Field Of Electrical Engineering Research Articles

DIGITAL GAME DEVELOPMENT AS A COMPUTER SCIENCE LEARNING TOOL FOR VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Indonesia has a shortage of professionals in Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Therefore, to increase the pool of electrical experts who are also qualified in the field of computer science, it is necessary to boost interest in computer science at an early year of upper secondary level. The Game Based Learning (GBL) approach increased investment in computer science for vocational high school learners. The two-dimensional (2D) game named Jack into Woods (JIW) was developed to teach fundamental concepts of C++ programming and influence the view in the computer science fields of electrical engineering of vocational high school students. The research involved the instructional design procedure, particularly the ADDIE model, to build and observe the computer game prototype and whether the product contextually fulfills the feasible and practical standard. The quantitative research method study was used to analyze the measurement. A total of 4 experts, 32 students from the pilot study group and 64 students from the control and experiment groups, participated in the research. The data was collected from research participants through pre-test–post-test, and pre-survey–post-survey responses. The quantitative data was collected, and feasibility was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Although participants scored significantly different between experiment and control groups’ post-survey responses, the focus and control groups’ post-test performances were not significantly different.

Studying the Features of Streamer Formation and Development in Air by Using Computation Experiments

The aim of the work is to estimate the relevance and current state of the problem of mathematical modeling of streamer discharges in air, as well as to identify the features pertinent to formation and initial development stage of two-head streamers in air by using computational experiments. The streamer discharge mathematical model developed at the National Research University Moscow Power Engineering Institute Department of High Voltage Engineering and Electrophysics was used as the research tool. It is shown that mathematical modeling of a streamer discharge can be effectively used in its studies and in training specialists in the field of electric power engineering and high-voltage electrical technologies. The article presents the results of computational experiments on studying the occurrence of streamers in a discharge gap filled with dry air with a uniform electric field (EF) under standard atmospheric conditions. The initial conditions were chosen so that a single-avalanche-streamer formation mechanism was realized. It is shown that in the considered range of initial conditions, the distance between the anode and initial inhomogeneity has a weak, within 1%, influence on the minimum and maximum values of electric field strength in the streamer. A different picture is observed on the anode surface. When a two-head streamer is formed in the discharge gap depth, the field strength at the anode remains close to the average strength in it. As the negative streamer head approaches the anode, the field strength on its surface increases to values close to those achieved in the positive head. After that, the field at the anode weakens rapidly to a level at which effective impact ionization becomes impossible. The article will be of interest for specialists and graduate students working in the field of electric power engineering and high-voltage electrical technologies.

Suicidal Electrocution: A Case Report

Most common electricity-related deaths in forensic practice are associated with accidents in domestic or industrialenvironment. Despite the fact that electricity is a readily available suicidal mean in developed countries, suicidesby electrocution are relatively rare. Mostly suppose in individuals working in the electrotechnical industry or athome by “handymen”. An autopsy findings are usually uncharacteristic, accompanied by pulmonary edema,fluid blood, organ congestion (suffocation signs). The passage of electric current through the body is confirmed byspecific finding so-called current signs. In many cases, current marks are small, easily overlooked or unrecognizable,which significantly complicates the diagnosis and determination of the cause of death by a forensic pathologist.In some cases, it´s possible to determine the suicidal electrocution only by the investigated circumstances or incooperation with an expert in the field of electrical engineering. Authors warn of the potential risk that a personmay be part of an active electrical circuit at the time of the finding. Knowledge of the victim‘s psychiatric and socialhistory is an equally important part. The authors present the case of an 82-year-old man who, in a suicidal manner,constructed a suicide electric circuit in a social services home.

