Engineer Power Plant

CHANDRASHEKHAR KHAMBEKAR

**/***, *******, ********** *.H.S.

G.B.Road, Thane (W)

Mumbai-400610

Cell No – 993*******,983-***-****

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

Design Engineer (Electrical)

OBJECTIVE – A challenging Management/Technical position in which acquired expertise, creative talents,

and commitment to excellence will have valuable application.

SUMMARY

• Lead Electrical Design Engineer with a team of 7-9 engineers/technologists.

• Total Eight (8) years of experience in the field of EHV, MV and LV substation design.

• Worked on 66kV, 132kV, 138kV, 161kV, 220KV, 345kV and 400kV system voltages of utility generating

and grid transmission substations of India, Africa and USA

• Completed 138kV and 345kV substation project secondary engineering work for Oncor Utility, Texas,

USA within scheduled time with on job deputation of 6 months to Houston, USA.Also preparation for

equipment specification for utility client of USA.

• Executed projects in cement, Wind farm industry. Wind farm of 200MW included 1.5 MW, 2.1MW wind

turbine generators and coal washry project for cement industry

• Carried out techno commercial evaluation of EHV substation equipments, reviewing of offers of

equipment and drawing revisions with QA procedures

• Coordination with tendering, civil, mechanical, procurement and HVAC staff to produce deliverables such

as equipment drawings, evaluation of vendor offers, preparation of specifications, cable schedules and

layout drawings.

• Coordinated in team to deliver in time including support to field for execution work at site.

• Designed control room building electrical lighting layouts with the help of Dialux 5.0

• Familiar with all Indian Standards IS,North American standards ANSI and IEC standards

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor in Electrical engineering, SSBT College of Engg, North Maharashtra University, India, 2005

Diploma in Electrical engineering, Govt. Polytechnic Nasik, India, 2001

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES

Received Challenger Award 2011-2012 for showing exemplary performance with continued innovation, creativity

and delivery focus

Received E-Learner Award for the year 2010-2011

ADDITIONAL COURSES AND TRAINING

Training on Earthing Systems-CBIP 2012

Bentley substation software – March 2011

Project Management, RPG learning centre, April 2011

Relay setting and coordination- Power Linkers Mumbai, India- Jul 2006

Hydraulics applications in cement plant, Bosch India, 2006

AutoCAD, 6 month professional course, Government Polytechnic, Nasik, January 2000

External examiner for Oral examination for Power System at Govt.Polytechnic Nasik- May 2007

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Design Engineer (Electrical)

POSITIONS HELD

Manager-M2 Substation Design – Electrical, KEC International Limited,

March 2008 – till date Mumbai, India

June 2007 – March 2008 Electrical Section Engineer, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company

Limited, Mumbai, India

Dec 2006 – June 2007

Project Engineer,Suzlon Energy Limited, Pune, India

Nov 2005 – Nov 2006 Executive,Grasim Cement Plant,Raipur,India

July 2001 – July 2002

Trainee Engineer, EPCOS India Pvt. Ltd., Nasik, India

EXPERIENCE

KEC International Limited, Mumbai, India (2008-present)

• Responsible as lead engineer to organize work with junior staff/mentor and train-on MV,HV, EHV

substation projects

Projects Handled

• Mumias/Musaga Sugar factory 132 kV Substation project, Kenya.

• Kittitas Valley 138 kV wind farm collecting substation, Bonneville Power

Administration, USA.

• 161/34.5kV grid substation project, Volta River Authority, Ghana

• 138/345kV grid substation project, Everman, USA.

• 11/132kV GIS substation for BOP project for 1 x 66 MW coal based power plant at

Jharkhand.

• 132/220kV grid substation at Tsirang and Jigmeling, Bhutan Power Corporation,

Bhutan

• 15/138kV geothermal generating plant substation at Nicaragua, USA.

• 220/400kV grid substation project at Bolangir, Power grid Corporation India

Limited.

• 132kV and 220kV Line and transformer bay addition to various substation at

MSETCL, Maharashtra

• 132, 220,400kV transmission line parameters calculation project, MEW Kuwait

• 138kV Line bay extension at Cebu and Colon, Philippines.

Activities Involved in

• Designed and Developed Equipment Layouts for 220/132/33kV, 220/66kV, 11/0.433kV, 132/33kV,

345/138kV, 33/0.433kV,400/220kV etc AIS and GIS Substations.

• Designed and Developed HV and LV Single Line Diagrams.

• Design Lighting Calculation using DIALUX, for Street Lighting calculations, High mast Area Lighting

Calculations for the switchyard area / Indoor Lighting Calculations for Substations and layouts. Designed

Lighting Schematics drawings.

• Preparation of Specifications & Data sheet for all the HV and LV Equipments for substation.

• Conductor sizing & short circuit forces calculations. Cable ampacity calculations using ETAP 6.0.0 for HV

Cables upto 2000sq.mm.

• Design Calculations of CT/VT Sizing Calculations.

• Short circuit studies, Motor Starting study and Load Flow calculations using ETAP 7.0.0.

• Design Calculations of Earthing using ETAP 7.0.0/IEEE 80

• Design Calculations of Cable Sizing, Lightning Protection & Battery Sizing using IEC & IEEE standards.

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Design Engineer (Electrical)

• Cable Routing Layouts for 132kV indoor GIS and 33kV switchgear Power Cables to outdoor power

transformer and line bay equipments.

