Novocherkassk Polytechnic students presented an innovative solution at the Russian Energy Week

Students of the Energy Faculty of Novocherkassk Polytechnic presented an engineering case study on improving the reliability of the power system of the Chechen Republic at the International Engineering CASE‑IN Championship.  The performance of the polytechnics took place within the framework of the Youth Day of the International Forum "Russian Energy Week", which took place on October 14 in Moscow.

More than two thousand schoolchildren, students and young professionals from Russia and foreign countries took part in the REN Youth Day. The young engineers presented their innovative developments and discussed the prospects of the industry with the heads of companies and authorities. The Reliable Change Foundation acted as the operator of the Youth Day.

The EnergoUdar team, which included NPI energy specialists Ilya Ryzhkov (team captain), Vsevolod Kalyakin, Alexander Gusev, Oleg Zorkin, Daniil Marunov, Elizaveta Kovaleva and Magomed Ramazanov, proposed using a vanadium flow energy storage device for one of Chechnya's energy hubs.  A special feature of this technology is the accumulation of electricity in liquid electrolytes, which are stored in separate tanks and pumped through electrochemical cells during charging or discharging.

The key advantage of this solution is the ability to scale power and capacity: power depends on the parameters of the cells, and capacity depends on the volume of the electrolyte. This allows you to flexibly adapt the system to the tasks of long-term power supply. The project proposed by the polytechnics makes it possible to accumulate electricity for subsequent supply during high-demand hours, smooth out the unevenness of solar generation and reduce the peak load on grid equipment.

It should be recalled that the program of the REN Youth Day is traditionally aimed at popularizing engineering and technical education, creating career opportunities for young specialists in the fuel and energy sector and strengthening the HR brands of industry companies among the youth. As part of the program, students and young professionals present projects to solve real-world problems for the industry in priority areas of development of the country's fuel and energy complex.

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