KuzSTU power engineers prevent a simulated accident in the "CASE-IN" semi-final

The student teams "EDS" and "EL-Ectron" from KuzSTU solved a case in the electric power industry in the semifinals of the jubilee International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN". At this stage, they needed to prevent a conditional accident at the United Energy System (UES) of the East – in 2017, a technological malfunction occurred in its operational area at the facilities of the branch of FGC UES PJSC of the Ministry of Energy of the East and it is assumed that such an accident will happen again in 2022.

As in the previous stages, the participants used Industry 4.0 technologies to solve the case and applied the most modern areas of it: artificial intelligence, robotics and digitalization of all processes, augmented and virtual reality, etc. Both KuzSTU teams have relied on artificial intelligence technologies and propose using digital counterparts in their work.

"First, we calculated the operation of automation – what should work in the power system and in what order if a violation occurs. Next, we considered the options for which substations can either shut down to release the load on the system, or vice versa, add a reserve. To prevent an accident, we propose installing sensors on power lines and power plants that will monitor the equipment, and digital twins, in turn, will predict dangerous situations and report them to the dispatcher so that he can take timely action.", - This is told by the EL-Ectron team.

An important part of the solution of the case is its economic orientation, since the solutions should not only be effective, but also maximally applicable in production.

"We tried to make our solution comprehensive and prepared it on the basis of the scientific association of students "Unique". In addition to the digital twin, we propose to install a central coordinating system at the ECO Vostok, which will automatically regulate the frequency and power of electricity. We took into account, among other things, the specifics of the implementation of such systems for different types of power plants, the cost of their installation and payback. It is important that such technologies will not only be able to prevent possible disruptions, but also improve the operation of the power system as a whole: they will increase the station's profits and, consequently, will positively affect the payback of new technologies.", - shared by the EDS team.

Students of Kuzbass State Technical University are taking part in the semi-finals of the X International CASE-IN Championship in four areas: mining, electric power, petrochemistry, and design engineering. The winners of the semifinal stages will travel to Moscow for the final stage of the championship, which will be held at the end of May. The final stage includes case defenses, educational events, workshops to improve personal effectiveness, and meetings with leading employers in the industry.

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