Carlos VILLEGAS

En résumé

Entreprises

• Exergyn Limited - Senior Electrical & Controls Engineer

  2015 - maintenant We develop a product that can reduce global carbon emissions by producing electricity from waste heat. I am responsible for the design and development of the electrical and control systems of our waste-heat engine. My main responsibilities include:
  * Lead the electrical and controls team from concept to production; ;
  * Design and development of electrical and control systems for a hydraulic transmission; ;
  * Grid connection of prototypes and production engines; ;
  * Design and development of microcontroller-based control systems; ;
  * Implementation of design standards and practices including adherence to ISO9001, ISO/TS16949, grid codes and European Standards; ;
  * Specification, design and development of test-rigs involving electromechanical actuators, chillers, gas boilers, as well as low and high pressure hydraulics. ;

• OpenHydro Technology Limited - Research and Development Engineer

  2012 - 2015 * Offshore system identification of turbine and power conversion;
  * Development in C and Labview of embedded systems for offshore testing;
  * Developing a database for R&D electrical tests; ;
  * Development of a tidal time-domain simulation from water to grid in Matlab-Simulink and Simpowersystems;
  * Development of a Hardware-in-the-Loop test-rig for tidal energy applications;
  * Commissioning of offshore power conversion systems; ;
  * Experimental validation of new power conversion systems at suitable scales;
  * Fault-detection for generator and electrical installation.

• Wavebob Limited - Simulation Manager

  2009 - 2012 * Management of R&D engineers and contractors; ;
  * Responsible for R&D and simulation of the Wavebob core technology;
  * Responsible for two tank testing campaigns (single and array of devices);
  * Responsible for innovation and intellectual property; ;
  * Development of non-linear real-time simulation of wave energy converter including moorings, Power take-off (PTO) and control;
  * Project management of wave energy converter with electrical PTO system; ;

Formations

• Hamilton Institute At NUI Maynooth (Maynooth)

  Maynooth 2004 - 2009 Doctor of Philosophy
  
  Development and testing of Integrated Controllers for passenger vehicles in collaboration with DaimlerChrysler as part of the EU project CEmACS; development of Decentralized Control Methodology based on Passivity; design of Adaptive Active Suspension design with decoupled Comfort and Handling; rear-wheel Steering Application to increase Safety and Handling.
  Continuous experimental tests with

• Cinvestav (Mexico)

  Mexico 2002 - 2004 MSc in Mechatronics
  
  Stochastic dynamic systems, system identification, non-linear control, linear control, discrete event systems, real-time programming, among others.
  Diplomarbeit / Master Thesis project at DaimlerChrysler (9-months), Germany on active suspension control and its interaction on steering (via warp) and vehicle stability (ESP).
  M.Eng. in Mechanical-Electrical Engineering
  ITESM - Campus C

• ÉCOLE D'INGÉNIEURS

  Sceaux 2000 - 2001 Exchange programme
  
  Stage de fin d'études / Master Thesis project at Bureau Veritas (Paris, France) on the rules for fatigue strength of welded ship structures.

• ITESM (Tec De Monterrey) (Monterrey)

  Monterrey 1997 - 2002 M.Eng.
  
  Electronics, power electronics, CAD, control systems, materials science, manufacturing, machine design, mechanical vibrations, power systems.

Réseau

• Anthony PESQUE

• Arnaud DUSCH

• Fatma KHARRAT

• Loïc SENECHAL