IIT researchers develop new tech for charging Electric vehicles which costs half the current one
New Delhi Jan 23 PTI Researchers from various IITs have developed a new technology for charging Electric Vehicles which costs about half of the current on-board charger technology and can help to significantly reduce the cost of two-and-four-wheeler EVs According to the team the lab scale development has already been done at IIT BHU and upgradation and commercialisation was in progress One of the countrys leading electric vehicle manufacturer has also shown interest in this new technology and is ready to develop a full-fledged commercial product that can be applied to existing electric vehicles the team claimed without naming the company The technology has been developed at IIT BHU Varanasi in collboration with experts from IIT Guwahati and IIT Bhubaneshwar The rising prices of petrol and diesel in the country is worrisome for the common man Amidst the rising cost of petroleum products and rising pollution levels electric vehicles EVs are the best alternative to conventional IC engines but lack of high power off board charging infrastructure forces automakers to incorporate onboard chargers into the vehicle itself said Rajeev Kumar Singh Chief Project Investigator IIT BHU The vehicle owner can charge the vehicles through the outlet and hence this leads electric vehicles become very expensive In the proposed onboard charger technology we are reducing one additional power electronics interface required for propulsion mode and therefore the components involved are reduced by 50 pc The proposed charger is reconfigurable that can act as a charger for charging mode and inverter for propulsion mode he told PTI Singh explained that because of this technology the cost of the onboard charger will be reduced by almost 40-50 pc in comparison with the existing one The cost reduction in the charger will subsequently reduce the cost of the EV as well In this way the proposed technology is giving low cost technology for EVs The technology will be completely indigenous and will have a significant impact on driving electric vehicles on Indian roads in a big way he said IIT BHU Director Pramod Kumar Jain said the techno-commercial social economic and environmental impact of technology will also be positive The technology will improve charging infrastructure and support the governments mission to bring electric vehicles on Indian roads he said PTI GJS GJS AQS AQS
New Delhi Jan 23 PTI Researchers from various IITs have developed a new technology for charging Electric Vehicles which costs about half of the current on-board charger technology and can help to significantly reduce the cost of two-and-four-wheeler EVs According to the team the lab scale development has already been done at IIT BHU and upgradation and commercialisation was in progress One of the countrys leading electric vehicle manufacturer has also shown interest in this new technology and is ready to develop a full-fledged commercial product that can be applied to existing electric vehicles the team claimed without naming the company The technology has been developed at IIT BHU Varanasi in collboration with experts from IIT Guwahati and IIT Bhubaneshwar The rising prices of petrol and diesel in the country is worrisome for the common man Amidst the rising cost of petroleum products and rising pollution levels electric vehicles EVs are the best alternative to conventional IC engines but lack of high power off board charging infrastructure forces automakers to incorporate onboard chargers into the vehicle itself said Rajeev Kumar Singh Chief Project Investigator IIT BHU The vehicle owner can charge the vehicles through the outlet and hence this leads electric vehicles become very expensive In the proposed onboard charger technology we are reducing one additional power electronics interface required for propulsion mode and therefore the components involved are reduced by 50 pc The proposed charger is reconfigurable that can act as a charger for charging mode and inverter for propulsion mode he told PTI Singh explained that because of this technology the cost of the onboard charger will be reduced by almost 40-50 pc in comparison with the existing one The cost reduction in the charger will subsequently reduce the cost of the EV as well In this way the proposed technology is giving low cost technology for EVs The technology will be completely indigenous and will have a significant impact on driving electric vehicles on Indian roads in a big way he said IIT BHU Director Pramod Kumar Jain said the techno-commercial social economic and environmental impact of technology will also be positive The technology will improve charging infrastructure and support the governments mission to bring electric vehicles on Indian roads he said PTI GJS GJS AQS AQS
