SANTHAMURTHY KESAVAN, NATIONAL GRID SA MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT - ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

SANTHAMURTHY KESAVAN

NATIONAL GRID SA MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT - ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

SAUDI ELECTRICITY COMPANY (SEC)

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Bachelor's degree, B.E(ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING)
Experience
19 years, 0 Months

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NATIONAL GRID SA MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT - ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING at SAUDI ELECTRICITY COMPANY (SEC)
  • Saudi Arabia - Altaif
  • My current job since June 2015

Project and Construction Management,
Pre-Planning and Execution Planning,
Cost Estimation, Project Proposals and Project Approvals,
International Purchasing and Procurement Resources Management,
Document Transmittal Sheet Management,
Contract Administration and Co-Ordination With Design Agencies,
Customer Co-Ordination and Preparation of As-Built Drawings,
Manpower and Material Management in Site,
Inspection, Installation, Erection, Testing and Commissioning Of EHV GIS Sub Stations up to 400 KV for Saudi Electricity Company(SEC).

CONSULTANT at OWN BUSINESS
  • India
  • September 2010 to May 2015

BUILDING ELECTRICAL WORKS AND LIGHTING.

PROJECT ENGINEER - ELECTRICAL at ALGIHAZ HOLDINGS
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • April 2009 to August 2010

 Erection of GIS Switchgears - Line Feeder, Transformer Feeder, Bus Section Feeder and Bus Coupler Feeder - up to 132 KV - 24 Bays.
 Gas and Vacuum filling of GIS equipments - Cable Head, Bus Sections, Circuit Breaker and Feeders.
 Erection of Power Transformers rating up to 500 MVA for Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.
 Erection of AIS Switchgear up to 13.8 KV - 52 Panels in GIS Substations.
 Erection of Control and Relay Panels both HV and LV in GIS Substations.
 Erection of SER, FR, MOSAIC, SCADA, RTU, GPS, FOX, NSD and Fiber Optic Panels.
 Erection of Distribution Transformer in GIS Substations.
 Erection of Neutral Grounding Resistor (NGR) in GIS Substations.
 Load Flow Analysis and Studies.
 Load Frequency Control Analysis and Studies.
 Short Circuit Analysis and Studies.
 Voltage Control and Reactive Power Assessment Analysis and Studies.
 Electromagnetic Transient Analysis and Studies.
 Reactor Sizing Analysis and Studies.
 Ferro-Resonance Analysis and Studies.
 Multilayer Grounding Calculation Analysis and Studies.
 Earth Mat Current Distribution Analysis and Studies.
 Capacitor Locations, Sizing and Studies.
 Voltage Stability Analysis and Studies.
 Transient Stability Analysis and Studies.
 Transient Over voltage Analysis and Studies.
 Reliability Analysis and Studies.
 Load Shedding Analysis and Studies.
 Motor Starting Analysis and Studies.
 Generation Rejection Analysis and Studies.
 Protection System Studies (Transformers, Transmission Lines, Motors, Generators and Bus Protection).
 Harmonic Measurements, Analysis and Studies.
 Voltage Flicker Analysis and Studies.
 Insulation C0-ordination Analysis and Studies.
 Automatic Bus Transfer Analysis and Studies.
 Arc Flash Hazard Analysis and Studies.
 Line Constants and Parameters Evaluation Analysis and Studies.
 Induced Voltages on Buried Pipelines Running Under the Transmission Line Corridor Analysis and Studies.
 Electromagnetic Interference Analysis from Electric Power Lines and Cables to Pipelines, Railways, Communication Lines and other such Utilities whether Buried (or) Above Ground.
 Preparation of As-Built Drawings for 400/220 KV Substations.
 Cost estimates, Approvals and Project proposals.
 Design and Constructability reviews.
 Pre-planning and Execution Planning.
 International Purchasing and Procurement Resources Management.
 Construction Management and Supervision.
 Document Transmittal Sheet Management.
 Sub-contractor selection and Management.
 Material and Manpower Management at site.
 Contract Administration.
 Co-ordination with Design agencies.
 Supplier and Client Management.
 Grounding system design calculations.
 Grounding Grid layout.
 Equipments arrangement layout and sections of Ground Floor.
 Equipments arrangement layout and sections of First Floor.
 Lightning Protection Layout and Calculation.
 Duct Banks, Cable Trenches Layout, Sections and details.
 Control Cables Raceway Cabling Plan.
 Power Cables Raceway Cabling Plan.
 MV Cables Sizing and Ampacity Calculations.
 HV Cables Sizing Calculation.
 Current Transformer and Voltage Transformer Calculation.
 AC/DC Capacity Calculation.
 AC/DC Circuit design.
 Short Circuit Current Calculation and Relay Setting Calculation.
 Cable Block diagram and Schedule.
 System Logic Design.
 Signaling comment of Annunciator.
 Annunciator signaling Input and Signaling Output.
 MMIC Arrangement of LLC.
 GAS Scheme diagram.
 SF 6 Gas Alarm circuit.
 Motor Drive circuit of GIS bays .
 Operating condition of GIS bays.
 Circuit Breaker Control circuit of GIS bays.
 Circuit Breaker Close and Trip - 1 and 2 circuit of GIS bays .
 Interlock condition of GIS Bays.
 Auxiliary switch Arrangement and Auxiliary switch multiply.
 Position Indication circuit.
 Current Transformer Circuit and Voltage Transformer Circuit.

