RID 3_RPS2014 27-1

All India Council for Technical Education (A Statutory body under Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India)

Application Id: 1-2055230575 Page No: 1/16

Proforma for submission of proposal under the

RESEARCH PROMOTION SCHEME

Research Promotion Scheme is aimed to create research ambience in the institutes by promoting research in

engineering sciences and innovations in established and newer technologies; and to generate Masters and

Doctoral degree candidates to augment the supply of research experience faculty and research personnel in the

country.

Research and development activities are considered as an essential component of higher education because of

their role in creating new knowledge and insight and imparting excitement and dynamism to the educational

process, as well as make them need based in view of the national requirements. The objective of this scheme is to

create and update the general research capabilities of the faculty members of the various Technical Institutes. The

proposal should include a specific project theme with a clear statement of the objectives, details of equipments

and other research facilities proposed to be acquired and the expected deliverables from the project.

Name of the Institute

PSG College of Technology

Address

Peelamedu, Coimbatore - 641004

Contact details

[email protected]

0422-2573833

0422-2572177, 2572477,4344777

Permanent Id of the Institute

1-4165514

Application Id 1-2055230575

Department

Department of Robotics and Automation Engineering

Strength & Weakness of the Institute

Strength: The department is equipment with Danfoss Centre of Excellence for Climate and Green Energy. The lab equipped with Eddy current Dynamometer test rig and two-wheeler chassis dynamometer which allows students to conduct engine testing at constant speed / load conditions Students get hands on training with engines using petrol, diesel, and their blends. Additionally the effects of additives can be analyzed. Also study the troubles in the ignition system of an automotive vehicle.

Weakness: Need of test set up for electric and hybrid vehicle motor performance in a test bench to simulate the exact road conditions to analyze the mechanical (torque and speed), thermal temperature rise(convection, conduction and radiation) and electrical converter switching devices harmonic losses .

Technical Field of proposal



1.Electric and Hybrid vehicle/Battery operated electric vehicle

Add rows as required

Title of proposal

Electrical and Mechanical Performance Evaluation of Brushless DC Motor for Light Goods Electric Vehicle By Hardware-In-The-Loop (HIL) Testing


Abstract This proposal discusses a new control strategy to investigate dynamic performance of the Brushless DC (BLDC) motor as traction motor(propulsion) in the electric vehicle (EV) which is under command of considerable dynamic controls(similar to actual road conditions-drive cycles). Desired electromagnetic torque for the BLDC motor derived from the torque feedforward loop based on the optimized results from simulation. By developing hardware as an indirect vector control, the q-axis current is acquired with the known motor torque and d-axis current. Voltage feedforward loop is to achieve d- and q-axis voltages for SVPWM (switch voltage pulse width modulation) generation by BLDC controller according to drive cycle condition. Considering hardware control precision, PID adjustors in small ranges are also included for dynamic compensation of feedforward loops. With consideration of various EV operation conditions (test drive cycles), the MATLAB-based simulation and dSPACE-based experimental setup are deployed to verify the proposed strategy. Based on this experimental setup one can estimate the driving range and power demand from the battery for Light Goods Vehicle (LGV) typically TATA ACE, Mahindra Maximo, Piaggio APE,etc.


Objective - Project Significance / Relevance with ongoing academic activities Study the performance characteristics of BLDC motor for various driving cycle such as Indian Drive Cycle (IDE),

European Drive Cycle (ECE), Federal Test Procedure (FTP).

Top Speed

Torque (max)

Continuous torque

To study the performance of above BLDC motor characteristics for different battery types such as low density

with relatively high performance lithium based batteries.

To study the switching performance of the inverter for the above BLDC motor characteristics.

To study the performance characteristics of an electric Light goods vehicle (LGV) with the above BLDC motor for different drive cycles in test bench.




Project Impact - Expected outcome

Based on the mathematical modeling (equations) for the electric powertrain components characteristics

can be predicted possibly even before the system are tested in reality.

Multifunction tests such as the mechanical characteristics attained by the BLDC motor and electrical

characteristics form the battery (state of charge, depth of discharge, internal resistance) source can be

estimated and evaluated simultaneously which reduces testing time and cost for LGV manufacturers

before the electric powertrain assembled.

