Zeeshan Akhtar

As a Graduate Intern in Electrical Engineering at ESIF, NREL, I worked on the Unifi consortium project, focusing on grid-forming inverters for power systems. My responsibilities included designing, modeling, and simulating grid-forming inverters, conducting research on their impact on system stability and reliability, and developing and testing control strategies. I performed lab experiments, analyzed data, prepared technical reports, and supported the development of new methodologies.

Worked on the designing and molding of a three-phase four-leg inverter for unbalanced load using particle swarm optimization. The purpose of the study was to design a new prototype that can regulate the output voltage of the inverter with a highly unbalanced load, this was a simulation-based project on MATLAB/SIMULINK and was published.

My main responsibilities were to plan preventive maintenance and keep the plant in normal running condition, as a shift engineer troubleshot problems and complaints from the process department about instrumentation and electrical side. Along with that to maintain electrical and instrument inventory up to date and prepared the annual budget. Working collaboratively with design engineers, operation engineers, purchasers, and other internal staff,

Initiate & execute plans for the reactive and routine preventive maintenance activities to ensure the Uninterrupted Plant and Machinery operations. Perform system calculations and studies for electrical power systems – load flow, voltage drop, motor starting, short circuit studies, and relay coordination studies. Handle the tasks of modifying, repair/replace Electrical and Electronic systems and updating drawings Including; Electrical Single Line Diagram, Switch-gears, HT/LT Panel.

Coordinate with our General Manager and Production Manager to make well planned schedule to meet the dead lines and Send the monthly report to our Admin Manager. Leading overall Maintenance, Shift Performance and activities related to Manufacturing Plant with a technical pool of 06 personnel. Leading our teams and giving them proper technical support regarding LV electrical drives, power factor maintaining, winding & Utility. Designing and installation of the electrical panel. Pneumatic equipment installati

Look after all the installation, configuration, commissioning of SDR Expansion & Transmission expansion. Give proper Technical support to our teams regarding SDR installation, testing, commissioning and complete transmission. Documentation and reporting of PATs, Coordinate with our internal Project Manager and External Project Manager, Coordination with Authorized people for preparing the Planning. Send the daily report to our Project Team. Carrying out Technical trainings regarding ZTE SDR equipment.

Acquired knowledge of the hierarchical structure of the power system. Attended special on-training lectures to interpret P&ID’s, electrical schematics and technical drawings Maintenance and trouble-shooting of power transformers, CTs, PTs, Station Batteries, Battery chargers, etc as per detail given below. a) Power transformer testing including open circuit test and short circuit test. b) Opening and closing time of circuit breakers. c) Complete maintenance and installation of circuit breakers.