Nagaraj TS is an Electrical Engineer who has been with Alpha 3 since 2018. He is highly educated, holding aBachelor's Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from VTU India, anMBA in Project Management from ManipalUniversity India, andis currently pursuingan online Master's Degreefrom CU Boulder University in Next Generation Power and Energy System.
He hastwelve years of progressive work experience in the field of substation engineering, protection & control systems, automation, and system studies. Nagarajstarted his career in 2009, playing an integral role in designing and executing many protection controls projects for Indian state electrical utilities. Healso worked on Indian national power grid projects, primarily designing Greenfield electrical substations.
Since coming toAmerica, settling in Maryland,and working for Alpha 3, Nagaraj has been responsible forexecuting a significant number of design and construction projects related to protection, control, and revitalization of substation facilities. Examples of his work include replacing oil circuit breakers with smaller footprint SF6 gas circuit breaker, replacing the aging/failed power transformers with higher MVA rated modern transformers, converting urban air-insulated substations to gas-insulated substations to meet the growing demand for electrical power in densely populated regions (such as Washington DC), and conserving the expensive valuable land for future augmentation. He's also revitalizing old substationsand upgrading their technologies with modern fire protection, HVAC, and video security monitoring based on NERC, NFPA, and ASHRAE codes.
Outside of work, Nagraj loves to hang out with family and friends. His wife and son are his biggest supporters. Hecherishesplaying with his son and one day hopesto travel with his family. He's fascinated bymusic systems and home theater and is proud to have completed sixhome theater installation projects for friends with the propervision andsound calibration. Advanced technology with regards to power and energy hasalways been an interest of Nagaraj's, so during his free time, he enjoysreading about renewable and sustainable energy and its integration into the power system.
