TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION FORECASTING AND ASSESSMENT COUNCIL (TIFAC)
Projects
TIFAC-CORE faculty members have obtained numerous projects from various extramural funding agencies like DST, DRDO, TIFAC- New Delhi and other international collaborative projects. The research center takes up funded research projects under the broad areas of automotive Infotronics sustainable mobility, fuel cell powered electric bicycles, hydrogen vehicle and renewable powered smart charging infrastructure for EVs.
Funded Projects
| S.NO. | YEAR | PROJECT TITLE | PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR | NATIONAL / INTER NATIONAL | FUNDING AGENCY | DURATION | TOTAL PROJECT COST (LAKH) |
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| 1 | 2023 | Development of fuel cell three-wheeler for urban green transportation in India | Prof Thundil Karupparaj, professor, SMEC – PI Co-PI: Prof. Elangovan D, Professor & Deputy Director Tiffac core and Prof. S. Denis Ashok Professor – HAG , SMEC, with Prof. Senthilarasu Sundaram from Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland, UK as the UK collaborator | International | Royal academy of engineering, UK (Distinguished International Associates Round 3 Award) | 2 years | 10,000 UK pounds |
| 2 | 2023 | Smart Energy Management for DC Microgrid | Dr. Santanu Kumar Dash | International | VIT (VIT International Research Award Scheme (VIN)) | 2 years | 5 Lakh |
| 3 | 2022 | Nano filled natural ester impregnated surface modified pressboards for suppressing partial discharges in transformers | Co-PI-Dr. Thirumurugan C | National | DST-SERB | 2022-25 | 50.73 |
| 4 | 2021 | Fuel Cell Powered Electric Bicycles With Solar Generator Based RefuelingTechnique For Sustainable Transportation | Dr. Elangovan D | International | DST/INT/Egypt/P-01/2019 | 2021-2023 | 9.1 |
| 5 | 2017 | Image Processing Techniques for Extracting Ocean Features from SatelliteImagery | Dr. K GanesanDr. Don, | National | DRDO (Sanction Order No. NPOL/18CR0003/240/PR-240) | 2017 | 9.95 |
| 6 | 2014 | TIFAC-MSME Internship Scheme | Dr. K Ganesan | National | TIFAC, New Delhi | 2014-till date | 13.17 |
| 7 | 2010 | Chaos Based security systems in Transform Domain | Dr. K Ganesan | National | DST (Sanction order No : SR/S2/HEP-16/2009) | 2010-2013 | 19.44 |
| 8 | 2005 | TIFAC-CORE in Automotive Infotronics | VIT | National | TIFAC, New Delhi | 2005-till date | 200 |
Faculty Start-up Venture
| S.NO. | YEAR | PROJECT TITLE | PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR | NATIONAL / INTER NATIONAL | FUNDING AGENCY | DURATION | TOTAL PROJECT COST (LAKH) | 1 | 2024 | Design and develop a sustainable solar vehicle for medical emergency | Dr.N.Kalaiselvan | National | E-cell VIT | 11 months | 1,65,000 |
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SEED MONEY
| S.NO. | YEAR | PROJECT TITLE | PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR | NATIONAL / INTER NATIONAL | FUNDING AGENCY | DURATION | TOTAL PROJECT COST (LAKH) |
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| 1 | 2023 | Design Development and Validation of Novel-Switched-Capacitors Converters used in Electric Vehicles | 19703 – Dr. Shivam Prakash Gautam | National | VIT | 23-06-2023 | 3,50,000 |
| 2 | 2023 | Design and Development of Portable Solar Power Station | 20094 – Dr. Arjun Singh | National | VIT | 23-06-20232,50,000 | 2,50,000 |
| 3 | 2023 | Design And Fabrication of New Dye Sensitized Solar Cell with Supercapacitor for High Solar Applications | 20104 – Dr. Kalaiselvan | National | VIT | 23-06-20234,00,000 | 4,00,000 |
| 4 | 2022 | Nano-Insulating Liquids for Improved Insulation Performance: Partial Discharge Measurements. | Dr.Thirumurugan C, Dr. Suprava Chakraborty Dr. Asha rani | National | Seed Grant-VIT | 2022 – 2024 | Seventy Thousand (70,000) |
| 5 | 2022 | Active thermal management based Smart charge controller for EV application | Dr. Santanu Kumar Dash Dr. Rammohan A. ARC | National | Seed Grant-VIT | 2022-2024 | One Lac. Only (100000/-) |
| 6 | 2021 | Design and development of solar powered unmanned multi-purpose vehicle for agricultural applications along with business model to address farmer welfare | Dr. Suprava Chakraborty, Dr.Elangovan D., Dr. Thundil Karuppa Raj R, Dr. Padma Lakshmi G | National | Seed Grant-VIT | 2021 – 2023 | 1.89 |
| 7 | 2016 | Design of IOT Enabled Engine Lubrication Oil Contamination DetectionSystem for Improving Fuel Efficiency. | Dr. Rammohan | National | RGMS | 2016-2017 | 2.5 |
| 8 | 2016 | Foot Pressure distribution measurement system. | Dr. K Ganesan | National | RGMS | 2016-2017 | 3 |
