Dr. Suresh Reddy: Engineering Leader in Control Systems & Electrification

Expert in Control Systems, Electric & Hybrid Powertrains, Microgrids, Energy Storage & Renewables

Key Product Development Experience

Key products impacted at Caterpillar Inc, General Electric Company & Fronius USA

Fronius Primo Gen 24 Solar inverter & Gen 24 Plus hybrid inverters
7.7 kW/10 kW (solar/hybrid)
Role (Head, R&D Solar & Energy, Fronius USA):
Team leadership, expansion, management and selection of projects, partners, technical issues mitigation:
  • Solar/hybrid string inverters' embedded and cloud software development
  • Back up solutions design/development, battery selections, integration
  • Testing, certification, lab and certification testing infrastructure

3.8 kW/5.0 kW/6.0 kW (solar/hybrid)
Back up Unit
External Battery
Solar Energy

Solar/hybrid inverters, back up solutions, energy storage

Hybrid Power Systems & Microgrids Control/Optimization, Renewables Integration, Energy Storage Systems, Inverters, Fuel cell back up power
CAT® MMC (Microgrid Master Controller)
CAT® ECS-400 (Energy Control System)
CAT® EMCP
CAT® ECS-200
Roles (Chief Engineer/Sr Tech Strategist, Caterpillar Inc):
  • Microgrid Control/optimization algorithms, integration with genset, energy storage and Solar asset controllers, specification, simulation, oversight of development, testing and issues mitigation
  • Oversight of energy storage system and inverter tech concepts, development and issues mitigation; Fuel cell back up concept proposals
CAT® Microgrid Controllers
CAT® Genset Controllers
CAT® Energy Storage Systems including inverters
Heavy Duty (HD) mobile & Stationary versions (1 MW+) Power Grid Stabilization (PGS) & Energy Time Shift (ETS)
BDP1000 (1 MW inverter)
Electric Powertrains Diesel electric drive system, trolley assist, battery electric powertrain for mining trucks; High power DC fast charger for mining vehicles
CAT® Fuel Cell back up power demo for data centers
CAT® 795F AC Mining truck
CAT® 794 AC Mining truck
CAT® Trolley Assist System
Respective Powertrain components
CAT® 793 Battery Electric Mining truck
CAT® MEC500 DC Fast Charger
Powertrain Control & Vehicle Systems Diesel Electric AC and DC locomotive control systems and vehicle stability and ride quality enhancements
Role (GE - Manager, Senior Engineer):
  • People and project leadership for development of state of the art control system architecture and engine control for evolution series diesel electric locomotives
  • People leadership for new developments and reliability improvements for cooling and auxiliary systems of locomotives
  • Growth of locomotive modeling and control team, and development of MATLAB/Simulink modeling framework and models for desktop, HIL and control software generation
  • Leadership of award winning traction/adhesion control and maximization for AC locomotives

  • Development of vehicle suspension dynamics models for improvements in truck (bogie) designs, for stability/ride quality and wheel slip protection/control

Roles (Caterpillar Inc: Chief Engineer/Strategy Manager/Engineering Manager/ 6 Sigma Black Belt):
  • People and project leadership for development of mining truck AC drive systems, rotating components, and concepts/requirements for control systems, power electronics
  • Early concept developments for trolley assist system
  • Marine, oil and gas business growth strategy in electric drive
    • organic growth concepts, business case
    • M & A due diligence support, synergy analysis
    • concepts for gas compression motors
    • concepts for variable speed gensets, diesel mech/electric propulsion, power split hybrid , diesel/battery electric hybrid
    • concepts for electric frac pump drive, and integration with turbine gensets

  • Chief Engineer oversight for charging systems for Caterpillar Inc battery and hybrid electric machines

Industrial/Process Control, Noise Reduction & Mechanical Systems
Industrial/process control, active and passive noise control, mechanical system dynamics, modeling and design
Diesel Electric Locomotive
Evolution Series Locomotive Control Architecture

Injection molding machines: GE-Fanuc Controls

Polycarbonate sheet manufacturing: GE Plastics extrusion process control

GE Aircraft Engine Turbine blades: Metal spray forming process control

GE Reflector bulb manufacturing: silver stripping process control

SCAMP (Single-Channel Anti-Jam Man Portable) terminal

Role (GE - R&D Engineer):
Manufacturing process control:
  • spray forming control concepts for aircraft engine turbine blades
  • GE Lexan™ polycarbonate sheet ripple reduction/elimination - extrusion rolls control concepts

  • multivariable nonlinear control design of a new process for silver stripping
  • injection molding process control improvements, simulations, and control rapid prototyping

Noise control/reduction:
  • simulation of active control designs for exterior and interior noise of turboprop aircraft design improvements for over the range microwave oven vent fan

Structural design/dynamic analysis:

  • Structural/dynamic analysis and design improvement concepts for Martin Marietta's SCAMP I and II satellite terminal

Over the Range Microwave Oven Vent Fan (Noise reduction)

Turboprop aircraft (OV-10A) (Active noise control)

CAT® Gas Compression Motors
CAT® Marine Hybrid System
Electric frac trailer
E-frac mobile power plant

Experience

Suresh B Reddy brings extensive leadership in engineering, focusing on control systems, electrification, vehicle powertrains, microgrids, solar energy, and energy storage solutions.

Leadership

Engineering Expertise

Proven skills leading innovative energy and vehicle powertrain projects.

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Engineer reviewing technical schematics in a modern control systems lab.
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Expertise & Leadership

Showcasing engineering leadership in control systems, electrification, and sustainable energy solutions.

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Control room panel screens displaying engineering data and system controls.
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Solar panels and microgrid infrastructure under a clear sky during daytime.
Energy Storage

Innovative solutions for efficient energy storage integrating renewable sources and microgrids.

Vehicle Powertrains

Advanced powertrain technologies designed for electrification and optimized vehicle performance.

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