NCFU energy students will represent Stavropol at the Case-In Championship

The qualifying stage of the Electric Power Industry League of the International Engineering Case-In Championship was held for the third time at the Institute of Electric Power Engineering, Electronics and Nanotechnology of the North Caucasus Federal University.

The welcoming speech of the Governor of the Stavropol Territory to the participants of the selection was read by the First Deputy Minister of Energy, Industry and Communications Vitaly Shulzhenko. In his message to energy students, the head of the region noted that Stavropol is historically a special region for all energy industries, which cannot stand aside during the modernization and innovative development of energy, and today's students and graduates should join this process.

"The electric power industry is changing, and the government is paying attention to the development of this industry. It's nice that young people, students, and even schoolchildren see this process, want to participate in it, and join in with their creative and teamwork abilities.", – Vitaly Shulzhenko added on his own behalf.

The director of the Institute, Yuri Kononov, noted the growing level of participants in the regional selection, adding that the ability to work in a team is one of the professional competencies required for graduates.

"This is the third time that the qualifying stage has been held at our institute. The number of participants has increased, and the level of representation of industry companies in the expert jury has increased by an order of magnitude.", – added Yuri Kononov.

The case for the selection in Stavropol was proposed by the Federal Grid Company (FGC UES PJSC) based on the real situation in the Krasnodar Territory. The participants were asked to develop and propose an innovative solution in 10 days to reduce energy and capacity losses to the crown during the transmission of electricity from Alexandrovskaya GRES via 220 and 500 kV lines. Due to the changeable weather, corona losses (increasing with humidity and glaciation) are high.

Seven teams of energy engineering students from different courses made their suggestions to reduce losses. According to the decision of the jury, the first place and the right to represent Stavropol in the final of the "Case-In" for the third time in a row was awarded to the Dielectrics team, which proposed an energy service contract between the Main Electric Networks and the System Operator to regulate the voltage on the lines depending on weather conditions.

"Today's realities of the electric power industry are such that you need to work in a team, think strategically about the future, reliability, and loss reduction. The guys showed a very high level, the first three teams have quite promising solutions that can be worked out for implementation.", – commented Ivan Shchetinkin, a member of the expert jury, Deputy Chief engineer of the Stavropol Enterprise of Main Electric Networks of the branch of PJSC FGC UES – MES of the South.

The second place was taken by the Alternative Energy team with an economically sound proposal to cover power transmission lines with a hydrophobic coating that will reduce corona losses and not worsen system performance. Team members will receive a bonus for admission to the Master's program within the framework of the School – University – Enterprise System Operator program, according to which undergraduates attend additional classes and excursions, undergo internships and get jobs in the departments of the UES.

"The level of participants is higher every year. Last year there was a "one-goal game", the winning team was head and shoulders above all the others, this year there was competition, the gap was very small," said Fyodor Mikhailenko, a member of the jury, adviser to the General Director of the branch of JSC SO UES – ODU Yuga.

He added that of the three members of the winning team, they are already studying in the System operator training program, and besides the students, the students of the "energy" class, created in Stavropol as part of the same program, also became viewers of the selection.

According to the director of the Institute, Yuri Kononov, the winners, prize-winners and participants will receive priority in the allocation of incentive scholarships. He wished the winning team a successful performance in the upcoming league finals.

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