Team’s Innovative Use of Bentley Software Resulted in Dynamic Linkages Between 3D and 2D Models, Schematics, and Wiring Diagrams, Reducing Design Errors and Achieving Design Productivity Gain of About 30 Percent
NANCHANG, China – March 27, 2014 – Jiangxi Electric Power Design Institute, a subsidiary of Power Construction Corporation of China (POWERCHINA) with an array of Class-A national qualifications and an overseas engineering contract qualification covering electrical engineering, comprehensive engineering investigation, general contracting, engineering consulting, supervision, and mapping, today announced that its Duxiling 220 Kilovolt Substation project in Pingxiang, Jiangxi, China, has won a 2013 Be Inspired Award from Bentley Systems, Incorporated. Bentley is the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure. The project won in the “Innovation in Utility Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure” category.
The recipients of the Be Inspired Awards were selected by six panels of independent jurors, comprising accomplished Bentley users and distinguished industry experts, from 65 project finalists. These finalists had been previously chosen from submissions by more than 300 organizations in 43 countries. The awards honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users improving and sustaining the world’s infrastructure, recognizing outstanding and innovative project achievements in infrastructure design, construction, and operations empowered by effective strategies for B/IM. (“B/IM” signifies Bentley’s advancement of the reach and benefits of BIM – for better-performing assets through increased depth of information modeling, and better-performing projects through increased breadth of information mobility.)
Commenting on the award presented to POWERCHINA’s Jiangxi Electric Power Design Institute, Richard Zambuni, Bentley industry marketing director, utilities, communications, and government, said, “This award category is for projects that have demonstrated excellence in the planning, engineering, and analysis of utility transmission and distribution infrastructure. These projects may be for electricity, gas, or district energy infrastructure (and possibly in combination). They may be for transmission or distribution infrastructure including, but not limited to, substation design and management, transmission corridor planning and management, gas compressor station design and management, and transmission tower design.
“Owned and operated by China State Grid Corporation, the CNY 81 million Duxiling substation in Pingxiang will improve the electricity network and power supply reliability in Jiangxi province. The 220 kilovolt substation was delivered by POWERCHINA’s Jiangxi Electric Power Design Institute using Bentley’s integrated design software for substation engineering.
“The jurors determined that the Duxiling 220 Kilovolt Substation project exemplifies one of the most innovative uses of GEOPAK, Bentley Substation, Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, and ProjectWise. The adoption of various Bentley software products enables real-time collaboration between various disciplines on the same design platform. This innovative approach resulted in seamless and dynamic linkages between 3D and 2D models, schematics, and wiring diagrams, which significantly reduced design errors, achieving a design productivity gain of about 30 percent.
“On behalf of my colleagues at Bentley, I congratulate POWERCHINA’s Jiangxi Electric Power Design Institute on this extraordinary accomplishment.”
Liao Gongyi, chief engineer of Jiangxi Electric Power Design Institute, said, “On behalf of POWERCHINA’s Jiangxi Electric Power Design Institute, I want to express my gratitude to the Be Inspired Awards jurors, who fully recognized our innovative approach to this project. ProjectWise and Bentley Navigator allowed our engineers to successfully collaborate on a very complex project. In addition, we were able to be more productive because we were working from a single intelligent 3D model of the substation. Once the project is implemented, the owners will have a physical as well as a digital plant, laying a solid foundation for the full-lifecycle management of the Duxiling Substation, and establishing a best practice for future plant projects.”
About Bentley Systems, Incorporated
Bentley is the global leader dedicated to providing architects, engineers, geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure. Bentley Systems applies information mobility to improve asset performance by leveraging information modeling through integrated projects for intelligent infrastructure. Its solutions encompass the MicroStation platform for infrastructure design and modeling, the ProjectWise platform for infrastructure project team collaboration and work sharing, and the AssetWise platform for infrastructure asset operations – all supporting a broad portfolio of interoperable applications and complemented by worldwide professional services. Founded in 1984, Bentley has more than 3,000 colleagues in 50 countries, more than $600 million in annual revenues, and since 2005 has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions. For additional information about Bentley Systems, visit www.bentley.com.
About Jiangxi Electric Power Design Institute
Founded in 1958, Jiangxi Electric Power Design Institute, a national Class-A electric power survey and design institute, is a subsidiary of POWERCHINA (one of the Fortune 500 companies). It has many Class-A national qualifications and overseas engineering contract qualifications, covering electrical engineering, comprehensive engineering investigation, general contracting, engineering consulting, supervision and mapping, and more. It’s mainly responsible for power system planning and design, large and medium-sized power generation of thermal power, hydropower, nuclear power, wind power and solar energy, biomass energy and other new energies of 1000 MW and below; power transmission and transformation of ultra-high voltage and extra-high voltage of 1000 Kilovolt and below; and engineering survey and design, scientific research, consulting, supervision and general contracting of electronics, dispatching automation and power system communication, industrial and civil construction, pressure pipeline, environmental pollution prevention and control, and municipal utilities. For additional information about Jiangxi Electric Power Design Institute, visit www.jxepdi.com.cn.
