Hi ! I am Govind
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Product focused seasoned Electrical engineer with over a decade hands-on experience designing Energy Management System and advanced grid controls for utility and commercial scale renewable energy projects (60 kw to 650 MW).
Team builder, respected for establishing strong cross-functional bonds and creating positive synergies with internal, external stakeholders and authorities having jurisdiction (AHJ).
EXPERTISE
Grid Controls/
Power Management System
Worked all around the globe with different customers and utilities, owner of Grid Controller, Energy Storage and Cap bank Controller product.
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Single handedly designed "sellable" Power Management System. Performed coding, selected hardware and also designed the full control panel.
Energy Storage
Won PRISM award at SunPower back in 2013 for developing storage controller. I continue to provide my storage expertise in product development, vendor qualification and have also successfully completed a 11 MW PV and 1 MW storage project at a US military base.
Owner of utility scale Energy Storage Controller product.
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Designed algorithms for peak shave, energy arbitrage, PV smoothening and Frequency response
Operations & Management
7 years of experience troubleshooting complex control issues at sites. I also train Remote Operations Control Center (ROCC) and O&M Engineers here in Austin on a regular basis on plant controls.
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I have also developed smart alarming code to notify operator before a potential big failure and have also developed tools for tracking storage warranty and uptime.
SKILLS
PV Plant Grid Controls
Grid Services
(Utility Scale Voltage/PF/Curtailment Control, Non-Export etc)
Operations and Maintenance
Peak Shave, Energy Arbitrage, automated power management
Lithium Battery, Flow Battery and Flywheel Storage Controls
Energy Management System
Power Management System
Microgrid Controls
EXPERIENCE
March 2023-Present
Director, Control Systems
EnerVenue
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Product owner of Energy Block Gateway (EBG)
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Leading firmware team to develop state of the art battery management system for Hydrogen Metal batteries.
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Feb 2020-March 2023
Director, Grid Edge Software
CE+T America
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Product owner of Microgrid Controls and Power Management System (PMS). Implemented peak shaving, energy arbitrage, microgrid controls and web UI for PMS. Assumed full product responsibility.
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Designed advanced control algorithms to manage and control various Lithium-ion batteries, flow batteries and flywheel energy storage systems.
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Developed phase balancing and power bursting control algorithm for data centers.
2018-2020
Manager Grid Controls
SunPower Corp
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Product owner of SunPower Grid Controller (SGC) product for utility scale solar power plants.
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Product owner of Capacitor Bank Controller, Energy Storage Controller and Solar Tracker Controller
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Developed professional technical documentation and training material published on SunPower’s university,
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Perform Controls & Automation Factory Testing on Capacitor Banks, Energy Storage, Battery Banks
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Achievements:
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Won “Innovate Relentlessly” PRISM Award for designing energy storage controller
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Submitted three invention disclosure forms for control scheme development for patent approval
Key Projects:
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Microgrid Project utilizing 28 MW PV, storage, DERMs controls (SDG&E, NREL, Spirea & NRG)
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Half a dozen military projects – Vandenburg AFB, Redstone Arsenal, Nellis AFB, China lake etc.
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Apple Projects – Bonney Brooke, Claremont, Conover and apple campus.
2012-2018
Senior EE/SCADA Controls Engineer
SunPower Corp
Designed best-in-class utility scale grid controller, capacitor bank controller, energy storage controller and tracker controller. Won PRISM award for developing innovative control schemes and also filed two invention disclosure form (IDF) (one more is pending)
2010-2012
Electrical Project Manager
WindTronics
Developed, enhanced and maintained firmare of a Wind Turbine Controller. Lead R&D projects and added newer products to company's offering.
2006-2007
Internship
Printronix
Developed simulated target shooting equipment for military training.
EDUCATION
2007-2009
Master's Degree
Electrical Engineering - Digital Design
University of Houston, Main Campus
Gained deep understanding of FPGA boards and computer architecture.
2002-2006
Bachelor's Degree
Instrumentation And Controls
RGPV UNIVERSITY
Studied various engineering concepts including digital/analog communications, micro processors, instrumentation and control, mechatronics etc