• Preparation of Bill of Quantity for Lighting, HT Power Cables, LT Power Cables, Control Cables, Cable

Terminations & Cable Tray and Accessory Components.

• Designed and Developed Cable Tray/Duct Bank, Lighting & Earthing Layouts.

• Prepared Cable Schedules, Distribution Board Schedules.

• Techno-Commercial Analysis for the designs.

• Electrical Load Estimation for the entire plant.

• HV and LVAC / DC power / control cable sizing calculations.

• HV/EHV transmission line parameters calculations.

MSEDCL (Maharashtra State Electrical Distribution Company Limited), Mumbai, India

(June 2007-March 2008)

• Responsible as Sectional Electrical utility construction Engineer to monitor substation and transmission

line projects work.

Projects Handled 3 x 132kV Line Bay and 1 x 50MVA, 3 phase Transformer bay expansion,

main and transfer bus arranged substation, Dhatav MIDC .Roha, Raigad.

APDRP 11, 22 and 33kV substations work in section area.

Activities Involved in

• Planning and project management of APDRP substations.

• Factory inspection and on site testing of switchyard electrical equipments.

• Contractor’s work supervision with respect to contract specifications and work allotment to team

members.

• Ensured compliance with regulatory standards and customer criteria.

• Monitoring contractor schedules and coordinating project progress to management.

• 11, 22 and 33kV power transmission line regulation calculations and load sanction as per load

calculations.

• Reviewing Designed and Developed Equipment Layouts for 132/33kV, 33/11kV, 33/0.433kV AIS and GIS

Substations.

Suzlon Energy Limited, Pune, India Dec.2006-June 2007

• Responsible as project engineer to Provide new designs of wind farm substations with supporting

calculations, prepare MR (Material requisitions) and review staff engineers work prior to communicating

to client.

Projects Handled 33/220kV, 2x100MVA wind farm collecting substation project, MSETCL at

Gangapur, Maharashtra.

200MW wind farm project consist of 1.5MW and 2.1MW Wind Turbine

Generator, Gujarat.

Activities Involved in

• Designed and Developed Equipment Layouts for 33/220kV AIS wind farm collecting substation.

• Designed and Developed HV and LV Single Line Diagrams.

• Preparation of Specifications & Data sheet for all the HV and LV Equipments for substation.

• HV and LVAC / DC power / control cable sizing calculations.

• Design Calculations of CT/VT Sizing Calculations.

• Diesel Generator, station transformer sizing calculations.

• Design Calculations of Earthing using ETAP 7.0.0/IEEE 80

• Design Calculations of Cable Sizing, Lightning Protection & Battery Sizing using IEC and IEEE standards.

• Cable Routing Layouts for 33kV WTG feeders.

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CHANDRASHEKHAR KHAMBEKAR Cell No. +91-99-308*-****

Email:************@**********.***

Design Engineer (Electrical)

• Preparation of Bill of Quantity for Lighting, HT Power Cables, LT Power Cables, Control Cables, Cable

Terminations & Cable Tray and Accessory Components.

• Designed and Developed Cable Tray/Duct Bank, Lighting & Earthing Layouts.

• Prepared Cable Schedules, Distribution Board Schedules.

• Techno-Commercial Analysis for the designs.

Grasim Cement Plant, Raipur, India Nov.2005-Nov 2006

• Responsible as executive in projects/maintenance department to carryout in-house projects work in

cement plant.

Projects Handled 1x25 MW Thermal power plant at Rawan. The scope includes boiler, 1 no.

25 MW turbine generators, air cooled condenser, balance of plant

equipment (Water treatment plant, coal handling plant, ash handling plant),

electrical, complete instrumentation and civil works.

Activities Involved in

• Maintain Plant Substation of 132/6.6KV with 32 MVA power transformer, 6.6KV distribution feeders to

transformers, HT motors &HT capacitor banks.

• Maintain Diesel Generator Power Plant of 18MW containing 3 DGs each of 6MW capacity running

parallel with grid.

• Maintain battery banks & chargers of DC control supply to the station.

• Transformers, feeder & HT motor protection systems.

• DG differential, restricted earth fault and field failure protection systems through latest relays.

• Energy monitoring system, SCADA system for control of DG sets.

• Commissioning of numerical relay (MICOM –P341) for protection of substation.

• HT/ LT - Motors, distribution / feedback transformers, VFD drives, DC Drive panels, SPRS panels, HT/LT

Switchgear PCCs/MCCs, Panel PLCs & drive controllers, LRS/LRR, ESP Transformers, HT Capacitor &

reactors, APFC panels.

Epcos India Pvt. Ltd, Nasik, India July.2001-May 2002

• Shift Engineer responsible for fulfilling production targets of solar panels and achieving the same within

time and cost parameters.

Activities Involved in

• Optimizing man & machine utilization to achieve pre set solar module production targets.

• Tested 36W, 75W, 100W Photo-Voltaic modules for HV, Sunsimulator, EVA elongation testing.

• Supported research activities for Photo-Voltaic modules.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Name : Chandrashekhar C Khambekar

Nationality : Indian

Languages : English - Hindi – Marathi

Date of Birth : February 28, 1980

Status : Married

Home address : 18/201, Chanaky, Tulshidham CHS, Thane, Mumbai- 400610, India

Passport No : G7846880

Telephone : +91-993******* (mobile)

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