EHV Substation Protection & Commissioning Engineer

AMOL SHRIDHAR MULGUND

Sangli, Maharashtra +91-988*******

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ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

EHV Substations Protection Systems Testing & Commissioning SCADA Transitioning to Protection & Control / Substation Design

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Electrical Engineer with 16 years of experience in Extra High Voltage (EHV) and Low Voltage (LV) substations specializing in operation, maintenance, testing, troubleshooting and commissioning support of electrical power systems.

Hands-on experience with power transformers, circuit breakers, CTs, PTs/CVTs, surge arresters, capacitor banks, station batteries, protection relays and SCADA systems. Strong understanding of protection philosophy, relay operation, interlocking schemes, single line diagrams, protection schematics and substation equipment gained through extensive field experience.

Successfully participated in EHV bay commissioning, transformer commissioning, diagnostic testing and shutdown management while maintaining 99.7% system availability. Seeking to transition into Protection & Control Design or Substation Design Engineering by leveraging extensive practical knowledge of power systems.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Substations: EHV AIS Substations • HT/LT Switchgear • Grid Operations • Switching Operations • Shutdown Planning

Protection & Control: Transformer Protection • Busbar Protection • Line Protection • Capacitor Bank Protection • Numerical Relays • Relay Testing • Protection Interlocking • SCADA

Testing & Maintenance: Diagnostic Testing • Preventive Maintenance • Predictive Maintenance • Condition Monitoring • Fault Investigation • Equipment Reliability

Engineering Exposure: Single Line Diagrams • Protection Schematics • Control Schematics • GA Drawings • Busbar Arrangements • Equipment Layouts • Commissioning Support

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Co. Ltd. (MSETCL)

Assistant Engineer Aug 2012 – Present

Operate and maintain EHV substations ensuring 99.7% system availability.

Perform operation, maintenance and diagnostic testing of power transformers, circuit breakers, CTs, PTs/CVTs, surge arresters and capacitor banks.

Work with transformer, line, busbar and capacitor bank protection schemes including relay operation, protection logic and interlocking philosophy.

Coordinate relay testing, shutdown planning and maintenance activities for improved equipment reliability.

Interpret Single Line Diagrams, protection schematics, control wiring diagrams and equipment layouts during maintenance and commissioning.

Participate in commissioning of EHV transformer bays and switchyard equipment including pre-commissioning checks and energization.

Operate substations through SCADA while ensuring compliance with grid operating procedures.

Investigate faults using relay indications, event records and equipment behaviour to identify root causes.

Coordinate with protection testing and maintenance teams during planned outages and emergency restoration.

Key Achievement

Maintained high system reliability through effective preventive maintenance, condition monitoring and successful execution of commissioning and shutdown activities.

Tata Motors Ltd., Pune

Assistant Manager – Central Plant Engineering Nov 2008 – Nov 2009

Managed operation and maintenance of 22 kV, 6.6 kV and 440 V electrical distribution systems.

Maintained HT/LT switchgear, transformers, DG sets and associated electrical equipment.

Responsible for electrical maintenance of 17 substations supplying manufacturing facilities.

Coordinated relay testing, DG synchronization and preventive maintenance activities.

Worked with ACDBs, DCDBs, contactors and electrical control systems.

Improved power factor and optimized electrical system performance.

Reliance Energy Ltd., Mumbai

Graduate Engineer Trainee Aug 2004 – Aug 2005

Participated in HVDS implementation and feeder augmentation projects.

Assisted in installation and commissioning of RMUs, package substations and underground cable systems.

Worked with SCADA for monitoring electrical distribution systems.

Supported cable laying, testing and restoration activities.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)

Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli (2004)

University Second Rank

Aggregate: 73.13%

Diploma in Electrical Engineering

L.E.S. Polytechnic, Sangli (2001)

First Rank for three consecutive years

Final Year: 78.15%

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Equipment

Power Transformers • Circuit Breakers • CT • PT/CVT • Surge Arresters • Capacitor Banks • HT/LT Switchgear • DG Sets • Station Batteries • Battery Chargers

Protection Systems

Transformer Protection • Busbar Protection • Line Protection • Capacitor Bank Protection • Numerical Relays • Relay Testing • Protection Interlocking

Engineering

SLD Interpretation • Protection Schematics • Control Schematics • GA Drawings • Fault Analysis • Diagnostic Testing • Commissioning Support • SCADA Operation

Software

SAP PM • SAP MM • MATLAB (Basic) • Primavera • MS Office

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

16 years of experience in EHV/LV substations and switchgear.

Maintained substation availability above 99.7%.

Successfully participated in EHV transformer and bay commissioning.

Extensive hands-on experience in testing and maintenance of transformers, circuit breakers, CTs, PTs, surge arresters and capacitor banks.

Strong practical knowledge of protection schemes, SCADA operation and grid switching.

University Second Rank in B.E. Electrical Engineering.

PROJECT & TRAINING

B.E. Project: Shunt Active Power Filter using VSI Topology for harmonic mitigation in industrial power systems.

Technical Seminars: Artificial Neural Networks • Co-generation for Sugar Industry

LANGUAGES

English • Hindi • Marathi

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