Chicago, Illinois, United States
๐ ๐ ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ (๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐). ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐. I share posts relevant to ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต through continuous learning. My professional career began in 2014 with Ghana's largest utility power distribution company, following my graduation with a BSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. From 2015 to 2019, I held various roles with two prestigious multinational thermal power generation companies. After acquiring an MSc in Sustainable Energy in 2021, I transitioned into the renewables sector, specifically solar photovoltaic (PV), wind, and energy storage, in North America (the USA and Canada). As a professional, I enjoy collaborating with research leaders on electric grid stability, particularly in the context of high penetration of inverter-based resources (IBR), including large-scale solar PV, climate & sustainability, energy transition, and artificial intelligence. I volunteer with prestigious organizations, including IEEE, CIGRE, and PMI. Software Tools and Standards โข ETAP โข CYMCAP โข PSS/E โข PSCAD โข WinIGS โข PVSyst โข AutoCAD โข MATLAB Simulink/PSAT โข SEL 5601 SynchroWave โข AcSELerator QuickSet software โข AcSELerator RTAC โข SEL SynchroWave โข National Electric Code โข ANSI/IEEE codes, SCADA/HMI โข Python Key Interests: โข Renewable Energy Systems โข Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution โข Power Systems Design & Modeling โข Power Systems Optimization โข Grid Stability โข Substation Design โข Power Systems Protection and Control (P&C) โข Green Buildings and Energy Efficiency โข Sustainability โข AI Disclaimer: *๐๐ญ๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ด ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ท๐ฐ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ (๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด, ๐ท๐ช๐ฆ๐ธ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด) ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฐ๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด*. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ญ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฑ๐บ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ญ๐บ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ. ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ค๐ญ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ด, ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ท๐ข๐ญ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ด, ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ.
โข Lead the preliminary design for the substation associated with renewable energy facilities. โข Support in managing electrical engineering contractors assigned to work on the substation design, including defining requirements and specifications, reviewing engineering drawings, and managing RFIs. โข Manage and coordinate external consultants to complete internal assessments and evaluations. โข Conduct international and local site visits to ensure the technical quality of the substation at various stages of the project, from construction to commissioning. โข Develop tools and procedures to ensure efficiency, consistency, and quality while optimizing design costs. โข Optimize design to maximize return on investment (ROI) โข Provide engineering consultancy to project managers in the preliminary design and engineering of substations. โข Provide engineering support to other areas of the organization, including O&M and Power Marketing. โข Conduct plant equipment technical review and specifications, including transformers, breakers, control building, SCADA, other MV/HV equipment, โข Evaluate electrical equipment and material proposals; prepare bid tab evaluations for electrical equipment and materials. โข Assist with the management of the Non-Conformity and Quality Audit programs. โข Be on-site for backfeed and first energization to the grid, as well as commissioning. โข Oversee the electrical tests conducted by the Construction Team on-site before and during the commissioning of the renewable energy facilities. Support the QA/QC team on site. โข Maintain a current understanding of renewable generation technology by participating in various training opportunities, reading Acciona and industry documents and publications, and participating in other professional development activities. โข Create the weekly and monthly reporting requirements for both internal and external customers, as well as KPI reporting.
โข Supported the electrical design team with power study analyses that guided the development of solar and BESS facilities. โข Reviewed substation design sets, MV/HV equipment, protection, and control settings from external parties, along with studies to support management and the team in making informed decisions regarding design methodology. โข Developed power systems tools/calculators that improved workflow efficiency, accuracy, and time management by approximately 35%. โข Designed, modeled, and analyzed power studies, including load/reactive power flow, cable thermal/ampacity, short-circuit, arc-flash, and lightning risk assessments, as well as grounding, to optimize equipment costs, sizing, plant integrity, and safety for personnel. โข Developed standardized procedures and templates to ensure operational efficiencies in project deliverables. โข Designed and developed relay protection setting files, providing site assistance to relay test technicians and ensuring reliable plant operation.
