Department of Energy

1972 – Section of «General Electrical Engineering» of the Department of «Physics" of the Plant–VTUZ at KMK (head of the section acting associate Professor Abdibaev M.A.).

1976 – Department of «General Electrical Engineering and Electrical Equipment» (head Candidate of Technical Sciences Kasylkasov Zh.M.). Creation of laboratories: «Electric machines», «Electric circuits», and «Electric drive».

1988 – Renamed to the Department of «Electric Drive and Electrical Engineering». Head of the Department Ph.D. Suprunenko V.V.

1993 – Head of the department senior lecturer Sivyakova G.A. Creation of the laboratory «Automated electric drive».

1997 – Opening of a new specialty «Automation of technological processes and production». Renaming to the department «Electric drive and automation of technological processes».

2008 – Renamed to the Department of «Electric Power Engineering and Automation of Technical Systems».

2017 – Merged into the Department of «Power Engineering, Automation and Computer Engineering». Bachelor's degree training in four specialties 5B071800 «Electric power Engineering», 5B070200 «Automation and Control», 5B070400 «Computer engineering and Software», 5B071700 «Heat power engineering». Head of the Department Yushchenko O.A.

2019 – Transition to training in new bachelor's degree programs: 6B06101 - Software Engineering, 6B07106 - Automation Systems Engineering, 6B07105 - Energy supply of industrial facilities, 6B07104 (6B07111) - Heat power engineering of industrial companies and objects of housing and communal services. Head of the department Konakbayeva A.N.

2020 – Renaming to the Department of «Power Engineering».

2020 – Opening of a master's degree in the educational program 7M07112 – «Electric Power Industry».

2022 – Participation in the pilot project for the applied bachelor's degree «Heat power engineering of industrial enterprises» among 8 universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Head of the department Lelikova O.N.

2023 - acting head of the department, Master's degree, senior lecturer Siverskaya T.I.
Currently, the department is headed by Kаmarova Saule Nurtazaevna.

Section «Heat Power Engineering»

1989 – on the basis of the Department «Metallurgical heat engineering and labor protection», a new specialty was opened on 22.04 «Industrial heat power Engineering», the department was headed by Ph.D. Govorov V.I.

1991 – the department received the status of a graduate and a new name «Industrial heat power Engineering and metallurgical heat Engineering».

2009 – the department joined the staff of the graduating department «Construction» as a section «Heat Power Engineering».

2017 – the section «Heat Power Engineering» became part of the department «Power Engineering, Automation and Computer Engineering».

The teaching staff of Department carries out the following works on educational and methodological documentation in the Kazakh, Russian and English languages for Bachelor's and Master's degrees:
– development and updating of educational and methodical complexes of disciplines;
– development and updating of electronic educational and methodical complexes of disciplines;
– development and updating of methodical instructions on performance of course, laboratory, practical works and for independent works of students;
– development and updating of syllabuses;
– development of textbooks, monographs and manuals with ISBN and © indexes;
– development of electronic methodical materials and virtual laboratory works;
– development and updating of test materials and materials for knowledge control;
– development and updating of lecture notes.
Educational and methodical documentation is developed by the staff of Department, discussed at the meetings of the Department, agreed by Dean of the faculty and Director of academic policy and approved by the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs.

The research work of the Department is built in accordance with the priority directions of development of the Republic of Kazakhstan. As an initiative research work, he is engaged in energy conservation and accounting of energy resources.

Every year, the Department participates in competitions of ministries and departments of the Republic of Kazakhstan to receive grants and state budget funding for fundamental and applied research.

The human resources potential allows us to actively develop research work, scientific and practical relations with leading economic and research institutes, Universities, and enterprises.

The results of research were reported by teachers at international, national, and regional scientific conferences, meetings, seminars, and symposiums:

International symposia (Czech Republic, Bulgaria),
International conferences (Moscow, Kirov, Lviv, Odessa),
Republican scientific and technical conferences,
Regional scientific and theoretical conferences.
Articles with the impact factor and textbooks have been published in scientific publications in Western Europe, Russia, and Kazakhstan.

Every year, students ' works take prizes and are awarded with certificates and diplomas in the competition of theses in the field of automation (Moscow, Russia), national competitions of student works (Almaty).

There is active cooperation with foreign and international organizations working in the field of energy and electric drive. Articles with the impact factor and textbooks have been published in scientific publications in Western Europe, Russia, and Kazakhstan.

The department is equipped with specialized laboratory stands that ensure the delivery of laboratory and practical classes in electronics, electrical engineering, power engineering, measurement technology, and engineering systems.
1. Educational Laboratory Stand for Electronics and Circuit Engineering

The educational laboratory stand for electronics and digital circuit engineering is designed for training, laboratory work, and practical study of electronic and logic circuits without soldering — by connecting sockets with wires.

2. Educational Electrical Engineering Stand for Electrical Machines and Transformers

Designed for performing laboratory work on electric drives and converter devices.

3. Electrical Circuits Laboratory Stand

Designed for studying electronic components and enables the study of diodes and rectifiers, transistors, amplifier stages, and nonlinear elements.

