Praveen Raj J
R&D Experienced Professional
Chennai
Summary
To secure a professional position in the field of electrical and electronics engineering with the acquired knowledge and skills where I can effectively contribute to organizational and professional development.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
R&D Experienced Professional
Hitachi Energy Technology Service Limited
09.2023 - Current
Began career with the Hybrid Synchronous Condenser project, focusing on integrating STATCOM and synchronous condenser systems with coordinated control in PSCAD.
- Successfully modeled and tested system performance under various grid conditions and fault scenarios.
- Gained experience with the PSCAD simulation tool.
Promoted to the ongoing E-STATCOM development project within the Protection Team based on performance.
- Responsible for system-level protection design and implementation using Hi-Draw (Hitachi Energy’s proprietary tool) for the MACH controller.
- Developed and tested multiple protection functions such as Differential, Overvoltage, Undervoltage, Residual, and several others tailored to system requirements.
- Conducted rigorous testing to ensure stability and security across diverse network conditions and fault cases.
Played an active role in team-building initiatives, including organizing team outings and fostering a collaborative work environment.
Intern
Mercedes Benz Research and Development India
07.2022 - 12.2022
Project Name - Digital Twin Modeling for Coolant Pump Fluid's Flow Meter Display.
- Objective: To monitor the flowrate of coolant and model an automatic shutdown system during the undesired condition for safety enhancement.
- Tools or techniques used: dSPACE HiL, MATLAB Simulink, Provetech.
Project Name - Tool development for HV HiL Inverter Test bench Configuration.
- Objective: To develop a GUI to assist or automate configuring the PHiL inverter test bench.
- Tools or techniques used: Python, Tkinter, API.
Intern
Lema Labs
05.2019 - 05.2019
Project Name - Door Lock Control using IoT.
- Objective: Control the magnetic lock door from a mobile using IOT.
- Tools or techniques used: ESP8266, IOT, MIT app inventor.
Education
M.Tech - Power And Energy Systems
National Institute of Technology
Surathkal, Karnataka 08.2021 - 07.2023
B.Tech - Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Ettimadai, Coimbatore 07.2016 - 06.2020
Class - XII -
Kamala Niketan Montessori School (CBSE)
Trichy 06.2015 - 03.2016
Class -X -
Montfort School (CBSE)
Trichy 06.2013 - 03.2014
Skills
- MATLAB
- Simulink
- PSCAD
- TI TMS320f280049C (DSP)
- Python
- STM32f407 Microcontroller
Academics Project Work
PG Project (Major): Design and Development Of a Non-Isolated Universal On-Board Charger Compatible with DC and AC Grid Sources.
- Duration: 01/2023 - 07/2023
- Objective: To develop a flexible On-Board charger capable of compatibility with AC 1-phase and AC 3-phase grid sources, as well as DC input supply.
- Tools and technique used: TI TMS320f280049C (DSP), PFC, MATLAB, K-Factor control, PLL
UG Project (Major): Reactive Power Control in a laboratory-scaled IEEE 5 bus system using Static VAR Compensator (SVC).
- Duration: 10/2019 - 03/2020
- Objective: To find the least voltage bus in an interconnected system and improve the voltage at that particular bus using SVC.
- Tools and technique used: SVC, STM32f407 Microcontroller, MATLAB, PI controller
UG Project (Minor): Automatic power factor monitoring and improvement using Raspberry Pi.
- Duration: 02/2019 - 04/2019
- Objective: To monitor the power factor of a system and bring it to unity using capacitor banks, with Raspberry Pi as a controller.
- Tools and technique used: Zero Crossing Detector, Raspberry Pi, 4 channel Relay, capacitor banks
UG Project (Minor): Optimization of Price area congestion management on a three-area network in deregulated power system.
- Duration: 04/2020 - 3 weeks
- Objective: To find price area congestion to regulate the power flow under its limit in a transmission line with maximum global welfare.
- Tools and technique used: MATLAB, DC load flow, Optimization tool (Genetic Algorithm)
UG Project (Minor): Automatic temperature Monitor and Controller.
- Duration: 11/2018
- Objective: Monitor the surrounding temperature and automatically turn on or turn off a heater or cooler according to the desired temperature.
- Tools and technique used: Thermistor, microcontroller, ADC.
Accomplishments
- M.Tech - Department 2nd Rank Holder
- B.Tech - Graduated with First Class with Distinction
- 1st Runner up in the Kaizen robotics program.
- Smart India Hackathon Finalist.
Activities
- Technical head in college technical fest during UG final year.
- Technical event manager in college technical fest during UG 3rd year.
- Class representative during UG final year.
Publications
- 2019 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Instrumentation and Control Technologies (ICICICT-2019), IEEE Explore, Automatic power factor monitoring and improvement using Raspberry Pi., 07/05/2019 - 07/06/2019, Vimal Jyothi Engineering College, Chemperi., https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8993410
- 10th International Conference on Recent Engineering and Technology(ICRET-2020), Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems(JARDCS), Design and Implementation of FC-TCR for a Laboratory Scaled Transmission System., 06/21/2020, Bangalore., http://jardcs.org/abstract.php?id=4776
Hobbies
Guitar
Listening songs
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the information furnished above is true and best of my knowledge and belief.
Timeline
R&D Experienced Professional
Hitachi Energy Technology Service Limited
09.2023 - Current
Intern
Mercedes Benz Research and Development India
07.2022 - 12.2022
M.Tech - Power And Energy Systems
National Institute of Technology
08.2021 - 07.2023
Intern
Lema Labs
05.2019 - 05.2019
B.Tech - Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
07.2016 - 06.2020
Class - XII -
Kamala Niketan Montessori School (CBSE)
06.2015 - 03.2016
Class -X -
Montfort School (CBSE)
06.2013 - 03.2014
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