Future power engineers and miners from Novocherkassk presented innovative solutions

On March 18, Platov Polytechnic hosted a qualifying stage in two areas of the Student League of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship – "Electric Power Engineering" and "Mining".

The annual competition of engineering minds is held with the support of the presidential platform "Russia – the land of Opportunities" with the aim of popularizing engineering and technical education and training specialists for leading Russian companies.

The main theme of the XIII season of the championship is "Technological innovations".

The participating teams were greeted by Peter Ovchinnikov, Vice-rector for Educational and Methodological Work at YURGPU (NPI): "What is the appeal of the CASE-IN championship? This is an opportunity to see what our students are capable of in relation to practical tasks. It is interesting not only to evaluate the knowledge, skills and abilities of students in educational programs, but also their potential in solving real problems. I know that for many of our graduates, this championship has become the first stage in building a successful career. And some of them are here today, already as experts."

On behalf of the team's employer partners, they were welcomed by their staff, who act as experts. So, Dmitry Chub, chief specialist of the electrical modes service of the branch of JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System" Rostovskoye RDU, was greeted with thunderous applause.

"I started my participation in the CASE-IN championship in 2017," said the graduate of YURGPU (NPI), a multiple participant and finally the winner of the main season of the IX CASE-IN Student League Championship in 2021. – And to this day, my participation in it continues, already in the role of an expert and a participant in the league of young professionals. The main conclusion that I made for myself is that you need to constantly improve your educational level, learn and learn something new."

Artem Korolev, founder and co-chairman of the organizing committee of the CASE-IN championship, addressed the participants of the championship in the VCS mode, noting that the industries in which the teams compete are not only the basis of Russia's economic security, but also areas where innovations are created and developed.

This year, 22 teams of Novocherkassk polytechnics dared to face off: 10 in the field of Electric Power engineering, 12 in the field of Mining.

The experienced fighters of the championship in the field of "Electric Power Engineering" – the "Short-Circuited" undergraduate team - consists of three participants: Danil Denisko (captain), Dmitry Koptsev and Kirill Petrenko.

"We were asked to choose priority areas for the development of the Russian electric power industry and offer our innovative solutions that can be implemented and have a positive effect," the guys explained. – We believe that the main problem at the moment is a large and uncontrolled increase in energy consumption with a shortage of capacity. We have focused on generation in the future until 2042, with a tendency towards a decrease in the share of thermal power plants and an increase in the share of nuclear power plants and renewable energy. On this basis, we implemented our innovative solutions in the form of low-power nuclear power plants and wind-pumped storage power plants."

The team of fourth-year competitors Perspektiva (Nikita Purshev (captain), Vyacheslav Zagatny, Vadim Grinets and Timofey Chernyshenko) was faced with a similar problem. However, these guys see the possibility of solving it in another way: they propose using superconducting transformers to increase throughput.

"We are not the first to come up with this solution, but so far this approach has not been applied in the Russian electric power industry," Perspektivschiki assures. "It would be nice to implement this solution in our country, starting with the Rostov region."

Several hours were spent in hard work for all 22 teams and experts: it was necessary not only to reveal their innovation, but also to answer questions, meeting the time limits.

Finally, the rigorous expert community was ready to announce the results of the qualifying stage.

In the field of "Electric power industry", the guys from the "Giants" team won. The second place was taken by the "Short-Circuited", and the third place was taken by the Perspektiva team.

In the direction of Mining, the victory was celebrated by the Jade Mine team. The silver medal of the selection was awarded to the Geo-Logically team. The guys from Sparta became the third in the competition of engineering minds.

The authors of the best solutions to practical cases, according to tradition, will defend the honor of our university at the general final of the CASE-IN, which will be held in Moscow at the end of May. The teams will present their finalized projects to the industry community, receive expert recommendations, and take advantage of the opportunity to establish themselves in the professional field.

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