On Thursday (29/02), the Department of Interdisciplinary Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia (FTUI), received a software grant from PT Siemens Indonesia. Through a cooperation signing ceremony represented by the Dean of FTUI, Prof. Dr. Ir. Heri Hermansyah, ST., M.Eng., IPU, the Siemens PSS®SINCAL Power System Planning and Simulation Software, estimated to be worth 60,000 Euros, was provided at the Siemens Indonesia Executive Summit 2024. Besides FTUI, two other universities, namely Institut Teknologi Sepuluh November and Institut Teknologi PLN, also received similar grants.
Prof. Heri expressed his hopes for the collaboration, saying, “This software will be integrated into the faculty’s teaching curriculum to support students in preparing for the modelling of electrical designs and planning future power network systems. With this integration, it is expected that students will be better prepared to face the dynamics of the increasingly complex and competitive power system market, enabling them to compete effectively in the industrial world.”
The PSS®SINCAL application has become the choice for various professionals, ranging from consultants to transmission and distribution planning engineers. With its modular design, PSS®SINCAL offers a variety of analysis functions that support the planning, design, and operation of power systems.
“Today, we all gather and discuss not only what we can do for the future of Indonesia but also how this plan will impact Siemens and how Siemens will contribute to progress in Indonesia. As a technology partner in digital transformation, Siemens continues to support change in Indonesia, particularly in domestic sectors that require resource efficiency, smarter buildings and power networks, more advanced transportation systems, and cleaner and more reliable energy solutions,” said Lamine Jendoubi, President Director & CEO of PT Siemens Indonesia, in his address.
In this collaboration, Siemens also provides application support in the form of installation, configuration, and software usage to accelerate its utilization. This event was also attended by several other FTUI researchers, namely Prof. Dr. Ir. Widodo Wahyu Purwanto, DEA; Dr.-Ing. Eko Adhi Setiawan, S.T., M.T.; and Sheila Tobing, S.T., M.Eng., Ph.D. The establishment of this collaboration also serves as an opportunity for FTUI researchers and academics to delve deeper into the field of power technology alongside Siemens.
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