Aishwarya Mundada[edit | edit source]
I am Graduate student at Michigan Technological University. Pursuing my Masters in Power and Renewable Energy development. Currently working as a Research Assistant, MOST Research group, Michigan Technological University under guidance of Dr. J.M.Pearce. I am interested in working on projects related to Renewable Energy Development.
Project[edit | edit source]
I am currently working on determine the Levelized cost of Electricity and the potential of plug and play solar photovoltaic micro-inveter systems under guidance of Dr.Joshua.M.Pearce.
Resume[edit | edit source]
AISHWARYA SHRIKANT MUNDADA 1914D, Woodmar Drive, 906-231-4870 Houghton,MI-49931 amundada@mtu.edu
• CAREER OBJECTIVE
To obtain a Fulltime position in order to tie my skills and abilities to companies goal in the field of Electrical Engineering (Power System and Renewable Energy Resources).
• EDUCATION
Michigan Technological University GPA:-4 Houghton,MI Maters of Science(Thesis), Electrical Engineering Expected May 2016 Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology CLASS:-First class University of Pune Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics Engineering 2012
• RELEVANT COURSES
Solar Photovoltaic Technology Power system Operation Wind Power Computer Modelling of Power Systems Power System Protection Advanced Methods in Power Systems Power Electronics
• PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Michigan Tech’s Open Sustainability Technology Research Group, Michigan Technological University July 2015 Research Assistant
1.A Review of Technical Requirements that Enable Plug-and-Play Solar Photovoltaic Micro-inverter Systems in the United States.
2.Levelized Cost of Electricity for Plug-and-Play Solar Photovoltaic Micro-inverter System
Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune, India Oct 2013-May 2014 Research Assistant 1.Renewable Energy Development (3phase Bi-directional grid tie inverter) Designed Matlab-simulink for 3-phase bi-directional grid tie inverter to feed in excess electricity generated by the renewable energy resources into grid. Authored and implemented Code for PWM generation using Micro c and Proteus.
2.Ultrasonic Cleaner (Mosfet based single phase inverter) Designed Mosfet based single phase inverter (Ultrasonic Cleaner). Utilized Altium for doing ‘Surface mount device’ PCB designing
Integrated Automation and Robotics, Aurangabad, India Aug 2012-May 2013 Trainee Engineer 1.Bar Feeder and Pick and place arrangements Designed PLC program for pick and place and bar feeder arrangements. Implemented code using Codesys tool.
2.Switched Mode power supply(SMPS) Designed an 80W SMPS using Flyback converter topology to generate multiple DC output (5V and 12V) from AC input.
• ACADEMIC PROJECTS
1.Levelized Cost of Electricity for Solar Photovoltaic, Battery and Cogen Hybrid Systems Jan 2015-May 2015 Provided a new method of quantifying the economic viability of off-grid PV+battery+CHP hybrid systems by calculating the LCOE of the technology.
2.Performance of U.S. Hybrid Distributed Energy Systems: Solar Photovoltaic, Battery and Combined Heat and Power Jan 2015-May 2015 Designed an off-grid PV+CHP+Battery hybrid system in order to fulfil a residential load demand for various geographical location in US. The system was simulated using HOMER-Pro software.
3.Behaviour of Wind Turbine in Voltage Regulation Mode and VAr Regulation Mode Sep 2015-Dec 2015 Designed a single line distribution network with DFIG wind turbine setup using Matlab (Simulink) in order to study their impact under different scenarios and also to study DFIG’s control system.
4.Available Transfer Capability Sep 2015-Dec 2015 Formulated Genetic Algorithm by using Repeated AC Power Flow for IEEE-30 bus system and calculated ATC and ATC with contingency for the system. Implemented the code in Matlab.
5.Transmission Line Performance and Analyzing it using ATP Sep 2014-Dec 2014 Designed a 132KV double circuit transmission line using ATP to analyse the factors affecting the back Flashover pattern when lightning is struck on a transmission tower top. Also designed a 420KV substation using ATP to analyse the effect of installing non-linear surge arrester to protect terminal equipment’s with non-restoring insulation when lightning surges appears across the substation.
6.Load Flow Algorithm for Distribution System with and without Distributed Generation Jan 2015-May 2015 Adopted Forward/Backward Sweep algorithm to perform load flow analysis for 12 bus distribution network and IEEE-33 bus distribution network and determined the effect of installation of Distributed generation units. Implemented the code using Matlab.
7.Impact of Distributed Generation unit on Distribution Relay Protection Jan 2015-May 2015 Investigated the potential impacts of Distributed Generation (DG) units on the protection setup of a typical Distribution Network (DN) using Matlab and suggested some effective and practical solutions for the safe integration of DGs into DN.
8.Load Flow Analyis for IEEE 14 bus system Jan 2015-May 2015 Adopted Newton-Raphson Algorithm to perform load flow analysis for IEEE14 bus system. Implemented the code using Matlab.
9.Unsymmetrical Fault Analysis Jan 2015-May 2015 Performed Unsymmetrical Fault analysis for a 5-bus system using Matlab software and verified the results using ASPEN Software.
• PUBLICATIONS
1.Performance of U.S. hybrid distributed energy systems: Solar photovoltaic, battery and combined heat and power. Energy Conversion and Management 105, pp. 71–80 (2015). 2.Levelized Cost of Electricity for Solar Photovoltaic, Battery and Cogen Hybrid Systems. Renewable & Sustainable Energy – (Accepted) 3.A Review of Technical Requirements that Enable Plug-and-Play Solar Photovoltaic Micro-inverter Systems in the United States. Energies – (with editor yet to publish)
• CO-CURRICULAR EXPERIENCE
Mruga event management organisation, Pune, India June 2013-Dec 2013 Dance Choreographer
• COMPUTER/TECHNICAL SKILLS
Matlab-(Simulink, Simscape, Coding) GAMS SAM PVSyst CAPE HOMER-Pro AcSELator Quickset Doble Protection Suit Labview ATP ASPEN Auto-Cad Power World Simulator Mathematica MS-Office and Execl Altium Power-sim Multi-sim Assembly language for 8051 Micro-c
• SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
1.Recipient of CONWAY FELLOWSHIP at Michigan Technological University, fully waived tuition in addition to monthly stipend 2.Recipient of Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology Scholarship, fully waived tuition for all 4 years of under-graduation. 3.Radio interview on Research project in field of Renewable energy, with Next Chapter, promoted by Radio Alexandria. 4.Active Member of Indian Student Association at Michigan Technological University. 5.Top 5 in my department every semester during my undergraduate education. 6.1st position for solo-dance competition at State level in ‘Ellora-Festival’.
• REFERENCES
1. Dr. Joshua Pearce, Associate Professor, Michigan Technological University, pearce@mtu.edu 2. Vivek Aranake, Associate Professor, Vishwakarma Institute of Information Techonolgy, vivek.aranake351@gmail.com
Publications[edit | edit source]
- Kunal K. Shah, Aishwarya S. Mundada, Joshua M. Pearce. Performance of U.S. hybrid distributed energy systems: Solar photovoltaic, battery and combined heat and power. Energy Conversion and Management 105, pp. 71–80 (2015). open access DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2015.07.048
- Aishwarya S. Mundada,Kunal K. Shah, Joshua M. Pearce. Levelized Cost of Electricity for Solar Photovoltaic, Battery and Cogen Hybrid Systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 57, pp. 692-703 (2016). [1] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.12.084