BHAVINKUMAR CHOVATIYA

To describe myself in a nutshell, I am systematic, organized and hardworking; ready to take up any challenge of life abreast with the latest trends and a team player with excellent communication skills.

4.) ASTONFIELD SOLESA SOLAR KENYA LTD., NAIROBI

Duration:                                              From August2017 to till date 

Designation:                                         Head- Solar PV Projects (Technical- EPC)

• More than 10 MWp Rooftop + Ground Mount Projects -Detail Designing review & Costing of projects experience in East African Region. Also support of BD department in advance stage basic designs for marketing, procurement department in technical specification of material, vendor selection & installation department in engineering and as built drawings.

• Responsible for Project profitability analysis for all grid connected projects (1.5MWp to 15MWp).

Role & Responsibility:

• Responsible for preparing technical drawings, BOQ, Costing & Profitability Analysis of each projects and outlining specifications of electrical systems for Solar Projects, basically design of SPV systems for on-grid/off-grid / Roof Top kWp / MW scales EPC projects at various locations.
• Prepare estimates & budget for projects. Cost comparison and negotiation with vendors. 
• Design of SPV plants (component selection, simulation, DC-cable sizing, loss calculations, SLD, SCADA system etc.)
• Review designs & work plan from Engineering team and provide updates and inputs.
• Responsible for equipment selection- Module & Inverter, Transformer, LT/ HT Panel, Array junction box & Online Monitoring designing.
• Working closely with other engineers, clients and contractors to discuss existing projects and to ensure that relevant standards are being met by products and design (IEC,IS,etc.)
• Deal with specifications for equipment and materials needed for the project, like all Auxiliary supplely for HT, LT & Transformer, Weather station and all Electrical Engineering related BOM to the project.
• Responsible for analyzing data from solar plants, conducting the proper analysis on solar cell efficiency for different geographical and climatic conditions.

3.) GENSOL ENGINEERING/CONSULATANT PVT. LTD.

Duration:                                              From May2015 to July2017 

Designation:                                         Design Engineer / Sr. Design Engineer/Design-Team Lead

Team Project:

• 400MW Greenko, Telangana-Designing
• 25 MW- Sunfan Solar, (Karnataka) - EPC
• 3MW Roof-top SECI, Gujarat-Designing
• 850kWp Roof-top NMTP, Mangalore-EPC

Project Handled by me:

• 108 KW, Grid tied, Rooftop PV Solar Plant at ‘Pricision Drawell PVT. LTD. ,NAGPUR-EPC
• 17MW- HZL Limited, (Rajasthan) – Consulting
• 5.0MW Roof-top at Delhi Government, CPWD Project-EPC
• 4.7MW Vikram Solar-MP Government-EPC
• 294 KW, Grid tied, Rooftop PV Solar Plant at ‘Sunny International’, Panipat. -EPC
• 30 KW, Grid tied, Rooftop PV Solar Plant at ‘Innova Pharma’ Nagpur-EPC
• 700 KW- AAI, (Ahmedabad) – Rooftop, Design & Engineering
• 236 KW- Carlsberg, (Aurangabad) – EPC
• 64 KW- Alankaram, (Noida) – EPC

• April’2016 to July’2016 & January’2017 to July’2017 -I was in Nairobi, Kenya. I have handled 4-Projects in Kenya with site management and whole project designing.

Role & Responsibility:

• AC side designing which includes design & selection, sizing of feeder panel, calculating the rating of the switchgear and protection required in the system.
• Cable sizing by calculating the voltage drop and power loss in a particular cable and cable routing layout preparation according to the cable sizes selected.
• Earthing calculations for the sizing of earth strip, material to be used GI, Aluminum or copper, and calculating the number of earth pits to be provided for the system.
• Analyzing the existing system configuration and selecting a proper evacuation scheme to be integrated with the existing system.
• DC side designing of Solar rooftop PV projects, which includes the stringing calculations, module selection, inverter range calculations according to the performance under different temperature conditions.
• Shadow analysis of the objects present on the roofs, Module Layout preparation according to the shadow free area available
• PVsyst report for estimating the Yield Generation of the Solar Plant, optimizing the parameters of the solar plant which affect the Energy Generation such as Tilt-Pitch, DC /AC ratio, thermal losses, DC & AC wiring losses, mismatch losses, transformer losses, transmission losses and auxiliary losses.
• Preparing the Bill of Materials for the equipments to be used in the system and preparing the technical specifications of those equipments.
• Project Management & DPR
• Owners Engineers Project Handling (499+500KW rooftop Rajguru Foods & Agro)

2.) ETAIN IMMODO RENEWABLES LTD. (JV OF ELECTROTHERM INDIA L. & IMMODO SOLAR (SPAIN).)

Duration:                                              From January2013 to May2015 

Designation:                                          Jr. Engineer

Key Contributions:                                                                                                                                                                             

• Experience of Planning, Project Management, and Designing Layouts of 15MW Solar Park, Charanka, Gujrat.
• Experience of interpreting specifications and preparing technical proposals.
• System Designing & Engineering as per client’s specific requirement. 
• Coordination with supplier, installation team for completion of project within given time period
• Project scheduling and planning project target
• Approaching government, Private and institutional departments to develop relationship.
• Responsibilities of O&M of 15 MW Solar Plant at Charanka, Patan.  Data Collection, Performance evaluation-solar Power plants
• Maintenance of 500kw INVERTER, Transformer, Cables, Ups, Battery, All relay panels, and 66kv Sub-Station.
• Designing of Solar KW system And Commissioning of 5,10,20,15 upto 200 kw system.

1.) KINTECH SYNERGY PVT. LTD.

Duration:                                              From August 2012 to December 2012 

Designation:                                        Trainee Engineer/ JR. Engineer

Core Competencies in Training

♦ Project Management & Execution ♦ Planning, installation, commissioning and maintenance ♦ Cross Functional Coordination ♦ Team Leadership ♦ Process Enhancement ♦ Maintenance Operations ♦ Troubleshooting ♦ Safety

• Competent and diligent professional with a training in Project management, Commissioning, Erection, & Maintenance of Electrical Equipment & Systems.
• Erection & Commissioning of 132KV/33 KV, And Testing of all Electrical equipment Erection in 132KV Sub-Station.
• Testing of Current Transformer, Potential Transformer, Power transformer. (i.e Ratio testing, IR Value, Winding resistance, vector testing.)                                                                                                                                                         
• Testing of Circuit Breaker SF6, VCB, MOCB, (IR Value, Contact Resistance, Trip Time to closing time, Polarity test etc).
• Conducting filtration of Transformer Oil. (Acidity testing, Break down voltage value).
• Testing and termination of Control cable. (i.e Breaker control  cable to Relay Panel and other windmill     Electrical Yard  control cable termination