Udit Dangarwala

Udit Dangarwala

Austin, Texas, United States
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As an Electrical Engineer, I currently work on power system studies with an aim to…

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    Austin, Texas, United States

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    Austin, Texas, United States

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    Austin, Texas, United States

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    Greater Los Angeles Area

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    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

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    Greater Los Angeles Area

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    Vadodara Area, India

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    Vadodara Area, India

Education

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • Paramarsh Graphic

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    Paramarsh

    - 1 year 3 months

    •Managed 4 departments Database, Online Marketing, Sponsorship and Permissions
    -Database: Managed database of over 5000 participants and event related equipment and items
    -Online Marketing: Designed posters for festivals, events and was part of the team that created the theme reveal video
    -Sponsorship: Approached different companies and acquired Rs. 65000
    -Permissions: Obtained permissions from police department, food department, fire department, civil department and traffic…

    •Managed 4 departments Database, Online Marketing, Sponsorship and Permissions
    -Database: Managed database of over 5000 participants and event related equipment and items
    -Online Marketing: Designed posters for festivals, events and was part of the team that created the theme reveal video
    -Sponsorship: Approached different companies and acquired Rs. 65000
    -Permissions: Obtained permissions from police department, food department, fire department, civil department and traffic authorities for music concert that concluded the event
    •Worked at the registration and help desk; solved queries of participants; scheduled rounds of different events
    •Assisted in technical aspects of the concert viz. light and sound
    •Designed group discussion event "Cat-as-trophe", mathematical quiz and treasure hunt "9!", adventure event "Sirocco"

Courses

  • Computer Applications to Power System

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  • Control Systems Engineering

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  • Electrical and Electronics Measurement and Instrumentation

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  • HVDC Technology

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  • High Voltage Technology + laboratory

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  • Introduction to Power Systems

    EE 443

  • Microprocessors and Microcontrollers

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  • Power System Analysis

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  • Power System Operation and Control

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  • Power System Protection

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  • Power System Switchgear

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  • Power System Technologies

    EE 444

  • Renewable Energy in Power Systems

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Projects

  • DERMS- Algoithm Formulation and Integration with Modern Grid

    - Present

    • Formulate algorithm/flowchart to integrate DERs-Management System within modern grid to enhance reliability
    • Improve integration of DERMS with DMS and SCADA to ensure efficient control by forming DER groups and introduce control strategy for DER groups for maximum impact
    • Apply various algorithms- DFS, Dijkstra to solve challenges related to high renewable penetration
    • Test developed algorithm on IEEE standard system to demonstrate validity and implementation

  • Laser Etching and Hydrophobic Metals

    -Presented process of sliver formation on metal surface by laser etching and suggested use of lasers on 2 perpendicular axes to optimize manufacturing process
    -Discussed applications of hydrophobic metals in different fields viz. military, material sciences, etc.

  • Wireless Power- Future of Transmission

    -Suggested Electromagnetic wave concentration to transmit power in short range
    -Studied Inductive and Capacitive Charging with a scope of power transmission
    -Proposed extension of range and erection of towers like communication towers to use charging methods to transmit power
    -Researched in-depth on Wireless Transmission proposed by Nikola Tesla and explored ways to exploit ionosphere for transmission

  • Distributed PV in Santa Barbara

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    • Developed residential and commercial rooftop PV plan to serve electricity to 100,000 customers in Southern California in NREL’s System Advisory Model (SAM)
    • Performed complete economic, environmental, feasibility analysis and demonstrated 740 kilotons of CO¬2 reduction annually

  • Power Systems Analysis and Design in PowerWorld

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    • Solved issues of overloading, renewable integration and generation retirement on 40-bus power system
    • Performed load flow, fault analysis and transient analysis to determine robustness, reliability and security
    • Analyzed (n-1) contingencies in system and iteratively determined most economic system modifications to solve them

  • Computer Application to Power Systems

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    -Created MATLAB code for Y-bus formation, Optimal Ordering for Gauss Elimination, Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Fault Analysis
    -Executed Gauss Seidel, Newton Raphson, Fast Decoupled Load Flow, DC Load Flow algorithms on MATLAB
    -Determined parameters and simulated AVR and ALFC loops on MATLAB Simulink for 500MW thermal power plant

  • A New Approach to Design and Simulation of Domestic Solar Setup

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    -Achieved grid penetration of domestically generated solar power by synchronizing inverter output to grid voltage
    -Developed switching algorithm to ascertain continuity of supply and islanding in case of faults on grid
    -Maintained constant incremental cost on conventional power plants by controlled penetration during peak load
    -Solved issues pertaining to Power Quality and Reactive Power Compensation by improved filter design

  • Micro-controller based Frequency Detector and Power Factor Meter

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    -Designed frequency detector with an accuracy of 0.2% and power factor meter using µC-8051 timers, counters and electronic hardware (Op-amp, Logic gates); used Autodesk Eagle to prepare schematic for PCB design
    -Incorporated switches to toggle between functions and scales; and LEDs for display

  • Smash- Fighter Bot

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    -Built remote controlled combat robot powered by 12 V battery using DC motors, Gears and Belts from scrap material

  • Power Efficient Blade Designing

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    -Combined tubercle design of fins of humpback whale with helical turbine design to enhance lift and analyzed effect on power generation using Bernoulli’s principle
    -Studied factors contributing to 1-3% increased lift of blades

Honors & Awards

  • Outstanding Student Award

    USC Viterbi School of Engineering

    Presented with the outstanding student award in the electrical engineering department for academic excellence.

  • Elemex Gold Medal

    Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

  • M.S. University Gold Medal

    Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

  • Mr. John F. Roesel Jr. Of Bradenton, Florida, USA Gold Medal

    Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

  • Lustre Paper Presentation

    Footprints X6

    Paper presentation event pertaining to metallurgy department

  • Renaissance Paper Presentation

    Footprints X6

    Paper presentation event pertaining to electrical department

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