โข DC and AC design of photovoltaic systems including interconnection with utility following the National Electric Code, ANSI/IEEE, and all other applicable federal, state, and local codes. โข Conducted due diligence, performed feasibility studies, and prepared IFP/IFC drawings for permitting and construction of solar, BESS, and microgrid projects. โข Prepared, reviewed, and approved bill-of-materials (BOM) in support of procurement processes. โข Retrieves, and analyzes event reports of protection relays of solar PV projects rated above 300 kW across New Jersey โข Experienced in programming SEL-751, SEL-751A, SEL-351, and SEL-651R2 protection relays, and configuration of RTAC for automation of solar PV plant processes per utility requirements. โข Specified AC equipment for both low and medium-voltage interconnections, including AC combiners, transformers, switchgear, etc. โข Performs load flow, short circuit, arc flash, protection, and coordination analysis using the ETAP software. โข Designed data acquisition systems (DAS) for system monitoring and performance evaluation of solar PV plants. โข Provided relevant technical support during permitting, construction, field engineering, and commissioning of projects as necessary. โข Supported the business development team with technical aspects to help project bid processes. โข Performed site visits to create preliminary designs โข Programmed protection relays, uploaded settings, and provided commissioning assistance. โข Supported third-party electrical testings, and performed field works on power transformers, MV cables, switchgear, relays, instrument transformers, etc.
โข Research project - improving solar PV integration transient stability to the electric grid using capacitor banks. Modeling and simulation are done in ETAP software. โข Performed protection coordination, arc flash, short circuit, transient stability, voltage stability analyses, and cable sizing with ETAP software. โข Designed, modeled, optimized, and analyzed IEEE-9 bus system with solar PV integration achieving a 70% fast voltage recovery period. โข Utility-scale solar plant design, modeling, optimization, and economic evaluation using PVSyst software. โข Built scalar control (V/f) of a 3-phase induction motor with a variable frequency drive powered with a 24V battery pack via an inverter with a mobile App monitoring battery performance. Communication is through CAT-5e ethernet and Bluetooth. โข Designed and built a smart home test station to investigate energy and cost savings for home and hotel appliances. โข Prepared a budget for the purchase of laboratory equipment: variable frequency drive, oscilloscope, electronic components, PVSyst, MATLAB, etc. โข Proactively participated in technology mentorship meetings every Wednesday throughout the semester for teamwork and collaboration.
โข Experienced in control room operations: start, stop, load, voltage, and frequency control. โข Experienced at troubleshooting, preventive and corrective maintenance on switchgear, field instruments, plant auxiliaries, power transformers, alternators, black start generator, etc. โข Familiar with SEL SCADA, RTU, and RTAC automation controllers โข Coordinated, and communicated with the system control center (SCC) on power generation availability, dispatch schedules, and plant health conditions. โข Carried out station protection permit, lockout, and tag-out on low, medium, and high voltage installations for maintenance duties. โข Prepared detailed operations report to management on the daily and monthly gross energy generated and the net energy delivered to the grid to help decision making, revenue, and profit estimations. โข Analyzed plant performance and stability
Teamed and coordinated with contractors and developers to complete the following tasks ๐ญ. ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฑ (๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ผ) โข Performed pre-commissioning and commissioning tests on 161/15 kV substation โข Treatment of substation main power transformers (5 of 100/125MVA) insulation oil โข SF6 circuit breaker gas filling and analysis โข SF6 circuit breaker and disconnect switches contact resistance test โข SF6 circuit breaker open-close and trip time tests โข 161/15 kV substation protection relay tests (SEL- 751A, SEL- 411L, SEL- 487E and SEL- 487B) ๐ฎ. ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฎ โข Performed electrical and UNIC C3 system automation commissioning tests on 18V46 Wartsila engines โข Installed and configured Modicon quantum Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) โข Commissioned protection relay (VAMP 210 and VAMP 265) on ABB synchronous generators โข Instruments, sensors, and machine auxiliaries installed and commissioned ๐ฏ. ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ Installed and commissioned โข SEL Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) โข Instrument transformers, Circuit breakers, Disconnect switches โข Power transformers control cabinet โข Rectifiers, batteries system, AC and DC panels โข Protection relay panels, metering panels โข Automatic voltage regulator (AVR) panels โข Switchyard switchgear common control panels โข Installation of marshaling kiosks at the switchyard ๐ฐ. ๐๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฑ Installation of the following but not limited to: โข Five 100/125 MVA main power transformers and plant structures โข Disconnect switches, SF6 circuit breakers, surge arrestors โข Instrument transformers (current and voltage transformers) โข Transformers feeder lines, main busbars, coupling feeder, and outgoing feeder lines ๐ฑ. ๐๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฑ โข Performed insulation resistance and hipot test on MV cables โข Substation ground grid installation and trench works