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Power Design

Location:
Chicago, IL
Posted:
February 20, 2013

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Resume:

Sai Harsha Jandhyala

**** *** ** * ****** Street, Chicago IL 60607

Email: *******@***.***, *********.******@*****.*** Mobile: 847-***-****

OBJECTIVE:

• To secure a challenging Full Time Position .

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master of Science – Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois-Chicago.

Expected Graduation Date May 2013, GPA 3.43/4.0

• Bachelor of Technology - Electrical and Electronics Engineering – Jawaharlal Nehru

Technological University-Hyderabad, India May 2011, GPA 3.76/4.0

TOOLS AND SKILLSET:

• Programming: C, C++, Java, HTML, mikroC, x86 Assembly Language, Eclipse, NetBeans

and Visual Studio (IDEs).

• Simulation: MATLAB/ Simulink, Synopsys SABER, SILVACO, Mathcad, LTspice, Quartus-II,

LabView.

• Tools: MS Office Suite, Google SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, SAP.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

INTERN - POWER ELECTRONICS, LED TEAM - PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, ROSEMONT-IL May-

2012 to Aug 2012

• Worked closely with Design Engineers in Designing, Testing and Debugging Analog Circuits for

various applications such as Power Stage, 1-10V Dimming, and DALI (Digitally Addressable

Lighting Interface) Communication circuit etc.

• Understood the operation and design of Power Electronic Topologies, design of the modules such

as PFC, EMI filters and Control Circuits.

• Extensively Tested PCB’s for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Power Utilization, Driver &

Controller Compatibility, Software & Hardware Interfaces, worked on Automated Test

Equipment (ATE) to carryout tests to determine key parameters such as Thermal Performance.

• Setup a complete automated Transient Test for LED Drivers to test performance for high

frequency input noise.

• Worked on building test boards to improve the performance of indoor and outdoor LED Drivers.

• Underwent informational sessions to understand the working of other departments such as Sales,

Product Management, and Marketing.

• Worked individually and also with a team of Engineers from departments.

May-2010 to July 2010

INTERN - SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, HYDERABAD, INDIA

• Underwent training in assembly, operation, testing of HV and MV (SF6, Vacuum, and Air) circuit

breakers, relays, MCB, other domestic and commercial protection devices.

• Understood the working of switchgear applications in Power Distribution Systems.

• Underwent training in troubleshooting and field testing of large circuit breakers.

• Modified the Bench Work Instructions to make them more pictorial and easy to understand.

• Underwent basic training in Manufacturing Processes (Lean, Six Sigma), Industry Standards and

Certifications.

• Designed an Efficient Assembly Part Storage System (“Super Market”) by applying Kanban Card

system.

• Worked with a team consisting people from different technical background.

ACADEMIC STUDY:

STUDENT RESEARCH at LABORATORY OF ENERGY SWITCHING-ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS at

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO (UIC) Oct-2011 to Jun 2012

• Researched about a novel approach to implement High Frequency Microgrid which involves

various topics under Electrical Engineering.

• Understood in detail Transmission Line Effects due to transmission of high frequency pulsed

signal over short, medium and long distance.

• Successfully simulated circuits to understand in detail the Signal Integrity, Power Loss and

Transmission Line behaviour at high frequencies at different lengths.

• Simulated Impedance matching networks to test for improvement in peformance.

• Relevant topics of research-Multi-phase Power Systems, Communication, Distributed Control,

Power Electronics and Transmission Line Effects.

PROJECTS:

• Control of High Frequency Link Three Phase Inverter with Transmission Line.

• Modelling of Power Semiconductor Devices using SILVACO– Power Diodes, MOSFET, and

IGBT.

• Designed and Simulated Analog Filters for Audio, Power Source and other applications -

Chebyshev, Butterworth- High Pass, Low Pass, Band Pass, Band stop etc.

• Design of Isolated Ćuk Converter using Closed Loop Control- Modelled a 500 W converter

with robust control with consideration of actual components and varying input voltage.

• Power Analysis of Mini- Solar Power Module for a Stand-alone Load using

MATLAB/Simulink- modelled a domestic load, battery, inverter, PV module the results obtained

were further tested by introducing higher efficiency MPPT.

• Design of 128-bit RC6 Encryption Core using Quartus-II- Programmed and tested using

VHDL for high speed encryption.

• Built and Design of Multi-Functional Communication Aid –part of Assistive Technology Lab

in collaboration with University of Massachusetts, Lowell.

OTHER GRADUATE COURSEWORK:

• Fiber and Integrated Optics, Nanoscale Semiconductor Structures: Electronic and Optical

Properties, Optical Electronics, Digital Signal Processing: Computer Aided Design, Digital

System Design, Analog Filter Design.

ACHEIVEMENTS:

• Multi-Functional Communication Aid -selected for Imagine Cup a Microsoft Initiative

world-wide innovation competition. The project was designed to meet special requirements of

people suffering with autism it was selected under category of Embedded Systems.

• Received First Prize for Paper Presentation on Hybrid Electric Vehicle at Technical Symposium

at National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India.



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