Biography

Sergei Yakovlevich Petrov was born in Achinsk, Krasnoyarsk in 1922. His studies in the Moscow Electric Power Institute were interrupted by the attack of Germany on Russia in 1941. He was sent to Military School and after graduation as a lieutenant was sent to the front. In December 1942, near Stalingrad, he was heavily injured and lost his leg. He later continued his education, graduated in 1947 as an Electrical Engineer and started his carrier in the electric power research and design institute Energosetproekt in Moscow.

During his career, he reached the position of Deputy Principal Engineer and worked on a wide range of projects - from generator to extra-high voltage transmission line protection. He was USSR's representative to CIGRE Study Committee 34 and participated in international projects in India and Bulgaria. In 1962 he received the Lenin's award in science and technology. He retired in 1991, but still works as Principal Specialist in power system protection.