CURRICULUM VITAE

Feroz Hakkim

+968-91198734
feroz.hakkim@gmail.com

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Jurisdiction of protection in 48 substations under the commanding area, from 33kV to

220kV.
Fault level calculation of substations at different voltage levels up-to 220kV.
Sizing calculation of CTs, CBs, DC system, etc
Relay setting calculations for various protection schemes, which include distance,
differential, etc.
Design of protection schemes for new panels as well as modification in existing, conferring
to the variations in protection scenarios.
Analyze on the EHV interruptions, research on the protection malapropisms and
rectifications as necessary.
Retrofitting of a variety of modern Numerical Relays to old panels with necessary scheme
changes and wirings.
Cable schedule & other wiring drawings preparation.
Setting of Numeric, Static and Electromechanical relays
Adjustments on electromechanical relay elements and replacement (repair) of
components in static relays to fine tune the relay to required functionality.
Testing of Transformers up-to 200MVA(bank)o Insulation Resistance & Polarization Index
o Capacitance & Dielectric Dissipation Factor (C&tan)
o Winding Resistance
o Magnetizing Current
o Voltage Ratio
o Short Circuit Test (Impedance Test)
o Core Balance
o Vector Group
o OLTC Operation
o Transformer Alarms/trip test
Testing of Circuit Breakers
o Insulation Resistance
o HIPOT (Leakage Current)
o Contact Resistance
o CB Operations
o CB Alarms/trips
o CB Timing
Testing of CTs up-to 220kV
o Insulation Resistance
o Capacitance & Dielectric Dissipation Factor (C&tan)
o Secondary Resistance
o Ratio Test
o Polarity Test
o Open Circuit Characteristics (Knee Point Voltage)
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feroz.hakkim@gmail.com

Testing of VTs up-to 220kV

o Insulation Resistance
o Capacitance & Dielectric Dissipation Factor (C&tan)
o Ratio Test
o Polarity Test
Testing of Panels & Wiring
o Insulation Resistance
o Lead & Lead Resistance Measurement
o CT cross tests
o Relay Operations
o Relay Timing
o Scheme Functionality Checks
Commissioning of Distance Relays
o Setting Calculations
o Setting up the relays
o Zone reach testing
o Zone timing testing
o Other functions checking
Commissioning of Differential Relays
o Setting calculations
o ICT configuration & wiring
o Relay setting
o Stability check on through faults
o Pick-ups on in-zones
o Characteristic check
o Other functions checking
Commissioning of REF relays
o Setting Calculation
o Stabilizing resistance setting
o Relay setting
o Stability check on through faults
o Pick-ups on in-zones
Commissioning of O/C & other relay schemes o Setting calculation & coordination
o Relay setting
o Pickup tests
o Characteristic check (Timing test)
o Operation check of Local Breaker Backup, Auto Reclose, Under Frequency,
df/dt, V/f, Synch Check, Dead Line Charging, Under/Over Voltage, Voltage
Selection, etc..
Commissioning and paralleling of transformers after phasing
Routine testing of substations of various voltage ranges.
Trouble shooting of various protection hitches
Retrofitting including wiring of new relay schemes in old panels
Battery installation, charging, load testing, etc..

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+968-91198734
feroz.hakkim@gmail.com

Erection, installation, cabling, wiring, testing & commissioning of equipments up-to 110kV
Cable route survey, marking, laying, joining, terminating, testing & commissioning up-to
33kV
OHL route survey, pole erection, conductor laying & stringing, PMT & ABS installation upto 33kV

MAJOR PROJECTS HANDLED:

Commissioning of 66kV Balaramapuram Substation, Kerala India.

o Part of the 3 member protection team
o Designing - includes the fault level calculations, Power flow studies,
Equipment Sizing calculations, Protection Scheme Designs, Protection
drawings review and approval, Relay Setting Calculations, etc. for the
complete station.
o Testing and Commissioning of all the equipments and relay schemes.

Commissioning of new 220kV Feeders (2Nos) from 220kV Pothencode Substation to 220kV
Kattakkada Substation, Kerala, India.
o Tested all the equipments including CTs, PTs and CBs
o Prepared Relay Setting Calculation, Scheme checks and relay testing &
commissioning for the complete protection scheme which include Main1 &
Main2 topology.