Power electronic inverter and device level parasitic losses can be estimated which leads to minimize the

losses in switching characteristics (quality of the BLDC motor controller).

Recent matured technology for battery pack for passenger hybrid and electric cars are lithium based

batteries found on the literatures. Such types of lithium based batteries are Lithium phosphate battery in

which found to be having higher driving range with lower mass density. This test will be best suited for

estimating the internal resistance for the electric LGV battery pack.

The tests can be reproducible and automated.


Literature survey on National &International scenario

ELECTRICAL (VOLTAGE

&CURRENT)

CONTROL

BLDC MOTOR

BATTERY

POWER ELECTRONIC

CONVERTER

DYNAMOMETER

TORQUE SENSOR A V

DRIVE CYCLE INPUT

DAQ & PC (DSPACE MODULE)

MECHANICAL (TORQUE& SPEED)

CONTROL

Electrical Control

Mechanical Control



National status: 1. The Bangalore based company Mahindra Reva Electric Car Company specialized in designing and

manufacturing world class electric vehicle and it has made a notable success by making world's best

selling electric car, Reva i.

2. Chetan Kumaar Maini, “Development of a globally competitive electric vehicle in India” from Indian

Institute of Science, has developed small environment-friendly car with low operating costs to meet the

local needs. This work sketches the development of the small car from concept development, challenges

faced in development and commercialization. The key design features, unique testing and trials on

different driving pattern.

International status:

1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a “PM Motor Parametric Design Analyses for a Hybrid

Electric Vehicle Traction Drive Application”. In this work the researchers have developed a prototype of

vehicle simulator to evaluate the performance of PM motor for existing Toyota Prius electric and hybrid

vehicle.

2. University of Chalmers in Sweden has developed, “Evaluation of a BLDC drive line and energy analysis for

an electric ultra light vehicle” ”, in this work they developed a prototype of electric three wheeler using

hub motors to evaluate the BLDC performance for different drive cycle conditions.

3. The hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) program officially began in 1993 as a five-year cost-shared partnership

between DOE (Department of Energy) and American auto manufacturers: General Motors, Ford, and

DaimlerChrysler. Currently, HEV research and development is conducted by DOE (Department of Energy)

through its FCVT (Freedom CAR and Vehicle Technologies) program. The mission of the FCVT program is to

develop more energy efficient and environmentally friendly highway transportation technologies.


Techno-Commercial status / Outcome / IPR / Social benefit /other

Different drive cycle conditions will be the input from the computer (based on simulation results-using

DSPACE software) will given to power electronic controller for inverter.

From the battery and inverter the electric power supplied to drive (BLDC motor) mechanical and electric

performance will be evaluated. Also battery depth of discharge and driving range will be predicted.

Also from the same test, additional characteristics of BLDC motor/inverter characteristics such as back-

electromotive force (emf), locked rotor tests, inverter switching harmonics and temperature rise will be

studied in the testing a controlled laboratory environment.

To study and estimate the power electronic module no-load to full-load losses of electric LGV.

Results will be shared with LGV manufacturers to evaluate possibility of manufacturing hybrid and electric

LGV.




Technical Consultancy / Revenue generation

This new set up useful for enhancing industry institute interaction by performance evaluation of brushless

dc motor suited for light goods vehicle(LGV) and battery performance testing and estimation of driving for the LGV with and without loaded condition.

Consultancy can be offered to LGV manufacturers for implementation of hybrid/electric LGV. Also testing services can be offered to industry.


Time & activity chart

Activity Months

0 1-5 6-8 10-13 14-18 19-22 23-24

Receive Grant

Study of emissions with

conventions light goods

vehicle for different drive

cycle conditions.

Mathematical modeling

and Designing of test

bench

Purchasing of test and

measurement

equipments

Integration of software

with the test bench.

