"Nimble mice" from Smolensk will perform in the semifinals of the "CASE-IN" championship

In Smolensk, on the basis of the branch of the Moscow Power Engineering Institute, the qualifying stage of the Student League of the XI International Engineering CASE-IN Championship in the field of Electric Power Engineering was held. The expert commission included a senior dispatcher of the Operational Dispatch Service of the branch of JSC SO UES Smolenskoye railway station Alexey Nazarov.

The system operator, a partner of the championship, has been participating in the development of cases in the field of "Electric Power Industry" for the ninth year in a row. In addition, representatives of the company are traditionally members of the expert committees of the qualifying games, semi-finals and finals of competitions.

The "Technological Leadership" case proposed for the solution was devoted to the development of one of Siberia's electric grid facilities until 2030. When solving the task, the participants had to take into account the dynamics of electricity consumption and ensure the development of the electric power facility, providing for the introduction of exclusively domestic innovative technologies.

The teams had 10 days to prepare the final draft. The face-to-face defense before the expert commission demonstrated the high technical readiness of the students.

The members of the expert commission noted that the participants in the qualifying stage have project thinking, managerial and economic knowledge and are able to work in a team.

The leader of the stage, who received a ticket to the semifinals, was the team "Nimble Mice". In solving a case study on the development of the Russian electric power industry, the guys suggested using hydrophobic coatings to reduce permanent losses in 110 kV and higher power transmission lines.

"By going beyond the educational program offered by the university and participating in various scientific events, students are making huge strides towards their first professional achievements. And as we can see, a non-standard solution predetermined the high result of the winner. Such events make it possible to mobilize all the knowledge and experience available to each of the team members and lead to an expansion of professional horizons.", – said a member of the expert jury, senior dispatcher of the Operational Dispatch Service of the Smolensk RDU, Ph.D. Alexey Nazarov.

The Nimble Mice will take part in the semi–finals of the championship and compete for entry into the final, which will be held in Moscow on May 30 - June 1, 2023 with the participation of youth teams from Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.

A source: JSC "SO UES"