Jigar Bhalani

Experience

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  Reliance Industries Limited

  May 2012 - Jun 2012

  Internship

  Understand working of a power plant - generation, transmission and optimum utilization.Site monitoring using SCADA.Substation and switch gear protection.

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  Teach For India

  Oct 2013 - Sept 2014

  Volunteer Internship

  Working with 140 sixth graders with their academics and otherwise.Planned lessons for students of different levels and even learning disabilities.Regular community visits to spread awareness.Healthcare programs for students.

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  Schneider Electric

  Apr 2014 - May 2014

  Internship

  Wiring of HV and LV panels.Testing of circuit breakers.Product testing and troubleshooting with clients.

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  N/A (Private)

  Jan 2016 - Mar 2016

  Freelance Solar Engineer

  I undertook my MSc. dissertation as a project and set up a solar powered autonomous irrigation system in agriculture fields in rural Gujarat. Drip irrigation was adopted to maximize efficiency and minimize consumption. Procurement of components and sizing the system for panels and battery bank. Simulation and troubleshooting real time conditions.

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  Unilink Engineering Corporation Pvt. Ltd

  Apr 2016 - May 2016

  Freelance Solar Engineer

  I worked on performance assessment of a 2MW solar power plant in Roorkee, Uttrakhand. My key responsibilities included: Carrying out thermography, I-V testing, data mapping and analysis. Create a PVSyst model of the plant and carry out variety of simulations to quantify losses. Fault finding of every component of the solar plant from pyranometer to the inverter. Suggesting market replacements for all the broken and damaged components.