ABB supplies controls for bioethanol plants in Thailand

ABB為泰國生物乙醇廠提供控制系統

Zurich, Switzerland, July 3, 2007 - ABB has supplied System 800xA extended automation, as well as related automation equipment and services, to two major bioethanol plants in Thailand, supporting the country’s efforts to reduce its reliance on oil imports and to mitigate environmental impact by reducing its use of fossil fuels.

瑞士蘇黎世7月3日消息——ABB為泰國兩家主要的生物乙醇廠提供了System 800xA拓展自動化系統以及相關的自動化設備和服務，支持該國通過減少對礦物燃料的使用，減少對石油進口的依賴，降低對環境的不良影響的努力。

These plants are a crucial part of projects initiated in 1985 by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. They will produce up to 350,000 Liters of 99.5-percent pure bioethanol from sugarcane (molasses) per day for use in the production of gasohol, an alternative fuel consisting of 10 percent ethanol and 90 percent premium petrol.

這些工廠是泰國國王Bhumibol Adulyadej在1985年發起的計劃的重要組成部分。它們將在生產乙醇-汽油混合燃料（一種有10%乙醇和90%特級汽油組成的替代燃料）的過程中，每天從糖蔗（糖蜜）提煉生產35萬公升99.5%純度的生物乙醇。

ABB provided the Thai Agro Energy Company and the Petro Green’s biofuel plant with motor control centers, automation systems, field supervision and commissioning services for controlling the bioethanol production process in addition to a range of other services, including the conceptual design, detail engineering and application software programming.

ABB為泰國Agro能源公司和Petro Green公司的生物燃料廠提供了電機控制中心、自動化系統、用于控制生物乙醇生產流程的現場監測和調試服務，此外還有其他一系列的服務，包括方案設計、具體工程和應用軟件設計。

The Thai Agro Energy Company, based at Dan Chang (Suphan Buri Province), is one of eight major ethanol producers in Thailand with a production capacity of up to 150,000 Liters per day and was commissioned in the first quarter of 2005. Following its success, the Petro Green’s bio-fuel plant in Thailand was successfully commissioned in November 2006 and has a production capacity of up to 200,000 Liters of ethanol per day.

位于泰國素攀省丹昌市的泰國Agro能源公司是泰國八個主要乙醇生產商之一，每天產量達15萬公升，在2005年第一季度調試使用。隨著其成功，Petro Green公司在泰國的生物燃料廠也在2006年11月調試成功，每天產量達20萬公升。

The automation system at the bioethanol plants is based on System 800xA, ABB’s flagship control system. It provides access to detailed process data and precise control functions across the plant, providing operators with customized data including alarm lists, process graphics, control faceplates and trend displays. The operators access this information via two Process Portal operator consoles and use it to identify root causes of alarms and to analyze the status of plant processes.

這些生物乙醇廠的自動化系統是基于ABB的旗艦控制系統System 800xA。它可以在整個工廠里訪問具體的過程數據和精確的控制功能，向操作員提供定制的數據，包括警報列表、過程圖表、控制面板和趨勢顯示。操作員通過兩個“流程入口”操作控制臺訪問這些信息，利用它確定引起警報的根源，分析工廠流程的狀況。

The comprehensive operational environment reduces operator response times and maintenance costs. Minor problems in the performance of field instruments, motors or even the control system itself can be detected before they become critical, allowing for more efficient maintenance schedules and avoiding expensive unscheduled shut-downs.

綜合操作環境減少了操作員響應時間和維護成本。現場儀器、電機甚至控制系統本身出現的小問題都可以在變成危急問題之前監測到，使得維護時間表更有效率，避免昂貴的計劃外停機。

ABB’s state-of-the-art system interface allows operators to navigate through real-time data from the entire plant in order to improve the efficiency and reliability of processing plants.

ABB的頂級系統界面使操作員可以在整個工廠間操縱實時數據以便提高加工廠的效率和可靠性。

ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 109,000 people. 

ABB是電力和自動化技術領域的全球領導廠商，致力于為工業和電力行業客戶提供解決方案，以幫助客戶提高生產效率，同時降低對環境的不良影響。ABB集團的業務遍布全球100多個國家，擁有大約109,000名雇員。

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