Preface

The 2022 International Conference on Advanced Mechanical, Electronic and Electrical Engineering (ICAMEE 2022), an online conference, was successfully held on August 26-28, 2022 in Qingdao, China. ICAMEE 2022 provided experts, scholars, and engineering technicians in the fields of electrical engineering and mechatronics with shared scientific research results and cutting-edge technology, promoting cooperation in the industrialization of academic achievements.We were extremely honored to invite both Prof. Ziad Moumni from ENSTA Paris Tech, France and Prof. Shahid-Hussain from Jiangsu University, China to serve as our Conference General Chairs. There were 160 individuals and enterprises attending the conference. Divided into three parts, the conference agenda covered keynote speeches, oral presentations, and online Q&A discussion. Firstly, keynote speakers were each allocated 30-45 minutes to hold their speeches. Then in the oral presentations, the excellent papers we had selected were presented by their authors by turns.During the conference, four sophisticated professors were invited to address keynote speeches. Among them, Prof. Jiang Guo from Dalian University of Technology, China delivered a speech on the topic: Investigation on High Precision Double-Sided Lapping Process. The controlment of surface shape in double-sided lapping process was rarely investigated in previous researches. Therefore, this speech presented a double-sided lapping process with fixed abrasives, and analyzed the influence of residual stress on workpiece deformation. Additionally, Assoc. Prof. Anwar Ali from Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China gave a report on the Attitude Control of a Small Spacecraft using Reconfigurable Embedded Magnetorquers. He showed that the nanosatellite market is rapidly growing for scientific and commercial applications, enabling many universities and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop their own satellites. To deal with the problem of small satellites’ space and weight constraints for housing a large number of required subsystems, attitude control system was proposed in this research and orientated the satellite in space to rotate solar panels towards Sun and antennas towards ground station. The wonderful and dramatic speeches of each keynote speaker had triggered heated discussion. Moreover, every participant praised this conference for disseminating useful and insightful knowledge.After months of well preparation and hard work, the proceedings of ICAMEE 2022 covering a bunch of papers are smoothly published. These papers feature but are not limited to the following areas: Mechatronics Control, 3D Printing Technologies, Electrical materials, Signal processing, etc. All the papers have been checked through rigorous review and processes to meet the requirements of publication.On behalf of the conference organizing committee, we would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to all the keynote speakers, peer reviewers, and all the participants. In particular, we would like to acknowledge the Journal of Physics: Conference Series, for the endeavor of all its colleagues in publishing this paper volume. We firmly believe that all the attendees have had fruitful discussions and gained valuable knowledge, and will enjoy the opportunity for future collaborations.Committee of ICAMEE 2022List of Committee member is available in this Pdf.

Research on the application of PLC technology in electrical automation engineering

Abstract With the development of modern science and technology, the development of electrical automation engineering has also become widespread. In the traditional sense, the wiring of the electrical automation control system is complex, the cost is high, the maintenance is difficult and failures may easily occur, and these factors seriously affect the system efficiency. The application of PLC technology in the field of electrical automation greatly simplifies the installation and operation process, and improves the work efficiency. Therefore, PLC technology has come to play an increasingly important role in the efficient and stable operation of electrical automation engineering. This paper analyses and explores the principle and practical application of PLC in the field of electrical automation engineering, and optimises the automatic control system based on PLC.

Optimization of high temperature energy storage properties of PEI‐based composite dielectric based on rapid in‐situ growth of inorganic functional layer

AbstractThe serious deterioration of the energy density of polymer energy storage dielectrics in high temperature environment is the main reason to curb the in‐depth application of dielectric film capacitors in the field of modern electrical and electronic engineering. Here, aiming at the problem of low dielectric constant of polymer dielectric, a simple, low‐cost method is proposed to grow inorganic polar functional layer on surface of polymer film in situ, which effectively improves the polarization characteristics of polymer dielectric at high temperature. The in situ growth of Ti(OH)4 inorganic polar functional layer on surface of polyetherimide (PEI) film noteworthy to improve the energy storage performance of dielectric film. The energy storage density of 4.59 J/cm2 is obtained at 150°C and 600 MV/m, which is 1.18 times that of PEI film under the same condition. The significant enhancement of high temperature energy storage density can be attributed to introduction of functional layer, which effectively improves the dielectric properties and polarization intensity of dielectric film. Furthermore, the facile preparation method provided in this paper can be applied to various thin films under the premise of controllable cost, which is of great significance to improve the high temperature energy storage characteristics of polymer dielectric.

Ultrasensitive Detection of C-Reactive Protein by a Novel Nanoplasmonic Immunoturbidimetry Assay.

