US Corporate Research Center (USCRC)

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Strengthening Research in U.S.

US Corporate Research - A branch of ABB’s Global R&D Labs

Raleigh Location: focus on Power Technologies serving electric utility customersWickliffe Location: focus on Automation Technologies serving process industry customers Windsor Location: focus on Robotics Technologies for manufacturing customers

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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

Building to critical mass

Size: approx 70 Engineers (PhD, MS degrees)

Purpose: Supporting future technologies related to program areas of local and global development organizations

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Why strengthen R&D in U.S.?

US is the world’s most competitive economy.

US is the world’s largest market.

US has large installed customer base.

US attracts the world’s best talents.

US provides suitable environment for starting new technology based business.

US has a large number of the world class universities and other research institutions.

US has been leading innovations for many years in many scientific and technology fronts.

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Why strengthen R&D in U.S.?

US is the largest market for ABB and is showing a great potential for our business growing.

We want to have our ABB R&D

close to the market,

close to our end customers, and

close to leading universities.

We want to attract the best talents into our research and development organization.

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How do we work?

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.

We work closely with our other Corporate Research Centers around the world.

We are establishing close ties with the industries we serve.

We are building long-term relationships with leading universities.

We partner with other research institutions to create values for our industries and our society via innovation and technology advancement.

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R&D Focus of Power Technologies

Electric Power Grid Reliability and Availability Transmission and Distribution Systems Solutions

HVAC, HVDC, FACTs

Utility Information Technologies: Monitoring, Automation, Control and Protection

Grid Capacity Optimization, Asset management

Energy Market Research Energy Market Operation and Monitoring Energy Market Risk Management

Manufacturing technologies Operation Excellent Production technology, business process improvement

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R&D Focus of Automation Technologies Software Architecture and Processes

Software Security

Software Quality Testing and Process Improvement

Software Technologies for System Improvement

Control and Optimization Plant Modeling

Advanced Process Control

Asset Management

Mechatronics and Robotics Easy Robot Programming

Force Control

Robot Learning

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Our University Partners

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