Bill - Yongdong Lu

Presently working at the corporate Technical Services-Electrical Engineering group as a senior subject matter expert I am providing technical direction and specialist services for a large multi-fuel generation fleet comprising of thermal, hydro, gas and wind generation and associated transmission interconnection facilities. These technical services encompass all major electrical equipment including generators, transformers, High Voltage and Medium Voltage Switchgear, protection & control systems, motors and DC systems. The activities cover the full life-cycle, from conceptual design and interconnections, technical specifications, through detailed engineering, testing, commissioning, operations, quality assurance, standards, asset management including monitoring, maintenance, spares strategies, condition/risk assessments, trouble-shooting/resolution of equipment issues/failure investigations, life cycle planning, regulatory and safety compliances. My responsibilities include but not limit to: • Developing engineering program standards and major equipment maintenance standards and best practices & procedures • Supporting plant staff on implementation of best practices by providing field level support to plant • Supporting planning and execution of major maintenance activities such as transformer maintenance and replacement projects • Working with plant staff to troubleshoot complex electrical problems and develop solutions • Developing engineering proposals for major equipment condition improvement • Undertaking equipment performance testing and condition and risk assessments • Performing electrical engineering studies i.e. short-circuit studies, arc-flash studies, major equipment sizing calculations, generator LVRT studies, relay coordination studies, etc. • Performing reviews of program standards, major equipment maintenance test reports, FAT reports • Preparing QA/QC plans for major projects • Developed specifications for major equipment procurement

• Design and engineering of transmission and distribution systems including specifications, tender documents, equipment and protection single line diagrams, layouts, sections and elevations, schematics, logic and connection diagrams, relay settings, ac and dc auxiliaries, grounding and relay coordination studies • Specifications for high voltage substation equipment including circuit breaker, disconnect, reactor, current and voltage transformer, protection & control systems, control building, buswork, switchyard structures, ac and dc auxiliaries • Preparation and implementation of quality plan and procedures for design and engineering processes. • Size calculation of battery banks and chargers for substations • Technical support to substation equipment installation and commissioning • Liaised with customer engineers to solve engineering problems • Preparation of bill of materials for substation equipment procurement • Development of substation equipment installation and commissioning inspection and test plans

• Participation in generation interconnection system studies, conceptual engineering and cost estimation for new generations • Preparation and review of specifications for power transformers, MV switchgear and HV substations • Factory acceptance test witness for ABB induction motors in Switzerland • Planning and participation of overhaul and pit-stop of 600MW generation unit including generator, transformers, turbine and boiler and associated auxiliary equipment • Supervision of installations, commissioning tests and start-up of Phase I 600MW generation units • Calculation of protection relay settings for generators, transformers, and motors • Condition and life cycle extension assessments for electrical systems including generators, transformers, HV and MV switchgear, protection, cables, auxiliaries and motors • Development of maintenance programs and standards for electrical equipment including protection systems, HV switchgear, and electrical work safety standards • Preparation of risk assessments, critical equipment databases, risk management and condition monitoring strategies for electrical equipment • Supervision, mentorship and guidance of junior engineers

• Design of PLC technology based interlock & control system for 110kV switchgear system • Planning and participation of generation unit turn-around overhauls and pit-stops • Analysis of JD-13 generator field ground fault relay misoperation event • Relay setting calculations for generator, transformer, and motor protection systems • Condition and life-cycle extension assessments for all electrical systems including generators, transformers, HV and MV switchgear, protection, cables, and motors • Development of maintenance programs and standards for electrical equipment including protection systems and HV switchgear, and electrical work safety standards • Preparation of risk assessments, critical equipment databases, risk management and condition monitoring strategies for electrical equipment • Preparation of specifications for design, installation and commissioning of 110kV transmission line protection systems • Interconnection study for 100MW Unit 3 electrical equipment and systems • Reliability evaluation of new protective relays and electrical equipment • QA/QC plan for 220kV substation design, installation and commissioning • Design, installation and commissioning of auxiliary system interlock control system for four generating units • Risk assessment of major equipment and RCFA investigation for electrical equipment and system faults • Supervision, mentorship and guidance of junior engineers