Future power engineers presented innovative solutions at the Belarusian State University of Transport

The qualifying stage of the XIII International Engineering CASE-IN Championship in the field of "Electric Power Industry" took place at the Belarusian State University of Transport.

This year, students from universities of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation took part in the qualifying stage of the engineering championship: Belarusian State University of Transport, Gomel State Technical University named after P.O. Sukhoi and Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.

The task of the case was as follows:

• to analyze options for the construction of 500 km long overhead lines for the transmission of 1 GW of alternating current and direct current. To work out the application options for both thyristor and transistor circuits on direct current (in versions of modular multi-level converters according to the half-bridge scheme and the full bridge scheme).
• calculate the capital costs for the construction of 500 or 750 kV alternating current overhead lines with a length of 500 km to transmit 1 GW of active power, as well as one 500 or 750 kV substation in an energy-deficient region.
• calculate the capital costs for the construction of a ± 400 kV substation with a length of 500 km for the transmission of 1 GW of power, as well as two 400 kV converter substations in the same region.
• calculate the operational and time costs for the construction of alternating and direct current overhead lines. To evaluate and compare the cost options for the entire life cycle of an energy facility.
• perform a description of the application area of the control panel (according to the parameters of distance and transmitted power). To develop criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of direct current transmission and to rank overhead line construction options according to various criteria and others.

The Vice-Rector for Scientific Work addressed the audience with an introductory speech. Yerofeyev Alexander Alexandrovich noted the importance of technological innovations for the sustainable development of any industry and wished to move forward and not stop there.

The participants were asked to carry out a feasibility study of options for transmitting high-voltage direct current and alternating current.

The ideas of future specialists were evaluated Mikhail Stradomsky – Chairman of the Council of Young Scientists of BELGUT, Researcher at the Scientific Research Institute "Transportation Process Management", Senior Lecturer at the Department of Operational Work Management and Labor Protection; Seliverstov Georgy Ivanovich – Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Electrical Supply at Sukhoi State Technical University; Evdasev Igor Sergeevich – Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Locomotives; Oksana Sergeevna Ananyeva – Senior Lecturer at the Department of Locomotives; Frolenkova Ekaterina Olegovna – Senior Lecturer at the Department of Transport Economics; Vadim Shapovalov is a senior lecturer at the Department of Locomotives.

The teams BoltikiTM (BelGUT) and TEK22-1 (Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation), which scored the most points, advanced to the next stage of the XIII International Engineering CASE-IN Championship.

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