Electrical Engineer Commissioning & Protection Specialist

NARENDRAN P.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER COMMISSIONING POWER SYSTEMS & PROTECTION

Kuwait: +965-******** • India: +91-735******* • *****.***@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

• Electrical Engineer with 18 years of power-sector experience, including 16 years across the Middle East.

• Experienced in testing, commissioning, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and protection-system activities for HV, MV and LV electrical systems.

• Hands-on experience with 400/132/11 kV AIS and GIS substations, power transformers up to 100 MVA, HV reactors, switchgear, capacitor banks, DC chargers and battery systems.

• Strong working knowledge of electrical protection schemes, protection logic, stability testing, functional trip testing and commissioning documentation.

• Leadership experience coordinating testing and commissioning teams, site activities, clients and vendors to achieve quality and timely project completion.

• Approved as a Protection Engineer for 300/132/11.5 kV preventive-maintenance activities for MEW Kuwait for Hitachi Energy; approved for MEW commissioning activities for PAHW Mutla projects with NCC and L&T.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Testing & Commissioning of AIS/GIS Substations

• Protection Relays & Protection Schemes

• Power Transformers & CT/VT Testing

• Differential & REF Stability Testing

• Busbar Stability & Sensitivity Testing

• Switchgear: SF6, VCB & ACB

• FAT / SAT & Functional Testing

• Grid Synchronization & Generator Testing

• Load Shedding, LBB & Synchronizing Schemes

• Shutdown / Modification / Upgrade Works

• Power System Analysis

• Commissioning Documentation & Client Coordination

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ENERGY SOLUTION LLC, Kuwait Testing & Commissioning Engineer Jan 2019 – Present

PDCS PROJECTS INDIA PVT. LTD. Senior Testing & Commissioning Engineer Oct 2013 – Oct 2018

INEL PROJECTS INDIA PVT. LTD. Senior Testing & Commissioning Engineer Apr 2009 – Jun 2013

SYSPRO AUTOMATION PVT. LTD. Testing Supervisor Apr 2008 – Apr 2009

• Tested and commissioned indoor/outdoor packaged substations and electrical equipment, including SF6, VCB and ACB switchgear from 400 V to 400 kV.

• Tested and commissioned LCC and protection panels associated with 400 kV to 33 kV GIS systems, 11 kV capacitor panels and power transformers.

• Performed generator short-circuit and stability tests and grid synchronization; carried out busbar stability/sensitivity tests and transformer differential/REF stability tests.

• Configured, tested and commissioned Alstom protection relays in compliance with ANSI/IEEE standards; worked with protection relays from Alstom/Areva and Siemens, including transformer, motor and feeder protection.

• Performed FAT and SAT activities, functional trip testing, load-shedding functions, LBB protection, synchronizing schemes and SCS signal simulation.

• Calibrated/tested breakers, digital meters and energy meters and performed troubleshooting for electrical systems in Oil & Gas and thermal power environments.

• Prepared pre-commissioning checklists, test reports, as-built drawings, cable schedules and detailed commissioning/shutdown schedules.

• Planned and supported shutdown works for additional bays, additional switchgear panels, system modifications/upgrades and annual relay/substation maintenance testing.

• Coordinated design-review meetings with clients and vendors, maintained test-report documentation and submitted commissioning records to clients.

SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE – KUWAIT

Preventive Maintenance – Primary Substations — MEW Kuwait 300/132/11.5 kV ABB / Hitachi Energy Kuwait

• Protection relay testing; testing of CTs, meters and primary equipment; functional trip and busbar trip testing.

Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW) – Mutla Substations — MEW Kuwait L&T

• Testing and commissioning activities for substation works.

Clean Fuel Project – Packaged Substation — KNPC JGSK

• Testing and commissioning activities for packaged substation systems.

Elevated Substations — KOC SK

• Commissioned elevated substations GC01, GC02, GC04, GC06, GC07, GC11, GC17, GC19, GC20, GC21, GC22, BS140, BS151 and BS171.

MEW 132 kV Substations — MEW Kuwait Al Ahleia / Kharafi National

• Testing & commissioning engineer for Sabah Al Ahmed F, Sabah Al Ahmed H, Sabah Al Ahmed 2A/2K/2B and Abu Fattera E substations.

SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE – QATAR, UAE & INDIA

Qatar: Ezdan 1 Substation (220/132/11 kV); Ezdan 2, 3 & 4 Substations (132/66/11 kV); Mesaieed Industries E Substation (220/132/33 kV). Client: KAHRAMAA; through Siemens.

Abu Dhabi, UAE: Takreer Oil Refinery, Ruwais RRE Expansion 3 – seven substations. Client: Takreer; through Samsung.

India: 400 kV Adani Power S/S, Sami, Gujarat; 400 kV APTRANSCO S/S, Uravakonda, Andhra Pradesh; 400/220 kV PGCIL S/S, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu; Bathia Coke Division 110/11 kV, Chennai; NTPC 3 500 MW power plant, Chennai; J.R. Steels 110/33 kV, Chennai; Loyal Textile 33/11 kV, Andhra Pradesh.

TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT & TEST KITS

• Secondary injection: Omicron 356, Doble FS600, ISA Test Unit, Sverker 750, Programma and Freja series.

• CT / primary test equipment: Omicron CT Analyzer, Omicron CPC 100, Vanguard and breaker analyzer.

• Other equipment: 100 A contact resistance meter, single-pole timer, 40 kV high-pot kit and ODEN primary injection test set.

TRAINING

• ETAP Course – Power System Analysis

GEOGRAPHICAL EXPERIENCE

India • Kuwait • Qatar • UAE (Abu Dhabi)

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