Corroboration of

simulation results with

experimental(test bench

results)

Preparation and

submission report

Facilities / equipment available in the area of research proposed

Name of equipment Make and model Cost in Rs. (lakhs) Year purchased

Smoke metre and Five Gas analyser 437 & 444 AVL 6.41 2007

Petrol ,Diesel engines (Single & multi cylinder)

Ashok Leyland, Tata, Maruti, Cielo,Kirloskar

1.50

2003-2011



Eddy current Dynamometer SAJ 13.00 2003

Auto electrical test bench Bosch 0.6 2012

45kW, PLC based vector controlled drive

Siemens 9.05 2012

Bosch KTS 540 On-board Diagnostics Bosch 1.75 2012 Add rows as required

Budget Estimates – Non Recurring

Proposed equipment/s Specifications No of units

Cost in Rs. Justification

High power BLDC motor

Model: HPM-10KW -- High Power BLDC MotorVoltage:48V/72V/96V/120V

Rated Power:15kW

Efficiency: 91%

1 80,000 Traction motor

BLDC motor controller(inverter)

Voltage Range:48V/72V/96VRated Current (Max):600A/500A/400AWeight:2.9KgsDimensions:192x208x77mmFeatures: Programmable via USB port, Fusebreaker, Regenerative Braking, Temperature sensoring

1 75,000 Motor controller

Lithium phosphate battery

(High CapacityLiFePO4 Battery BMS/Relay box/Charger included)

LFP 72V100AH included(BMS/Relay box and 72V20AHCharger)

Measurement:48cmx38cmx34cm(Battery Pack) x 3

42cmx44cmx31cm(Relay Box)

1 1,75,000 Energy source

dSPACE controller (hardware for use in PCs)

DS1104 R&D Controller Board (Advanced Control Education Kit 1104 - consisting of DS1104 PPC 603e / 250 MHz controller board with 32 MB RAM, CLP1104 Connector/LED Panel, CDP Control Development Software Package and Microtec C Cross Compiler with USB dongle)

1 6,00,000 Actual road condition simulator

DEWETRON’s E-Mobility instrument

Power analyzer

DEWE-2600-E-Mobile-1000( hardware data acquisition and software(DWSOFT))

1 12,80,000 Evaluation of motor and energy source at different condition

Eddy current dynamometer

20kW eddy current computerized dynamometer 1 1,50,000 Loading the BLDC motor

Total(NR) 23,60,000


Budget Estimates –Recurring



Estimate for Year 1 Estimate for Year 2 Estimate for Year 3

AMC/Service charges Nil (warranty period) 30,000.00 30,000.00

Consumables & Contingencies 30,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00

Other Nil Nil Nil

Total 30,000.00 60,000.00 60,000.00


Payment disbursement schedule

Advance installment Installment on completion of year 1

Installment on completion of year 2

Total (Max 25 Lakhs)

NR R1 R2 R3 NR+R1+R2+R3

4,80,000.00 6,00,000.00 12,80,000.00 1,20,000.00 24,80,000.00

Profile of collaborating/participating Industry/s or other organization/s, if any.

Name Address Website Contact person , designation, email

Role$ in collaborating/participating

Financial commitment#

towards project in Rs.

-NIL-

Total Rs. $Mention role of Industry/orgnisation.

Provide resume of participating personnel from Industry/orgnisation with their strength and role in the research project. Add rows as required. Attach additional pages if required.

#Attach copy of letters received from participating industry showing intent / financial commitment etc.

Details of Project Coordinator

Name Dr.M.Sundaram

Exact designation Associate Professor Date of joining 23 May 2008

Appointment Type Confirmed Scale of Appointment 37400-67000+9000AGP

Total : 78820

Department Department of Robotics and Automation Engineering

Qualifications B.E(Electrical &Electronics) M.E(Electrical Machines) PhD(Electrical)

Experience in years Teaching: 15 Industry: 6 Research: 6

Students guided UG: 175 PG: 44 PhD: Nil

Publications National:05 International:08 Books: Nil



Relevant experience Annexure-1

Other information Annexure -2

Cell number +91-9487018281

Email [email protected]

