Sonny Patel P.E.

Senior Consultant / Electrical Engineer

Total Years of Experience

Transmission & Substation Design Project

Power System Studies

Years of Experience in NERC O&P Compliance

AutoCAD

1+ Years

DIgSILENT

1+ Years

Etap

1+ Years

Bentley

1+ Years

Siemens

1+ Years

Sel

1+ Years

EasyPower

1+ Years

PS Cad

1+ Years

SKM PowerTools

1+ Years

Cyme

1+ Years

My Blog Articles

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Designing and Engineering a Large-Scale Power Plant Involves Several Steps

How Can Synchrophasor Technology Be Utilized for Monitoring and Controlling Power System Stability?

The Protection and Control of Utility-Scale Generation and Transformers Are Critical

About Me

Sandip (Sonny) R. Patel earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in Power from the University of Illinois in 1995. He is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states, including Florida, California, New York, West Virginia, and Minnesota, where he practices electrical power engineering.

With 30 years of experience in high-voltage (HV) and medium-voltage (MV) power engineering, Sonny spent over 14 years at Commonwealth Edison (Exelon) in Chicago, focusing on transmission and substation design while performing various power system studies. He then worked for four years with ALCOA, specializing in hydro power dams and NERC Operations & Planning compliance.

Most recently, Sonny contributed to EDF Renewables (2018 to 2021), where he engaged in various HV and MV power engineering tasks and O&P compliance responsibilities. He also has experience as a former Operations & Planning auditor for the SERC region, serves as a committee member for the P2800 IEEE standard, and is a senior member of the IEEE Power and Energy Society

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