Status of Social Competencies of Power Engineers in the Context of Forming the Concept of an Intelligent Network or Smart Grid

Abstract

Abstract. The article reviews the trends which define development of power engineering in the world and in Russia. The authors emphasize that establishment of smart grids is the consequence of not only technological but also social transformations of a modern society. The authors sum up that social competencies are an integral part of professional skills of engineers who work in the field of power engineering. The authors make a hypothesis that the major (educational module) "Energy consultant for the population" might develop social competencies.

Evaluation of Engineering Training Competences in the Field of Smart Systems as a Factor of Russian Innovative Development Through the Example of Tomsk Polytechnic University

“…The fact that Tomsk Polytechnic University addresses to such systems as Smart Grid shows the correctness of chosen trajectory of innovative development, another thing is that without the emphasis on socio-humanistic aspect this development will be severely constrained and stopped. It was stated earlier by the authors [5,8,9,10].…”

“…The course "Creative workshop for engineers", which allows not only identifying the degree of human creativity, but also managing the development of creative abilities is introduced as an elective course for the development of creative and heuristic competences at the undergraduate level [5]. The course of "Scientific fundraising" is introduced as an elective one at the graduate level allowing undergraduates not only to learn how to organize, to conduct and to protect their own projects, but also to practically implement, simultaneously learning and getting adequate support from various funds.…”

Assessment of Smart technologies implementation in challenged people life in Tomsk

“…In addition, in Russia in general and in Tomsk, in particular, there are no health monitoring systems allowing transmitting and collecting data on health of challenged people (Ardashkin et al, 2015).…”

Ethical Implications to the Assessment of the Smart Grid Technology in Russia

“…This part, as was earlier discussed [12], is poorly aware of the Smart Grid itself as well as of possible positive and negative impacts of the technology adoption (this is the proven fact for Russia). So, the adoption requires that an engineer interacts with the society and clarifies possible impacts of the technology and supports this way the informed consent [13]. That is the aspect which strengthens the social constituent of the engineer's activity in the modern world, and this means changing the goals of the…”