The system operator and TPU summed up the results of the undergraduates' work practice

The results of the summer internship of students studying under the dual Master's degree program of JSC SO UES – "Information Technologies in the Electric Power Industry" and "Management of modes of electric power systems" have been summed up at the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU).

JSC "SO UES"  He is a partner of the Reliable Change Foundation and its flagship project, the CASE-IN International Engineering Championship. TPU students regularly participate in a prestigious project, demonstrating their innovative solutions to the industry community.

This year, 25 students of the second and third years of the TPU master's degree, studying in specialized programs of the System Operator, were sent to the production internship.

In addition, an industrial internship was also organized for seven students of the 3rd year of the TPU Bachelor's degree in order to determine the trajectory of further development and the possibility of admission to the specialized program of the System Operator.

The defense of presentations on students' industrial practice was conducted in public speaking mode in front of a specially created comprehensive commission at the university. It included representatives of the faculty of TPU and the Branch of JSC "SO UES" "United Dispatch Management of the Siberian Energy System" (UES Siberia). The Commission highly appreciated the results of the practice.

The undergraduates' internship took place over six weeks on the basis of the executive office of JSC SO UES and a number of the company's branches – dispatch centers both in Siberia and in other Russian cities, from Moscow and St. Petersburg to Khabarovsk.

During the summer internship, the undergraduates were given difficult tasks, which they successfully completed.

The internship program included both areas of study – "Information technologies in the electric power industry" and "Management of modes of electric power systems". In a short period of time, the students not only got acquainted with the work of the dispatching centers of the System Operator, but also took part in the performance of specific production tasks. In particular, they were engaged in calculations of electrical modes of power systems, processing the results of control measurements, participated in the installation of components of a new generation operational information complex (OIC), correcting and creating information display forms, etc.

In 2021, Ivan Tamoshkin completed an internship at the branch of the System Operator – Khakasskoe RDU (Abakan). This year, the internship took place at the main dispatch center of the System Operator in Moscow, at the Technological Systems Implementation and Development Service. He also received a job offer at the same service.

"I was very lucky, because during my internship I was assigned not everyday operations, but a serious independent task to develop the ServiceDesk graphical interface for a more user–friendly experience," the graduate student shares his impressions Ivan Tamoshkin. – The production practice provided an opportunity to learn from the inside how the work of the dispatch center is organized, how the departments interact with each other, and what practical tasks the specialists solve. I became convinced that the programming skills acquired at the graduate school of TPU, in addition to knowledge in the field of electric power modes, relay protection and automation, are a big plus for working as a System Operator."

According to the results of the internship, most of the 3rd year Master's degree students received an invitation to work at the internship branch. They will start working after defending their final qualification in information technology in the electric power industry in February 2023.

The cooperation between Tomsk Polytechnic University and the System Operator in training specialists with two higher education institutions has been going on for the sixth year. The specialized Master's program, developed by the System Operator in cooperation with TPU, involves training in two specialties simultaneously, with the receipt of two diplomas of higher education.

Master's student Alexander Naumkin, who completed an internship at the Automated Dispatch Control Systems Service (ASDA) of the Branch of the System Operator of the Srednyaya Volga State University (Samara), received an invitation to work at this dispatch center.

"Completing a summer internship at a System Operator allowed me to determine more precisely in which field of activity I want to work," he says. – I am attracted by the prospect of creating various automation tools, as well as managing software packages in the ASDA service development department. Obtaining two diplomas in a specialized System Operator program allows you to combine the competencies of two specialists in one. This will be useful for working both in the technology block and in the IT block."

According to the reviews of the heads of the technological and IT departments of the dispatch centers, graduates of the dual Master's degree program show high results in their work.

"I consider the internship of undergraduates at Tomsk Polytechnic University to be one of the most important stages in training personnel to work in a System Operator," says the Head of the Electrical Modes Service (SIR) ODE to Siberia Dmitry the Pilot. – Direct participation in real practical work, combined with purposeful theoretical training, leads to the graduation of specialists from TPU who are ready to join the solution of complex production tasks in the shortest possible time. It is at the internship stage that undergraduates maximize their potential, immerse themselves in the work of the dispatch center, adapt to the team and finally determine the future direction of their activities. In turn, we get a unique opportunity to understand in which areas of our professional activity this potential can be applied as effectively as possible."    

TPU graduates who work in the branches of the System Operator also note that good knowledge in the field of information technology and the electric power industry makes it possible to perform their tasks much more efficiently.

In 2021, the joint project of the System Operator and TPU "Dual Master's Degree – synergy of electric power industry and information technologies" was awarded the diploma of the VIII All-Russian Competition of best practices of employers in the socio-humanitarian field "Creating the future" by the Association of IACS and the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation.

A source: JSC "SO UES"