Signature

Scheme Name of the Coordinator

Amt sanctioned

Sanctioned letter details

Funds Utilisation Position as on today

Utilisation Certificate details / Reason for non-

submission of

Utilisation Certificate

NR R

2009 - 2010 SDP - Theory and Practice of Agile Manufacturing

Dr. S. R. Devadasan

200,000

1-78/FD/SDP (241.)/2008-2009 Dt: 12.03.2009

Fully Utilised

UC Submitted

SDP - Biomedical Signal Processing and Instrumentation

Dr. A. Kandaswamy

200,000

1-78/FD/SDP (199.)/2008-2009 Dt: 12.03.2009

Fully Utilised

UC Submitted

SDP - Grid Computing - Academic, Industrial and Social Perspective

Dr. S. N. Sivanandam

171,650

1-78/FD/SDP (126.)/2008-2009 Dt: 12.03.2009

Fully Utilised

UC Submitted

SDP - Research Initiatives in Data Mining

Dr. T. Hamsapriya

200,000

1-78/FD/SDP (130.)/2009-2010 Dt: 12.03.2010

Fully Utilised

UC Submitted

SDP - Mathematical Research Challenges in Engineering Application

Dr. R. Nadarajan

282,000

1-78/FD/SDP (141.)/2009-2010 Dt: 30.12.2009

Fully Utilised

UC Submitted



SDP - Intelligent Vehicle Initiative

Dr. R. Rudramoorthy

199,000

1-78/FD/SDP (142.)/2009-2010 Dt: 30.12.2009

Fully Utilised

UC Submitted

SDP - Skill Upgradation in Computer Aided Textile Designing

Dr. T. Ramachandran

196,650

1-78/FD/SDP (292.)/2008-2009 Dt: 12.03.2009

Fully Utilised

UC Submitted

NAFETIC - Preparation of DPR

Dr. G. R. Karpagam

50,000

8022/RID/BOI/NAFETIC(3.)/2008-09, Dt: 21.03.2009

Fully Utilised

UC Submitted

National Doctoral Fellowship

Mr. K. Sreeram

783,000

1-10/RID/NDF-PG/ (11) /2008-09, Dt. 21.07.2009

Fully Utilised

UC Submitted


Ms. B. Swarnambigai

783,000

1-10/RID/NDF-PG/ (03) /2008-09, Dt. 20.07.2009

Fully Utilised

UC Submitted


Ms. A. P. Vijayaparkavi

783,000

1-10/RID/NDF-PG/ (02) /2008-09, Dt. 17.07.2009

Fully Utilised

UC Submitted

RPS - Development of Al-Simg Alloy Component using Rheocasting Process for Automobile and Aerospace Application

Mr. J. Anburaj

800,000

100,000

8023/BOR/RID/RPS-220/2008-09 Dt: 12.03.2009

892,315

UC to be submitted

RPS - Development Healthcare Textiles for Medical Applications using Plasma Technique

Dr. S. Jayakumar

300,000

8023/BOR/RID/RPS-228/2008-09 Dt: 12.03.2009

Fully Utilised

UC Submitted

RPS - Diagnosing and Enhancing the Emotional Intelligence of IT Professionals for Excellence in Service Industry

Dr. R. Krishnaveni

350,000

470,000

8023/BOR/RID/RPS-212/2008-09 Dt: 12.03.2009

708,121

UC to be submitted



RPS - Design and Development of Network Hardware for the Lossless Transfer of Video Streaming in Wireless Networks

Dr. S. Subharani

900,000

100,000

8023/BOR/RID/RPS-107/2008-09 Dt: 12.03.2009

891,725 UC to be

submitted

RPS - Experimental Studies on Particle Damping Technique for Vibration Control

Mr.M.Yuvaraja

600,000

20,000

8023/BOR/RID/RPS-151/2008-09 Dt: 12.03.2009

581,297 UC to be

submitted

Career Award for Young Teachers

Dr.M.Senthilkumar

150,000

900,000

1-51/RID/CA/18/2008-09, Dt: 05.03.2009

691,766 UC to be

submitted

National Workshop in "Molecular Diagnostic Techniques"

