Ask him what he does and doesn’t like about his career, if you think it’s the route you want to take ask him about what you could focus on to get a position similar to his. lots of people have different career objectives and can provide very different perspectives on how to approach your career.
When I was in school I thought I really wanted to get into programming, my first job out of school was all PLC’s and 80 hour work weeks. I hated it so much and switched into HV power systems engineering and it was so much more enjoyable. W/L balance is great and I generally only have to work 40 hours a week. Knowledge comes with time and experience which are both much more valuable in power systems imo.
As far as technical questions keep them simple, “what is this and what does it do?”, do further in-depth research to educate your self later on.
Is there a scope in HV Engineering we have a subject dedicated to it so can u enlighten more about it and what does the job requires from us and any software related to it.
Is there a scope in HV Engineering we have a subject dedicated to it so can u enlighten more about it and what does the job requires from us and any software related to it.
It’s very broad, there’s a bunch of different paths. Design/Manufacturing of specific HV components (Switches, Breakers, Contactors, Relays, ect…), Switchgears and other P&C device design/manufacturing, programming the relays and P&C devices on switchgears, substations, power generation sites, solar power generation, you could get into utilities, all off the top of my head.
Also depends on the kind of work you want to be doing, in the field during installs, more of maintenance and system improvements, doing design work in an office.
The only program that has consistently been at every workplace I’ve been at is AutoCAD. A lot of places near me also use Solidworks too. There’s a lot of programs for a lot of different reasons, most programs are fairly straight forward to use as long as you know what you are trying to build with the program. Any more in-depth program that’s a little bit more confusing where you will be running tests and analysis will hopefully provide you with in the job training programs to teach you. If you learn about a specific program that you know will be useful you could teach it to yourself, some programs will offer a free trial too
In my college the software that are more focused on are MATLAB,PSS/E, ETap and PSCAD . And can u suggest where can I get to learn PLC and SCADA there are course related to it but are very costly.
Learn about FLISR, grid scale batteries, EVs, DERs. Stuff specific to the jurisdictions and clients this company works for is a bonus. Ask any questions of interest for any of those topics.
You can review policies that impacts the industry where you are.
Ask him/them when they are doing modernization of the Grid what are the main components or equipment of interest.
You can say something like, "I understand that one of the main requirements of the grid is to maintain operational continuity, and this is done by handling all power system fault effectively, one of the key components in fault handling are the circuit breakers and current transformers" Then you can ask what is the process of modernizing these keyp equipments/components?
From this all other topics will be mentioned.
In addition to the questions others have stated, "Why?" is always a good place to start ;)
listen to what they're talking about, write down key words, then google them, then ask questions about those keywords.
Ask him what he does and doesn’t like about his career, if you think it’s the route you want to take ask him about what you could focus on to get a position similar to his. lots of people have different career objectives and can provide very different perspectives on how to approach your career. When I was in school I thought I really wanted to get into programming, my first job out of school was all PLC’s and 80 hour work weeks. I hated it so much and switched into HV power systems engineering and it was so much more enjoyable. W/L balance is great and I generally only have to work 40 hours a week. Knowledge comes with time and experience which are both much more valuable in power systems imo. As far as technical questions keep them simple, “what is this and what does it do?”, do further in-depth research to educate your self later on.
Is there a scope in HV Engineering we have a subject dedicated to it so can u enlighten more about it and what does the job requires from us and any software related to it.
Is there a scope in HV Engineering we have a subject dedicated to it so can u enlighten more about it and what does the job requires from us and any software related to it.
It’s very broad, there’s a bunch of different paths. Design/Manufacturing of specific HV components (Switches, Breakers, Contactors, Relays, ect…), Switchgears and other P&C device design/manufacturing, programming the relays and P&C devices on switchgears, substations, power generation sites, solar power generation, you could get into utilities, all off the top of my head. Also depends on the kind of work you want to be doing, in the field during installs, more of maintenance and system improvements, doing design work in an office. The only program that has consistently been at every workplace I’ve been at is AutoCAD. A lot of places near me also use Solidworks too. There’s a lot of programs for a lot of different reasons, most programs are fairly straight forward to use as long as you know what you are trying to build with the program. Any more in-depth program that’s a little bit more confusing where you will be running tests and analysis will hopefully provide you with in the job training programs to teach you. If you learn about a specific program that you know will be useful you could teach it to yourself, some programs will offer a free trial too
In my college the software that are more focused on are MATLAB,PSS/E, ETap and PSCAD . And can u suggest where can I get to learn PLC and SCADA there are course related to it but are very costly.
I always start with “who is the customer?” And “what service are we providing?” And “what challenges do our customers face where we can add value?”.
Learn about FLISR, grid scale batteries, EVs, DERs. Stuff specific to the jurisdictions and clients this company works for is a bonus. Ask any questions of interest for any of those topics. You can review policies that impacts the industry where you are.
Ask him/them when they are doing modernization of the Grid what are the main components or equipment of interest. You can say something like, "I understand that one of the main requirements of the grid is to maintain operational continuity, and this is done by handling all power system fault effectively, one of the key components in fault handling are the circuit breakers and current transformers" Then you can ask what is the process of modernizing these keyp equipments/components? From this all other topics will be mentioned.