Webinar of a graduate of the department for students
In the course of teaching the discipline “Nonlinear and discrete automatic control systems” on 10.05.22, a webinar was held by the graduate of the department Serhiy Sydorenko for students of groups EP-01, EP-02 and EP-n01. Serhiy Sydorenko received a master’s degree at the Department of Automation of Electromechanical Systems and Electric Drives in 2014. He currently works as a Project Supervisor at the Belgian company Petersime .
At the webinar, Serhii provided information about the Petersime company, which is a world leader in the production of incubation machines. Video materials were shown that demonstrated the structure and principle of operation of incubation machines. The features of automating the technological process of chick incubation, which lasts 21 days, were also covered in detail. The successful implementation of the technological process is ensured by three automatic control systems that maintain the temperature, pressure and humidity of the air in the working area of the incubation machines at an optimal level. At the same time, closed control loops contain substantially non-linear and discrete elements, such as relays, two-position and three-position valves, analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters, etc. The control algorithms are implemented programmatically in the digital controller. Serhiy noted that the design and adjustment of such systems is largely based on the material of the disciplines “Theory of automatic control” and “Nonlinear and discrete automatic control systems”.
Serhiy’s field of activity, as a project manager, includes support for installation work during the construction of a station that can contain up to three dozen incubation machines, carrying out debugging work and putting incubation machines into operation. The company’s products are in demand in different countries and continents. In addition, Serhiy has implemented projects in such countries as England, Italy, China, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, etc.
Students asked a number of questions, in particular, regarding the difficulty of employment in a foreign company, the correspondence of the knowledge obtained at the department to real tasks at work, professional competition in the company, financial support, etc.
After answering the questions of the webinar participants, Serhii noted that the educational program “Electromechanical automation systems, electric drive and electric mobility” is currently promising in the labor market. Therefore, graduates of our department have good chances to get a job in their specialty both in domestic and foreign companies.
At the end of the webinar, the teacher and students expressed their gratitude to Serhiy Sidorenko, a graduate of the department, for an interesting and useful meeting.
We hope for further cooperation.
The text was prepared by the lecturer, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof. B. I. Prymak.