Dr. V. Ramamurthy

75,000 Lr No. 1-4/RID/SEM (73.)/2008-2009, Dt: 11.11.2008

Fully Utilised

UC submitted

2010 - 11

RPS - Development of Polymer / Agarose Gel Supported Lipid Bilayer Sensors for Quantification of Benzodiazepines and Screening these Drugs for Neurotoxic Potentials

Dr. M. Kumaravel

1,000,000

200,000

8023/BOR/RID/RPS-14/2009-10 Dt: 31.03.2010

964,457 UC to be

submitted

RPS - Thermal Modeling of Various inclusions on Effective Thermal Conductivity Measurement

Dr. A. P. Senthilkumar

510,000

8023/BOR/RID/RPS-95/2009-10 Dt: 31.03.2010

Fully Utilised

UC Submitted



of Heterogeneous Materials and Validation with Steady State Method

RPS - Design of a Flexible Work Holding Device using Magnetorheological Fluid

Dr. P. S. S. Prasad

1,500,000

8023/BOR/RID/RPS-94/2009-10 Dt: 31.03.2010

1,035,557 UC to be

submitted

International Conference on "Mathematic and Computer Applications"

Dr. G. A. Vijayalakshmi Pai

50,000

1-4/RID/ SEM /148/09/10 Dt: 05.01.2010

Fully Utilised

UC submitted

International Conference on "Healthcare and Hygiene Textiles & Clothing" Heat-2010

Dr. G. Thilagavathi 100,000

200-37/Fin/2001 -2002/ 1336 Dt: 19.02.2010

Fully Utilised

UC submitted

2011 - 12

SDP - Current Trends in Information Retrieval with Research Perspective

Dr. K. Umamaheswari

700,000

1-78/RIFD/SDP (73) / 2010-11 Dt: 28.03.2011

Fully Utilised

UC Submitted

RPS - Green House Climatic Control and Soil Monitoring using Wireless Sensor Networks

Dr. R. Vidhyapriya

550,000

8023/RID/RPS-81/2011-12 Dt: 02.12.2011

- UC to be

submitted

RPS - Design and Development of Composite Components using Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM)

Dr. V. Krishnaraj

1,700,000

200,000

8023/RID/RPS-82/2011-12 Dt: 02.12.2011

80,210 UC to be

submitted

RPS - Development of Self Extinguishing

Dr. S. C. Murugavel

520,000

150,000

8023/RID/RPS-79/2011-12 Dt: 26.12.2011

- UC to be

submitted



Epoxy Resin from Cashew nut Shell Liquid for Composite Fabrication a Renewable Resource

RPS - Reliability Analysis and Optimization of Multi-state Stochastic Networks using Soft Computing Techniques

Dr. T. Vasanthi

560,000

8023/RID/RPS-80/2011-12 Dt: 26.12.2011

- UC to be

submitted

MODROB - Modernization of Removal Sensing and GIS Lab

Dr. J. V. Ramasamy

480,000

8024/RIFD/MOD-237/2011-12 Dt: 15.12.2011

- UC to be

submitted

MODROB - Bioprocess and Downstream Lab

Dr. V. Ramamurthy

600,000

8024/RIFD/MOD-238/2011-12 Dt: 15.12.2011

- UC to be

submitted

MODROB - Open Source Software Lab to Tackle Research Challenges in Engineering Applications and to teach Engineering Mathematics

Dr. R. Nadarajan

300,000

8024/RIFD/MOD-239/2011-12 Dt: 15.12.2011

- UC to be

submitted

MODROB - Modernization of RF (Radio Frequency) Design Laboratory

Dr. S. Subharani

1,400,000

8024/RIFD/MOD-240/2011-12 Dt: 15.12.2011

- UC to be

submitted

International Conference on "Advanced Materials"

Dr. S. Jayakumar

100,000

RIFD/SEM/10/2011-12 Dt: 12.08.2011

Fully Utilised

UC Submitted

International Conference on "Mathematic and Computational Models"

Dr. S. Nadarajan

200,000

RIFD/Sem/91/2011-12 Dt: 30.11.2011

Fully Utilised

UC Submitted



International Conference on " Renewable energy Technologies" Coret 2011

Dr. L. Ashok Kumar

200,000

RIFD/Sem/193/2010-11 Dt: 28.03.2011

Fully Utilised

UC Submitted

By signing this certificate, I/We undertake to Abide by all the rules / regulations regarding utilization of amount that may be granted to the Institute. Submit timely progress reports about grant utilization. Submit utilization certificate duly authenticated by CA on/before project period is over. Return full/partial unutilized grant amount to the Council.


