Vishnu Kumar Brahmachari

Control System Engineer with 15+ years of experience in the energy sector, specializing in steam turbine and combined cycle power plant control system.

DCS Competency: Siemens SPPA T3000, ABB Symphony Plus System, Emerson Ovation System, Yokogawa Centum VP System, Metso MAX DNA System.
Adequate experience of engineering for greenfield and retrofit projects. Have good understanding and experience in control design for rehabilitation projects which includes various DCS - Siemens Teleperm ME system, Siemens Teleperm XP system, Siemens S5-95, MHI Controls, STC Turbine Controls, L&T Controls (S&L), ABB P14 System, ABB P13 System.

• Kuo Kuang II (Turnkey Business, Taiwan): Steam Turbine SST6-5000 series, HI-L (2xSST6-5000 KN Multishaft turbine) Working as a INS responsible for Siemens T3000 control system.
• Qurrayah CCPP (Component Business, Saudi Arabia): Steam Turbine SST6-5000 series, HI-L (2xSST6-5000 KN Multishaft turbine) Working as a INS and COA responsible for the project I&C.
• Qassim and Taiba (component project, Saudi Arabia): combined cycle power plants with 3 GTs and 2 STs configuration (2xSST6-5000 KN multishaft turbine) working as an INS responsible for Siemens T3000 control system
• MONFALCONE (Italy): Supported as Coordinator for Automation (I&C) for Siemens T3000 control system.
• IO list Standardization for Steam Turbine DCS for A-Market (Orlando, U.S).
• GHORASHAL LFS (LFS project, CCPP Bangladesh) (Nov 2022 to March 2023) (ABBGISPL). A Low Fidelity Simulator project where scope of Work includes the testing of GT, SCBOP, CCBOP, HRSG, ST, ELECTRICAL area of a combined cycle power plant.

• EDC (Geothermal Plant, Philippines) (June 2021 to October 2022) (ABB GISPL) . A Green field
Geothermal project where ABB scope of work includes Design, Implementation, Testing, FAT,
SAT, Commissioning of the project. Roles & Responsibilities includes Application engineering
and testing of Sogongon Unit Power Plant area, Common area, Steam Field POS area, Electrical
Synchronization area along with DG Set operation in Black Start mode, Load Test mode and No
Load Test mode.

• Misurata (Thermal Power Plant, Libya) (Jan 2021 to May 2021) (ABB GISPL) A retrofit project
where roles & responsibilities includes-Designing of ABB P14 Multifunction blocks to ABB
Symphony Plus Control System. Implementation of converted controls into CFC blocks in ABB
Symphony Plus System. Implementation & Testing of all the analog devices/ closed loop
control of the plant.
Sylhet (Extension of Simple Cycle to Combined Cycle, Bangladesh) (Jan 2020 to March 2020)
(ABB GISPL) A project to extend Simple cycle power plant to combined cycle power plant
adding 2 HRSG and 1 ST. Shanghai Electric Corporation (SEC) China is the EPC and has ordered
the HRSG and BOP DCS package to ABB. ABB Scope of work includes Design, Engineering, FAT,
SAT, Commissioning of the Project. Deputed to site in Bangladesh for the commissioning of
HRSG, BOP and Plant Startup in Coordinated mode.

• BUNDANG CCPP (SOUTH KOREA) (June 2019 to December 2019) (ABB GISPL) A Combined cycle
power plant of 355 MW capacity where roles and responsibilities
includes Designing of ABB P13 control system into ABB Symphony plus System.
Implementation, Functionality Testing of controls for HRSG area. Deputed to Site in South
Korea for Commissioning.

• Fenchuganj CCPP 90 MW (Bangladesh) (January 2018 to October 2018) (ABB GISPL): A
Combined cycle power plant with 2 GT's and 1 ST. Scope of work includes HRSG, CCBOP,
SCBOP, and Electrical. Responsible for Designing of existing ABB P14 control system to ABB
Symphony plus system. Designing of control macros and graphic macros and the functionality
testing of the digital devices, analog devices, closed loop controls. Responsible for the quality
control. Responsible for Tuning of all the closed loop control system. Deputed to site in
Bangladesh for commissioning from the scratch up to full load of the plant.

