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M. M. Babu Narayanan

Director

Former Addl. Director, CPRI (Govt. of India, Ministry of Power)


Power Transmission system studies:

  • Design of flood and cyclone resilient Transmission & Distribution system and Renewable integration for OPTCL

  • Study of Power Swing phenomena in Western Region System and suggestion for remedial measures avoid cascade tripping of 400 kV transmission lines on power swing for WREB, Mumbai.

  • Planning Studies for Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board for horizon year of 2020

  • Development of controller for Thyristor Controlled Series Compensator (TCSC) for India’s first FACTS project on the Kanpur-Ballabgarh 400 kV Line.

  • Relay co-ordination studies for FACTS project (Thyristor controlled series Compensator-TCSC) in Gorakhpur

  • Study of Power Swing phenomena in western Region System and suggestion for remedial measures avoid cascade tripping of 400 kV transmission lines.

  • Application of Wide area Measurements System (WAMS) in state electricity transmission system

  • Study for synchronization of 25MW CPP unit with BSEB’s 33kV system, Jamshedpur

  • Root Cause Analysis of Damage to 6MW Turbine at MBDL for Triveni Engg. Ltd

  • Power development plan for Republic of Fiji

  • Relay co-ordination studies for the FACTS development project (Thyristor controlled series Compensator-TCSC) of Kanpur-Ballabgarh 400kV line

  • Estimation of Technical losses in the Transmission system of Andhra Pradesh Power System for Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission.

  • Conversion of Fixed reactors to switch able shunt reactors at Panipat and Bhiwani 400 kV substations of Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB)

  • Feasibility studies for enhancing the power transfer capability of National HVDC line Project.

  • Developmental Testing of Distance and transformer differential protection relays using Real Time Digital Simulator (RTDS)

  • Studies for Development of controller for Thyristor Controlled Series Compensator (TCSC) for India’s first FACTS project on the Kanpur-Ballabgarh 400 kV Line in association with BHEL.

  • Dynamic performance studies for India’s first HVDC project namely, National HVDC Line

  • Dynamic performance studies for HVDC projects namely, 1500 MW, Chandrapur-Padghe and 1000 MW, Chandrapur-Ramagundam Back-to-Back schemes.


System Studies for Industrial Power Systems

  • Tuning of Power system stabilizer for 130 MW generators of JSPL in Rajasthan

  • Design validation of special lightning protection system for Qatar Petroleum

  • Study of sub synchronous resonance oscillations for generators in the 4x360 MW RKMPPL thermal power plant

  • Flicker calculation of 25MVA EAF for Usha Alloy & Steel Division, Jamshedpur

  • Power System Planning studies, Coordination of Protection, Phenomena of Motor Starting, location of 110kV substation for New Mangalore Port Trust, Mangalore

  • Stability studies for Captive generators of J.K. Cements Works, SPIC Petro Chemicals, Grasim Industries, and Century Pulp & Paper Plant

  • System study of CPP of ONGC, Assam

  • Stability studies for Captive Power Generation of Torrent Penicillin Plant, Gujarat


Distribution System Studies

  • Design & development of Detailed Project report on implementation of Smart Grid Pilot in BESCOM, Bangalore

  • Advanced Project Preparedness for Poverty Reduction - Updating Power System Master Plan for Assam

  • Study & Analysis of 11 kV feeders & associated Distribution network of BESCOM, Bangalore

  • Advanced Project Preparedness for Poverty Reduction - Updating Power System Master Plan for Assam

  • Estimation of 11kV & LT line losses of six districts in Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd. (SPDCL) of AP

  • Analysis of Technical Losses of Distribution system of Major Towns of Karnataka.

  • Energy Audit of selected 11 kV Feeders in 4 Districts of Bangalore Electric Supply Company Ltd. (BESCOM), Bangalore.

  • Relay co-ordination studies for Vishakhapatnam Port Trust power distribution system including system studies, relay testing and co-ordination of over current and earth fault Relays.