Pre-commissioning testing of 220kV Substation Kattakkada.

o Testing of CTs, PTs, Transformers, CBs.
o C&R panel scheme check relay pre-commissioning-testing

Witnessed commissioning of 220kV Busbar Scheme at 220kV Pothencode Substation.

Retrofitting of new numerical relays in 220kV Main2 Feeder Panels (6Nos) at 220kV
Substation Pothencode, Kerala, India.
o Retrofitting of new numerical distance relays (SEL 311C-2) to replace with the
old static relay.
o Design and rewiring for implementation of additional protection schemes
o Setting calculation, testing and commissioning.

Retrofitting of Numerical relays at Various Substations.

o 110kV Paruthippara 2 nos. Distance and 2 nos. Differential relays
o 110kV Technopark 1 no. Distance relay
o 110kV Kattakkada 2 nos. static Distance relays
o 220kV Pothencode 1 no. Distance relay
o O/C&E/F relays at various substations

Commissioning of new bays at various substations.

o 220kV Transformer banks at 220kV substation Pothencode
o 2nos. 66kV feeders and 2nos. transformer bays at 66kV Palode Substation

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o 110kV Capacitor banks at 110kV Technopark and Paruthippara substations.

o 110/11kV and 33/11kV Transformers, 33kV feeders and 11kV feeders at
various substations.

Design, Calculation and Commissioning of new 33kV Substations

o 33kV Peyad
o 33kV Vithura
o 33kV Karamana
o 33kV Kadakkavoor

Installation and implementation of load shedding schemes at various substations.

Trouble shooting and re-commissioning at various substations.

Repair of numerous static and electromechanically relays.

Annual routine maintenance at various substations.

Projects in Oman
o 33kV Rumais & 33kV Mussana Substation (for MZEC)
o Co-ordination with the MZEC protection Engineer and the vendor to meet
with the Client requirements.
o Rewired 11kV panels to meet specific SCADA requirements of the client.
o Part of the testing team for commissioning the substations.

Projects in Qatar
o Part of the team for routine maintenance of 33kV substations (2Nos) at
Mesaieed.

MAJOR RELAYS HANDLED:

Alstom/Schneider:SEL:ABB:Siemens/Reyroll:Other Makes:-

P633, P631, P442, P437, P741, P742, P142,KBCH, MCAG, etc..

311C, 311C-2, 351,787, 587Z, etc..
REL670, RET670, etc
7SG16, THR, Duobias(7SG14), Solkor, ARGUS-2, etc
Toshiba, ERL, Sifang(Chinese), EE, Megawin, Alind, etc..

MAJOR TEST EQUIPMENTS HANDLED:

Omicron
Doble
Hypotronics
Megger/ Programma
Scope

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CMC256, CMC356, CPC100, CT Analyzer

M4000
DC-HIPOT
CSU, Sverker, Torkel 860, TM1600
TRM 104

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SOFTWARES & PACKAGES:

Basic knowledge in ETAP, MATLAB, AutoCAD, etc

Relay Communication Softwares: o S1 Studio
o AcSELerator
o ReyDisp
o PCM
o Digsi
Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, Access, etc..

DCRP CERTIFICATIONS

DCRP approved Testing & Commissioning Engineer

Applying for Protection Engineer approval from DCRP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Current Employment:
Labib Trading & Contracting LLC, Oman
Working as Testing & Commissioning Engineer

April-2014 till date

Past Employments:

Kerala State Electricity Board (State Electricity Utility), India

Worked as Protection Engineer (Assistant) [ON LEAVE]
Al-Jood Trad. & Cont. Est. (Oman & Qatar)
Worked as Testing & (Asst.) Protection Engineer
Ceemex Engineers & Contractors - Kerala, India
Worked as Protection Engineer (Electrical)

TOTAL EXPERIENCE:

January-2011 to April-2014
December-2006 to January-2011
November-2005 to December-2006

9 YEARS

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

Graduation in Electrical Engineering:

B-Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

from TKM College of Engineering, Kollam, Kerala (Kerala University)
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PERSONAL PROFILE:

Permanent address :

Jannath,
Near BSNL
Venjaramoodu PO
Thiruvananthapuram 695607
Kerala, India
Date of Birth : 17/10/1981 (32 years)
Passport No. : F6489495 expiring on 22/02/2016
Number of dependencies : 3 (wife + 2 kids)
Driving License : 72922462 (Oman)
[Qatar license needs renewal]

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