4. Laboratory Stand “Synchronous Machine and DC Machines”

Designed for conducting laboratory work and practical study of electrical machines.

5. Amplitude Detector (Model UOS-02)

Used for:
• demodulation of AM signals;
• envelope detection;
• study of diode detector circuits;
• investigation of detection distortions;
• measurement of output signal parameters.

6. Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) Module

The unit is designed for educational study of methods of detecting and processing modulated signals in radio engineering and telecommunication systems.

The PLL is used for:
• studying the operation of PLL systems;
• frequency capture and tracking;
• generator synchronization;
• investigation of capture and hold ranges;
• analysis of synchronization stability.

7. Dynamic Mode of Measuring Instruments

Designed for:
• studying the operation of measuring instruments in dynamic mode;
• investigation of transient processes in measuring devices;
• analysis of errors under varying signals;
• determination of settling time and inertia of measurement systems.

8. Measurement of Electrical Circuit Parameters

Designed for:
• measurement of basic electrical circuit parameters;
• determination of resistance, voltage, and current;
• study of R, L, C circuits;
• investigation of series and parallel connections;
• conducting laboratory work in electrical circuit theory.

9. Measurement of Signal Parameters in Electronic Circuits

Designed for:
• measurement of electronic signal parameters;
• analysis of signal shape, amplitude, and level;
• study of electronic units and stages;
• conducting laboratory work in electronics and radio engineering.

10. Information and Measurement Technology

Designed for:
• studying methods of electrical signal measurement;
• generation of test signals (signal generator);
• measurement of frequency, voltage, and current;
• investigation of amplifier stages;
• study of measuring transducers;
• conducting laboratory work in measurement technology;
• practicing signal processing circuit design.

11. Study of Main Metrological Characteristics of Electromechanical Measuring Instruments

Designed for:
• studying metrological characteristics of instruments;
• determination of measurement errors;
• investigation of sensitivity;
• study of accuracy classes;
• construction of calibration characteristics;
• comparison of measurement methods;
• calibration of analog (pointer) instruments.

12. Measurement of Frequency, Period, and Phase of Electrical Signals

Designed for:
• measurement of signal frequency;
• measurement of oscillation period;
• determination of phase shift between two signals;
• comparison of channel phases;
• study of time parameters of signals;
• conducting laboratory work in measurement technology and electronics.

13. Direct, Indirect, and Combined Measurements

Designed for:
• signal summation and subtraction;
• level comparison (comparators);
• investigation of summing amplifiers and amplifiers;
• signal waveform conversion;
• study of rectifier and RC circuits;
• investigation of analog signal processing;
• assembly and analysis of electronic functional units.

14. Frequency Converter (UOS-04) / Input Circuit (UOS-04)

The frequency converter is designed for:
• frequency conversion of electrical signals;
• investigation of frequency conversion circuits;
• study of rectifier-converter units;
• analysis of the influence of input signal parameters on the output;
• conducting laboratory work in signal processing;
• study of frequency conversion principles.

The input circuit is designed for:
• investigation of input stages of electronic devices;
• study of signal matching;
• analysis of filtering and protective circuits;
• preparation and normalization of input signals;
• study of the influence of input parameters on circuit operation.

15. Demonstration Stand “Smart Home Power Supply”

Designed for studying the structure, operating principles, and control of a modern smart home power supply system with multiple energy sources and backup capability.

16. Demonstration Stand “Schematic Diagram of a Wind Power Plant”

Designed for studying the structure, components, and operating principles of a wind power plant (wind energy installation) and the energy conversion chain from wind to electrical energy.

17. Refrigeration Unit Laboratory Stand

Designed for studying the operating principles of refrigeration systems.

18. Gas Dynamics Laboratory Stand

Designed for studying the movement of gas (air) flow in pipelines and ducts. Used for measuring flow rate, velocity, and pressure drop, as well as investigating losses and resistance in gas-air system components.

19. Stand for Studying Water Treatment Technological Processes

Designed for step-by-step study of mechanical, sorption, and ion-exchange water purification processes, as well as monitoring hydraulic and physico-chemical parameters at each filtration stage. The installation visually demonstrates the influence of source water quality, filter contamination level, and pressure changes on water treatment efficiency.

20. Electrified Educational Stand

“Thermal Power Plants of the Republic of Kazakhstan with Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Sources”
Used for demonstrating the composition of power systems, comparing traditional and renewable energy sources, and conducting educational classes in power engineering.

21. Heating Supply Scheme of the City of Temirtau

Represents a cartographic description of the city heating supply system indicating heat sources and main heating networks connecting consumers.

Its use in the educational process enables students to:
• observe the actual organization of the city’s heating supply system;
• understand the structure of heat supply — from heat sources through main and distribution networks to end consumers.

22. To study the design and principle of operation of automated heating points, experimental research of processes in heating systems, hot water supply systems, remote monitoring and control of heating points

23. The laboratory installation is designed to study the principles of building modern intelligent electric energy metering systems in single-phase and three-phase alternating current networks, the hardware basis and schemes for building electricity metering systems, existing data transmission methods and wired and wireless communication channels.