Victor Orejuela Luna, professor and researcher of the electricity major in the university's branch in Quito, was acknowledged during the 31st National Seminar of the Ecuadorian Electric Sector for the scientific quality of his research. Two of the four papers presented by professor Orejuela in the event won first and second place of the best papers presented in the seminar which took place in Quito from the 26th to the 28th of October.

Professor Orejuela presented 4 technical articles related to research directed by him at the University. The national event, organized by the Regional Energy Integration Committee (ECUACIER for its acronym in Spanish) and the Empresa Eléctrica Quito S.A., was attended by 260 professionals from the Ecuadorian energy sector and academia.

96 abstracts were accepted for the event, but only 68 were approved and presented during the seminar. Only 10 received an award.

The papers presented by professor Orejuela were: 
 
1. Effect of the induction cookplates in the residential electric service quality. Second place
 
2. Demand Estimation Model based on load measurements in residential buildings in the city of Quito. First place. 

3. Technical and economic feasibility study of the implantation of micro wind turbines distributed generation in Ecuador 

4. Methodology for the identification of critical contingencies in the operation of the National Interconnected System and remedial actions 

The first three papers by Orejuela focus on residential power distribution networks, including distributed generation from wind power sources. These networks allow the optimization of energy consumption in domestic installations, projecting the demand and reducing the generation of electrical energy for consumption. In particular, the article that presents the "study of the technical and economic feasibility of the implementation of generation distributed through micro wind turbines in Ecuador" explains how the inclusion of renewable sources can contribute to the mitigation of the impact of non-renewable sources.

The last research, presents a diagnosis of failures of the national electrical transmission system (SNT for its acronym in spanish), it has the possibility of knowing the situation of the system and its interconnection with other countries. For the particular case of Ecuador, the possibility of commercializing energy with Colombia and Peru is being analyzed.