Aaditya Kulkarni
Planning Engineer at EEPlus Inc.
Planning Engineer at EEPlus Inc
Hi, I am Aaditya, I am currently working as a planning engineer in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Completed my master's in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Power Systems. I am passionate about power system planning, protection, sustainability, automation and energy management, all of which would help to build a more reliable, efficient and resilient power infrastructure.     

Experienced in accomplishing complex engineering projects and technical writing. Project experience includes: 
Planning and design of transmission networks
Load flow analysis
Design of Switchgear, Protection and Control schemes
Substation Design
Load modelling
Fault analysis and reliability assessment
Economic analysis
Distributed Energy Resources
Microgrid design
Design, testing and troubleshooting of electronic circuits
Electrical Machine Design  
 
I have a penchant for learning and problem solving, thus a long standing interest in an engineering career. I am a team player and possess excellent organizational and computer skills. 

Skills: AutoCAD, MATLAB, ETAP, PSSE, ASPEN, PowerWorld, Python, PSIM, Revit, RSlogix, C/C++, Excel VBA, PowerPoint, SKM, SQL, Word, Visio. 

Contact information: 
M: (716) 541-5369
Email: aadityad@buffalo.edu
EEPlus Inc.
o Perform power generation studies, deliverability assessments and model development.
o Perform generation injection studies that include load flow analysis under system intact and contingency conditions with the cost estimation associated with interconnection of a generation project to influence and aid various clients to select project interconnection point in electrical market that include but not limited to ERCOT, CAISO, MISO, PJM, SPP, WECC and SERCpower network systems.
o Provide deliverability assessments of the generation from specific source to sink based onArea's Incremental Transfer Capability in various scenarios and assess competitor's impact.
o Submit generation interconnection applications for various clients ensuring technical dataverifications at various stages in CAISO, MISO, PJM, SPP, WECC and SERC and other utilities.
o Develop wind and solar collection system models for projects in ERCOT, CAISO, SPP andother utilities.
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Planning Engineer
University at Buffalo
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Buffalo, New York
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Student Assistant
Reliance Industries Limited
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•	Assisted in testing and maintenance of 33 kV circuit breakers and isolators at a distribution substation.
•	Analyzed working of SCADA based substation automation and control system.
•	Coordinated switchgear troubleshooting. Studied operation of DG sets, 100 kV switchyard and HT motors.
•	Explored backup power systems such as UPS and Battery Management System (BMS) for control room.
Mumbai Area, India
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Electrical Engineering Intern
Master of Science - MS
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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University at Buffalo
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Bachelor of Engineering - BE
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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University of Mumbai
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High School
A+
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St. Joseph's High School
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Institute of Engineers, India
Member
Designed and built a circuit for controlling illumination using sound waves.
Department of Electrical Engineering
Won first place in inter departmental undergraduate project competition.
Advanced Power Electronics
EE 559
Biomedical Electronics
EE 580
Experimental Electricity Markets
EE 559
High Voltage Engineering
EE 576
Nanophotonics
EE 512
Power Electronics
EE 567
Power System Engineering I
EE 582
Power System Engineering II
EE 583
Renewable Distributed Generation and Storage
EE 570
Wearable and Implantable Sensors
EE 526
Analog and Digital Integrated Circuits
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Control System II
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Control Systems I
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Drives and Control
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Electric Traction
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Electrical Machine Design
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Electrical Machines I
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Electrical machines II
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Electrical machines III
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Electronics Circuit Design
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Elements of Power System
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High Voltage Direct Current Transmission
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Illumination Engineering
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Protection and Switchgear Engineering
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Signal Processing
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•	Designed circuits for diode neutral point clamped inverter and closed loop controller using MATLAB.
•	Analyzed inverter switching states using Multicarrier PWM technique. 
•	Performed design calculations to find values for steady state modulation index, load impedance, controller parameters etc.
•	Simulated the system, examined output waveforms and THD values for inverter current to measure system performance. 
•	Documented design procedure, calculations, schematics, output etc. in a detailed report.
Battery Assisted Induction Machine Drive
•	Derived small signal linearized model, input-output and control-output transfer functions for a DC/DC converter. Generated Bode plots in MATLAB.
•	Designed and simulated a close loop controlled PV system using the DC/DC converter in Simulink. 
•	Developed a MATLAB code for MPPT algorithm based on Perturb and Observe method.
MPPT Control Algorithm for a PV System
• Performed substation and transmission system design to supply a 75 MW and 20 MVAR load.
• Simulated the system in PowerWorld for load flow analysis, n-1 contingency analysis and losses.
• Selected tower configuration, conductors and protection system based on Right of Way (ROW) requirements, line parameters and cost effectiveness. Established optimal power flow.
• Reduced system losses by 21% and eliminated all contingency violations. Presented results in a report.
Transmission Planning for a New Load
• Converted an existing grid into Renewable Distributed Generation and Distributed Storage setup.
• Developed microgrid design in accordance with codes and standards such as NFPA 70, IEEE 1547, NEMA, ANSI etc. Simulated proposed network in ETAP and carried out load flow studies.
• Prepared list of materials and equipment required followed by a budget.
• Referred to IEC 61850 and DNP3 for system automation and DER configuration.
• Evaluated performance of renewable generation at location using Helioscope and Homer.
• Outcomes included increased reliability, cheaper electricity and reduced congestion.
