KuzSTU students' participation in the "CASE-IN" opens the way to technological leadership

The qualifying stage of the Student League of the XI International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" in the field of "Electric power Industry" was held on the basis of Kuzbass State Technical University named after T.F. Gorbachev (KuzSTU). Experts of the Branch of the System Operator – Kemerovo RDU The level of case development presented by the participants was highly appreciated.

350 participants were united by the qualifying stage of the Student League of the XI International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN". This year, the championship opened its new decade, which is dedicated to the topic of technological leadership. 59 student teams presented proposals on how to achieve this leadership in their decisions.

JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System" has been a strategic partner of CASE-IN since the creation of the championship. Within the framework of the "Electric Power Industry" branch, the System Operator's specialists develop assignments and also serve on the expert commission. This year, for the qualifying stages of the Student League, the System Operator has prepared a case study on the development of the Unified Energy System of the Siberian ECO. The students had to develop a program to modernize the electric grid facility in the context of import substitution of equipment and the use of domestic innovative technologies.

Dmitry Slepenko, Deputy Chief Dispatcher for Operational Work of the Kemerovo Regional District Branch of the System Operator, addressed the participants of the championship with a welcoming speech. He noted the complexity of the case proposed for the solution – "Technological leadership in the electric power industry" and its maximum proximity to the real activities of the System Operator.

"Solving this task will allow the participants of the competition to put into practice an understanding of the technological structure of the energy system and the principles of its functioning, as well as knowledge of regulatory documents defining the foundations of reliable and cost-effective functioning of the energy system. Working on the case also provides an opportunity to demonstrate the ability to make informed and informed decisions.", – he noted, wishing the participants good luck.

Fifteen teams from KuzSTU competed in the Electric Power Industry direction. The teams presented their solutions to the task assigned to them, and also answered questions from experts during the defense.

The expert commission included representatives of the scientific and pedagogical staff of KuzSTU, experts from relevant industry organizations, as well as Alexey Ponomarev, chief expert of the Electric Modes Service of Kemerovo Regional State University.

According to the results of the qualifying stage of the Student League in the field of "Electric Power Engineering" at KuzSTU, the EDS team was recognized as the best. The second place was taken by the Ampernevolt team. Now the first-place teams will present their finalized projects in the industry semi-finals and compete for tickets to the finals of the championship, which will be held in Moscow at the end of May 2023 and will bring together the strongest youth engineering teams from Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.

A source: JSC "SO UES"