Yifan Zhang-Power Plant Solution Engineer
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Power Plant Solution Engineer
Vestas
- Addressed customers’ electrical and grid-related inquiries to ensure projects were delivered on time and in full compliance with grid code requirements.
- Documented areas for improvement encountered during projects and provided feedback to the R&D team for future product enhancements.
- Supported Nordseecluster (NSC) and Nordlicht (NDL) projects by explaining Vestas PPC and WTG control logic and methods and authoring PPC Function Design Specification (FDS) documents.
- Tuned PPC parameters according to project-specific settings agreed upon by the customer and TSO to ensure full grid code compliance.
- Assisted project managers by clarifying the technical background of contractual agreements and participated in negotiating testing procedures for the Baltic Eagle project, then issued grid code testing procedure documents for NSC and NDL.
- Created grid code compliance statements (GCCS) based on German and Dutch grid codes, assessed Vestas PPC, WTG, and SCADA system capabilities against these requirements, and documented gaps for R&D prioritization.
Hybrid Power Plant Control Engineer
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
- Used field wind speed data to validate the generic hybrid plant simulator model in Simulink and analyzed the results.
- Developed an automated script for Model-in-the-Loop (MiL) testing report generation and assisted in setting up Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) testing.
- Interpreted technical documentation and developed the control algorithm for the Limited Energy Reservoir (LER) concept to meet grid code compliance requirements from the Danish TSO, Energinet.
- Ported all control algorithms from Simulink to the Siemens Energy Omnivise T3000 platform for the Kragerup Gods wind-to-X demonstrator project, created porting guidelines, and performed HiL testing, utilizing Modbus communication and thorough testing methods.
Student Worker
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
- Designed Python code to automatically call MATLAB Simulink to generate structured text and import it into CODESYS as a CODESYS library.
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Experienced in Energy.
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Experienced in Product Development, Quality Assurance, and Operations.
Summary
As I transitioned into the industry, I began working on hybrid power plant control.
At Vestas, I serve as a Front-End Engineer, addressing electrical and grid-related topics in compliance with the VDE-4131 German offshore HVDC grid code requirements.
Skills
- Vde-4131 Grid Code
- Ppc And Wtg Control
- Hybrid Power Plant Control
- Power System Analysis
- Siemens Energy Omnivise (T3000)
- Matlab And Simulink
- Digsilent Powerfactory
- Python
- Codesys
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Education
DTU, Technical University of Denmark
Master of Science, Wind Energy · Wind Energy · Lyngby, Denmark
Qingdao University of Science And Technology
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering · Electrical Engineering · Qingdao, China
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Yifan is based in Hamburg, Germany.
Yifan speaks the following languages: Chinese (Native), English (Advanced), Danish (Elementary), German (Elementary).
Yifan has at least 4 years of experience. During this time, Yifan has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 2 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months. Note that Yifan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Yifan would be well-suited for roles such as: Power Plant Solution Engineer, Hybrid Power Plant Control Engineer, Student Worker.
Yifan's most recent position is Power Plant Solution Engineer at Vestas.
In recent years, Yifan has worked for Vestas and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy.
Yifan is most experienced in industries like Energy.
Yifan is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Quality Assurance, and Operations. Yifan also has some experience in Information Technology.
Yifan holds a Master in Wind Energy from DTU, Technical University of Denmark and a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering from Qingdao University of Science And Technology.
The availability of Yifan needs to be confirmed.
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