NEW DELHI: In a bid to push for electric vehicles, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi’s Centre for Automotive Research and Tribology (CART) has been conducting various inter-disciplinary research focusing on new battery packs and charging facilities and maintenance and diagnostics.
With a focus on fault detection, diagnosis and prognosis in EVs, the research on automotive health monitoring uses artificial intelligence and the internet of things. Apart from working on noise source identification and sound quality of automotive and industrial machinery, IIT-Delhi also focuses on developing eco-friendly acoustical material from natural resources, bio-waste, and recycled materials for noise mitigation and isolation.
BK Panigrahi, head of CART, said, “We take a holistic approach towards developing EV batteries, making more sustainable and user-friendly systems. The main focus is to improve the life of the battery and to monitor the ageing of battery packs. Research in a thermal management system, digital twin for batteries, real-time monitoring using multi-physics and machine learning-based models are also developed to achieve the aforesaid focus.”
