Muralidaran Muralidaran, Electrical Engineer

Muralidaran Muralidaran

Electrical Engineer

3B General Trading & Contracting Company W.L.L.,

Location
India - Chennai
Education
Master's degree, Electrical Drives and Control
Experience
17 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 11 Months

Electrical Engineer at 3B General Trading & Contracting Company W.L.L.,
  • Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
  • My current job since October 2014

11KV Operation:

1. Execute the Switching operation Program in 11KV Electrical Distribution Networks between MAJOR (132/33/11 KV) and RINGMAIN substation (11/433 KV). In order to avoid the power loss, equal load sharing, an Efficient and smooth Switching operation had been carried out in the 11KV networks.
2. Actively addressed and rectified all kind of faults in the 11KV substation by the earliest. Attend breakdown and all types of emergency nature of work in Substation.
3. During operation, attend emergency faults in protection, control circuits and power gears of 11KV equipment’s. Modifications, retrofitting, changing of relay settings etc., as per the system requirement in the 11KV networks connections.
4. When the demand strains the capacity of the 11KV EDN system, In order to avoid the power failure in the entire 11KV distribution networks, carried out the load shedding in the LT/Consumer side or 11KV EDN system.
5. Follow up’s and preparation of reports in 11KV faulty Cables, Cable Testing, work of laying cables, installation of equipment's in area substations and OHL networks in Remote areas (Including LT Boards and Relays).
6. Supervise the Commissioning, Testing and replacement of Transformers, RMU (Ring Main Unit), Unit Distribution System (UDS), Spur Transformers and RING MAIN substation.

Maintenance and Planning:

7. Prepare and manage the maintenance schedule for 11KV Ring main substation, Over-Head Line (OHL) and leak maintenance for UDS, Spur and local transformers.
8. Carried out the Switching Operation for the prepared the maintenance schedules, In order to avoid the power failure in the EDN.
9. Supervise in 11KV Protective gear periodic maintenance, Transformer oil leak and 11KV substation maintenance. After maintenance, monitored all the substation components and systems. Based on the complaints, will take the necessary actions and suggestion to be provided.

10. In additional, Preparation of new Scheme's in EDN to accumulate and adapt the future Power demands in the EDN. Like, additional of 11 KV panels in Substations, Additional of OHL with direct Majors (400/33/11KV), Installation of RMU, UDS, Local Transformers, Spur Transformers, laying 11 KV UG cable had been successfully executed as per MEW standards.

11. Planned and delivered complete and well-organized training had given to new hires like Engineers (Kuwaitis) and technicians.

Senior Project Engineer at MAAS Industrial Automation
  • India - Chennai
  • November 2012 to September 2014

Project : CRS Technologies INC \[Pharmaceutical Company at S.Africa\]
Designation : Senior Project Engineer Report to General Manager \[technical\]

Project Executed: Gas Consumption and SCADA monitoring system for Steel Industry.
Customer : Jindal steel plant - \[JSW\] Salem - Tamilnadu
Responsibilities:

Project Executed: Process monitoring system (Ongoing Project)
Customer : Effluent treatment Plant, AL Ain Lives stocks and Production, Dubai.

Responsibilities: 1. Application development and Preparation of I/O schedule for field inputs and PLC outputs 2. Implementation of citrus and tea process monitoring system using SCADA, develop SCADA application, tag preparations and configuration. 3. Preparation of design documents for PLC, HMI and sensors 4. Configuration and integrations of sensors control values, Level sensor, Flow meters with real time control and automation systems 5. Preparation of Purchase technical specification (PTS), Installation technical specification (ITS) and technical proposal documents. 6. Implementation of process monitoring, integrated control systems and testing the PLC, HMI and SCADA systems in real time operations

Control and Automation Engineer at ge energy - power conversion
  • India
  • July 2008 to November 2012

JOB PROFILE - Total Experience- 7.7 yrs

• Control and automation marine Engineer with 7.7 years experience with GE/Converteam in Marine Automation, with ample experience in Detail Engineering, software modifications/upgrade, application development, Calibration, Integration of Navigation systems, PME's, Sensors, involved with product enhancement team in technical support activities. Exposure in DCS, HMI and SCADA Testing, Implementation of vessel and oil rig automation systems and testing in real time operations, Experience in maintenance, service, and Commissioning of Dynamic Positioning (DP), vessel management systems and Propulsion Systems. Vessel control and Power management Automation Systems for pipe lying, Oil rigs, FPSO, oceanographic research, drilling and offshore support vessels. Got trained on safety courses like marine system safety, advance industrial safety program, OSHA in HV equipments, Environmental health and safety program conducted by GE.

• Trouble shoot, Installation, setup and maintenance of HW&SW of DCS, HMI and SCADA system and End-user system testing, training and documentation. Functional knowledge of real-time data historian, trends and alarm & events. Integration of control hardware with the system software application and System level activities of backup - restore, deletion etc. Exposure in concepts of Asset maintenance, work-order generation and maintenance scheduling.

• Technical support given to Service and commissioning team for Power Management, Vessel Control System (VCS) and Dynamic Positioning (DP), Hardware in-Loop testing (HIL), tuning gains, configuration, Integration and testing. Engineering documents preparations like FDS, PTS, ISD, FMEA, CAT and FAT procedure, sea trials. Preparation of technical proposal/estimation, Work package creation, Budget management, resource planning, allocation for Control and automation department and Practice to follow Management principles.

• Preparation of Functional Design Specifications, Engineering, Design, Application development, Software modification & Testing (Simplex to Duplex Upgrade). Actively involved and supervised all steel work, paneling, cabling as per GE interconnection diagrams, Marine controllers, sensors, PME’s installation, system upgrade, testing, sea trials, CAT, Tech discussion and vessel/system handover.

Assistant Engineer at Pondicherry Engineering College
  • India
  • March 2006 to March 2008

Worked as an Assistant Engineer and experienced in electrical drives, transformers, motors and Generator lab maintenance, testing and conducted annual shutdown, involved in troubleshooting and report preparation.

Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry - Mar 2006 to Mar 2008 (Part time)

Education

Master's degree, Electrical Drives and Control
  • at Pondicherry University
  • August 2008

Qualification University Aggregate (%) Year of Pass out M.Tech (Electrical and Drives Control) Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India 7.7 (CGPA) 2008

Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • at Pondicherry University
  • June 2006

B.Tech (Electrical and Electronics Engineering) Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India

High school or equivalent, Computer Science
  • at V.O.C Higher Secondary School
  • April 2002

Higher Secondary V.O.C Higher Secondary School, Pondicherry 2002

High school or equivalent, Science
  • at S.D.A Higher Secondary School
  • June 2000

SSLC S.D.A Higher Secondary School, Pondicherry 2000

Specialties & Skills

Application Design
System Automation
Marine Controllers and PLC
Application DEVELOPMENT
TESTING
MS office tools
Integration, testing and calibration of HMI, SCADA, DCS, PLC, Sensors and process instruments
Design Tools- MATLAB, Pspice, Autocad
Dockside Commissioning, DP and VCS
Transformers
Switch Gears

Languages

English
Expert
Tamil
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Switching Authorization in 11KV - MEW Kuwait (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2015
Valid Until:
December 2030
YES (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2010
Valid Until:
April 2010
YES (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2005
Valid Until:
June 2005
YES (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2010
Valid Until:
April 2010
YES valid upto 6-jul-2013 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2008
Valid Until:
August 2008

Hobbies

  • Travel, gardening, cooking