Calum has joined Blake Clough as a Power Systems Consultant. During his time at Blake Clough, Calum has spent his time working with both the grid side team and the power systems team. When working with the grid team Calum has undertaken independent curtailment analysis, grid feasibility studies and helping clients understand grid connection offers. With the power systems team Calum has been using DIgSilent PowerFactory to complete studies such as reactive power capability and harmonic studies to ensure the compliance of prospective grid connections.
Calum graduated from the University of Strathclyde with a MEng in Electrical Energy Systems with Distinction. During Calum’s studies he took classes such as Advanced Power System Analysis and Protection; and Power System Economics, Markets, and Asset Management.
Calum’s Masters project was aimed at creating a low cost a waste water tank level and gas concentration monitoring system. As part of the 5 person project, Calum was tasked with designing and building a custom battery management system. This entailed creating over and under voltage battery protection, battery charging and supplying all of the applications with adequate voltage levels through different voltage transformer. This project forced Calum to learn on his feet as he had not previously designed any hardware.
Between academic years, Calum was a Summer Placement Student at AECOM and Network Rail. At these placements Calum learned a lot about how to think like an engineer and how to have a mindset such that he is always learning and broadening his engineering mind.
