Lecturers of the Power Engineering Department attended a scientific and technical conference in Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University named after R.E. Alekseev hosted the 10th All-Russian (XLIII regional) Scientific and Technical Conference, Topical Issues of Electric Power Engineering. The conference addressed topical issues related to the development of the electric power industry in Russia and proposed for discussion promising solutions in the field of intelligent electrical networks, distributed energy, including hydrogen and renewable energy sources, as well as in the field of automated electric drive, converters of electric energy parameters and controlled vibration protection of electromechanical complexes.

More than 200 young scientists, graduate students, undergraduates, university lecturers, RAS institutes, representatives of power and industrial enterprises of the region and Russia took part in the conference.

D.K. Kugucheva, a lecturer of the Power Engineering Department, presented her scientific work Influence of Microgeneration Facilities on Some Electricity Quality Indicators and Ways to Improve the Quality of Low Voltage Distribution Power Grids (supervisor: M.S. Kharitonov, Candidate of Engineering Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Power Engineering Department).

The report reviewed the main trends and prospects of RES-based small-scale power generation in the household sector, the problems of microgeneration facilities integration into low-voltage grids and the proposed solutions for improving the quality of operation of these grids by maintaining power quality indicators within acceptable limits while maximising power generation.

According to the results of the conference, D.K. Kugucheva's work was highly appreciated by experts and took second place in the joint sections Smart Grids and Power Supply Systems and Distributed Energy, Renewable Energy Sources.

At the end of the conference, there was an expert meeting on topical issues of modern energy education, which was attended by representatives of the Electric Power Engineering, Electric Supply and Power Electronics Department of NSTU named after Alekseev, represented by the head of the department, Candidate of Engineering Sciences, A.A. Sevostyanov; associate professor of the department, Candidate of Engineering Sciences, A.A. Loskutov; and associate professor from KSTU Department of Power Engineering M.S. Kharitonov.

The discussion included mentoring, motivating, and supporting young researchers; introducing modern educational technologies; and fostering students' necessary competencies and skills for successful professional activity.

Special attention was paid to supplying laboratories with modern equipment, as well as the possibility of involving students in practical projects and research.

The participants of the meeting shared their ideas on the development of future education and ways to prepare graduates having the required competencies for a successful career in the rapidly developing energy industry.

The participants concluded the meeting by expressing their hope for further cooperation and active exchange of experience, which will undoubtedly contribute to improving the quality of education and scientific work at both universities.