TESTING & COMMISSIONING ENGINEER at VOLTECH ENGINEERS PVT LTD
  • India - Chennai
  • May 2005 to March 2009

 Supervision of SF6 Gas Moisture Measurement Dew Point Analyzer.
 Supervision of SF6 Gas Pressure Gauge Bench Testing.
 Supervision of SF6 Gas Pressure Relief Device testing
 Supervision of Testing and Commissioning of LV Switchgear Feeders.
 Supervision of Testing and Commissioning of Control Panels.
 Supervision of Testing and Commissioning of Power Transformer and Distribution Transformer.
 Supervision of Testing and Commissioning of Capacitor Bank.
 Supervision of Testing and Commissioning of Surge Arrestor.
 Supervision of Testing and Commissioning of Line Trap.
 Testing Supervision of Energy Meter.
 Testing Supervision of Transducers - Voltage, Current, Frequency, WATT and WAR.
 Testing Supervision of Tan Delta and Capacitance Measurement in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision of Insulation Resistance in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision of Winding Resistance in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision of Open Circuit Test in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision of Short Circuit Test in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision of Voltage Ratio Test in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision of Turns Ratio Test in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision of Magnetizing Current Test in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision of Magnetic Core Balance Test in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision of Vector Group Test in Power Transformer.
 Supervision of Transformer Oil Filling in Power Transformer.
 Supervision of Transformer Oil Filtration in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision of Buchholz Relay in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision of Phase Sequence Measurement in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision of Zero Sequence Impedance in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision of Bushing CT in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision of Winding CT in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision of Neutral CT in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision of On Load Tap Changer in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision of Slip Frequency Resp0nse Analysis (SFRA) in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision Of On Load Tap Changer Mechanical Operation in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision Of Cooling Fan Control Cubicle in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision Of Every Cooling Fan Motor Testing.
 Testing Supervision Of Winding Temperature Indicator ( WT1 & WT2 ) in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision of Oil Temperature Indicator ( OT ) in Power Transformer.
 Testing Supervision of Transformer Stability up to 400 KV Substations.
 Testing Supervision of Bus bar Stability on High Voltage Side.
 Testing Supervision of Bus bar Stability on Low Voltage Side.
 Testing Supervision of CT Primary Injection.
 Testing Supervision of CT Secondary Injection.
 Testing Supervision of VT Secondary Injection.
 Supervision of Testing and Commissioning of Protection Relays such as Distance, Thermal Over Load, Transformer differential, Line differential, HV Side Bus Bar differential, LV Side Bus Bar differential Over Current and Earth Fault, Sensitive Earth Fault, Restricted Earth Fault, Under Voltage/Over Voltage and Under frequency.
 Supervision Of Testing of Zero Sequence Impedance and Positive Sequence Impedance of Cables.
 Maintenance of LV Switchgears rating up to 440V, 6.6 KV and 13.8 KV.
 Maintenance of 6.6 KV Switchgear in Captive Thermal Power Plant (CPP).
 Maintenance of 13.8 KV Switchgear in GIS Substations rating up to 132KV.
 Maintenance of Battery Cells and Battery Charger Panels in Power Plant.
 Maintenance of Boiler Motor Control Centre (MCC) in Captive Power Plant.
 Maintenance of Turbine Motor Control Centre (MCC) in Power Plant.
 Maintenance of Cooling Tower Motor Control Centre (MCC) in Power Plant.
 Maintenance of Soot Blower Motor Control Centre (MCC) in Power Plant.
 Maintenance of AC and Ventilation Motor Control Centre (MCC) in Power Plant.

Education

Bachelor's degree, B.E(ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING)
  • at PARK COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
  • April 2005

Specialties & Skills

Equipment Erection
Project Management
Project Supervision
Project Planning
Equipment Installation
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PROJECT COST ESTIMATION, PROPOSALS AND APPROVALS
MATERIAL AND MAN POWER MANAGEMENT
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
PROJECT PLANNING
INTERNATIONAL PURCHASING AND PROCUREMENT RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
CO - ORDINATION WITH DESIGN AGENCIES

Languages

Arabic
Beginner
English
Expert

Memberships

SAUDI COUNCIL OF ENGINEERS
  • ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
  • June 2015

Hobbies

  • SPORTS
    DISTRICT LEVEL PLAYER IN TABLE TENNIS