Experience

M.P.E. Power System Consultants

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Power System Engineer Consultant

  • Jun 2021 - Present



Autónomo

• Expert advisor in R&D project FONDEF IDeA Flex-tran

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  • Aim of the project: Development of a tool for transmission expansion planning including three specialised modules. More specifically, the transmission expansion problem is solved incorporating new flexible technologies such as BESS and special protection schemes, together with other expansion alternatives such as line reconductoring and voltage uprating. The project is developed together with the Chilean National Energy Commission and the Chilean system operator.• Working as an advisor in the development of the module to allocate BESS modules in the transmission grid to improve its stability.



Imperial Consultants (ICON)

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Power System Engineer Consultant

  • Mar 2020 - Mar 2021

  Consultant for National Grid in NIA project: "Risk Based Mitigation of Power Electronics Connections"• Aim of the project: Identifying the risks associated with the stability and dynamic interactions before a new power electronics device (e.g. HVDC interconnector, STATCOM) is introduced to the network using analytical tools and EMT simulation software.• State of the art revision on Impedance-based methodologies for stability analysis in power systems with converter-based technologies.• Development of a detailed model for a MMC-STATCOM in PSCAD, including: outer DC voltage control loop, outer AC voltage control loop, inner current control loop, circulating current suppression control, capacitor’s voltage balancing control scheme, Phase Locked-Loop (PLL) for frequency tracking.• Implementation and validation of a detailed type 4 windfarm VSC model in PSCAD• Development of a module to measure the impedance behaviour of converter-based technologies in PSCAD using a frequency-sweep approach in the DQ domain.• Implementation of the standard 39 bus system model in PSCAD, including the dynamic models of synchronous machines, their voltage regulators, governors and mechanical turbines.• Assessment of possible control interactions and unstable behaviour of MMC-STATCOM and windfarm plants connected in close proximity for different operating conditions and control strategies.• Publication submitted and currently under review process for IEEE Transactions in Power Systems



Centro de Energia, FCFM, Universidad de Chile

• Chile
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Engineer for the Energy Systems Analysis Team

  • Mar 2017 - Aug 2017

  • Analysis of long-term hydrothermal coordination and mid-term unit commitment, in the framework of a renewable penetration impact study requested by the Chilean Energy Ministry. Its main goal was to assess generation technologies mixes including renewables technologies such as wind farms, photovoltaic generation, geothermal plants and SCP plants to the year 2031 for different hydrological and demand scenarios.• Simulation software development in Python to assess the operational impact of incorporating photovoltaic generation to the subway system in the city of Santiago. The software would allow to define the best strategy to supply part of the subway system’s electrical demand from photovoltaic generators by estimating the available solar power, the interconnection scheme (directly to the DC traction rails or to the AC supply side connected to the grid) and to evaluate incorporating energy storage systems to the grid.



Electrica Puntilla S.A.

• Part-time job as Studies Engineer for Commercial and Business Area

  • Apr 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Software development in VBA for market analysis tools such as: fuel cost risk assessment on energy market price for establishing PPA’s contract price, expected generation offer for future years under different hydrological scenarios, demand related risk estimation regarding energy purchase price considering grid losses for national energy bidding process 2015, among others.• Analysed draft laws, tariff processes and water rights applications, which affect the present and future company’s profit.• Determination of a 465.300$ economic impact due to sub-transmission regulatory changes regarding its pricing, that lead to a successful arbitration between Eléctrica Puntilla and CGE Distribución for compensations charges.



Universidad de Chile

• Chile
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate teaching assistant in Power Systems course

  • Jul 2014 - Dec 2016