By signing this certificate, I/We undertake to Abide by all the rules / regulations regarding utilization of amount that may be granted to the Institute. Submit timely progress reports about grant utilization. Submit utilization certificate duly authenticated by CA on/before project period is over. Return full/partial unutilized grant amount to the Council.



ANNEXURE-1

Employment:

DESIGNATION SCALE OF PAY TOTAL

SALARY ORGANISATION

PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT

FROM TO YRS MON

Electrical Supervisor

5500/- 5500/- TEXTOOL Company Limited

AUG 1991

June 1997

5 10

Lecturer 7500/- 7500/- Sri Ramakrishna Polytechnic College

June 1997 May 2003 5 11

Lecturer 8000-275-13500 22500/- Dept. of EEE PSG CT Coimbatore

May 2003 MAY 2008

5 0

Senior Lecturer 10000-325-15200

28500/-

Dept. of EEE PSG CT Coimbatore

JUNE 2008

OCT 2010

2 4

Asst Professor (Sr.Gr)

15600-39100+7000 39240/- Dept. of EEE PSG CT Coimbatore

SEP 2010

AUG 2011

1 1

Asst Professor (Sr.Gr)

15600-39100+7000 39240/- Dept. of RAE PSG CT Coimbatore

AUG 2011

Till date 2 3



ANNEXURE-2

SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS INVESTIGATED

PROJECT SPONSORING ORGANISATION

PERIOD GRANT

(Lakhs)

INVESTIGATOR

Design and Development of Submersible Switched Reluctance Motor

DSIR Mar 2009 – Jan 2012 1.0 PRINCIPAL

INVESTIGATOR

Design and Development of 250 kW Under water Motor

NIOT Mar 2008 – Dec 2011 75 CO-INVESTIGATOR

Design and Development of Electronic Irrigation Control system for Agriculture

L-RAMP, Govt. of India

Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 0.75 PRINCIPAL

INVESTIGATOR

Linux Based CNC Controller DST Aug 2012- Aug 2015 24.7 CO-INVESTIGATOR

Design and Development of underwater robot

BHAVINI Feb 2013 – Dec 2014 32.21 CO-INVESTIGATOR

Conferences/Workshops/Seminar/ Training Programme:

PROGRAMME DURATION PERIOD NO. OF PATICIPANTS

NATURE OF INVOLVEMENT

LV Switchgear& Cable Techniques

2 11 -12 Jan 2009 25 Coordinator

Energy Auditing And Conservation Techniques

2 15 – 17 Mar 2009 11 Coordinator

Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp

3 11-13 Feb 2010 50 Coordinator

Course Specific Workshop on NPTEL

5 5- 9 April 2010 50 Co-Coordinator

Solar PV Installations 3 17 – 19 Mar 2011 45 Coordinator

LV Switchgear and Reactive Power Management Techniques

2 5 – 6 Aug 2011 90 Co-Coordinator

Wind Energy Systems 2 12– 13 Aug 2011 95 Coordinator

LV Switchgear and Reactive Power Management Techniques

2 5 – 6 Aug 2011 90 Co-Coordinator

Android for Robotics 2 29 – 30 June 2012 47 Co-Coordinator



Design of BPMM Systems 2 9-10Nov. 2012 43 Organizing Secretary

Challenges in Robotics: Research to Application

3 21 - 23, Feb.2013 21 Joint Secretaries

Solar PV Design Considerations for Industry, Agriculture, and Domestic Applications with Economics

2 30 -31, August 2013 60 Organizing Secretary

Consultancy Works:

[1]. Consultancy work for Texmo Industries [2]. Consultancy work for Deccan Motor Pump Industries. [3]. Ampere vehicle industry for SRM development

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