UNN is developing fundamentally new technologies for power grid management and diagnosis

UNN research team led by Professor Mikhail Bakunov, Head of the General Physics Department at the Faculty of Radiophysics, is implementing a research project to  develop optical methods for remote non-contact power measurements in high-voltage  power transmission lines with voltage rating from 6 to 220 kV. Such methods are intended for industrial applications and will enable the creation of fundamentally new technologies for power grid management and diagnosis. By creating such technologies and measuring instruments, it will be possible to market world-class scientific and engineering products, to increase the country’s export potential, to substitute the imports of traditional instruments for measuring current and voltage in high voltage networks, and to ensure the transition to intelligent power grids (SMART GRID). The measuring instruments being developed are key components of digital substations, which in turn are the main elements of smart energy systems (SES). Construction of digital substations is one of the key directions in the development of Russia’s Unified National Power Grid. The industrial partner of the project is the "Intelligent Systems NN" JSC.