Nanotechnology has attracted much attention, and may become the key to a whole new world in the fields of food, agriculture, building materials, machinery, medicine, and electrical engineering, because of its unique physical and chemical properties, including high surface area and outstanding electrical and optical properties. The bottom-up approach in nanofabrication involves the growth of particles, and we were inspired to propose a novel nanoplasmonic method to detect the formation of nanoparticles in real time. This innovative idea may contribute to the promotion of nanotechnology development. An increase in nanometer particle size leads to optical extinction or density (OD)-value changes in our nanosensor chip at a specific wavelength measured in a generic microplate reader. Moreover, in applying this method, an ultrasensitive nanoplasmonic immunoturbidimetry assay (NanoPITA) was carried out for the high-throughput quantification of hypersensitive C-reactive protein (CRP), a well-known biomarker of cardiovascular, inflammatory, and tumor diseases. The one-step detection of the CRP concentration was completed in 10 min with high fidelity, using the endpoint analysis method. The new NanoPITA method not only produced a linear range from 1 ng/mL to 500 ng/mL CRP with the detection limit reduced to 0.54 ng/mL, which was an improvement of over 1000 times, with respect to regular immunoturbidity measurement, but was also effective in blood detection. This attractive method, combined with surface plasmon resonance and immunoturbidimetry, may become a new technology platform in the application of biological detection.

Editorial

On the behalf of the organizing committee of the 2nd International Conference on Electronics, Electrical and Information Engineering (ICEEIE2022) held during August 12-15, 2022 in Changsha, Hunan, China. Due to the epidemic situation, there were travel restriction for every scholars who were linked with this event by using Zoom conference system, we enjoyed 3 keynote speeches and oral presentations made by the authors which lasted for 15 minutes each, a lot of inspiration sparked during the Q&A parts. The conference has provided a significant platform to encourage researchers, scholars, academician and practitioners to congregate for exchange of ideas and experiences from their work while identifying future directions of relevant areas.ICEEIE2022 promotes research and developmental activities in the field of Electronics, Electrical and Information Engineering. Researchers who have contributed their work to the conference shared their findings and experience with other researchers and attendee. Many attendees without any contribution of research paper have also been allowed to attend the conference to gain knowledge in their respective areas. With all contributions from the participants, 63 papers are final accepted from 140 submissions. Those accepted ones are well categorized into four sectors as follows:Communication engineering, Electrical engineering, Electronics, Information engineering.We wish to show our sincere appreciations to all individuals and organizations who have contributed to ICEEIE2022, especially those who did the review of all the submitted papers, dedicated their time and efforts in planning, promoting, organizing, and helping the conference. Also we must extend our thanks to our keynote speakers: Prof.Mohammad S. Obaidat from University of Sharjah, USA, who made speeches titled A New Learning Automata-Based Controller Placement Scheme for Software-Defined Network Systems, Prof. Witold Pedrycz from University of Alberta, Canada, who made speeches titled Developments in Federated Learning and Knowledge Transfer: Pursuits in Green and Granular Machine Learning, Prof. Claudio Cañizares from University of Waterloo, Canada, who made speeches titled Energy Storage Systems.We wish to show our special thanks to Hunan University of Finance and Economics, Hunan University of Technology, Hunan University of Arts and Science for support, they provided various platform to promote this conference with nice service.We are pretty sure that readers will benefit and get inspiration for their future work by using this volume, we will feel honorable to have your continuous attention and attendance for our next edition of ICEEIE.This project is funded by the scientific research project of Hunan Provincial Department of Education(21C1632).List of Committees are available in this pdf.

Penyuluhan Profesi Keinsinyuran dan Demo IoT Melalui Webinar kepada Siswa/Siswi SMK Muhammadiyah 02 Tangerang Selatan

To introduce young people at school at early stage to engineering profession, an activity such as giving a lecture and some demo to them becomes important. This activity will hopefully create better understanding on engineering world especially in the field of electrical engineering by introducing an increasingly popular technology called IoT (Internet of Things). The target school is SMK Muhammadiyah 02 Tangerang Selatan. Because of COVID-19 pandemic situation and PSBB rules implemented in Tangerang Selatan in which school students had to study from home, then the lecture was given online by Zoom application on Tuesday, August 18th at 13.30 – 15.00 WIB. The partcipants attending the online lecture reached 26 consisting of grade III students of Computer Network program and some teachers as well. The results of the questionnaires given shortly before the webinar ends show that for Introduction of Engineering Profession, the majority of them (61,54%) states Interesting Enough, for Introduction of IoT the majority (57,69%) says Interesting and for IoT Demo the majority (53,85%) thinks Interesting Enough. The benefit of this webinar is clear when the majority of participants (57,69%) agrees Beneficial to them and all of them (100%) say Agree that this activity is also introduced to other students at school

The Key Technology of Smart Energy System and Its Disciplinary Teaching Reform Measures

