Indian BLDC motor & Smart motor+vehicle controller for light duty EV (e-rickshaw/Toto, auto, etc.)

1) Details of project, motivation, and benefit:
This project was sponsored by MeitY(Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) Govt. of India to develop indigenous technology for the development of electric subsystems for electric rickshaws. Presently, the annual sales of three wheelers having propulsion (non-pedal) are around 5-6 lakhs, and recently, it has been reported that the sales of electric rickshaws have exceeded the sales of engine powered electric rickshaws. Moreover, the electric subsystems in these electric rickshaws are mostly imported from neighboring countries which lack Indian certifications and are not made as per the requirement of Indian conditions. This leads to reduced jobs and skills in the manufacturing sector greatly affecting the Indian economy. Hence, by creating indigenously developed electric products for electric rickshaws not only can we bring the required skills but also will produce jobs, improve the economy and replenish the manufacturing sector which otherwise would have been lost to neighboring countries.
In this project we have developed an electric motor and a smart motor cum vehicle controller which is having better performance than the off-the shelf available motor and controller usually used for electric rickshaws. The motor has better efficiency than off-the shelf available motors and better speed drop characteristics. The motor cum vehicle controller is a unique technology that is designed to give better performance, safety, reliability and comfort for not just the motor but also for the vehicle.
2) When was this developed? are they certified?
It has been recently developed. The motor cum vehicle controller technology is patented, while the motor has passed AIS041 and IP67 certifications from ICAT.
Link for the certificates: IP67 for the motor: drive.google.c...
AIS041 for motor: drive.google.c...
Brochure: drive.google.c...
3) Availability of this technology?
At present motor and motor controller for e-rickshaw are imported from neighboring countries. The drawbacks are as follows:
a. No proper specifications/certifications for Indian conditions
b. Open loop controller
c. No regenerative braking
d. No safety, comfort and efficient features
e. Absence of range prediction and fault status..
Our technology addresses these drawbacks and hence, can be considered as an advanced version of the technology. We are now willing to share this technology with interested industries or vehicle manufactures.
4) Patent filed:
S. Sengupta, D. Debnath, and D. V. Vanjani, “Integrated motor control unit and vehicle control unit for low speed electric vehicle”, Provisional patent filed on 23rd August 2021,application number:202131038017
5) What we finally want? This technology to spread out to as many erickshaw (or light duty EV) manufacturing industries as possible for their large scale adoption and commercialization for the benefit of all.
6) Involvement of Ministry in the project The Ministry (MeitY) has sponsored and mentored this project so that this technology can be used by the maximum number of industries, as possible.
7) Who is the owner of this technology?
IIT Kharagpur, and Brushless Motor India Pvt. Ltd., Thane, Maharashtra
8) How one can acquire this technology?
Option-1: Buy paying license fee (to be decided mutually) they can get all the design details and rights to use these products and sale them. Option-2: By agreeing to pay royalty fee (% to be decided mutually) on the profit to be made from these products Note: If require some training/hand-holding can be arranged subjected to additional cost.
9) Scope for Improvement?
Yes. IIT KGP and BMI can help the third parties to add new features and to improve present functionalities.
10) Whom to contact for more details?
Dr. Somnath Sengupta, IIT Kharagpur ([e-mail])
Dr. Dipankar Debnath, IIT Kharagpur ([e-mail])
Mr. Dharmu Vanjani, Brushless Motor India ([e-mail])

[@evcrat6189]

Congratulations sir!❤ Happy and proud to see Yashdeep as part of this work 👏👏

[@dipankardebnathiitkharagpu9615]

Thank you Prof. Parag. Yashdeep has contributed enormously for this project. We are very happy to have him on board. We have vacancy for two more interns (six months each, scholarship: 12k/Month). Let us know if you have someone in mind.

[@NextGenAdvancedNerd]

Congratulations sir,i am so happy for you and hope this will improve economy of india.

[@biswajitpal2519]

Congratulations sir. .. it's a mark in the make in India initiative.

[@vsbchaitanyaduvvury1608]

Congratulations to Dr. Dipankar Debnath sir and his team.

[@dipankardebnathiitkharagpu9615]

Many thanks VSBCD!

[@hpravin]

Love from Tamil Nadu. Congratulations 👏🎉

[@ratanpaul864]

Very nice demonstration.

[@dipankardebnathiitkharagpu9615]

Many thanks for you appreciation.

[@malinadebnath6023]

Many Congratulations for this wonderful work..All the best to you and your team..

[@dipankardebnathiitkharagpu9615]

Thank you very very much!

[@sanyogpohare8017]

Congratulations Sir 👏👏👏

[@dipankardebnathiitkharagpu9615]

Thank you Sanyog!

[@437arun]

Wonderful and a pretty difficult technology considering the covid situation was successfully developed and tested by Dr. Somnath, Dr. Dipankar and yashdeep. Cheers to you all. 👍

[@dipankardebnathiitkharagpu9615]

Thank you Arun for your enormous contribution for this project. All the very best for all your future endeavors.

[@arghyamallick8289]

Congrats Prof....Good to see TTM is happening at iit kgp. Good demonstration. The technology to market feasibility part would be more meaningful if you please put a comparison of making cost with existing 3-wheelers making cost and milege improvement (if any). Best regards, a wishful kgpian.

[@dipankardebnathiitkharagpu9615]

Thank you Mr. Mallick. We are sharing those details with interested industries who are contacting us through email.

[@davon0088]

Excellent work and very well explanation from technical and commercial perspective. Congratulations to the Team.

[@dipankardebnathiitkharagpu9615]

Thank you very much Dr. Debanand for your appreciation.

[@rajkishorelaguri2506]

congratulations sir, cheers to electrical department.

[@dipankardebnathiitkharagpu9615]

Thank you Raj. Cheers to EE, IIT Kgp 😀

[@rishikeshchoudhary4982]

Many Congratulation Professor for this excellent work.....The way of demonstration is also very good....

[@dipankardebnathiitkharagpu9615]

Thank you Prof. Rishikesh. Let us know if you have any good student/candidate for similar other R&D projects. We need more enthusiastic and motivated person to contribute towards such initiatives.

[@nileshshah9914]

Congratulations...

[@dipankardebnathiitkharagpu9615]

Thank you Dr. Nilesh..

[@5minutething519]

congrats sir

[@dipankardebnathiitkharagpu9615]

Many Thanks Deepak.

[@mrdebnath02]

Bilashpur

[@JitendraKumar-vp8jx]

Great work and nice video, sir.

[@dipankardebnathiitkharagpu9615]

Many thanks Jitendra. Hope our SyRM project will also get the limelight 😀

[@dian2047]

Congratulations to the team...Excellent video

[@dipankardebnathiitkharagpu9615]

Thanks a lot...

[@mrdebnath02]

Nice video dada i am abu

[@dipankardebnathiitkharagpu9615]

Thank you. Kemon asos re?

[@Daniel-ru3dq]

Congratulations Sir

[@dipankardebnathiitkharagpu9615]

Many thanks Daniel.

[@smaity2094]

Congratulations Sir...

[@dipankardebnathiitkharagpu9615]

Many thanks..

[@GULSHANKUMAR-ox6rm]

where can i buy one????