Twenty-eight years of experience in Power Electrical Engineering:
Designing induction-synchronous induction machines up to 15 MW.
Conducting inspections of large hydro- and turbo-generators of all ratings.
Troubleshooting motors and generators of all types and ratings.
Designing and R&D of dry-type transformers up to 33 kV voltage rating.
Conducting R&D projects in T&D and Generation.
Designing electrical power and control systems of new power plants.
Being responsible for all large electrical apparatus at a nuclear power plant.
Being responsible in one of the largest Independent Power Producers for coordinating the electrical engineering activities of projects under construction.
Providing consultative services to over two-dozen generating stations on their large motors, large transformers and generators.
Providing consultative services on Failure Analysis and Forensic Engineering.
Authored and co-authored two books on the inspection, operation and maintenance of large synchronous machines (in particular large turbo-generators).
Authored and co-authored EPRI reports, chapters on books about electric power equipment and systems, and over 20 technical papers published in the IEEE and other similar organizations.
Received a number of awards for best paper on a number of manuscripts.
Lectured on power quality here and abroad.
Presented a number of seminars on the operation and maintenance of large turbo-generators.
Lectured and/or supervised laboratory work to undergraduate/graduate and Extension students, electrical engineering courses in UCLA, University of Washington, Witwatersrand University and CSULB.
Taught the Power Section of the Professional Engineering Examination preparation courses in CSULB for several years.
Spent a year in the US House of Representatives as a Congressional Science and Technology Fellow.
Fluent in English and Spanish
US Citizen.
Partial List of Power Plants Supported:
Abroad
Paiton, Indonesia – Main generator troubleshooting and repair, Protection, Construction oversight, etceteras. Main transformer troubleshooting.
CBK, Philippines – Hydro generators installation and testing, Construction oversight.
TECO, Thailand – Commissioning Testing, Construction oversight.
Lo Yan B, Australia – Main generator troubleshooting, Protection review and change.
Bo Nok, Thailand – Project design review.
Eco Electrica, Puerto Rico – Main generator troubleshooting, Expert Witness during liitgation, overall electrical plant audit (technical and managerial), Protection review, Construction support and Field commissioning tests.
Doga, Turkey – Generator troubleshooting, Protection review, Construction support and Field commissioning tests.
IMSA, Italy – Construction support.
Ferry-Bridge, Fiddles-Ferry,
Derwent, Lakeland, and Pfistioning, UK – Changes to main generator protection.
The Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, Canada – Review of Root Cause Analysis regarding a power apparatus failure at the plant.
USA
SONGS – Continuous support with O&M of large electrical apparatuses.
Huntington Beach GS, CA – Generator inspection and testing. Motor inspections and repairs.
Long Beach GS, CA – Generators inspections.
Redondo Beach GS, CA – Generators & Large Motors inspections, testing and repair. Main generator rotor rewind.
Alamitos GS, CA – Generators inspections and troubleshooting. Large motors inspections and testing.
Ormond Beach GS, CA – Generator inspections and troubleshooting (rotor rewind). Large motors inspections, testing and troubleshooting.
Etiwanda GS, CA – Generators and motors inspections.
Mohave GS, Nevada – Generator inspections and installation of the Hall-Effect Field Ground Detector.
Big Creek Power Houses, CA – Generators inspection and troubleshooting.
Watson Cogeneration, CA – Generators Inspections.
Eastwood Power House, CA – Generator inspection and troubleshooting.
Will County GS, Illinois – Trouble-shooting of generator rotor using RSO and ISO-metering installation.
Juliet GS, Illinois – Auxiliaries-load realignment and ISO-metering installation.
Collins GS, Illinois – Grid issues regarding O/U frequency protection settings.
Powertown GS, Illinois – Auxiliaries-load realignment and ISO metering installation.
Homer City GS, Pennsylvania – Generator support; ISO-metering; etceteras.
Sunrise GS, California – Support during construction.
Mountainview GS, California – Support with generator contamination issues.
Grand Town GS – West Virginia – Support with generator stator winding failure.
West Pipestone Wind Park – Electric plant review.
Sunrise GS, CA – Electric plant review.
Mountainview, CA – Generator troubleshooting (rotor issues).
MSCC, CA – Generator inspection and troubleshooting (rotor winding failure).
EME Wind Parks in Mid-West USA – Consulting on asynchronous generator bearing failures due to shaft-currents. Inspection and factory-test witnessing.
Tehachapi Wind Parks in CA– Determining requirements for VAR control to avoid generation curtailments due to voltage collapse.
Additional Activities:
SCE’s Santa Ana Distribution Center – Managing project to develop computer programs for the Dynamic Assessment of Thermal Ratings for underground power distribution cables.
High Temperature Superconductor Current Limiter – Co-managing multi-million effort funded by SBIR and with the participation of SCE and other large multinational corporations in the development of a HTSC Current Limiter to limit short-circuit current in Power systems.
Adaptive Var Compensator – Engineering input in the development of an adaptive var compensator for controlling power factor for wind generating stations.