Based on the rapid development of new energy technology, modern information technology, intelligent management technology and different countries’ strategic demand and deployment in the field of energy, the construction of intelligent energy systems is booming with the combination of new energy technology and Internet technology. The Energy Internet is the representative product of intelligent energy systems at the present stage. Its advantages are the effective promotion of energy saving, consumption reduction and optimization of deployment, thus improving the energy system. However, the large-scale construction of the Energy Internet requires a large number of professionals. In order to meet the needs of Energy Internet construction, the talent training mode of higher education is facing new challenges. To cultivate talents in Energy Internet construction, an effective measure is to reform the teaching system based on the current electrical engineering major in universities. This paper investigates the development and construction of the Energy Internet and the current situation of the electrical engineering discipline and puts forward teaching reform measures to transform the traditional electrical engineering discipline into an Energy Internet engineering discipline, considering course structure design, examination form, teacher allocation and teaching mode. This is important for promoting the large-scale construction of the Energy Internet and improving the competitiveness of graduates in the electrical engineering field.

Influence of Nanoclay on the Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Silicone Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives.

This research was carried on newly obtained innovative materials-self-adhesive one-sided tapes based on silicone pressure-sensitive adhesives. In order to obtain tapes, the stable adhesive composition was subjected to physical modification by incorporating into it various amounts of selected silicon fillers. The produced pressure-sensitive adhesives were tested for viscosity and thermogravimetric analysis, as well as the manufactured tapes; i.e., peel adhesion, tack, cohesion at room and elevated temperature, SAFT test (shear adhesive failure temperature), and shrinkage. The prepared self-adhesive tapes retained their self-adhesive properties at a level close to the initial level while increasing the thermal resistance by 70-75 °C, reaching the level of 220-225 °C. The new self-adhesive materials have application potential and can be used as a material for special applications in the field of electrical engineering and heavy industry.

Graduate programs in physical, engineering, and underwater acoustics at the Naval Postgraduate School

The Departments of Physics and of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School offer graduate programs in acoustics leading to MS and PhD degrees in applied physics and engineering acoustics. Engineering acoustics degrees can be completed in either traditional or distance learning modes. The departments also offer stand-alone academic certificate programs in fundamentals of engineering acoustics, underwater acoustics, and sonar system applications, with a set of three certificates leading to a MS degree in engineering acoustics. MS and PhD programs are interdisciplinary, with courses and laboratory work drawn principally from the fields of physics and electrical engineering. Subjects covered include waves and oscillations; fundamentals of physical and structural acoustics; the generation, propagation, and reception of sound in the ocean; civilian and military applications of sonar systems; and acoustic signal processing. Topics of recent theses and dissertations include development and field testing of novel sensors for atmospheric and ocean acoustics, modeling and measurements of ambient noise and sound propagation in the ocean, sound scattering in underwater waveguides, acoustic vector sensors and vector field properties, acoustic communications, noise interferometry, time reversal in acoustics, geo-acoustic inversion, acoustic remote sensing of the ocean, and acoustics of autonomous underwater and aerial vehicles.

Preface

The Program Committee warmly welcomes all our distinguished delegates and guests to attend the 2022 International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering (EEIE 2022) (https://www.eeie-conf.com/) Due to the influence of COVID-19, the Online International Conference to be held on August 20th-21st, 2022. Aiming at providing an excellent international academic forum for all the researchers and practitioners, the conference enjoys a wide spread participation among all over the universities and research institutes.It was provide opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas and application experiences, to establish business or research relations and to find global partners for future collaboration. Papers and topic concentrates on related fields of Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering are presented.EEIE2022 proceeding tends to collect the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and worldwide state-of-art knowledge on Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering and other related topics. All the accepted papers have been submitted to strict peer-review by 2-3 international expert referees, and selected based on originality, significance and clarity for the purpose of the conference. The conference program is extremely rich, profound and featuring high-impact presentations of selected papers and additional late-breaking contributions. I sincerely hope that the conference would not only show the participants a broad overview of the latest research results on related fields, but also provide them with a significant platform for academic connection and exchange. The Technical Program Committee members have been working very hard to meet the deadline of review. The final conference received over 128 submissions, and 80 papers have been accepted.List of Committee, Technical Program Committee are available in this pdf.

