APPLICATION For Seed Grant
Principal Investigator : Dr A Vijayakumari
Department/School: EEE, Power Electronics Lab, Amrita School of Engineering, coimbatore
Date of Submission: May 2017
Research Project Title: FIELD ORIENTED CONTROL OF BRUSHLESS DC FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE APPLICATION
Abstract of research:
This work is focused on sensorless control of Brushless DC (BLDC) motor. BLDC have replaced DC motors and other AC motors earlier used for applications relating to automotive applications.
The working environment for this kind of applications necessitates the requirement of a very high power density, robust motor to be in used for the operation. Unlike the DC motor that have mechanical commutator, BLDCs are commutated electronically hence are also known as electronically commutated motors. BLDCs are electronically commutated, and the stator commutation depends on the rotor position information. The rotor position can be taken either by using a sensor or a sensorless approach. This work focus on sensor less method.
Proposed research Plan
Simulation verification of the Sensorless FOC with rotor position estimation
Hardware implementation of the sensorless rotor position estimation using BEMF estimation
Integration of sensorless rotor position algorithm with FOC for the BLDC motor using Texas Piccolo board along with GUI developed using MOTORWARE software from Texas
BUDGET:
Summary requested funds breakdown:
a) Capital: Rs. 200,000.00/- b) Consumables: NIL c) Travel: NIL
d) Student support: Rs. 60,000.00
Duration of Proposed Research: One Year
Plan for taking Seed Research to Full Proposal
After completion, the extension of the project work will be submitted for External
Research Funding.
File No. 2017/SG/01 Dated: 10.06.2017
Minutes of Meeting for Approval of Seed Grant Proposals
The research promotion committee convened on 31st May 2017, and evaluated the submitted research
proposals for funding under the scheme, “AMRITA RESEARCH SEED GRANT SCHEME”. The proposals were reviewed for research, innovation, potential for societal impact etc. Sanction is accorded for the following proposals.
Sl. No Project title
Faculty Investigator Project Start Date
Project End
Date Project Funding
1
AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF RANSOMWARE ATTACK
Dr. Gowtham. R 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 3,55,000.00
2
A COMPUTER VISION BASED IMAGE
PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR DEPRESSION DETECTION AMONG STUDENTS FOR COUNSELING
D.Venkataraman 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 2,63,000.00
3
SMART CITY VIDEO SURVEILLANCE USING FOG COMPUTING
Dr. Prakash.P 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 5,55,000.00
4
MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORKS:
ARCHITECTURE, PRIVACY, SECURITY ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS
Dr. Gireesh.T 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 6,30,000.00
5
DEVELOPMENT OF MWCNT REINFORCED ETHYLENE PROPYLENE DIENE MONOMER- CHLOROBUTYL RUBBER BLENDS FOR NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
Dr. Meera
Balachandran 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 4,30,000.00
6
DEVELOPMENT OF LIGHT WEIGHT BULLET PROOF MATERIAL
Dr. Shantanu
Bhowmick 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 4,10,000.00
7
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OF CLASSIFIER IN FAULT DIAGNOSIS OF
ROTATING MACHINES USING SENSOR FUSION
Dr. Sai Murugan 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 2,60,000.00
TECHNIQUES
8
DESIGN AND
DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPOSITE BORING BAR
Dr.Saravanamurugan 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 2,90,000.00
9
ROLE OF INDUSTRIAL IOT IN CRITICAL
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Dr. Anju S Pillai 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 1,85,000.00
10
MULTIPURPOSE ADVANCED MATERIAL PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSING FACILITY
Dr. Padmanabhan
and Dr. Govindaraju 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 10,50,000.00
11
SYNTHESIS AND CHARAREIZATION OF 1- ALKYL-1,2,4-TRIZOLIUM BASED IONIC LIQUIDS FOR MULTICOMPONENT REACTIONS
Dr. Elango E 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 4,45,000.00
12
PANCREATIC CANCER MEDIATED BY
CDK4/CYCLIN DI
INHIBITION – DESIGN OF POTENTIAL P4 DRUGS
Dr. Krishanan
Namboori 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 15,10,000.00
13
ASSISTING visually challenged person in THE library environment
Dr. T.Senthil Kumar 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 14,10,000.00
14
DESIGN OF LNA AND MIXER USING PGS BASED SPIRAL INDUCOTRS
Dr. Lavanya 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 3,50,000.00
15
Estimation Of Angle Dispersive Parameters For A MIMO System Using Multidimensional ESPRIT Algorithm
Dr. S. Kirthiga 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 3,32,000.00
16
INVESTIGATIONS ON STEEL AS LOW COST MICROSTRIP SUBSTRATE FOR LOW FREQUENCY PATCH ANTENNA
Dr.S.Veni 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 4,50,000.00
17
ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBROUS MATS FOR THE REMOVAL OF