Designing a Microgrid
• Collaborated with a team of 3 for analyzing the benefits of Optimal Transmission Switching (OTS) based of AC Optimal Power Flow (ACOPF) model, using an IEEE 30 bus case.
• Optimized the power flow problem by iteratively simulating the network in MATLAB.
• Performed n-1 contingency analysis in PowerWorld.
• Presented a paper discussing outcomes like increased savings (15-20%) and reliability.
Optimal Transmission Line Switching
•	Integrated a 200 MW wind farm into a 50 Bus grid (69kV-345kV). Designed detailed schematics. 
•	Conducted load flow analysis and contingency analyses such as short circuit analysis, line and transformer outage etc. using PowerWorld. Eliminated all contingency violations.
•	Reduced overall system losses by 2.2%. Scrutinized the total cost of system additions and minimized it.
•	Prepared a detailed report discussing initial system problems, approach to optimally solving the problem and justification for the proposed solution.
System Planning for a New Wind Farm
•	Designed a traction drive circuit consisting of a bi-directional boost converter and a 3-phase inverter. 
•	Modeled the load, converter circuits and control circuits using PSIM. 
•	Performed extensive design calculations to determine duty ratio, inductor values, inverter phase voltages, modulation indexes etc. 
•	Selected components such as IGBT (CM600-DY24A) and heat sink based on thermal calculation results.
•	Simulated the system and verified working at all operating points by analyzing output waveforms. 
•	Presented design procedure, calculations, schematics and output in a detailed report.
Traction Drive System for an Electrical Vehicle (EV)
•	Designed and built a Solar PV powered single phase induction motor drive for pumping application.
•	Modeled and simulated system circuit in MATLAB to verify working. Used SPWM technique. 
•	Performed design calculations. Prepared list of components required, bill of materials and design budget. 
•	Designed a PCB for inverter and driver circuit using EAGLE. Programmed a DSP (Texas Instruments C2000 Piccolo F28069 ControlSTICK) controller for real time system control optimization. DSP signal is provided to driver circuit IC A3120 through a buffer IC MC74LS244. 
•	Tested the hardware implementation by analyzing output on DSO. 
•	Delivered a detailed report and presentation upon successful completion.
Solar PV Powered Pumping System
•	Devised protection and control scheme for a 11kV/415V substation by analyzing system requirements.
•	Prepared substation single line diagram and control circuit for a 3-Φ motor load using AUTOCAD Electrical. 
•	Selected CB, relay, CT, PT, metering etc. based on design calculations, cost and reliability considerations.
Protection System Design
•	Designed three phase induction motor using AutoCAD Electrical as per the required technical specifications.  Referred to all applicable IEC, IEEE and IS standards.
•	Performed design calculations for stator and rotor dimensions, slots, windings, losses, performance evaluation, etc. 
•	Selected conductors, insulation and other components from product catalogues. 
•	Documented drawings, design calculations and cost analysis in a report.
Motor Design
•	Designed single and three phase transformers using AutoCAD Electrical as per the required technical specifications. Referred to all applicable IEC, IEEE and IS standards.
•	Performed calculations for core design, LV and HV winding design, mechanical forces, cooling system design, performance evaluation etc. 
•	Selected conductors, insulation and other components from product catalogues. 
•	Documented drawings, design calculations and cost analysis in a report.
Transformer Design
Science and Technology
University of Mumbai
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Volunteered for organizing project competitions, workshops and technical seminars.
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Organizing volunteer
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Mississauga, ON
Abbas Al-Sabbagh, P.Eng.
Senior Structural Engineer at Telecon
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New York, NY
Abhishek Goyal
Project Manager at Walker Ridge Construction LLC
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Jersey City, NJ
Aamer Iqbal, PE, M. Engg.
Plan Examiner (Civil Engineer)
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Washington, DC
Abena Ankrah
Manager, IP Docketing at Foley & Lardner LLP
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Union City, NJ
Abhilash Christy
Design Architect, Assoc. AIA at Bertin Engineering Associates Inc.
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New York City Metropolitan Area
Abdo Maroun
Project Architect at Ismayel Leavy Architect
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Ashburn, VA
Aashish Shahani, PE
Vice President Of Engineering at Ace Consultants Inc.
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New York City Metropolitan Area
Abbey L.
Senior Interior Designer at SGA
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New York, NY
Abishek Ramesh
Sustainability Engineering and Finance
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West New York, NJ
Abdul Kader
Billing Supervisor at Winston & Strawn LLP
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Provo, UT
Kristina Roberts
VP Operational Excellence
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West Palm Beach, FL
Abdus Salam
Transportation Design Engineer at Erdman Anthony
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Hertford, NC
Abbas Mokhtar-zadeh
Fellow Engineer @ Westinghouse Electric Company - Stone & Webster
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Washington DC-Baltimore Area
A. Fawzia Ahmedali AIA, NOMA, LEED AP
Associate Principal at Perkins Eastman
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Toronto, ON
Abbas Khayyam
An Engineering Executive passionate about developing people, serving our clients and growing the business.
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Mooresville, NC
Abilash Sallaram
PV design Engineer at POWER HOME SOLAR & ROOFING
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San Francisco Bay Area
Sadhana Shrestha
Transmission Planning Engineer at Urban Grid
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Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Aman Jain
WETS Equipment Supervisor  at Micron Technology
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Littleton, CO
Tianying (Lily) Wu
Transmission Manager at Orsted
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Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Aaditya Kulkarni
Power System Engineer at Open Systems International
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India
Aaditya Kulkarni
Student at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
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Nasik
Aaditya Kulkarni
Pursuing graduation in Engineering (IT)
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Jersey City, NJ
Aaditya Kulkarni
Industry Capstone Project (Data Integration & Visualization) at Stevens Institute of Technology
Python| SQL| SSIS| SSRS| Tableau 
Seeking Full Time Roles | Data Analytics| Business Intelligence| Data Engineering
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San Francisco Bay Area
Aaditya Kulkarni
Software Engineer at Apple Inc 
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