Power Electronics Team (earlier Industrial Electronics Group and Power Electronics Group) is one of the oldest research team of CSIR- CEERI, Pilani. It is in service since 1953 and had provided various products and technologies to industries. The team works in the field of Converters, AC/DC motor drives, Locomotives Applications, UPS, High Power Pulse supply and Renewable Power Generation (Solar and Fuel cell) etc. 5 technologies developed by the group has been selected as the 70 best technologies of CSIR in last 70 years. Some of the important products/technologies from the past are enlisted below:
¨ 40 kVA Inverter: Transferred to BHEL, Bangalore in 1986-87
¨ High speed thyristor: Transferred to BHEL, Bangalore in 1986-87
¨ High Frequency DC to DC link converter: Transferred to M/s RECON, Ranchi, Bangalore in 1991-92
¨ Controller using BLDC motor: Useful for actuator application in strategic areas.
¨ PWM amplifier and control electronics for electromechanical actuators: Electromechanical position control actuator
¨ Energy efficient DC motor drive for mining locomotives: Mining and other DC operated locomotives
¨ 70 kVA transistor chopper controller for mining loco: Developed and tested at HZL, Zawar mines, Udaipur.
¨ 150 kVA single phase to three phase converter for electric locomotive: Sponsored by RDSO, Developed and field tested on WAM4 locomotive.
¨ 40 kVA ac motor drive for mining locomotive: Sponsored by HEL, Bhopal, High performance PWM drive for 3 phase induction motor for LB-8 locomotive.
¨ Excitation control system for diesel electric locomotive: Technology developed, field tested and transferred for production. More than 2000 Diesel Electric Locomotives of Indian Railways fitted with excitation control system. Completely indigenous product for import substitution.
¨ Low power uninterruptible power supplies: 100VA Solar power converter, 150VA chargeable power pack,100VA & 500VA UPS. Sponsored by Ministry of HRD.
¨ Technology for energy efficient electric drive: Noiseless battery operated drive using 15kW IGBT inverter. Range: 60Km, Max. Speed: 60Km/hr,
¨ 250 kW induction motor drive and performance evaluation system: Battery operated 200 hp induction motor drive.
¨ 50 kVA Unity power factor converter: Sponsored by Dept. of Electronics to reduce heavy line-loss. Developed and Tested under desired specifications.
¨ 5 hp Solar Pump Inverter: Developed and field tested for 5 hp 3 phase induction motor. Technology transfer in process with various renewable energy industries.
¨ 1 kW Solar Grid connected/ Stand-alone Inverter: Developed and field tested for continuous operation for 1 kW.
The team is involved in various projects of national importance. Following are the on-going and recently completed projects by the Power Electronics Team
Development of 10kW 3-phase converter with unity power factor for industrial application sponsored by IC Electrical Pvt. Ltd. , Haridwar
Solar PV based Smart Multi-Vehicle EV Charging Station; sponsored by CSIR
Design and development of renewable energy based DC microgrid system for rural electrification; sponsored by SERB, New Delhi
CSIR Mission project DRone based Electromagnetic And Magnetic (DREAM) system
CSIR Mission project on Nano Bio-sensor
Technologies and Products for Reduced Emission Fireworks under CSIR HARIT Mission
"E-Mobility battery system optimization and adaptive charging profile development using AI tools" under AI enabled Technologies and Systems (AITS) Mission project of CSIR