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Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Shri S Krishnan, witnessed the launch of a 2KW DC Portable Charger developed by the Centre of Excellence at IIT Madras Research Park to boost Electric Vehicle Adoption. The official from MeitY, Smt. Sunita Verma GC (R&DE), MeitY, Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, IIT Madras, and other dignitaries were present.

Design in India will stimulate home-grown IP and accelerate the startup ecosystem, said the Secretary, emphasizing the importance of IIT Madras Research Park. The 2 KW EV charger is a significant step, designed using recycled materials. This initiative aligns with MeitY’s mission to accelerate EV adoption, reducing dependence on imported chargers.

A substantial portion of portable chargers used by OEMs is imported, limiting customisation. The 2KW charger, developed by CEET, IIT Madras, and Flowtrik Technologies with MeitY funding, addresses this issue.

It boasts >95% efficiency, can function up to 50°C, and adheres to safety standards. These chargers can adapt to battery requirements and feature IoT compatibility for real-time tracking. Power output settings are customisable for OEMs.

Successful large-scale manufacturing of these chargers can make a significant impact on the portable charger market.

Addressing the gathering, Shri S Krishnan, Secretary, MeitY said,

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Make in India Make for the World’ can be achieved with developing more and more indigenisation of technology and taking it forward by the industry. Now, India has moved from importing Nation to exporting Nation, this type of innovation and synergy will make India a ‘Aatma Nirbhar Bharat’.

Posted On: 20 OCT 2023 7:27PM by PIB Delhi

Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Shri S Krishnan has witnessed the launch of indigenous Technology of 2KW DC Portable Charger developed by Centre of Excellence at IIT Madras Research Park to help Boost Electric Vehicle Adoption, here today at IIT Madras.

The official from MeitY, Smt. Sunita Verma GC (R&DE),MeitY, Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, IIT Madras and other dignitaries from MeitY and IIT Madras were present on the occasion. Addressing the gathering, Shri S Krishnan said “The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Make in India Make for the World’ can be achieved with developing more and more indigenisation of technology and taking it forward by the industry.

Now, India has moved from importing Nation to exporting Nation, this type of innovation and synergy will make India a ‘Aatma Nirbhar Bharat’.

The Secretary added that Design in India will give impetus to home-grown IP and will accelerate start-ups ecosystem in the country. He further mentioned that IIT M Research Park is now an internationally recognised brand. The Park is vibrant and effervescent constantly innovating and promoting new initiatives. The new 2 KW EV charger designed in the Park and using recycled material is an important step forward.

MeitY is very proud of being associated with this venture” The launch marks a significant step in contributing towards the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) mission of accelerating Electric Vehicle adoption in India, reducing the current dependence on imported charging solutions. Currently a substantial portion of portable chargers utilized by OEMs are imported and arrive pre-programmed.

Hence, they are not customizable in terms of voltage and current settings. Thermal and mechanical design play a major role in ensuring the proper functionality of the chargers. This further underlines the importance of developing Make-In-India chargers to aid in the proliferation of EVs in India.

To address this challenge and increase local manufacturing, the 2KW charger has been designed and developed by CEET, IIT Madras and industrial partner Flowtrik Technologies with funding by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MeitY), Govt of India. These chargers sporting an efficiency of >95% and functioning at a maximum operating ambient of 50 Degree Celsius are built with over-load, over-voltage, reverse polarity and in-built EMI/EMC filter. The chargers are designed to meet safety Standard IEC 60950-11.

Charger design also includes optional provision to communicate with battery for adaptive charging based on battery requirements and hooks for IoT to enable live tracking of charging related parameters. Power output settings can be customized based on the volume of the manufacturing to suit the requirement of individual OEMs. Successful large-scale manufacturing of this technology can significantly make difference in the portable charger market.

The two companies signed up a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday [ 22 Sep 22 ] here to this effect.

Published on :23 Sep, 2022, 6:19 am CHENNAI: Finnish mobile phone charger maker Salcomp tying up with city based startup Flowtrik Technologies will start making chargers for electric vehicles (EV), said top officialsz. The two companies signed up a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday here to this effect.

As per the agreement, Salcomp will be the exclusive manufacturing and business development partner for Flowtrik. Flowtrik incubated at the IIT Madras Incubation Cell will design and develop the chargers for advanced batteries (such as lithium ion, lead acid and others) used in EVs. “We will make the chargers. There are synergies with our existing manufacturing facilities – like the moulding machines and other infrastructure.

There is a big opportunity for vertical integration. Lot of electronics are common. We source a huge amount of raw materials for making mobile phone chargers and that economies of scale can be leveraged for making the EV chargers,” said Sasikumar Gendham, MD, Salcomp India. Salcomp makes about 100 million mobile charges per year in India – seven factories, 12,000 workers- and globally about 300 million per year. By the end of this year, Salcomp will touch one billion Made in India chargers. Gendham said the EV chargers to be made at its plant will be for the Indian market.

Salcomp is already making EV chargers for cars for overseas market but in small volumes and the segment is not new for the group, Gendham added. According to him, vendors for cable for EV chargers have to be developed. “Initially the chargers designed and developed by Flowtrik and made by Salcomp will be for small EVs.

We will also launch fast chargers,” Prof Ashok Jhunjhunwala, president, IIT Madras Research Park, IITM Incubation Cell said. Jhunjhunwala said the Flowtrik chargers meet all the existing standards. According to Anitha Dhianeshwer, co-founder, Flowtrik, the 20-member team size makes portable chargers for EVs.