Electrical Power System Studies & Technical Support Manager
Alfanar Company
Total des années d'expérience :21 years, 5 Mois
LV & MV Electrical Power Systems studies using ETAP
software
Technical support for LV & MV Electrical Power System Projects
Riyadh Metro project line 1&2 LV power system studies by ETAP software
Summary
• 12 years of experience in the field of HV/MV Protection & Control for power generation, transmission and distribution networks & Products, like MV switchgear, MV components & breakers, CT/PT’s, Protection relays, Instrumentations & Controls.
• Familiar with the MV switchgear philosophy along with protections, controls & operational logics implementations, CT/PT, AC/DC adequacy calculation concepts in relation to MV Switchgear’s in particular.
• Totally aware and familiar with latest applicable IEC/ANSI standards.
• Totally aware and have a good knowledge of Protection Relays, Instrumentations & controls manufactured by various manufacturer worldwide.
• Expertise in MV / LV distribution networks basics and technical specifications.
• Analyze and resolve work problems, highlight and evaluate operational problems and recommend measures to improve operations.
• Knowledge of SAP/QAS.
A) Alfanar Company - MV Factory
A.2) Period: January 2014 - Present
Country: Saudi Arabia
Functional Area: Quality Control (QC)
Internal Job Title: : QC / Testing & Commissioning / Protection Section Manager
Description: MV Switchgear, Protection & Control panels QC / Testing& Commissioning and Customer Services
Tasks:
• Planning, monitoring and analyzing the activities of factory testing / site commissioning.
• Clarification and resolving of technical issues during factory testing / site commissioning.
• Attending technical meetings with customer/end user for project scope of work and clarification.
• Reviewing and coordinating with other departments for the smooth progress of testing plan.
• Coordinating with subordinates for smooth progress of testing activities.
• Clarifying the customer inquiry with the support of manufacturer on time.
• Providing technical support to other departments in selection of equipment.
• Preparation of project wise manpower plan.
• Coordination during customer inspection.
• Performance evaluations of sub-ordinates and identifying training needs.
• Initiation of continual improvement and maintain records.
• Initiation of corrective and preventive action and maintain records.
• Carrying out jobs assigned by executive manager time to time.
• Prepare all quality control documentations including the following:
o Factory inspection and testing procedures.
o Inspection & test plan (ITP).
o Factory inspection and test record (FTR).
o Factory Acceptance Test report (FAT).
o In process check list.
o Instruments and protection relays inspection and test record.
• Incoming materials inspection.
• Achieve all inspection for MV switchgear, Protection and control panels at production stage (in process test)
• Achieve the following routine (production) Test as per IEC or ANSI standard for MV Switchgear.
o Visual inspection and dimension check.
o Testing the Mechanical operation and interlocks.
o Testing the Electrical Operation and Functions.
o Testing the Power frequency voltage withstand on main, control and auxiliary circuits
o Testing the Insulation resistance on main, control and auxiliary circuits.
o Measuring the contact resistance of the main circuits.
o Testing instruments and Protective Relays
o Testing instrument transformers.
o Testing Switching Devices (circuit breakers, Disconnectors and Earthing switch)
• Achieve the following routine (production) Test as per IEC or ANSI standard for Protection and control panels:
o Visual inspection and dimension check.
o Mechanical operation and interlocks test.
o Testing the Power frequency voltage withstand control and auxiliary circuits.
o Testing the Insulation resistance on control and auxiliary circuits.
o Testing instruments and Protective Relays.
o Testing different protection Schemes.
o Testing different Control Schemes.
• Testing, Configuring and handling hardware & Software of Distribution /Transmission Protection and Control IEDs.
• Aware of different Protection schemes:
o Transformer, line and high impedance Differential Protection.
o Distance Protection.
o Load Shedding Schemes (U/O Frequency U/O Voltage).
o Over Current Protection (Dir. & Non-Dir.).
o Negative Sequence Current Protection.
o Zero Sequence Current Protection.
• Aware of different Control schemes:
o Voltage Control Scheme.
o Sync. Check Scheme.
o Automatic Control Switching (ACS) using PLC.
• Achieving the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) with third parity inspectors (TPI).
• Prepare and record all quality control documents as NCR, corrective action, preventive action and preventive request.
• Achieve all quality control analysis and prepare the Operation Review Meeting for improvements.
• Have the ability to achieve the internal audit.
• Review specifications for proper quality requirements. Review and approve vendor and field quality assurance plans and practices and, as applicable, suggest changes.
• Accomplish all testing & commissioning services for MV products.
• Receiving the customer complaint and study it and provide the best solutions.
• Lead the testing team and provide the technical support.
• Communication with customer for the technical particulars.
• Study the protection coordination setting and provide the proposal to customer.
• Customer-specific parameterization and programming of protection and control components for MV installations.
• Transfer knowledge to project leaders and salespersons.
• Assist in and hold customer trainings in the area MV and automation.
• Train sales employees and customers.
• Identify potential deviations from project targets early on and initiate respective corrections to improve results.
• Actively support the project team with the creation of implementation documentation.
North Cairo Electricity Distribution Company (NCEDC) and work at
Operation, Protection and Communication Sector (from 18/8/2004 to 30/1/2010 ) as Protection and Testing & Commissioning Engineer and Have the following skills:
• high levels of machine uptime and reliability.
•Testing & commissioning of Low and medium voltage switchgear.
•Site installations, testing & commissioning and power start up.
•Very good knowledge of ATS (automatic transfer switching) systems design and operation.
•Designing and implementation of Protective Systems in electrical distribution networks, taking cost effectiveness into design consideration.
•Very good knowledge of DC and UPS systems.
•Have good knowledge about CB switching techniques, transformer applications and control & logic design.
•Disciplined to follow quality standers and procedures.
•Testing, Configuring and handling hardware & Software of Distribution /Sub-Transmission and Transmission back-up Protection and Control IEDs including inspection in the factory
•Giving a clear and effective solution for problems encountered while relays are being used
creating detailed case reports and giving appropriate feedback to the factory technical manager.
•Analyze power system faults and support the customer to understand and verify the behavior of their system.
•Very Good knowledge about short circuit and load study calculations to adjust protective devices
Electrical Distribution Networks Sector (from 1/1/2003 to 17/8/2004) as Electrical Engineer and Have the following skills:
• Low and medium voltage cables testing, fault location, selection and tracing.
• Low and medium voltage cables installation, repairing and connections.
• Low and medium voltage Distribution networks designing, installation and maintenance.
• Distribution transformer installation, maintenance and testing.
• Energy meters calibrations installation and testing.
Graduation Year: June 2009 Grade: Very good With Honor Degree. Graduation Project: ATP simulation of shunt capacitor switching in electrical distribution system. Grade: Excellent
Grade: Good. Graduation Project: Coverage & capacity estimation for fixed wireless system . Grade: Excellent.
Grade: Good. Graduation Project: Production line control with PLC . Grade: Excellent.