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- 1. SHASHWAT SHEKHAR, E.I.T. 1000 Greek Row Drive [email protected] Ph:617-949-9210 Arlington, TX- 76013 [email protected] Availability: December, 2016 Willing to Relocate SUMMARY: Motivated and Fast Learning Electrical Engineer with 1 year of professional work experience in the Power Industry (Transmission) in the field of Power System Planning studies, Generator Interconnection and NERC Compliance studies. Strong Educational background in the field of Power Systems Engineering with a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. Strong collaborative skills in working with clients, consultants, partners, inter/intra departmental colleagues Experience in Software Development and Software Testing for 10 months in TCS using Java, My SQL and Eclipse IDE. SKILLS/COMPETENCIES: Transmission System Planning Studies (Steady-State and Dynamic State) NERC TPL-001-4 Reliability Standards- Transmission System Planning Performance Requirements Generator Interconnection Studies SCADA Design of Relays- Control of tripping time for different time-dial and tap settings, Optimal Power Flow Solar Energy (Future Prediction), PLC Knowledge of Competitive/Wholesale Electricity Market Structure Microgrid Protection Study, Knowledge of PSAT VSAT and TSAT Computer Software: Siemens PSSE, CAPE, Power World, Matlab/Simulink, Python, VBA, Java, C, C++, Eclipse WORK EXPERIENCE: Co-op: Transmission Planning, XCEL Energy July 2015- January 2016 Assisted Transmission Planning Engineers with the NERC TPL-001-4 Reliability Standard. Performed power flow N-1 and N-1-1 contingency analysis to analyze the reliability of the Xcel Energy Transmission System for NERC TPL-001-4 Compliance. Prepared and verified both power flow contingency (.con) and transient stability PSAS (.psa) files for the events P12, P22 and P55 related to NERC TPL-001-4 Reliability Standard. Studied and analyzed switching maps to determine the bus configuration of different substations and define breaker contingencies for single and three phase faults on the transmission system. Studied SCADA and analyzed the line flows, the working of generators, buses and the breakers installed. Extracted Generation data (MW, MVAR, KV, Station Power, Startup Power) from SCADA for wind farms and fossil generation and used this data in future PSSE models to determine Generation Dispatch. Built one-line diagrams on CAPE to study breaker positions at a substation, calculate fault impedance and use this data to write the contingencies for single-line-to-ground and three-phase faults occurring on the transmission system. Developed VBA code to generate PSSE Response files to facilitate the dispatch of wind generation in seasonal planning models, using historical wind data. Summer Internship: Electrical Division, JAYPEE Cements Ltd. India April 2012- September 2012 Performed Power Flow Analysis (Steady State) to analyze the Transmission and Distribution system in a Captive Power Plant. Calculated the ratings (Impedance) of the Transformers interconnected to the system using the Transformer Nameplate and Test Reports data. Under the guidance of Senior Engineers, Performed Steady State Contingency (N-1 and N-1-1) Analysis using PSSE to determine the impact of adding 25 MW coal-fired captive power plant on the Transmission System. Worked on the Control System design of Coal Handling plant, Ash Handling Plant and Water Treatment plant. EDUCATION: University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX December 2016 (Expected) Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems GPA: 3.55/4.0 Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, India June 2009-May 2013 Bachelor of Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering GPA: 3.8/4.0 (8.71/10.0)
- 2. COURSE WORK: Power System Modeling and Analysis, Power System Protective Relaying, Power System Reliability Planning and Operations in Competitive Electricity Markets, Power Electronics (Basic and Advanced), Electric Motor Drive, Programmable Logic Controllers in Industrial Automation (PLC), Control Systems (Basic and Advanced) Professional Memberships: IEEE Power and Energy Society, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, IEEE Industry Applications Society, IEEE Power Electronics Society, IEEE Computer Applications Society ACADEMIC PROJECTS: Conductor Clearance Analysis of a 115 kV Transmission Line September 2014- Present Performed Conductor Clearance Analysis to determine a solution to fix the substandard spans on the line. Four substandard spans were identified on 10 mile long 115 kV line. The current line was rated at 120 degree C. It was pre- determined that the substandard spans can be rectified at 100 degree C. The ratings for the line at 120 degree C and 100 degree C were provided. The cost to fix the substandard spans was $30,000. The project was to determine if line should be de-rated or fixed. Performed N-1-1 contingency analysis using Power World Simulator to determine the % loading on the line. Stressed the case to obtain maximum power flow on the line. New line ratings at 100 degree C were used. From the analysis it was determined that that new (lower line ratings) were sufficient to carry the load and the line did not overload. Hence it was proposed that the line should be de-rated rather than fixing the line. An Adaptive Sliding Mode Controller for Buck Converter in Continuous Conduction Mode January 2016- May 2016 The project proposes a new adaptive sliding mode controller for buck converter operating in the continuous conduction mode. The controller is designed to monitor the output loading condition and adaptively changes its control parameters to give optimal dynamic performances corresponding to any loading variations. Faster transient response and reduced steady state error during over-loaded operation is observed. Design of an Inverse-Time Over-Current Relay- (CO-8): January 2015- May 2015 Designed an Inverse-time Overcurrent relay- (CO-8) using Matlab with a user selectable time dial setting and tap setting. The relay records the fault current level and accordingly provides the tripping time. The algorithm was designed such that the relay resets immediately if the current sets back to normal. The code also eliminated harmonics and DC offset present in the current. Prevention of Super-synchronous Resonance Problem on the Turbine System of Generator using Static VAR Compensator: January 2015- May 2015 Used a 3-phase Fixed Capacitor-Thyristor Controlled Reactor (FC-TCR), a type of Static VAR Compensator (SVC) to perform power factor correction and prevent negative-sequence current from entering the generator. Developed a control algorithm in Matlab which calculates the necessary admittance of the SVC to achieve the goal. Admittances were calculated to perform power-factor correction and sequence current compensation. Adaptive Energy Management Scheme in Real Time Energy Harvesting Systems: January 2013- May 2013 Developed an Algorithm called Adaptive Forward Prediction (AFP) which predicts Solar Energy available in a given area in the next 1 hour in future using MATLAB. AFP is an improvement over an existing algorithm “Exponentially Weighted Moving Average (EWMA)” which predicts solar energy that would be available in a given area on the next day (24 hours). AFP Algorithm uses the present data to calculate the weighted average, which is fed back to the system using feedback loop analysis to determine the new predicted value of solar energy for the next hour. % error was calculated by comparing the predicted values of solar energy for AFP and EWMA with the actual values. It was proved that using AFP over EWMA reduced the % error from 30% to 6%. Technical Reports/Presentations: January 2016- Present A Fuzzy Logic Particle Swarm Based Optimization Technique for Congestion management. Interconnection Requirements for New Generation in the ERCOT Interconnection. Microgrid Protection: Latest Developments in Microgrid Protection Techniques, Challenges and Future Potential AREAS OF INTEREST: Steady State and Dynamic Analysis of Power System, Power System Markets, Power System Protection, Substation Engineering Design, Engineering Economics Note: I am authorized to work in USA for any organization under OPT for F-1 Student Visa.