The trainee of the ODU of the North-West reached the final of the "CASE-IN" championship

Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University has completed the qualifying stage of the Student League in the field of Electric Power Engineering The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN". The Terabytes of Current team is led by Captain Nikolai Pavlov, a student at St. Petersburg Polytechnic University who is undergoing an internship at the branch of JSC SO UES ODU of the North-West, will perform in the final of the championship in Moscow on May 30-31. 

During the competition, student teams presented solutions to an engineering case, a real production task based on materials from partner companies of the CASE–IN championship. The case was devoted to the diagnosis of power transformers and power transmission lines in the UES of the East, taking into account the connection of the Yakutia power system, and was prepared based on materials and with the participation of specialists from FGC UES PJSC. The participants were given only 10 days to decide. Nikolay Pavlov's team proposed diagnostic systems with maximum energy efficiency, reasonable cost and adequate payback period.

"We are participating in the championship for the second year in a row, and, of course, the experience we have gained has helped us to approach the case in a more disciplined and rational manner this year., " He's telling me Nikolai Pavlov. – For each of the 10 days allotted for work, we have drawn up a clear plan with the most specific and understandable formulations of tasks. The main focus was on the economic component, while not forgetting about the technical part: we analyzed diagnostic systems from various manufacturers, collected and summarized data on the cost and characteristics of the equipment. I was pleased that the manufacturers readily responded to our requests. And the most important thing is that we have created a project that can be really implemented."

The students' solutions were evaluated by experts from industry companies and organizations, including the Branch of JSC SO UES UES of the North-West, Branch of FGC UES Trunk Electric Networks of the North-West, TGC-1 PJSC, Lenenergo PJSC, Streamer Research and Production Company, Scientific and Expert Council under the Working Group on monitoring the implementation of legislation in the field of energy, energy conservation and energy Efficiency Improvement of the Federation Council, as well as representatives of the faculty of St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.

"The Terabytes of Current team performed well during the qualifying stage of the championship, – said the expert of the competition, Deputy head of the Electrical Modes Service of the ODU of the North-West Alexey Karpov. – In the six minutes allotted by the organizers of the championship, the guys were one of the few who were able to succinctly, reasonably and concisely present their technical solutions on the issues of diagnostics of the power grid and electrical equipment of the power system of the Far East within the framework of the general theme of the championship in 2019 – "Digital Transformation".

The team of Nikolay Pavlov, Azamat Dautov, Dmitry Semenov and Roman Minakhmetov will represent their native university in the finals of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" in Moscow. The CASE-IN champions in the electric power industry will take part in the All-Russian Summer Educational Forum "Energy of Youth", which is held annually by the System Operator in partnership with the Reliable Shift Foundation.

International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" – this is an international competition system for solving engineering cases among schoolchildren, students and young specialists of fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes.

The championship is held in 57 universities in Russia and the CIS countries. During the qualifying stages in February –May 2019, more than 7,000 future and young engineers of the fuel and energy and mineral resources complexes are solving engineering cases on the unified theme of the Digital Transformation championship, one of the priority topics for the Russian and global economies. Teams of undergraduates undergoing specialized training programs, as well as teams of young specialists and interns of the System Operator, are taking part in the fight for a ticket to the finals. Every year they confirm the high level of professional training: early specialization and practical experience allow participants representing JSC SO UES to consistently take prizes in the field of "Electric Power Industry" both in the qualifying stages and in the final "CASE-IN".

A source: SO UES