Power Engineering
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RADHAKRISHNAN SIVAKUMAR
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EDUCATION
Northeastern
University,
Boston,
MA,
USA
2013-
2015
Master
of
Science,
Electrical
and
Computer
Engineering.
GPA:
3.17/4.0
Coursework:
Power
Systems
Analysis,
Unbalanced
Power
Grids,
HVDC,
Power
Electronics,
MEMS,
Solid
State
Devices,
Linear
Systems
Theory
and
Design,
Classical
Control
Systems
and
Wireless
Communication.
Anna
University,
Chennai,
TN,
India
2009-
2013
Bachelor
of
Engineering,
Electrical
and
Electronics
Engineering,
CGPA:
3.38/4.0
Coursework:
Power
Systems
Operation
&
Control,
High
Voltage
Engineering,
Transmission
&
Distribution,
Power
Quality
Management,
Protection
&
Switchgear,
Power
Plant
Engineering,
Magnetics,
Microprocessors,
Microcontrollers,
Solid
State
Drives,
Design
of
Electrical
Machines,
Flexible
AC
Transmission
Systems
and
Control
Systems.
TECHNICAL
KNOWLEDGE
Power
Tools:
PSCAD,
ETAP,
ASPEN,
PSS/E,
PSLF,
SKM
Power
Tools,
PowerWorld
Simulator,
PET
and
KEIL.
Software:
MATLAB,
AutoCAD,
OrCAD,
Cadence,
COMSOL,
PSpice,
Simulink,
LabVIEW.
Languages:
C,
C++,
Visual
Basic,
Python
and
JAVA.
OS:
Windows
NT/XP/7,
Ubuntu
12.04,
Linux.
Lab
Experience:
Power
System
Simulation,
Microprocessors
8085/86/51,
SCADA
Design,
MEMS
fabrication,
PCB
Design.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Laboratory
Research
Assistant,
Kostas
Research
Center
Oct
2013
–
Dec
2013
• Utilized
LabVIEW
for
interfacing
and
data
acquisition
of
Nanoscale
device
characterization.
• Manufactured
gold
nanoparticles
nanowires
and
networks
for
nanodevices.
Technical
Intern,
Bharat
Heavy
Electricals
Limited
May
2012
–
Jul
2012
• Modeled
high
efficiency
electrostatic
precipitators
by
parallel
plate
weighted
wire
design.
• Acquired
knowledge
on
design
and
modeling
of
powerplant
equipment
like
Boilers,
Economizers,
Air
pre-
heaters.
• Analyzed
power
generation,
utility
distribution
design
and
ancillary
service
modeling
using
PSS/E.
ACADEMIC
PROJECTS
Analysis
of
Power
System
Faults
for
IEEE
14-
Bus
Transmission
System
–
Northeastern
University
• Designed
an
optimized
set
for
the
least
number
of
power
flows,
power
injections
and
voltage
measurements
for
the
IEEE
14
bus
system
and
a
complete
fault
analysis
was
made
using
MATLAB.
• Various
three
phase
faults
-
3phaseG,
SLG,
LLG,
LL
occurring
on
power
system
transmission
lines
were
rectified
by
addition
of
transformers,
protective
relays
and
switchgears.
Differential
Protection
for
Transmission
Line
using
SEL311L
Relays
–
Northeastern
University
• Designed
a
differential
protection
scheme
for
a
345KV
transmission
line
using
SEL311L
Relays.
• The
fault
calculations
were
performed
and
relay
protection
scheme
was
designed
using
PowerWorld
Simulator.
Power
Systems
Planning
and
Contingency
Analysis
of
IEEE
30
Bus
System
–
Northeastern
University
• Performed
load
flow
and
state
estimation
to
identify
limit
violations
and
contingency
analysis
using
PET
software
by
addition
of
network
elements
such
as
capacitors,
transformers
and
transmission
lines.
• Designed
the
SCOPF
model
for
the
system
to
obtain
steady
state
security
with
minimum
cost.
Low
Cost
Automatic
Solar
Energy
Tracking
System
–
Anna
University,
India
• Modeled
MPPT
(Incremental
Conductance)
with
40%
increase
in
efficiency
and
performed
analysis-
using
LabVIEW.
• Axial
tracking
with
MPPT
tracking
on
a
solar
PV
module
and
its
response
on
module
power
output
is
implemented.
Substation
Design
and
Automation
–
Alamathy
Substation,
India
• Designed
One-
Line
Diagrams
and
substation
layouts
for
400/230-
110KV
Substation
using
ASPEN.
• Modeled
substation
equipment
like
Circuit
Breakers,
Voltage
Regulators
and
transformers
based
on
IEEE
and
IEC
standards
and
monitored
and
controlled
SCADA
systems
in
substation
integration
and
automation.
Design
of
Capacitor
Voltage
Transformer
using
PSCAD
–
Powergear
Limited,
India
• Designed
an
improved
model
of
Capacitor
Voltage
Transformer
with
ferroresonant
suppression
using
PSCAD.
• Performed
dielectric
breakdown
and
insulation
resistance
tests
on
the
transformer
with
different
field-
testing
equipment
like
Hipot
and
Partial
Discharge
Analyzer.
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