Sona SPEED (Special Power Electronics and Electrical Drives)

Area of Research:Development of advanced electrical motors such as Brushless dc motor and stepper motor for actuators

Major achievements of the center since inception:•Successfully realized space and MIL qualified

Brushless DC motors (BLDC), stepping motorsNaOH compatible BLDC motorMiniature reaction wheel (mrw)

•Received appreciation letters from VSSC, IISU, HBL power systems, NIOT, for successful development of Import substitute industry relevant products.

• Slotless Brushless DC Motor realized by Sona SPEED is in the MADRAS Mechanism of Meghatropiques spacecraft launched by ISRO on October 2011.

Research Projects Assigned to the Centre by Industry 1. Realisation of 22.5 deg Permanent Magnet stepper motor, VSSC, TVPM.2. Realisation of RLV 10KW BLDC motor VSSC, TVPM.3. Realisation of NaOH compatible 3KW BLDC motor, HBL, Hyderabad.4. Development of miniature reaction wheel , Noorul Islam university, Nagercoil.5. Development of Slotless BLDC motor , (IISU), TVPM.6. Development of C25 quadruplex winding redundancy BLDC motor, VSSC, TVPM.7. Refurbishment of 7.5KW BLDC motor , NIOT, Chennai.

MoUs/Purchase orders signed for Industrial Collaborative initiatives