1. Qiang(Chung) Han
Master of Applied Science, Professional Engineer in BC
Cell: (604) 319-3501, Email: hanqiang00@gmail.com
Personal Statement:
As a hardworking, highly-motivated and results-orientated senior engineer at one of the best utility
companies in Canada, I have a proven track record of providing excellent services to the customers. In seven
years, I grew from an Engineer in Training to a Senior Engineer who can lead and manage large and
complex projects and deliver them in time and budget. As a quick learner, I have built my expertise in many
areas including transmission planning, power system studies (voltage stability, dynamic stability, and
transient stability analysis), power system simulation programs (DSATools, PSS/E), WECC generator
testing and dynamic model validation, power system stabilizer tuning, harmonic analysis, transformer
energization, electromagnetic transient programs (PSCAD, EMTP-RV), software testing, and software
development for power system analysis (Visual Basic, Python).
Education: M.A.Sc., Electrical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada, 2005 - 2007
B. Eng., Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China, 2000 - 2004
Work Experience:
BC Hydro, 2014.5 – present
• Responsible for long term transmission planning and conducting annual transmission planning studies
to comply with NERC TPL and other applicable standards. Conduct system impact studies and write
business cases for growth capital projects. Work with other groups such as station planning, protection
and control, load forecasting, and cost estimate in order to complete projects successfully.
• Project leader, completed System Impact Studies for a few industrial loads in Northern BC. Power
flow and transient stability studies performed using PSS/E.
• Project leader, conducted research on dynamic models for large induction motors and synchronous
motors, conducted research on series compensation and application.
Powertech Labs Inc., 2007.11 – 2014.5
Engineer in Training, 2007.11 – 2009.5, Engineer Level P1, 2009.6 – 2011.11, Engineer Level P2,
2011.12 – 2013.3, Senior Engineer, 2013.4 – 2014.5
• Project leader, completed baseline system stability studies (phase I, 2013) for 101 power plants in the
PJM system. Prepared a proposal, won the project, delivered the project in time and budget, and
trained three new engineers. Performed data sanity checks, dispatched power flows according to
customized requirements, developed contingencies according to circuit breaker diagrams, proposed
and verified remedial actions, and verified special protection schemes. The study meets NERC TPL
standards as well as PJM Nuclear Plant Interface Requirements.
• Project leader, completed a system integration study for Pertama Phase I Ferro-Alloys Plant in
Malaysia. Performed powerflow steady-state, voltage stability, transfer limit, transient stability, and
harmonic analysis. Conducted research on load models for arc furnaces.
• Project leader, completed a system integration study for Tokuyama Phase II Polysilicon Plant in
Malaysia. Performed transformer energization study using PSCAD.

2. • Project leader, performed generator field tests for Pingban Hydro Plant and Tianyang Thermal Plant in
Guangxi, China, performed generator field tests for William Warne Hydro Plant in California, US,
performed generator model validation study for Wanapum Hydro Plant G8 in Washington, US
• Project leader, completed baseline system stability studies (phase III, 2012) for 98 power plants in the
PJM system.
• Project leader, completed system integration studies for Tokuyama Phase I polysilicon plant and Press
Metal Phase II aluminium smelter plant. Conducted research on load models for smelter plants.
• Study engineer, performed system impact studies for utilities and industrial organizations.
i. PJM baseline system stability studies – Phase II, 2011 (~95 power plants)
ii. PJM baseline system stability studies – Phase I, 2010 (~95 power plants)
iii. PJM baseline system stability studies – Phase III, 2009 (~95 power plants)
iv. BCTC System planning studies according to NERC TPL standards
v. IPP study for a few queue projects in Dominion System.
vi. System impact study for generation increase at Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant
• Study engineer, performed generator model validation for over 50 generators in BC, Alberta,
California, Washington, and Australia. Gained deep understanding on dynamic models for generators,
exciters, governors and power system stabilizers.
• Study engineer, performed generator field tests for over 10 power plants in BC, Alberta, California,
Washington, Australia and China. Able to use test equipment and perform field tests.
• Study engineer, performed PSS tuning studies for over 15 generators in BC and Alberta.
• Study engineer, performed transformer energization studies for Point Beach Nuclear Generating
Station transformer #1 using EMTP-RV.
• Study engineer, performed powerflow, short-circuit, and transient analyses using EMTP-RV for
Taltson Expansion Project (MWH Canada Inc.) to determine shunt reactors, SVC requirement.
• Study engineer, performed powerflow, short-circuit, and transient analyses using DSATools and
PSCAD for the BC Hydro Castle Creek project to determine reactive compensation requirement.
• Study engineer, performed a post-trip voltage prediction project for a Nuclear power plant.
• Lead software testing engineer, performed software testing for the annual release of the DSATools
power system simulation package from 2008 to 2010. Verified new features and new models, found
bugs, etc. Gained deep understanding of almost all features of typical power flow and dynamic
simulation programs.
• Software developer, developed new programs to automate work and improve efficiency in many
projects.
i. Developed a contingency convertor tool (Visual Basic, ~3.5K Lines of Code) which converts
contingencies in spread sheet format into TSAT/VSAT format. It is being used by BC Hydro
transmission planning engineers every year for their TPL compliance studies.
ii. Developed a generator testing program (VBA and EXCEL, ~3KLOC) which automatically
prepares power flow, TSAT cases, etc., and interacts with EXCEL and TSAT to facilitate the
modeling and validation studies.
iii. Developed many Visual Basic (~1.5KLOC) and Python (~3KLOC) scripts to automate tasks in the
PJM system stability analysis project. The scripts can perform data sanity checks, dispatch
generator active and reactive power according to complex requirements, perform voltage limit
checks, create contingencies according to the circuit breaker diagrams, tabulation of results for
reports, etc.
iv. Developed a Visual Basic program to convert data in spread sheet format into TSAT dynamic data
files