• BIBIYANA III CCPP 400 MW (Bangladesh) (ABB GISPL): A Combined cycle power plant with 2 GT's
and 1 ST. L&T Baroda (INDIA) is EPC and has ordered the Turbine Package to FUJI ELECTRIC and
further, FUJI ELECTRIC has given order to ABB for control system of Turbine & its Auxiliaries
package. Scope of work includes commissioning of Turbine and its Auxiliaries, Turning Gear
operation, rolling and Synchronization through “Automatic Turbine Start-up” program.
Deputed to site in Bangladesh for the project commissioning.

• Kemerton Power Australia-Retrofit Project (EMERSON): A Simple cycle power plant situated
near Perth, Australia. Scope of work includes GT protection, SC BOP. Responsible for Designing
of existing Siemens Teleperm XP and Siemens S5-95 controls into Emerson Ovation system for
the SC BOP and GT protection respectively. Designing of control macros and graphic macros
and the functionality testing of the digital devices, analog devices, closed loop controls.
Deputed to site in Australia for the project commissioning.

• MPC YULCHON (1X550 MW Combined Cycle Power plant, South Korea) (EMERSON) –(Siemens
Teleperm XP System): Responsible for Designing of Siemens Teleperm Xp controls into
Emerson Ovation system. Designing of control macros and graphic macros and their
functionality testing. Design, Implementation and functionality testing of the sequences, digital
devices, analog devices, closed loop controls. Responsible for the quality control and resource
management. Conducted pre FAT, FAT and Commissioning of the project in South Korea.

• KOSPO HADONG (6X500 MW TPP, South Korea) (EMERSON)(Siemens Teleperm ME): Responsible
for Designing of Siemens Teleperm ME controls into Emerson Ovation system. Designing of
control macros and graphic macros and their functionality testing. Design, Implementation and
functionality testing of the sequences, digital devices, analog devices, closed loop controls.
Responsible for the quality control and resource management. Conducted pre FAT, FAT and
Commissioning of the project in South Korea.

• HPGCL YAMUNANAGAR (2X300 MW TPP) (EMERSON) Responsible for Rolling, Synchronization
and loading of the unit #2 in ATC Mode.

• Reliance ROSA (4x300 MW TPP) (EMERSON) Responsible for Rolling, Synchronization and
loading of the unit #3 in ATC Mode.

• KAPAR KEV (1X300MW), Malaysia (EMERSON)– (Retrofit Job) (MHI CONTROLS). Responsible for
Implementation, Functional Testing for Drive Control Logics.

• NTPC KORBA (1x500MW) (EMERSON) – (Simulation) - (BHEL). Responsible for Implementation
of Logics and Graphics for Generator System.

• RABIGH Stage III, Saudi Arabia (1x300MW) (EMERSON): (Retrofit Job) - (MHI CONTROLS).
Responsible for Design and Implementation, Functional Testing for Turbine Protection System,
Digital Electrohydraulic Control(DEH), Group Sequence, Sub group and Drive Control Logics for

• TG Aux, Boiler Aux.
TSI (Philippines) (EMERSON): Site visit to Davao, Philippines for the collection of design inputs
from the site and understanding the operating philosophy of the plant.

• Jaypee Nigrie Super Thermal Power plant, Madhya Pradesh (2x660 MW) LNT MHI EPC.
(September 2013 to June 2014) (YOKOGAWA) Involved in the commissioning of TG Aux. Involved
in successful boiler light up and synchronization of the unit.

• Adhunik Power & Natural Resources Limited, Jamshedpur (2X270 MW) BHEL EPC (November
2009 to September 2013) Completely involved in Engineering, Erection,Commissioning &
maintenance of BTG package