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 117,000 people. ABB has a full range of business activities in China, including research and development, manufacturing, sales and services, with 15,300 employees, 30 joint ventures and wholly owned companies, and an extensive sales and service network across 60 cities.