SHT 00 · SINGLE-LINE

Keshav Jha — Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Kathmandu University

One engineer, drawn as a single-line diagram.

I have worked generation at a running hydropower plant, and I am doing research in a live agrivoltaic field in Dhulikhel. Six builds have gone from Proteus simulation to hardware and PCB.

→ Trace the feeders → Download CV (PDF) [TK]
G HYDRO · NUPCHE LIKHU XFMR · KU / EEE BUS 01 · 2026 POWER SYSTEMS AGRIVOLTAICS EMBEDDED

FINAL YEAR · KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY // BASE: DHULIKHEL, NEPAL // STATUS: OPEN TO INTERNSHIPS & RESEARCH ROLES [TK CONFIRM] // FREQ: 50 HZ

SHT 01 · SYSTEM OVERVIEW

Systems, not gadgets.

I am a final-year Electrical and Electronics Engineering student at Kathmandu University in Dhulikhel. I think in systems rather than gadgets: generation, transformation, distribution, load — every project I build is a node on one connected diagram, not an isolated device.

I am a student with field exposure, not a veteran. That means one month inside a working hydropower plant, one live agrivoltaic research project, and six builds carried from simulation to hardware. My interests sit where power systems, hydropower, renewable energy, and embedded systems meet.

DESIGN BASIS: GENERATION → TRANSFORMATION → DISTRIBUTION → LOAD

SHT 02 · GENERATION & TRANSMISSION

Where the grid taught its own rules.

GEN · NUPCHE LIKHU HYDROPOWER — 1 MONTH

Engineering Intern — Nupche Likhu Hydropower Project

IN SERVICE
  • Hands-on exposure to hydropower generation systems — turbines, generators, and auxiliary equipment.
  • Observed and assisted switchyard operations: circuit breakers, isolators, CTs and PTs — the instrument transformers that let protection relays see the grid — and the protection systems around them.
  • Studied transmission line configuration, protection coordination, and grid interconnection.

COMMISSIONING · AGRIVOLTAIC PILOT — DHULIKHEL, KAVRE

Agrivoltaics Research & Demonstration Project

COMMISSIONING
  • Contributing to the electrical design and configuration of a pilot agrivoltaic system that integrates solar PV with working agriculture.
  • Assisting system sizing, structural layout planning, and energy yield estimation.
  • Supporting field implementation and monitoring of generation performance.

Part of an internationally funded research collaboration. [TK NAMING PERMISSION]

SHT 03 · FEEDER SCHEDULE

Six feeders, all protected.

FDR-01

Solar Tracker (single-axis)

IN SERVICE

Arduino and LDR-based tracking with motor-driver angular control, benchmarked against a fixed panel in Proteus simulation.

~25% improvement in simulated energy output versus a fixed panel.

ARDUINOLDRPROTEUSMOTOR DRIVER

YEAR [TK]

FDR-02

Dual-Axis Solar Panel

COMMISSIONING

A two-axis tracking build extending the single-axis work across both elevation and azimuth.

STAGE REACHED [TK] · HARDWARE VS SIM [TK] · MEASURED RESULT [TK] · YEAR [TK]

FDR-03

Battery Management System

IN SERVICE

Voltage, current and temperature monitoring with overcharge, deep-discharge and thermal safeguards. Tested against simulated load conditions with health-evaluation logic on top.

ARDUINOSENSINGPROTECTION LOGIC

YEAR [TK]

FDR-04

Smart Helmet

COMMISSIONING

An embedded safety device worn on the head.

SENSORS USED [TK] · WHAT IT DETECTS [TK] · STAGE REACHED [TK] · YEAR [TK]

FDR-05

Solar Panel Cleaning Robot

IN SERVICE

DC motors driving a brush and water-jet mechanism, with traversal control circuitry, efficiency monitoring and low-power optimisation.

DC MOTORSCONTROL CIRCUITRYLOW POWER

YEAR [TK]

FDR-06

Laser Security Alarm

IN SERVICE

LDR and laser beam-break detection through an LM358 comparator into a 555 bistable latch. Simulated in Proteus, then built as a hardware prototype with a PCB layout.

LM358555 TIMERPROTEUSPCB

YEAR [TK]

Project photographs pending. [TK PHOTOS — NUPCHE LIKHU SITE, AGRIVOLTAIC FIELD, BENCH HARDWARE]

SHT 04 · PROTECTION & CONTROL

The tools on the bench.

PROGRAMMING

  • C
  • C++
  • Python
  • MATLAB

SIMULATION

  • Proteus
  • MATLAB / Simulink

DESIGN

  • AutoCAD Electrical

HARDWARE

  • Arduino
  • ESP32

CORE AREAS: POWER SYSTEMS · HYDROPOWER · RENEWABLE ENERGY · EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

SHT 05 · AUXILIARY SYSTEMS

Auxiliary systems.

LEADERSHIP · 2024 — PRESENT

Secretary, Kathmandu University Leadership and Professional Development Club

  • Coordinated technical and professional development events.
  • Managed official documentation and communication.

LANGUAGES

NEPALI
Fluent
MAITHILI
Fluent
ENGLISH
Professional proficiency
HINDI
Fluent

SHT 06 · POINT OF INTERCONNECTION

Request interconnection.

Interconnection requests welcome — internships, research collaboration, or a conversation about Nepal's grid.

Email Keshav

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