Rahul A. Email & Phone Number

California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

Oakland / San Francisco , Ca

• Economic and planning studies for higher DER penetration levels on ISO controlled grid. Study takes into account sensitivities in import/export constraints, ancillary service operations and forecast errors between committed resources and dispatch while moving from DAM to RTM.• Economic and planning studies for PV/Wind/Storage integration and siting. Includes analysis of fulfilling TSR requests into neighboring utility areas.• Built tools to automate the process of DC-power flow (Production simulation export) to AC- Power flow conversion; analyze market data and congestion patterns to present to clients and identify transmission plans and identify scenarios of potential cascading outages using area wide angular separation.• Modeling, Scripting and Testing of Real Time Voltage Instability (RVII) ( QT proprietary) algorithm with its associated sub-types for Bus, Area, and Corridor in model based and real time environments.• Transfer analysis to calculate and increase path TTC while monitoring system voltage stability, transient stability and small signal stability.• TPL studies for various clients.• Developing .dll for integration with EMS and RTDS environment in both Linux and Windows platform.• EMTP modeling and analysis of 500/240 kV network for transformer energization, Transient Recovery voltage, Transient over-voltage and resonance(frequency scanning) studies. • Developing responses to technical study aspects of RFPs. • Transmission line lightening and grounding performance evaluations• Dynamic modeling of energy storage controllers to study frequency response characteristics in the system and coordination strategies with AGC controllers. • Risk assessment and forward cost analysis of grid connected battery technologies.

Oakland / San Francisco , Ca

Projects include:• New Methodology for determining path transfer capability of bulk transmission system facilities • Sub transmission system modeling • Real Time Synchrophasor Voltage stability monitoring • CIP-014 Risk Assessment and Verification • Impact of DER on Transmission networks ( Production simulation and Power flow study)• Real time Synchrophasor applications for RTDS testing • Distribution Network Predictive Reliability Improvement Pilot .• Built tools to automate the the process of TTC calculations in planning and real time environment.• Transmission Line lightening Impact study • Electromagnetic Interference study of 500 kV and 230 kV Transmission Lines • Fort McMurray West 500 kV line engineering study (including transient studies, conductor ampacity study, Transformer life expectancy study)• Transient Overvoltage (TOV) studies for line switching, line energization and re-energization • FERC Order 1000 support.• Geomagnetic Disturbance (GMD) event related Voltage Stability studies • Attend regional planning meetings and provide recommendations to clients• Assist with developing responses to RFP (Request for proposals) and meeting business goals of the company

Pullman,Wa

Western Electricity Coordination Council (WECC)Regional Transmission Exapnsion Planning (RTEP)-Performed Generator Interconnection feasibility studies-Conducted steady state and dynamics, security assessment studies-System Reliability Impact Study (SRIS) following NERC, FERC and WECC reliability guidelines-Provided recommendations for transmission expansion-Tools used PSLF,PSS/E and DSA tools Smart Grid /Distribution Automation Project- AVISTA Utilities-Tested algorithms to estimate static load parameters for utilization of smart meter database to quantify accurate CVR (Conservation Voltage Reduction) benefits for system. -Developed Optimization techniques for voltage and reactive power management to compute accurate energy savings-Tools used include SynerGEE, MATLAB, ETAP, GridLab-D and OpenDSS

Pullman,Wa

-Provided instructions and Conducted Tutorial and Lab sessions for undergraduate level inorganic Chemistry class-Proctored examinations and quizzes for a batch of 50 students

Menlo Park,Ca

-Designed a higher power density, data center distribution model using AutoCAD, REVIT MEP and Solid Works-Conducted Cost of Deployment analysis using RSMeans-Designed a substation model for cold server storage using AutoCAD-Conducted Power Quality Analysis at server hardware level-Performed Cluster Power capacity analysis -Assisted with Field Commissioning and Initial Service Testing of Prineville Data Center new build-Updated basis of design (BOD) with new findings-Developed and patented power monitoring device with coupling unit

Dubai

-Conducted Harmonics and Power quality analysis-Provided mitigation strategies to customers-Conducted extensive studies at Mall of the Emirates, Dubai and Emirates Grain Products, Sharjah; UAE-Trained on use of Power Quality Analyzer (Chauvin Arnaux) and data analysis tool Qualistar View

Bangalore,Karnataka,India

-Developed HMI interface for bottling plant operation using RsView 32-Implemented the same through Programmable logic controllers using Ladder Programming within RSLogix-Trained on use of RsEnergyMetrix