ABB Smart Technology Saves 15% of Energy in Macao Science Museum

ABB, the world's leading power and automation technology group, has provided the advanced i-bus® intelligent building control system for the exhibition center of the Macau Science Museum opened in 2010. It is used for the lighting control of the 14 permanent pavilions in the center and makes this world-class venue Achieve more flexible lighting control and achieve 15% energy savings.

Ni Buqing, head of North Asia and China in ABB's Low Voltage Products Division, stated: “As a large-scale public building, the Macao Science Museum has high requirements for the advanced, energy-saving, safety, and stability of building control systems. ABB Solutions is proud of its successful application at the Macau Science Museum, and ABB’s sophisticated i-bus® intelligent building control system adds a sense of science and technology to this new science and technology facility, giving young people the opportunity to access today’s most advanced intelligence. The control technology also embodies the concept of using science and technology to build a green world and lighten high quality of life."

Intelligent buildings can optimally design elements such as structure, equipment, service and management of buildings according to user needs, thereby creating an efficient, safe, comfortable and convenient environment. ABB in-depth study and study of the indoor and outdoor environment of the Macao Science Museum, combined with its features of a wide area, a large number of lighting loops, through the scientific measurement for its tailored application solutions.

In the project, the ABBi-bus® Intelligent Building Control System centrally controls over 100 lighting circuits in 14 permanent pavilions through a central visualisation host. The user can set parameters for the controlled area through a simple and easy-to-understand human-machine interface on the smart panel, and realize that the light is turned on or off automatically, or the manual control can be flexibly selected according to actual needs.

According to calculations, the use of the ABBi-bus® Intelligent Building Control System can help the Macao Science Museum Exhibition Center to save 15% of lighting power compared to the conventional system, while reducing the workload of management and maintenance personnel, enabling users to reduce management costs and Operating costs.

As the main representative of ABB intelligent building solutions, ABBi-bus® smart home control system has been successfully applied in the world for nearly 20 years. It is the world's first intelligent building control system that meets the international ISO/IEC14543-3 standard, and meets the European EN50090 standard, the Chinese national standard GB/Z20965 and other advanced standards. It can not only control the lighting equipment, but also can be widely used in air conditioning of new buildings. Office appliances, electric curtains, video equipment, integrated control. The ABBi-bus® Intelligent Building Control System participates in a number of landmark buildings around the world. In China, this product has been used in many public buildings and civil projects such as the Capital Airport T3 terminal, the National Stadium (Bird's Nest), the National Swimming Center (Water Cube), and the Beijing TV Center.

The Macao Science Museum is the first international standard science education facility invested and built by the government of the Macau Special Administrative Region. It covers an area of ​​62,000 square meters and includes three main parts: the exhibition center, the planetarium and the conference center. The museum invested 337 million patacas (or 276 million yuan in contracts) and was started in October 2006. It was completed at the end of 2009 and opened in January 2010.

ABB is a leader in power and automation technology in the world's top 500 companies. ABB is committed to helping power, utilities and industrial customers improve their performance while reducing their impact on the environment. ABB Group operates in more than 100 countries and employs 124,000 people. ABB has a full range of business activities in China including R&D, manufacturing, sales, and engineering services. It has 16,300 employees, 31 local companies, and sales and service networks in 80 cities across the country.