solar energy engineer

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Krishna Prasad Vijayaragavan

Solar Project Engineer

Address Chennai, TN, 600040

Phone +91-989*******

E-mail adh4kx@r.postjobfree.com

LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/krishna-Prasad-

vijayaragavan

Energy engineer adept at project and stake holder management with 3 years of experience in designing solar PV systems and DC microgrids.

Work History

Nov 2017 -

Current

Solar Project Engineer

SafeWorld Rural Services LLP ( In collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, USA), Chennai, India

Projects designed

80kW on-grid Solar PV plant for an educational institution, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

170kW On-grid roof top solar PV plant for a renowned Women’s college, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

1MW ground mount Solar PV plant, Vadodara, Gujarat

Dairy plant - 2 MW project, Mehsana, Gujarat

Roles and responsibilities

Analysis of geographical condition of the terrain/ installation site to determine mounting structure for the PV plant.

Determining the size of the plant using softwares such as Helioscope and SketchUp

Estimating energy yield using Pvsyst- Probabilistic approach and weather resources such as solar GIS

Module string sizing and cable loss calculation

Optimizing the design using different meteo files, different orientation and different PV panel technologies (Half cut cell, PERC, Bifacial panels) to determine the best combination for maximum yield.

Shading analysis using Pvsyst and SketchUp

Component selection for the plant- PV module, Inverter, DC/AC cable, SJB/ACBD etc.

Review of vendor diagrams

Lay out design and single line diagram of solar PV systems

Preparation of proposal documents

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DC microgrid project for rural electrification, Tuver, Gujarat (In collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh)

Research, design and selection of components for the microgrid – PV panel, custom made DC-DC converter, custom made battery controller, and battery storage for 2 day autonomy etc.

Mapping the site for construction of plant and to determine distribution cable routes through satellite images

BOQ preparation

Review of vendor diagrams

Site supervision for electrical installations

http://www.dcpower.pitt.edu/about/india-project

Pittsburgh University- DC building project

Analysed one of Pittsburgh University’s office buildings for improvements

Designed a 20kW off-grid PV system for the building’s requirements

Replaced all the office appliances to support 48V DC power

Planned and procured a complete DC based HVAC system

Replaced the light bulbs to efficient DC counterparts based on the required lumens for each room.

Calculated and presented the cost and energy savings based on the conversion Education

Sep 2014 -

Jun 2017

Master of Science: Solar Energy Engineering

Dalarna University - Sweden

Jun 2007 -

Mar 2011

Bachelor of Engineering: Mechanical Engineering

Anna University - Chennai

Skills

PV system design using PVsyst, Helioscope and HOMER Data analysis using Python- pandas, SQL

Project planning, development and management

AutoCAD- SLD

Proficient in using MS office suite

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Certification

Introduction to Data Science in python, by University of Michigan on Coursera. Specialization Certificate earned on May 5, 2020.

Solar PV designer- Certified by MNRE, Govt. of India Languages

English

German (A2- Level)

Reference

Harish Shankar – Project manager, SafeWorld Rural Services LLP Phone: +91-989*******

Company website: https://safeworldrs.com/

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