Anupam Parikh
Power Electronics Design Manager
Bhopal
Summary
Creative and determined Electronics/Power Electronics engineer with over 11 years of experience in the Electrical/Electronics industry. Having strong fundamental technical background, Experienced in Products oriented research and development with emphasis on commercial viability, creating comprehensive framework for mass production and providing continuous technical support and incremental up gradation.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Manager-Design
Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited
Bhopal
06.2023 - Current
- Spearheading design conceptualization and development process to align with client specifications and budget for Traction Converter and Auxiliary Converter for Kolkata Metro.
- Coordinating with various teams for Auxiliary Load calculations.
- Created materials and designs in for use in client presentations and communications.
- Chaired design team meetings and issued action items.
- Technically guiding other teams for TCMS design for Kolkata Metro, on-going projects for APFCs, Defense projects etc.
Deputy Manager (Design)
Bharat Heavy Electreicals Limited
Bhopal
06.2020 - 06.2023
- Responsible for full product development cycles from concept design till the initial mass production for ongoing development projects: Low Voltage (up to 690V) Variable Frequency Drives for induction motors for industrial applications, 3.3kV multi-level inverter based Variable Frequency Drives for induction motors for industrial applications, Distribution Transformer Monitoring System (DTMS), Monitoring System for Sub-Station Transformers with remote access capabilities, Traction converter and auxiliary converter for 3-phase 1600 HP Diesel Electric Multiple Unit for Indian Railways, Automatic Power Factor Corrector (APFC).
- Provide technical support for existing products and/or product improvement projects
- Perform a wide range of engineering work covering all stages of the project from bid to delivery
- Work with program manager to control project costs and deliver project on time
- Acting as technical advisor to engineering management
- Interacting with the customers and giving technical presentations on the product
- Perform software and hardware testing of development designs both on bench and at test site
- Analyzes tested components, subsystems, and/or products to determine root cause of failures
- Create and execute test plan to make sure electrical design to meet the product specification and industry standard
- Performs functional testing and troubleshooting of equipment and systems in assigned area by utilizing standard engineering and scientific principles
- Knowledge of Matlab/Simulink, C, C++, algorithm development, and programming in TI's Code Composer Studio for TI.
Senior Design Engineer
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Bhopal
07.2015 - 07.2020
- Responsible for full product development cycles from concept design till the initial mass production for ongoing development projects: Composite Monitoring System for Power Transformers (Inter-connecting transformers and Generating transformers), its prototype testing at site and type testing as per IEC61000, IEC60068 and CISPR11 at third party labs, IGBT based High Frequency converter with automated controls for coil insulation testing
- Provide technical and site support for existing products and/or product improvement projects
- Field trials and IEC testing as per IEC60571 and IEC61287 of IGBT based inverter modules for 3X100kVA Auxiliary converter for WAP-5/WAG-9 locomotives of Indian Railway
- Establishment of complete vendor base for newly developed products for regular production
- Preparation of Power and Control Schematics, Controller and electronics design, simulation and testing, supporting third party developers in PCB design and mechanical form-factor conceptualization
- Design Document and test protocol preparation along with customer approval
- Work with mechanical design team for conceptualization of product's mechanical profile in 3D
- Identification of converter components and preparation of technical specifications for procurement.
Design Engineer
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Bhopal
03.2011 - 07.2015
- Responsible for full product development cycles from concept design till the initial mass production for ongoing development projects: IGBT based inverter modules for 1:1 replacement of GTO based inverter modules for 3X100 Auxiliary converters of WAG9/WAP5 locomotives and DSP based inverter control card to 1:1 replace analog control card for space vector PWM operation
- Indigenization of electronics control rack and Gate circuit card of GTO based inverter modules for 3X100 Auxiliary converters of WAG9/WAP5 locomotives
- Functionally equivalent Power supply card (KUC153A02) to replace erratic imported card in 3X100 Auxiliary converters of WAG9/WAP5 locomotives
- Establishment of completely automated full load test facility for Auxiliary converters
- Repairing, debugging and troubleshooting of control electronics and power modules of GTO based 3X100 Auxiliary Converters along with site support
- Co-ordination with top management engineering monitoring agency for inputs and status updates.
Education
Master of Technology - Embedded Systems
BITS Pilani
WILP 01.2021 - 01.2023
BE (Electronics & Communication Engineering) -
Lakshmi Narain College of Technology
Bhopal 08.2005 - 09.2009
Skills
Power Electronics and Control Electronics
Accomplishments
- Awarded with prestigious Excellence Award in R&D category for development and commercialization of Composite Monitoring System for Power Transformers
- Awarded thrice with "Best Executive of the Quarter" by Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited, Bhopal Unit.
- Have filed for more than 50 copyrights on behalf of Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited in fields of Power Electronics, Software algorithms/implementations and electronics circuits.
- Have co-authored a patent on monitoring systems (awarded)
- Have published and presented technical papers in Journals/technical conference
Timeline
Manager-Design
Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited
06.2023 - Current
Master of Technology - Embedded Systems
BITS Pilani
01.2021 - 01.2023
Deputy Manager (Design)
Bharat Heavy Electreicals Limited
06.2020 - 06.2023
Senior Design Engineer
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
07.2015 - 07.2020
Design Engineer
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
03.2011 - 07.2015
BE (Electronics & Communication Engineering) -
Lakshmi Narain College of Technology
08.2005 - 09.2009
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