Mr. Muthu Ponnuswamy, GM (retired) from BHEL PSSR

Power Plant rotating machinery vibration Analyst with extensive skill in dynamic balancing of Steam turbines, Turbo generators and other auxiliary rotating machinery in Power stations - Thermal , Hydel , Gas and Nuclear based. Vast experience in trouble shooting rotating machinery operational problems of Utility sets ranging from 110 MW , 210 MW, 500 MW to 800 MW super critical units . Condition monitoring expert to enhance the availability and reliability of the power generating equipments. Expertise in Commissioning of mechanical equipment and processes associated with steam generating sets, Turbines and associated machinery in Power stations.

Power Plant rotating machinery vibration Analyst with extensive skill in dynamic balancing of Steam turbines, Turbo generators and other auxiliary rotating machinery in Power stations - Thermal , Hydel , Gas and Nuclear based. Vast experience in trouble shooting rotating machinery operational problems of Utility sets ranging from 110 MW , 210 MW, 500 MW to 800 MW super critical units . Condition monitoring expert to enhance the availability and reliability of the power generating equipments. Expertise in Commissioning of mechanical equipment and processes associated with steam generating sets, Turbines and associated machinery in Power stations.

Power Plant rotating machinery vibration Analyst with extensive skill in dynamic balancing of Steam turbines, Turbo generators and other auxiliary rotating machinery in Power stations - Thermal , Hydel , Gas and Nuclear based. Vast experience in trouble shooting rotating machinery operational problems of Utility sets ranging from 110 MW , 210 MW, 500 MW to 800 MW super critical units . Condition monitoring expert to enhance the availability and reliability of the power generating equipments. Expertise in Commissioning of mechanical equipment and processes associated with steam generating sets, Turbines and associated machinery in Power stations.

38 years of experience in the erection of boiler and auxiliaries. Commissioning and operation of various capacity units like 10, 30, 110, 210, 500, 600 and 800 MW of BHEL BTG sets. Expert in: Boiler, Turbine and BOP commissioning.  Additional knowledge and hands on experience: C&I Trouble shooting, MaxDna and Tuning of auto loops. Trained in: Supercritical Technology at Alstom USA as well as for MaxDna at BHEL EDN Bangalore 

Last designation held as DGM at 1x600 MW RTPP Muddanur site AP as UCM and Construction Manager. Date of superannuation: 24/05/2018. 

Experience after retirement: 1.) Brief expertise service at Iraq.  2) From July 2019 to till date working as consultant in NPPL -150 MW power plants at Nagapattinam.

He has 37 years of rich experience in the Boiler and Turbine valves engineering division of BHEL Trichy. 

24 years of experience in Boiler design department for the preparation of layout of Boiler, Floor Plan, Boiler Ducting Layouts (Hot, Cold, ID). Supporting structures. (Columns, {Main &Aux boilers} Bracings, Floor Plans, Ducting Arrangement of Boilers Ceiling Girders etc.).Drawings of Pressure Parts, Boiler mountings, Piping (includes 3D) 

Three years in Erection and commissioning of SCTF (Super Critical Test Facility) at R&D Department of BHEL Trichy.

Thirteen Years in Quality Control Department-Inspection and Documentation of Boiler Pipes and Tubes, Production of Headers, Panels, Hangers, Burner components etc., Major period of service in BHEL was dedicated to Boiler Tubes, Water wall (WW) Panels, Burners, Hangers and supports, Ducts and Dampers of boilers at esteemed customer sites including NTPC, State owned and private utilities

He has 4 decades of rich experience in valves servicing in Thermal power plants. During his tenure in BHEL, he has gone to abroad assignments for valves servicing.

Testing and commissioning of Turbo generators up to 200MW, exciters, electric motors up to 10MW and connected electric equipments like static excitation and electric drives with switchgears, substation testing and commissioning upto the voltage level of 765kV. 

He has rich  experience of 30 years in NDT from BHEL Trichy. 

He has rich experience in the operation and maintenance of substations upto 400kV. During his tenure in KPTCL, he also serves Additional and deputy Electrical Inspector at Hassan and Madikere districts. 

In addition to this, SVCE is governed by retired BHEL experts in the BOP’s of power plants. For GIS, ICT’s, PST, GT’s, converter transformers and CB upto 765kV, SVCE is having engineers who have rich experience in erection, testing and commissioning of the same.