Future power engineers of the Novosibirsk region have identified the semi-finalists of the CASE-IN championship

The qualifying stage of the Student League of the X International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" in the field of "Electric Power Industry" was held online at Novosibirsk State Technical University. The participants solved a case developed by the specialists of JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System" (JSC "SO UES").

Representatives of the Novosibirsk Regional Dispatching Department of the Power Systems of the Novosibirsk Region, the Altai Territory and the Altai Republic participated in the evaluation of the participants' decisions.

Dmitry Makhiboroda, Director of the Branch of JSC SO UES "Regional Dispatching Department of Energy Systems of the Novosibirsk Region, Altai Territory and the Altai Republic" (Novosibirsk RDU), addressed the participants of the championship with a welcoming speech. He noted the relevance of the case proposed for the solution — "Industry 4.0. Management of reserves of active capacity in the electric power system" — and wished the participants good luck.

"I wish you today to demonstrate your technical competence and decision logic. Of course, knowledge and application of modern digital technologies to accomplish the task will be the key to a high-quality result. You are the future of energy, and you have a global task ahead of you to develop our country in the context of the energy transition of the global electric power industry to renewable energy sources.", — Dmitry Makhiboroda noted.

The work of the expert commission of the regional stage of the championship was attended by representatives of the faculty of NSTU NETI, as well as specialists from specialized organizations in the industry. The system operator was represented by employees of the Novosibirsk RDU Branch of JSC SO UES: Roman Kalyuzhny, Deputy Chief Mode Dispatcher, and Ekaterina Grekhova, Head of the Energy Modes and Balance Service.

The students were asked to evaluate the power balance of the ECO of the East with the determination of the composition of the included generating equipment, schedules of operation of power plants, the amount and cost of maintaining the necessary reserves of active capacity. To solve this problem, it was necessary to apply modern digital technologies of "Industry 4.0".

Five NSTU NETI teams took part in the championship. According to the results of the qualifying stage of the Student League in the field of Electric Power Engineering, the fEn team was recognized as the best, the eNErgeTlki team became the second, and the Young Power Engineers took the third place.

The teams that took 1st and 2nd places will participate in the semi-finals of the CASE-IN championship among the teams of the Siberian Federal District, which will be held in April at Tomsk Polytechnic University.

The final of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" is scheduled to be held in May in Moscow. It will bring together the leading teams of universities in Russia and the CIS countries in each field. The winners will receive valuable prizes, the opportunity to participate in the All—Russian industry summer forums, advantages in admission to master's and postgraduate studies at partner universities of the championship, and will also be able to complete internships at leading companies in the industry.

JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System" is a strategic partner of the "CASE-IN" championship. Within the framework of the "Electric Power Industry" branch, the System Operator's specialists develop assignments and also serve on the expert commission.

A source