Dr.P.Thilagavathy 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 4,59,500.00
METAL IONS FROM INDUSTRIAL WASTE
18
FIELD ORIENTED CONTROL OF
BRUSHLESS DC FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE APPLICATION
Dr A Vijayakumari 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 2,60,000.00
19
MEDIUM FREQUENCY INDUCTION FURNACE FOR METALLURGICAL ACTIVITIES
Dr. R. Padmanabhan 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 14,56,520.00
20
ADSORPTION STUDIES OF AMINE-MODIFIED AND NEEM EXTRACT CAPPED FE3O4 NANOPARTICLES FOR THE REMOVAL OF NICKEL FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION
Dr. Asha Sathish 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 4,45,000.00
21
SYNTHESIS AND
CHARACTERIZATION OF NICKEL SUBSTITUTED COBALT FERRITE NANOPARTICLES BY SOL–GEL AUTO
COMBUSTION METHOD
Dr. Rajani. K. S 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 4,36,000.00
22
FABRICATION OF SILVER PEROXIDE-ZINC
SUPERPOWER RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
Dr. P.V. Suneesh 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 4,23,000.00
23
SYNTHESIS AND
CHARACTERIZATION OF A GREEN CATALYST FOR THE
PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF ORGANIC DYES IN WATER
Dr. Swarnalatha V 01.07.2017 30.06.2018
Rs. 5,38,000.00
Committee Members of the Seed Grant Proposals’ Review Meeting
Name Designation
1. Dr. Rajathilagam.B Associate Professor, Dept. of CSE 2. Dr. S. Balamurugan Professor, Dept. of EEE 3. Dr. Sriram Devanathan Professor, Dept. of CEMS 4. Dr. K.M. Mini Professor, Dept. of Civil
Dr. Sasangan Ramanathan Dean-Engineering
Copy to:
Accounts Department
SANCTION ORDER CBE/SEED GRANT SANCTION/2017-18
Subject:
Administrative Approval & Expenditure Sanction in respect of the research titled “FIELD ORIENTED CONTROL OF BRUSHLESS DC FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE APPLICATION” under AMRITA RESEARCH SEED GRANT SCHEME.
Dear Dr A Vijayakumari,
I am pleased to inform you that the aforesaid research was considered and accordingly, the Administrative Approval & Expenditure sanction is hereby conveyed to a total sum of Rs. 2,60,000/- (Rupees Two Lakh Sixty Thousand Only) for the purpose of carrying out the research under the "AMRITA RESEARCH SEED GRANT SCHEME”.
The Principal Investigator is expected to provide a final report of research activities at the end of the research period which should include the main results and outcomes (report may also include conference presentations and journal publications arising from the research) and the impact and benefit of the research to the society(if applicable.)
The report should also show the plan for taking the seed research forward.
Dr. Sasangan Ramanathan
Dean-Engineering
Executive Summary
Principal Investigator : Dr A Vijayakumari
Department/School: EEE, Power Electronics Lab, Amrita School of Engineering, coimbatore
Research Project Title: FIELD ORIENTED CONTROL OF BRUSHLESS DC FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE APPLICATION
Abstract of research:
This work is focused on sensorless control of Brushless DC (BLDC) motor. BLDC have replaced DC motors and other AC motors earlier used for applications relating to automotive applications.
The working environment for this kind of applications necessitates the requirement of a very high power density, robust motor to be in used for the operation. Unlike the DC motor that have mechanical commutator, BLDCs are commutated electronically hence are also known as electronically commutated motors. BLDCs are electronically commutated, and the stator commutation depends on the rotor position information. The rotor position can be taken either by using a sensor or a sensorless approach. This work focus on sensor less method.
Sensorless rotor position techniques are based on Direct Back Electromotive Force (BEMF), or Indirect Back EMF Integration, which needs deterministic motor model. Both the rotor position estimation are studied and compared in the research work along with the Field Oriented Control (FOC) of BLDC motor is discussed in the thesis. Sensorless algorithm use D-Q transformations of the stator current. BLDC control is carried out using FOC, in order to meet the desired performance for Electric vehicle applications that require motor to work over a constant speed loop, the motor has to be operated using a suitable velocity control loop. These types of controllers are achieved by using a conventional proportional- integral (PI) controller.
Date:30.05.2018
AMRITA
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File No. 2018/20 Dated: 15
thJuly 2018
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Expenditure Statement
This is to certify that the total expenditures on seed money projects incurred during the financial year 2015-2016 is as follows and is factored into the audited balance sheet.
Total no of Projects 23
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Harikumar R
Manager - Finance
Total Budget Sanctioned Rs. 1,29,43,020.00
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Amrita School of Engineering
Total Amount Utilized Rs. 1, 21,50, 000.00
Amritapuri I Bengaluru I Chennai I Coimbatore I Kochi I Mysuru
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