M.S. (Thesis) in Electrical Engineering

AISHWARYA SHRIKANT MUNDADA

****A, Woodmar Drive, 906-***-****

Houghton,MI-49931 ********@***.***

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To obtain a Fulltime position in order to tie my skills and abilities to company’s goals in the field of Electrical Engineering

(Power System and Renewable Energy Resources) starting from May 2016 (EAD card received). EDUCATION

Michigan Technological University; GPA 4.0 Houghton, MI M.S. (Thesis), Electrical Engineering May 2016

Advanced Electrical Power Engineering Certification Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology; First class University of Pune B.E., Electronics Engineering May 2012

RELEVANT COURSES

Advanced Methods in Power Systems Power system Operation Computer Modelling of Power Systems Power System Protection Solar Photovoltaic Technology Wind Power Power Electronics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Michigan Tech’s Open Sustainability Technology Research Group, Michigan Technological University Jan 2015- Present Graduate Research Assistant, Conway Fellow

U.S. Market Analysis for Solar Photovoltaic plug-and-play systems Jan 2016- Present Provided an estimate of the new U.S. market for plug and play PV systems if such regulations are updated by investigating personal financial decision making for Americans. The potential savings for the prosumer are mapped for the U.S. over a range of scenarios.

A Review of Technical Requirements that Enable Plug-and-Play Solar Photovoltaic May 2015- Dec2016 Micro-inverter Systems in the United States.

Reviewed the relevant codes and standards from the National Electric Code, local jurisdictions and utilities for PV with a specific focus on plug-and-play solar and also reviewed the compliance of commercially available micro-inverters and alternating current (AC) modules to these standards. This study also provides a streamlined application for installation of plug and play solar PV systems with only technical requirements and free and open source software to ease utility implementation.

Levelized Cost of Electricity for Solar Photovoltaic, Battery and Cogen Hybrid Systems Jan 2015-May 2015 Provided a new method of quantifying the economic viability of off-grid PV+battery+CHP hybrid systems by calculating the LCOE of the technology.

Performance of U.S. Hybrid Distributed Energy Systems: Solar Photovoltaic, Battery and Jan 2015-May 2015 Combined Heat and Power

Designed an off-grid PV+CHP+Battery hybrid system in order to fulfil a residential load demand for various geographical location in US. The system was simulated using HOMER-Pro software. Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune, India Oct 2013-May 2014 Research Assistant

Renewable Energy Development (3phase Bi-directional grid tie inverter) Designed Matlab-simulink for 3-phase bi-directional grid tie inverter to feed in excess electricity generated by the renewable energy resources into grid. Authored and implemented Code for PWM generation using Micro c and Proteus.

Ultrasonic Cleaner (Mosfet based single phase inverter) Designed Mosfet based single phase inverter (Ultrasonic Cleaner). Utilized Altium for doing

‘Surface mount device’ PCB designing

Integrated Automation and Robotics, Aurangabad, India Aug 2012-May 2013 Trainee Engineer

Bar Feeder and Pick and place arrangements

Designed PLC program for pick and place and bar feeder arrangements. Implemented code using Codesys tool.

Switched Mode power supply(SMPS)

Designed an 80W SMPS using Flyback converter topology to generate multiple DC output from AC input. The output voltages were 5V and 12V.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Available Transfer Capability Sep 2015-Dec 2015

Formulated Genetic Algorithm by using Repeated AC Power Flow for IEEE-30 bus system and calculated ATC and ATC with contingency for the system. Implemented the code using Matlab. AISHWARYA SHRIKANT MUNDADA

1806A, Woodmar Drive, 906-***-****

Houghton,MI-49931 ********@***.***

Behaviour of Wind Turbine in Voltage Regulation Mode and VAr Regulation Mode Sep 2015-Dec 2015 Designed a single line distribution network with DFIG wind turbine setup using Matlab (Simulink) in order to study their impact under different scenarios and also to study DFIG’s control system.

Load Flow Algorithm for Distribution System with and without Distributed Generation Jan 2015-May 2015 Adopted Forward/Backward Sweep algorithm to perform load flow analysis for 12 bus distribution network and IEEE-33 bus distribution network and determined the effect of installation of Distributed generation units. Implemented the code using Matlab.

Impact of Distributed Generation unit on Distribution Relay Protection Jan 2015-May 2015 Investigated the potential impacts of Distributed Generation (DG) units on the protection setup of a typical Distribution Network (DN). Implemented the code using Matlab. Also suggested some effective and practical solutions for the safe integration of DGs into DN.

Load Flow Analyis for IEEE 14 bus system Jan 2015-May 2015 Adopted Newton-Raphson Algorithm to perform load flow analysis for IEEE14 bus system. Implemented the code using Matlab.

Unsymmetrical Fault Analysis Jan 2015-May 2015

Performed Unsymmetrical Fault analysis for a 5-bus system using Matlab coding software and verified the results using ASPEN Software.

Transmission Line Performance and Analyzing it using ATP Sep 2014-Dec 2014 Designed a 132KV double circuit transmission line using ATP to analyse the factors affecting the back Flashover pattern when lightning is struck on a transmission tower top. Also designed a 420KV substation using ATP to analyse the effect of installing non-linear surge arrester to protect terminal equipment’s with non-restoring insulation when lightning surges appears across the substation. PUBLICATIONS

Performance of U.S. hybrid distributed energy systems: Solar photovoltaic, battery and combined heat and power. Energy Conversion and Management, 105, pp. 71-80 (2015).

Levelized Cost of Electricity for Solar Photovoltaic, Battery and Cogen Hybrid Systems. Renewable & Sustainable Energy, 57, pp. 692-753 (2016).

A Review of Technical Requirements that Enable Plug-and-Play Solar Photovoltaic Micro-inverter Systems in the United States. Energies – (under review)

U.S. Market Analysis for Solar Photovoltaic plug and play systems. Renewable Energy – (under review)

CO-CURRICULAR EXPERIENCE

Mruga event management organisation, Pune, India June 2013-Dec 2013 Dance Choreographer

COMPUTER/TECHNICAL SKILLS

Matlab-(Simulink, Simscape, Coding) GAMS SAM PVSyst CYME ATP AcSELator Quickset Doble Protection Suit

Labview HOMER-Pro ASPEN Auto-Cad

Power World Simulator Mathematica MS-Office and Execl Altium Micro-c/C/C++ Power-sim Multi-sim Assembly language for 8051 SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

Recipient of CONWAY FELLOWSHIP at Michigan Technological University, fully waived tuition in addition to monthly stipend

Recipient of Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology Scholarship, fully waived tuition for all 4 years of under-graduation.

Radio interview on Research project in field of Renewable energy, with Next Chapter, promoted by Radio Alexandria.

Active Member of Indian Student Association at Michigan Technological University.

Top 5 in my department every semester during my undergraduate education.

1st position for solo-dance competition at State level in ‘Ellora-Festival’. REFERENCES

Dr. Joshua Pearce, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University, ******@***.***

Dr. Sumit Paudyal, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University, ******@***.***

Vivek Aranake, Associate Professor, Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, *****.**********@*****.***

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