C Anand Iyer
About C Anand Iyer
C Anand Iyer is a Junior Controls Engineer at GE Renewable Energy and QuEST Global in Barcelona, specializing in wind turbine controls and operability.
Current Companies
C Anand Iyer is currently working at GE Renewable Energy as a Controls and Operability Engineer in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. In addition, he holds a position at QuEST Global as a Junior Controls Engineer in the same region. Alongside these roles, he also serves as a Football Organizer at CeleBreak in the Barcelona Area, Spain.
Previous Roles and Experience
C Anand Iyer has held multiple positions in various industries. He previously worked at GE Renewable Energy as a Wind Turbine Controls and Operability Engineer for seven months from 2019 to 2020. He also had a brief stint at Serviguest focusing on Hospitality and Real Estate in 2019. Additionally, he has experience as a Professor and Associate Professor at Awiskar Lab, working remotely from India from 2018 to 2020. His other roles include being a Business Development Manager at Awiskar Lab, an Aerospace Engineering Intern at CSIR-AMPRI, ISRO, and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, as well as Implant Trainee positions at the Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard. Furthermore, he served as a Pacemaker/Distance Runner for adidas from 2018 to 2020 and a Student Brand Ambassador at CeleBreak from 2017 to 2020.
Educational Background
C Anand Iyer has a robust educational background in Aerospace Science and Technology. He achieved his Master thesis at the Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial from 2019 to 2020 and earned his Master of Science (M.S.) in Aerospace Science and Technology from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya between 2017 and 2019. He holds a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Aerospace Engineering from SRM University, completed over four years from 2012 to 2016. Additionally, he completed his primary, secondary education, and high school at St. Joseph's Co-Ed School, which he attended from 1998 to 2012.
Expertise in Wind Turbine Controls
In his current role at GE Renewable Energy, C Anand Iyer conducts operability studies and controller tuning specifically for Cypress and 3x turbine platforms. His responsibilities include ensuring wind turbine controllers meet grid code requirements across various countries and performing grid analysis tasks such as LVRT/MFRT and frequency droop studies using Flex5 and Simpack. He works on maximizing annual energy production while balancing load mitigation for wind turbines. His expertise extends to tuning controllers for improved performance and load optimization, and he is involved in resolving issues to enhance the operability and efficiency of installed wind turbines.