LALIT KUMAR
Faridabad
Summary
Power System Professional, Consultant, Electrical Utility Expert System Studies, Project Management, Grid Protection system, Automation, ADMS, AMI, Distribution Protection, Distribution automation, LV automation IoT system etc. 17+ years’ experience in distribution utilities & consultant India and outside India
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Head of Group- Distribution Protection & Automation, Battery Regeneration Lab
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited
09.2024 - Current
- Leading sub-groups of a combined workforce of 25 engineers at different levels
- Distribution Protection and Automation: Leading 11kV protection and automation projects at Tata Power Delhi Distribution area
- LV Automation: Implementing IoT-based automation at LV level using MQTT Protocol for monitoring and control
- Battery Regeneration Lab: Overseeing regeneration and life extension processes for old lead-acid batteries used in various applications
Head of Group- Power System Protection & Automation- Operational services
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited
07.2023 - 09.2024
- Managing a team of 16 people from Managers to officers for various routine and special activities in 89 No’s electrical substation of 66/33/11KV level
- Commission of new grid stations, EV charging stations, and Digital grid stations
- Fault-level studies like relay coordination with Delhi Transco limited and exiting grid substations with ETAP software
- Drawing review for new grid station from protection and automation point of view that includes selection of relays, scheme checking, wiring schedules, required protection function, etc
- Relay setting preparation between all grid stations and DTL to ensure maximum reliability of the system that includes contingency situations
- Different relay configurations like ABB, SIEMENS, Schneider, GE, and different file preparations like .icd ,scd etc for communication purposes
- Cable scheduling for new grid and bay extension jobs
- Ensuring proper functionality of protection and Automation system in 89 grid stations
- Projects, network planning, and operations for implementation of smart grid
- Network planning, Microgrid projects including solar rooftops
- Smart meter installation at the grid level
- Inspection of electrical items like power transformers, relays, breakers, current transformers, and voltage transformers as per the QIP plan
- Business development project (System Study) - India and outside India
Consultant
TATA POWER -MUMBAI
12.2022 - 07.2024
- Power system analysis and gap identification
- Report Preparations
Team Lead - Power System maintenance, Protection & Automation
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited
07.2016 - 06.2023
- Looking after protection and testing activities in North area of TATA POWER DELHI DISTRIBUTION LIMITED along with a team of 7 people from Assistant Managers to Technicians for routine activities in 27 No’s electrical substation of 66/33/11KV level
- Site testing of power transformers, current transformers, potential transformers, and different types of relays as per schedule maintenance
- Site Manager during new grid commissioning for protection, testing, and communication to ADMS in different protocols that include coordination with cross-functional teams like operational staff, power system control, and communication team
- Factory inspection and evaluation of new vendors in vendor development activities
- A permanent faculty member of Cenpeid – a learning and development center in the power sector
- Projects, network planning, and operations for implementation of smart grid
- Network planning, Microgrid projects including solar rooftops
Consultant
TATA POWER - MUMBAI
01.2019 - 12.2019
- Capacity Building on Protection & testing
Consultant
TATA POWER - MUMBAI
01.2019 - 02.2019
- Company Overview: JOS ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION, A PUBLIC LIABILITY COMPANY, IN NIGERIA
- Power system analysis and gap identification
- JOS ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION, A PUBLIC LIABILITY COMPANY, IN NIGERIA
Consultant - Tata Power (Business Development- TATA POWER-DDL)
Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam
09.2014 - 06.2016
- Company Overview: Govt
- Power Utility in Haryana
- Preparation of DPR & supplementary DPR for “DEEN DAYAL UPADYA GRAM JYOTI YOJANA” for DHBVN
- Facilitate DHBVN, a state distribution utility for increasing operational Efficiencies & reducing AT&C loss in the network
- Consultant as SCADA implementation at FARIDABAD under R-APDRP
- Educate them about AT&C loss reduction via adopting best practices
- Govt
- Power Utility in Haryana
Site Engineer - Testing Commissioning
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited
01.2009 - 09.2014
- Commissioning of 66/33/11 KV electrical grid substations Implemented coordination of relay settings at all 62 Grids in TATA POWER DELHI DISTRIBUTION LTD network
- Relay Setting Coordination between Delhi Transco Limited and Tata Power Delhi Distribution limited network for the stability of the network
- Tripping Analysis of power system network of Tata Power Delhi distribution limited at 66/33/11 KV level based on Daily
- Interruption Report and take corrective and preventive actions
- Review of Protection & control schematic drawings submitted
Client Manager-HRB-AMI
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited
07.2007 - 01.2009
- Responsible for the resolution of billing-related queries of high revenue-based customers (sanctioned Load >10 kW)
- Data analysis of meters stored data month-wise to check anomalies
Education
MBA -
JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA
01.2014 - 12.2014
B. TECH - undefined
NATIONAL POWER TRAINING INSTITUTE
01.2007 - 12.2007
12TH - undefined
A.D. SR.SEC.SCHOOL(HARYANA BOARD)
01.2002 - 12.2002
10TH -
JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA
01.2000 - 12.2000
Skills
Drawing review
Certification
Power Bi–Data Practitioner-Professional Level, 2022
Relay Awareness
- ABB- REF542+, REF 615, REF630, REF620, RED 670, REC670, RET670
- SCHNEIDER, SEPAM 20, 40, 80
- SIEMENS 7SJ66, 7SD22, 7SJ632, 7SJ64, 7SJ662, 7SR23, 7SR24, 7UT61
- GE D30, T60, F650, L90, P543, P632, P127
Technologies Awareness
- Neutral ground resistance- reduction of fault level and increase asset life.
- Ground fault neutralizer – India’s first installed system for eliminating earth fault tripping.
- Microgrid – 100 KVA PVT with NISSIN ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED.
- The Ground Fault Neutralizer [GFN] is a protection system with Swedish Neutral AB.
- IOT-based LV Automation.
- DA phase II project for smart RMUs.
- Smart meters DIDO for DT.
- 10 MW, Battery storage system. India's first grid-integrated storage system.
- Cyber security – OT system.
Timeline
Head of Group- Distribution Protection & Automation, Battery Regeneration Lab
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited
09.2024 - Current
Head of Group- Power System Protection & Automation- Operational services
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited
07.2023 - 09.2024
Consultant
TATA POWER -MUMBAI
12.2022 - 07.2024
Consultant
TATA POWER - MUMBAI
01.2019 - 12.2019
Consultant
TATA POWER - MUMBAI
01.2019 - 02.2019
Team Lead - Power System maintenance, Protection & Automation
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited
07.2016 - 06.2023
Consultant - Tata Power (Business Development- TATA POWER-DDL)
Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam
09.2014 - 06.2016
MBA -
JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA
01.2014 - 12.2014
Site Engineer - Testing Commissioning
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited
01.2009 - 09.2014
Client Manager-HRB-AMI
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited
07.2007 - 01.2009
B. TECH - undefined
NATIONAL POWER TRAINING INSTITUTE
01.2007 - 12.2007
12TH - undefined
A.D. SR.SEC.SCHOOL(HARYANA BOARD)
01.2002 - 12.2002
10TH -
JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA
01.2000 - 12.2000
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