Update: Since June 2008, I am no longer working with ProlecGE, the largest manufacturer of Electrical Transformer in the America. Instead, I have joined TGE Energy Services, a Joint venture of Transfield and GE.

In TGE I am in charge of the Design of Coils and Bars as well as rewind kits for Large Motors, and Generators (GE and other brands).

Most of the time, this parts (Coils, Bars and Ancillaries) are used in retrofits and rewinds of existing machinery, which only adds to the complexity, as the machines are already built and almost always, we can uprate the machine and match the existing physical requirements.

I am also doing Product Develpment, so if you happen to have a large generator and want us to extract the model Parameters, without resorting to dangerous and costly Short Circuit tests, please give us a call, we have developed a better way ! (and only involves harmless Load Rejections)

My current exposure has been to synchronous machines up to 14 kV, and ratings of 300 MVA and below, and as low as Induction motors 415 Volts and 50 HP, and everything in between, Traction Motors (Railroad), DC motors, Wind Generators, Wheel motors for Off highway vehicles, etc.

Pretty interesting stuff for a Static Machinery Engineer (Transfomer-head) like me !

I think this new role really complements what I was doing in Prolec, that is Product Development/Advance Design Engineering for Industrial/Commercial and Distribution Transformers

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