Electrical Engineer

Abhijit S Dande

*******@***.***

**** * ******* *****, ********, MI * Phone -- 906-***-****

Objective: To acquire full time positions in Electrical Engineering.

Education: M.S. Electrical Engineering

Expected Spring 2013

Michigan Technological University, MI

Current term GPA - 3.5 / 4

CGPA - 3.26/4.0

B.S. Electrical Engineering

June 2010

University of Pune, India

CGPA: 3.80 / 4.0

Work

Experience: Power System Protection Relay Lab

December 2012- Present

Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI

. Experience with fault simulations, relay settings and co-

ordinations, and test operations of all SEL relays under

static and dynamic conditions.

. Theory and practical based application of software and

hardware used for power system protection.

. Experiments and design projects to demonstrate the principles

and techniques of industrial power system design.

. Fuses, time overcurrent and instantaneous relays.

Differential relaying for transformers. Distance relaying.

Current and Voltage transformers.

. The faults are modeled in the Lab with power system DOBEL

simulators capable of modeling power system response to any

fault.

. Experience in extensive simulations using ASPEN one liner,

ASPEN line constants and SEL AcSELerator software.

Electrical Engineering Intern

June 2012 - August 2012

ABB India Pvt. Ltd, Nasik, India

. Working with engineers and analyzing quality issues with all

ABB make outdoor and indoor medium voltage circuit breakers.

. Conducting and verifying all type, routine and High Voltage

tests including wiring diagram design.

. Read and analyze engineering circuit breaker 1-line diagram,

wiring diagram design, bills of materials.

. Studying and analyzing technical inspection reports, which

determine improvement scope.

. Study and understand all management activities concerning Six

Sigma, 5S, root cause analysis (ABB`s 4Q principle).

. Familiar with IEEE, ANSI, IEC standards for circuit breakers.

Electrical Engineer

May 2009 - July 2010

Enam Casting Pvt. Ltd. Nasik, India

. Conducting all electrical and mechanical tests of indoor and

outdoor circuit breakers.

. Creating inspection on site for outdoor circuit breakers,

switchgear panels and creating reports.

. Giving out technical presentations to the customer.

. Conduct simulations and verify calculations for short circuit

analysis.

. To write technical documents in English for both technical

and general audiences.

Academic

Projects:

Gas insulated Switchgear panels

ABB India Pvt. Ltd, Summer 2012.

. Complete theoretical analysis concerning load flow analysis,

short circuit analysis of Indoor and Outdoor Switchgear

panels (Medium Voltage) manufactured and assembled in ABB

facilities in India.

. Theoretical analysis and study of all Circuit breakers used

in assembling in the switchgear panels

. Study and analyze management activities like 5S and Six Sigma

for quality department.

Effect and distribution of voltage due to Heavy system

transients on Transformer windings due lightning surges.

Michigan Technological University, Spring 2012

. Develop a system design consistent to insulation on

transformer winding exposed to lightning surges.

. Analyze the voltage distribution over the length of

transformer windings.

. Transformer winding designed in such a way that it`s a simple

ladder of system inductances and capacitances.

. Conducted ATP-EMTP simulations to completely demonstrate the

effect.

Profit Based Unit Commitment in Deregulated Power systems

Michigan Technological University, Fall 2012

. Study and analyze profit based Unit commitment for GENCOS

(Generating Companies) and comparing with traditional Unit

commitment methods.

. Study of PBUC using the information of forecasted price and

forecasted demand for duration of 24 hours.

. Study of PBUC for 3 generating and 6 generating units

systems.?

. MATLAB simulations for analyzing unit commitment of

generating units.

Electrical Reliability Analysis of off shore wind parks

Michigan Technological University, Fall 2012

. Electrical reliability calculations for small, medium and

large off shore wind parks.

. Calculations pertaining to failure rate, repair times, and

switching times for HV equipment's in the park.

. Determining and improving the reliability of the offshore

park by introducing redundancy in the system.

. Analyzing the economics of the wind park with and without

redundancy in the wind parks.

. Economic calculations of Average annual investment and

average annual net annual income per year for every

configuration of the wind park.

Technical Tools: MATLAB, MATLAB SimuLink, ASPEN, Mathematica, ATP-EMTP,

Microsoft Office, C, C++, GAMS

(Optimization Tool)

Management Tools: Six Sigma, 5S, Root cause Analysis.

Activities:

. Active member of IEEE student body and PES (Power Engineering

Society) at Michigan Tech.

. Student supervisor in Michigan Tech on campus facilities

Management & Dining Services.

. Reading, Travelling, cooking, occasional sports.

Relevant course work - Advanced methods in Power systems, Electrical

transients in Power systems, Distribution Engineering, Advanced Machines in

Power Systems, Wind Power, Optimizations, Power systems Operations,

Dynamics and control and Renewable Energy Systems, Power system Protection,

Power system protection Lab.

References:

1) Prof. Dr. Bruce A. Mork

Professor in Electrical Engineering Department

E-mail - ******@***.***

Phone -- 906-***-****

2) Prof. Dr. Sumit Paudyal

Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering Department

E-mail - ******@***.***

Phone - 906-***-****

3) Mr. Milind R. Kulkarni

Assistant Vice President -- Quality at ABB India Pvt. Ltd.

Nashik, India

E-mail - *.*.********@**.***.***

Phone -- +91-253-******* Ext : 431

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