This case study comes from the ABB Sustainability Report 2022.
The Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH) has launched the first university Smart Grid Lab in Vietnam with support from ABB. Located within the Electrical, Electronics, Control and Automation Faculties, this lab will give 350 students a year the opportunity to build the skills they need to address the power network challenges of the future.
The lab offers an advanced distribution grid setup equipped with a range of ABB solutions that allow students to visualize how a power grid operates in real time. As the fast-moving megatrends of urbanization and digitalization collide with the necessary shift toward renewable energy sources, it is essential that the next generation of engineers understand the complex technical interactions among power systems, control systems and power protection systems.
Partnerships with educational institutions are crucial to address energy challenges, and we support such initiatives that help prepare people to thrive in the future. The young engineers who have begun to hone their skills at the Smart Grid Lab in Vietnam will help ensure that power grids continue to evolve in a way that builds resilience and avoids shortages and outages as the energy transition accelerates.