Preface

Due to recent pandemic, 2022 4th International Conference on Energy Systems and Electrical Power (ICESEP 2022) was held virtually online on May 20-22, 2022. The decision to hold the virtual conference was made in compliance with many restrictions and regulations that were imposed by countries around the globe. Such restrictions were made to minimize the risk of people contracting or spreading the COVID-19 through physical contact. There were 120 individuals who attended this online conference, represented many countries.ICESEP 2022 is to bring together innovative academics and industrial experts in the field of energy systems, electrical engineering and power engineering to a common forum. The primary goal of the conference is to promote research and developmental activities in energy engineering, electrical engineering and power engineering and another goal is to promote scientific information interchange between researchers, developers, engineers, students, and practitioners working all around the world.During the conference, the conference model was divided into three sessions, including oral presentations, keynote speeches, and online Q&A discussion. In the first part, some scholars, whose submissions were selected as the excellent papers, were given about 5-10 minutes to perform their oral presentations one by one. Then in the second part, keynote speakers were each allocated 30-45 minutes to hold their speeches. In the second part, we invited four professors as our keynote speakers. Prof. Ismail Musirin, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. Most of his researches dealt with the algorithms and techniques development in solving problems in Power System involving voltage stability, economic power dispatch, transient stability and so on. The second keynote speakers, Prof. Haslenda, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia. Prof Haslenda has an impressive list of high-quality publications (more than 200 publications to date according to Scopus) that have attracted over 5200 citations with h-index of 35. Prof. Abdul Hasib Chowdhury, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladeshi. His research interests include power system planning, stability, reliability analysis, contingency and security analysis, vulnerability analysis, power quality analysis etc. Lastly, we were glad to invite Rafiziana Md.Kasmani, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia. Her research passions are focused on fire engineering, gas and dust explosion, and fire and explosion modelling. Their insightful speeches had triggered heated discussion in the third session of the conference. Every participant praised this conference for disseminating useful and insightful knowledge.The proceedings are a compilation of the accepted papers and represent an interesting outcome of the conference. Topics include but are not limited to the following areas: Energy Saving Technologies, Energy Engineering and Environmental, Renewable Energy Technologies and Systems and other related topics. All the papers have been through rigorous review and process to meet the requirements of international publication standard.We would like to acknowledge all of those who supported ICESEP 2022. The help and contribution of each individual and institution was instrumental in the success of the conference. In particular, we would like to thank the organizing committee for its valuable inputs in shaping the conference program and reviewing the submitted papers.List of Committee member is available in this pdf.

Cooperation between Z.-T. Gramme and P.N. Yablochkov in the Field of Creating AC Generators (On the 175th Anniversary Since the Birth of P.N. Yablochkov)

The great invention of Pavel Nikolaevich Yablochkov and his vigorous activity turned mountains. Within a short period of time, electrical engineering has become a powerful driving force of world progress. The deeper we dive into the study of the Russian inventor’s history, the more of new facts and amazing aspects of his genius are revealed to us. Yablochkov’s candle operated on alternating current. The alternators that existed at that time became obsolete. New electrical machines were urgently needed. In the late 1870s, direct currents were mainly used in electrical engineering. P.N. Yablochkov had to make serious efforts to solve the problem of providing efficient power supply for his lamps. Cooperation of two great electrical engineers P.N. Yablochkov and Z.-T. Gramme led to the development of alternating current technologies and the development of the first two-phase generators, which formed the basis for the development of multiphase electric currents, an entire field in electrical engineering.

Organization of Laboratory Work on the Basis of an Elective Course in Physics

The article describes the purpose of organizing an elective physics course for students of the 10th grade of Secondary School. At the same time, it is determined that the need for specialized training begins with high school. After all, the issue of admission of graduates to higher education institutions, the correct choice of the future profession, the presence of interest in this profession is relevant. In this study, special attention was paid to specialties in the field of Electrical Engineering. On the basis of this, the school organized an elective course in the technical direction, which became the basis for calling it «applied electrodynamics». At the same time, the hours, deadlines, and goals of the elective course are determined and presented in the article. Based on the organized methodology, one sample of laboratory work is presented. In the presented sitting laboratory work, the tasks of determining the dependence of a person's electrical resistance on the frequency of the applied voltage and assessing the risk of electric shock are presented. Students get acquainted with the dependence of the total resistance of the human body and the current flowing through it on the frequency of the applied voltage. In the course of this work, students of the school study the two-phase touch of a person to an alternating current network, the touch of a person to one phase of a three-phase network with a grounded neutral and the currents passing through the human body when a person contacts one phase of a three-phase network with an isolated neutral.

