In 2024, out of 128 projects submitted to the competition, the judging panel selected 42 outstanding entries for awards, including 5 First Prizes, 9 Second Prizes, 13 Third Prizes, and 15 Consolation Prizes. These projects are currently being applied in production, generating high economic efficiency, helping to replace imported technologies, and creating a domestic technology market that serves practical needs.

Author group from Da Nang Power Company Limited receives Second Prize from organizing committee

EVNCPC submitted five projects to the competition, and all five received awards, including 2 Second Prizes, 2 Third Prizes, and 1 Consolation Prize:

Second Prize: Project on Developing a tool to integrate data from EVN’s Project Management Information System (PMIS) and automatically draw power lines for the creation and editing of medium-voltage grid data on GIS maps (Authors: Truong Tung Chau, Nguyen Dinh Tuan, Pham Ngoc Quang, Ho Quoc Viet, Nguyen Van Minh - Da Nang Power Company Limited)

Second Prize: Project on Researching, designing, and manufacturing an integrated simulation system for Recloser and Load Break Switch (LBS) stations on the medium-voltage grid (Authors: Truong Minh Tu, Luong Quoc Trong, Le Tran Hoang Viet, Vo Nhu Vu, Pham Thien - Da Nang Power Company Limited)

Third Prize: Project on Calculating and analyzing optimal solutions for managing feeder current on the low-voltage grid (Authors: Le Hong Cuong, Nguyen Dinh Tuan, Vo Van Phuong, Nguyen Van Hieu, Nguyen Cong Minh - Da Nang Power Company Limited)

Third Prize: Project on Researching, designing, and manufacturing switching devices simulating distribution grid operations to support DMS/DAS function testing (Authors: Ho Hy Vinh, Trinh Quoc Chien, Doan Quang Minh, Nguyen Van Vinh, Le Van Ngan - Central Electrical Testing Company Limited; Vo Khac Hoang - EVNCPC Technical Department)

Consolation Prize: Project on Developing an outage warning system at public substations due to circuit breaker trips via Eoffice chat (Authors: Le Hong Cuong, Huynh Thao Nguyen, Phan Quang Tu - Da Nang Power Company Limited; Duong Minh Kiet – EVNCPC Information Technology Company)

The projects and solutions submitted by EVNCPC were highly rated for their feasibility and practical effectiveness, directly addressing real-world business requirements and contributing to improved labor productivity and technical work quality.

The VIFOTEC Awards are an annual recognition of scientific and technological innovation, organized by the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations in coordination with the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, and the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. The awards honor scientists and technologists for projects with significant scientific, economic, and social value that have been effectively applied in Vietnam.

Translator: Thu Hường