Novosibirsk State Technical University (NETI), together with the Radio and Microelectronics Scientific and Production Association, are developing an automatic control system, information collection and data processing of traction substations for urban electric transport within the framework of the Priority 2030 program.
Engineers of NSTU-NETI and employees of NPO RIM are preparing to launch a joint project to modernize 36 traction substations to provide electric power to electric vehicles in Novosibirsk. The customer was the municipal unitary enterprise Novosibirsk Power Grid Company (NESCO).
According to the head of the Department of Electrotechnical Complexes of NSTU-NETI, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Nikolai Shchurov, at the moment the technical specification for automation of traction substations has already been developed, engineers of the department and employees of NPO RiM are engaged in project documentation.
"The modernization of traction substations for Novosibirsk electric transport is designed for several years — this is a very voluminous and ambitious task. In 2026, it is planned to upgrade seven of the 36 such devices installed in Novosibirsk more than 60 years ago. It will be necessary to create an automated control system for traction substations based on new technological principles that meet current trends in the development of the electric transport industry. For example, modern microprocessor control systems and telemechanics will be used to effectively control the operating modes of traction substations," said Nikolai Shchurov.
According to Professor Shchurov, the technical condition of traction substations for mountain electric transport in Krasnoyarsk, Omsk, Kemerovo, Novokuznetsk also requires updating: in these and other cities of Siberia they were built in the last century. "The task that we are solving together with the staff of the NGO ROME is extremely relevant and promising," Nikolai Shchurov emphasized.
Modernization of traction substations is not the only joint project with industrial partners of the Department of Electrotechnical Complexes of NSTU-NETI. Earlier, the university's engineers, together with the Novosibirsk Capacitor Plant, developed a charging station with an energy storage device for electric vehicles as part of the Priority 2023 program (the Youth and Children national project).