Balachander Mohan
Automation Engineer with over 9 years of expertise in industrial and substation automation product testing, overseeing engineering operations from inception to completion. Proficient in industrial standards for distributed electrical integration and power management, with hands-on experience in various communication protocols. Successfully engineered, tested, and commissioned an 800xA-based power management system, integrating diverse communication devices. Demonstrated ability in developing HMI graphics and logic for effective monitoring and control of primary equipment in substations ranging from 6.6 kV to 765 kV. HMI graphics and logic for effective monitoring and control of primary equipment in MV/LV substations, power management, electrical distributions, and drives. Configuring ABB 800xA controllers with logic and communication for various protocols.
Work History
Project Engineer
3 Years 3 Months- Experience in leading engineering and commissioning of power management system projects covering the functionalities of primary equipment monitoring and control, load shedding, load sharing, synchronization, etc.
- IEC 61850 engineering with a decoupled method, and interfacing IEDs with the 800xA system, Modbus engineering.
- Engineering UMC system with reuse library communication via Profinet.
- Power Management System using the 800xA System (AC800M, PMS library).
- Developing HMI graphics and logics related to primary equipment monitoring and control, load shedding, load sharing, PQ controls, synchronization, etc.
- Engineering the controllers with the appropriate method – Structured Text, SFC, FBD.
- Performed FAT, IFAT, and SAT for various projects.
- Working with various manufacturers' IEDs on the IEC 61850 protocol in creating IEC, ICD, CID, and SCD files.
- Producing documents ranging from pre- to detailed engineering, functional specification documents, manuals, and applications.
Deputy Manager
1 Year 9 Months- Worked as a Substation Automation Engineer from 2021 to 2023.
- Substation Automation System (SAS) testing, commissioning, and upgradation activities of various projects for ADANI Thermal Business all over India.
- Assuring the effective preparation of SAT, system architecture, and inspection reports as per site requirements.
- Completing factory inspection, performed FAT, and provided remote support for the O&M team.
- Preparation of RFP documents, checklist, and reviewing the Functional Description Specification (FDS) and engineering documents.
Field Application Engineer
3 Years 4 Months- I worked as a Field Application Engineer from 2018 to 2021.
- Substation Automation System (SAS) engineering, testing, and commissioning activities for various projects at the NR site all over India.
- Completing factory inspection, performed FAT, and remote service for various projects.
- Testing and commissioning experience of Substation Automation Systems (SAS) in various substations from 6.6 kV to 765 kV level.
- Integration of multivendor products like ABB, Siemens, GE, Schneider, Alstom, and PACIS (Alstom or Schneider) SAS system over IEC 61850.
- Goose configuration and communication are done with multi-vendor IEDs.
- Modeling of HMIs, gateway, station servers, with the required operating system and window settings.
- Performed FAT, IFAT, and SAT for various projects.
- Developing HMI graphics and logics related to primary equipment monitoring and control systems.
Substation Automation Engineer
2 Years 1 Month- Worked as a Senior Substation Automation Engineer from 2016 to 2018.
- Worked as a Substation Automation System (SAS) Testing and Commissioning activities of various projects for Alstom and Schneider site all over India.
- Worked as a SAS Design Engineer in ALSTOM – Engineering department at Pallavaram-Chennai.
Education
B.E - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Higher Secondary
SSLC
Skills
Languages
Spoken: English, Tamil, Hindi
Read and write: English and Tamil
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the above particulars furnished by me are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.,
Personal Information
- Father's Name: Mohan .G
- Date of Birth: 09/30/92
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Single
- Religion: Hindu