Planet Material Labs
1 month ago
Power Electronics Hardware Engineer - Wind Turbine Controllers
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Company information
- Company
- Planet Material Labs
- Location
- India India
- Posted
- 1 month ago
Job description
We are seeking a Power Electronics Hardware Engineer to design the power conversion architecture for small-scale (1kW to 3kW) wind turbine MPPT controllers. This role focuses on the physical hardware necessary to safely and efficiently manage AC current generated by the turbine, convert it, and regulate it for battery charging or grid tying. You will be responsible for component selection, PCB design, and ensuring the robust thermal and electrical performance of the controller under variable wind loads.
- Hardware Architecture: Design and develop the power electronics circuitry, specifically focusing on AC-DC rectification and DC-DC converter topologies (Buck, Boost, or Buck-Boost) optimized for wind applications.
- Turbine Control & Safety: Implement hardware-level protection circuits, including dynamic braking systems and dump load diversion to protect the turbine during high wind events or battery-full states.
- Component Selection: Select high-reliability switching components (MOSFETs, IGBTs), gate drivers, and passive components tailored for high-efficiency power conversion.
- PCB Design & Thermal Management: Layout multi-layer PCBs prioritizing signal integrity, power routing, and heat dissipation for high-current pathways.
- Prototyping & Bench Testing: Assemble, test, and debug initial hardware prototypes, using oscilloscopes and electronic loads to validate power efficiency and stability.
Skill / Competency
Description
Power Conversion Topologies
Deep understanding of AC-DC and DC-DC converter design, particularly in variable-input renewable energy contexts.
PCB Design Software
Proficiency in EDA tools such as Altium Designer, KiCad, or OrCAD for schematic capture and PCB layout.
Hardware Troubleshooting
Hands-on experience bench-testing power electronics, identifying EMI/EMC issues, and managing thermal constraints.
Wind System Knowledge
Familiarity with the electrical characteristics of wind turbine generators (specifically alternating current outputs).
Required skills
- renewable energy
- prototyping
- component selection
- power electronics
- hardware troubleshooting
- hardware engineer
- emi/emc
- wind turbine
- thermal management
- pcb design
- altium designer
- orcad
- oscilloscopes
- pcb layout
- kicad
- schematic capture
- hardware architecture
- mosfets
- alternating current
- dc-dc converter
- igbts
- gate drivers
- bench testing
- electronic loads
- mppt controllers
- ac-dc rectification
- buck converter
- boost converter
- buck-boost converter
- dynamic braking
- dump load
- power conversion topologies
- wind turbine generators
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