Sergey Elkin, Nikita Kudryashov and Vladimir Gavrilov, students of TSTU, won the qualifying stage of the Electric Power Engineering League of the International Engineering Case-In Championship, held in Belgorod and organized by IDGC of Centre PJSC.
The 69 Volt team, which is what the winning students called themselves, according to the expert jury, offered the most effective solution to the task. Namely, to develop and justify a rational power supply scheme for a small village in the Trans–Baikal Territory, remote from centralized power supply, taking into account the planned increase in power consumption as a result of the construction of a new woodworking enterprise.
Now the guys have a final ahead of them, which will take place at the end of May in Moscow, where they will compete for the title of the best engineering student team in Russia. "We are intensively preparing to perform well," said Sergey Elkin, "We have 10 days to solve the problem that we will have to defend in the finals. Plus, you need to make a video and make a video presentation. Although time is short, we have set ourselves the goal of becoming, if not the best, then one of the best teams. We would like to express our deep gratitude to the organizers of the Case-In championship for their amazing experience and the opportunity to express themselves!"
It is worth noting that all three members of the 69 Volt team were members of the ELE student construction team, which worked at the Tver branch of IDGC of Centre in the summer of 2015. This summer, the guys will also become soldiers of the Tverenergo construction team. "During the performance of production tasks, the students will acquire professional skills and get acquainted with the specifics of working for the largest electric grid company in the Tver region. IDGC of Centre is trying to use and develop the creative, innovative and scientific potential of young people, increase their activity in solving technical re-equipment tasks, and promote the professional growth of young people," Yulia Sergeeva, Head of the HR Department of the IDGC of Centre - Tverenergo branch, defined the main directions of the company's youth policy.
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