Significantly improved high-temperature energy storage performance of commercial BOPP films by utilizing ultraviolet grafting modification

Commercial biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film capacitors have been widely applied in the fields of electrical and electronic engineering. However, due to the sharp increase in electrical conduction loss as the temperature rises, the energy storage performance of BOPP films seriously degrades at elevated temperatures. In this study, the grafting modification method is facile and suitable for large-scale industrial manufacturing and has been proposed to increase the high-temperature energy storage performance of commercial BOPP films for the first time. Specifically, acrylic acid (AA) as a polar organic molecular is used to graft onto the surface of commercial BOPP films by using ultraviolet irradiation (abbreviated as BOPP-AA). The results demonstrate that the AA grafting modification not only slightly increases the dielectric constant, but also significantly reduces the leakage current density at high-temperature, greatly improving the high-temperature energy storage performance. The modified BOPP-AA films display a discharged energy density of 1.32 J/cm <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</sup> with an efficiency of >90% at 370 kV/mm and 125 °C, which is 474% higher than that of the pristine BOPP films. This work manifests that utilizing ultraviolet grafting modification is a very efficient way to improve the high-temperature energy storage performance of commercial BOPP films as well as provides a hitherto unexplored opportunity for large-scalable production applications.

Development of a Didactic Platform for Flexible Power Electronic Converters

Power electronic converters are the subject of several studies and applications. Knowledge about those converters is essential for several technical and undergraduate courses in the field of Electrical Engineering and related areas. The presence of converter modules in laboratories can be beneficial for experimental validations in academic research and educational purposes, for allowing students to have practical contact with different converter topologies and applications. However, the commercially available power converters are generally manufactured for specific applications, with poor versatility and high cost, when applied for academic purposes. For this reason, several laboratories propose the design of versatile converters, mainly for multilevel converter research. Nevertheless, most of these projects present module designs based on half bridge topology due to their low cost. Therefore, this project topology requires more modules to operate as topologies based on a full-bridge converter. Besides, modules based on full-bridge topology can also work in a half-bridge configuration. Thus, this work presents the design of full-bridge modules capable of operating as different types of converters, as well as the project of the dc-link voltage measurement, isolated power supply and bypass circuits. Moreover, this work addresses the heatsink choice, the thermal evaluation for the semiconductor devices and the realization of galvanic isolation between the signal and power circuits.

Overall Readiness of Logistics 4.0: A Comparative Study of Automotive, Manufacturing, and Electronics Industries in the West Bohemian Region (Czech Republic)

Industry 4.0 brings technologies of automation, the use of collaborative robots, and modern advanced warehousing interconnected with digitization of all steps of the production process, not excluding logistics. Internal logistics vary in different product types. Due to the specification of the Industry 4.0. concept, irregularities can be improved into fully autonomous processes. This trend also raises SMEs’ flexibility in terms of business processes and production organization. The transformation to Industry 4.0 is different from many perspectives (technological, organizational, financial). Therefore, companies need to know their processes’ state and determine their readiness for automation and digitization. After this, a consecutive strategy needs to be adjusted. This article presents the evaluation results of a comparison within individual business sectors (automotive, engineering, and electrical engineering fields). Several scientific methods were used for the successful realization of the objectives of the work (basic logical methods and empirical methods). The proposed methodology was verified in the form of an experiment in selected industrial enterprises. Internal logistics processes were observed inside real enterprises as a form of suitable preliminary research. Further potential cooperation between the companies and a team of experts specializing in Industry 4.0 is planned.

Concerning the Issue of Obligatory State Regulation of Electric Power Complex

The necessity of state regulation in economy is explained by objective possibilities to prevent and smooth out adverse characteristics of economic laws, relationships between participants, macro- and micro- economic and geopolitical factors. At the current stage of development state acts not only as a regulator, but also as an equal active participant of social and economic processes, which implies realization of state dirigism. Through regulation mechanism state exerts accurate and composite impact on economy ensuring its sustainable development. The goal of the research is to shape lines in state regulation of the electric power complex in order to eliminate disproportions in social and economic development. The subject of the research includes economic relations arising in the process of state impact on economic processes in the electric power complex. The research is based on academic and specific methods of studying objective reality. During the research the authors used information of the Federal Antitrust Service, the Federal Service of State Statistics, materials of global independent analytical agencies and informational portals. The authors identified key lines in state regulation and development of competitive relations in the field of electric power engineering. The obtained findings can be used to shape well-balanced risk-oriented policy of state regulation that takes into account all risks of economic development.