Innovations
The Company has an innovation development programme of PJSC Rosseti South for the period of
Key areas of innovative development of PJSC Rosseti South
- Transition to digital substations with the highest voltage class of
35–220 kV - Transition to smart grids with a distributed smart automation and control system
- Transition to integrated efficiency of business processes and automation of control systems
- Application of advanced technology solutions and materials in power engineering
Implementation of major integrated innovation projects
Transition to smart grids with a distributed smart automation and control system
Creation of highly automated electricity distribution grids and development of technical solutions for integration of data transfer from smart electricity meters into information systems, i.e., development of smart metering.
The technology provides automatic or automated monitoring and control of electricity flows to achieve maximum efficiency, as well as continuous monitoring of the quality of power supply and commercial services. In addition, the technology provides for the integration of information systems, information and computing complexes, and software complexes of PJSC Rosseti South and its branches, guaranteeing suppliers, contractors, as well as other entities in the electric power industry and electricity consumers, and the transfer of information data to the upper level and to external information systems in a unified data model.
Promotion of an innovative development management system and establishment of an innovative infrastructure
Application of the knowledge management system (hereinafter referred to as KMS) in the process model for managing technological and innovative development of PJSC Rosseti South.
The technology involves improving innovation development management systems by changing and upgrading the efficiency of Rosseti South’s business processes and creating an electronic information knowledge base with its integration with the corporate electronic knowledge base of the Rosseti Group (FSBI Russian Energy Agency of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation).
The implementation of the knowledge management system at PJSC Rosseti South made it possible:
- To increase labour productivity by reducing time spent on searching for and replicating information data, improving the quality of technical decisions made, and enhancing the efficiency of knowledge exchange between various structural divisions of PJSC Rosseti South and third-party organisations
- To promote the practices of mentoring, self-training and internal training of Rosseti South employees, as well as to raise the efficiency of material expenditures on R&D
- To boost the rationalisation and inventive activity of PJSC Rosseti South, as well as the efficiency of material investments in the training and professional development of its employees
- To ensure the preservation and exchange of experience in the operation of various electrical equipment, as well as the implementation of pilot projects with an assessment of their effectiveness and prospects for rolling out
- To reduce the number of errors during the operation and maintenance of electrical equipment and, consequently, to enhance the reliability of power supply to electricity consumers and reduce accident and occupational injury rates
No. | Innovative development focus area | Target costs, RUB million, excl. VAT | Actual costs, RUB million, excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Transition to smart | 39.99 | 13.17 |
2 | Transition to smart grids with a distributed smart automation and control system | 165.06 | 187.68 |
3 | Transition to integrated efficiency of business processes and automation of control systems | 5.04 | 5.04 |
4 | Application of advanced technology solutions and materials in power engineering | 0.00 | 0.00 |
5 | Promotion of the system of development and introduction of innovative products and technologies, R&D activities | 10.277 | 32.227 |
6 | Introduction of organisational innovations | 1.60 | 1.16 |
Research and development
The implementation of the R&D Programme is one of the key innovative development areas for the power grid complex. This Programme covers measures to ensure reliable (uninterruptible) and high-quality power supply of electricity consumers, reduction of material expenses for repair and maintenance of overhead transmission lines with a minimum expenditure of money for repair and maintenance of the system equipment, and transition to digital signal transmission at all levels of control over substations.
The following R&D activities were performed in 2024.
- Research and development work (R&D) on the development of an automated digital X-ray complex for monitoring the condition of high-voltage equipment while in operation.
The planned effect is to create a mobile instrumentation and analytical complex on a self-propelled automotive chassis, enabling the following tasks to be performed:
- Operational radiographic control of the technical condition of high-voltage electrical equipment at the place of its installation without dismantling and opening
- Increased informativeness of diagnostics and automated transmission of survey results in electronic (digital) format to the level of information data collection and/or local management of PJSC Rosseti South
- Research and development work (R&D) on the grid connection of consumers in isolated areas using an autonomous hybrid power plant (AHPP).
Planned effect of R&Ds: Ensuring energy supply to hard‑to‑reach (having a ‘weak’ connection to the Unified Energy System of the Russian Federation) and isolated areas, e.g., by means of the AHPP (‘virtual’ grid connection) with simulation of the technical and economic conditions for their participation in the circulation of electrical energy (capacity) on retail markets for electrical energy (capacity) and related services.
In 2024, Rosseti South specialists installed 120 bird diverters at energy facilities in the Dubovaya Balka nature reserve in the Konstantinovsky District of the Rostov Oblast.
The nature reserve is inhabited by rare and endangered bird species, including those listed in the Red Book, and lies on the migration routes and stopover sites of migratory birds. The power transmission line segment where the bird diverters are installed were chosen based on ornithologists’ recommendations. Modern bird diverters are polymer covers made of high-tech dielectric materials. They enclose insulators where they are attached to the wires. The bird diverters are designed so to prevent short circuits when birds land on power lines. When installed, these arrangements also reduce the number of bird-related operational disruptions at energy facilities, thereby improving the reliability of power supply to consumers.