I’m Devadathan.
Electrical Engineer.
B.Tech in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Mar Baselios College of Engineering. Currently interning at KSERC — Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission — working on grid performance analysis, renewable energy integration, and regulatory documentation.
Passionate about power systems, control engineering, and building data-driven solutions for the energy sector.
Work Diary
Days at the desk.
A running log of what I’m working on, learning, and thinking about across my internships and projects.
June 2026 · KSERC
Modelling Distribution Loss Factors
Built a regression model in Python to estimate distribution loss factors from historical load data — first time I’ve tied MATLAB modelling instincts to a real regulatory dataset.
Read more →May 2026 · KSERC
First Week at the Commission
Onboarding, reading tariff orders, and understanding how a regulatory body evaluates grid performance. More paperwork than I expected, but the depth of it is fascinating.
Read more →Oct 2023 · Southern Railway
Inside a 25 kV Traction Substation
Walked through a live traction substation for the first time. Traced protection relay logic against the schematics I’d been studying — theory finally met metal and wire.
Read more →Mar 2025 · Final Year Project
DAB Converter: Lessons from Hardware
Simulation showed 91% efficiency. The prototype said otherwise — until I found a gate-driver timing mismatch. Debugging hardware is a different language than debugging MATLAB.
Read more →Book Reviews
Reading reflections.
Books I’ve read and what stayed with me.
Odyssey:Pepsi to Apple
An engrossing, albeit highly self-justifying, window into a pivotal era of corporate American history through the eyes of executive John Sculley. The memoir successfully captures the high-stakes marketing wars of the “Pepsi Challenge” before shifting into a fascinating, tense account of cultural whiplash as Sculley transitions into Silicon Valley. While the book excels at detailing the mechanics of 1980s corporate strategy and the visionary concepts that foreshadowed modern mobile computing, its ultimate focal point remains the dramatic, bittersweet boardroom rift with Steve Jobs. It reads less like an objective history and more like an essential, deeply personal defense of traditional corporate management colliding with creative genius, making it a compelling read for anyone fascinated by tech lore and corporate leadership.
★★★★
Experience
- Analysing power-system data and building mathematical models to support regulatory decisions on grid performance and renewable integration.
- Participating in technical reviews of system specifications; contributing to design standards and process improvement documentation.
- Creating stakeholder presentations and reports that communicate findings on smart-grid and distributed energy systems.
- Inspected power-distribution equipment and protection systems across 25 kV AC electrified networks; documented real-time electrical architecture and fault response.
- Analysed electrical schematics and PLC/SCADA signal control workflows to support troubleshooting and corrective actions.
- Authored technical documentation and presented findings to engineering teams in a cross-functional environment.
Projects
Dual Active Bridge Converter for Interconnected Microgrids
Sep 2024 — Mar 2025
Designed and modelled a bidirectional DC-DC converter in MATLAB/Simulink with open-loop and closed-loop control strategies. Achieved microgrid efficiency above 90% through voltage and current regulation models aligned with PV-based distributed energy requirements. Validated control logic through a hardware prototype and technical literature review.
Skills
Electrical Engineering
Power & Control Systems, DC-DC Converters, System Architecture, Schematic Reading, Load Calculations, Hardware Testing & Prototyping
Simulation & Modelling
MATLAB/Simulink (Real-Time Simulation, Control Design), Mathematical Modelling, Systems Analysis
Programming
Python (Pandas, NumPy, Regression Modelling), C Programming
Industrial Automation
PLC Basics, SCADA, Sensors & Transmitters, Control Loops, Industrial Communication Protocols
Education
B.Tech — Electrical & Electronics Engineering · Thiruvananthapuram
CGPA 8.40 / 10.00Achievements & Leadership
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Design Lead — IEEE Student Branch, MBCET
Led design initiatives, mentored junior members, and coordinated technical projects and presentations. -
Best Volunteer Award 2025 — IEEE SB MBCET
Recognised for outstanding contributions to technical and community activities. -
Design Lead — FRAMES MBCET
Directed creative and technical design projects for the college media team. -
Certification — Data Science in Python: Regression & Forecasting</li
Linear/logistic regression, load prediction, and time-series forecasting using Pandas and NumPy.