Power operation control department manager
Transco
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :18 years, 9 أشهر
Managing functions of control room, energy management systems, and dispatcher simulator training simulator
Managing real-time operations of the National Control Center (NCC) of TRANSCO for power system dispatch and control. NCC controls and dispatches economically all independent water and power power producers on behalf of Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA). The vast network that includes 400kV, 220kV, and 132 kV substations and associated assets are managed to preserve safety for people, security, quality, and economy of the system.
In addition to control room responsibilities, I was assigned to act as manager of power operation and despatch department that includes planning activities
- Operational studies support to the national control center of Abu Dhabi (responsible for the control and operations of HV power network)
- Daily load flow, short-circuit, and contingency studies to ensure security of operations
- Involved in contingency preparedness and updates of remedy actions by operators
- Following and leading a number of projects related to power system operation:
1- Building a field-tested Dynamic model for ADWEA power system (leading role)
2- Blackout restoration strategy (team member)
- Involved lightly in Economic Dispatch issues
- Summer reliability assessment and studies: studies and recommendations to secure a safe and economic operation of the power network during peak time of Summer
- Member of the following committees:
1- TRANSCO-OETC (Oman) interconnection committee
2- Nuclear Integration Working group
3- Network Risk Assessment subcommittee
4- ADDC (AD Distribution Company) - TRANSCO coordination committee
Repairing, testing, and ordering of electrical equipments.
Developed design of experiments experiences that involves students designing their own electrical projects.
Supervising students in course and final year projects.
Training new engineers to handle their responsibilities.
Coordination with General Services department for logistic issues related to labs.
Coordination with IT department on issues related to software updates and PCs.
Involved in research work related to power systems topics.
Involved in senior design projects related to power systems.
Teaching in and handling the following laboratories:
Electric Circuits.
Fundamentals and core Electric machines.
Logic and Digital design.
Instrumentation and measurements.
Automated control.
Feedback control.
Writing detailed scientific manuals for the above labs.
Projects done in PI:
• 2005-2006: Member of research group: Estimation of Remnant life of Electric Generators: GASCO (Publication: 1 Poster (Energy 2030), 1 Conference paper (ISSPA 2007)).
• 2006: Design course Project: Feedback control lab: Lead students to develop a process control setup (Level, Temperature, Flow, and Pressure control).
• 2006: Design Experiment: Electric Machines: Lead students to find a suitable shunt capacitor value to correct the power factor of a three phase power applied to an induction motor.
• 2007: LabView application: Measuring current and Voltage supplied to an induction motor and calculating the power absorbed.
• 2007: Senior Project: Design of Automatic generation controller (Load Frequency controller).
• 2008: Design Experiment: Feedback control lab: Feedback control lab: Tuning PID position controller using Ziegler-Nichols method.
• 2008: Supervised/ Advised Research survey student project: Title: “The future Impact of Wireless Tech. on Process Industry”, students won the Honeywell Student Competition award for 2008 in Berlin, Germany.
-Field familirization and orientation
- Electrical Engineering familirization
Introduced to Planning, Assets managment, and low/ high voltage services
Electrical Engineering with emphasis on power systems and control Thesis title: Design of Optimal Variable Structure Controllers: Applications to Power System Dynamics. Defended - GPA: 3.56/4 -Scholarship from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Electrical Engineering with emphasis on power systems GPA: 3.6/4 Honors/Awards at AUS: 2000-2001 The most Active IEEE Student Branch in the UAE award: I was the vice president of the branch at AUS 1997-2000 School of engineering (AUS) Dean’s list (ranked in the top 3% of the school of engineering and the 1st on my power class) 1997-2001 Scholarship on fees of study (AUS) for good academic performance 1998-1999 Contributed to the construction of a pneumatic Robotic arm as a part of an undergraduate course project (Dynamics course) 1997-1998 Honor Certificate from AUS in recognition of contribution made to student residential halls