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Development of Bi-directional Battery Charge – Discharge Regulator (BCDR)

Area: Astronomy & Space Sciences

Innovator: Dr. Shelas Sathyan, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

Funding agency: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Benefits: The project being undertaken by ISRO in collaboration with academia is directly or indirectly beneficial to the society.

Focus Area: Energy Sciences

Co-PI: Shri Dibyaranjan Senapati, Shri Venkata Sastry, U R Rao Satellite Centre, ISRO, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Executive Summary: The power supply sytem in Spacecraft / EV requires a Bidirectional DC-DC converter for charging /discharging the battery. This project envisgaed to develop a high efficient DC-DC bi-directional converter circuit employed for battery charge and discharge regualtor in spacecraft / EV applications. The purpose is to develop a modular structured parallel connected DC-DC bidirectional converter to meet high energy demands.

Timeline Start Year: 2022

Total Budget (INR): 2016000

Implementing Agency: National Institute of Technology (NIT) Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

Source: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)- Department of Space (DOS) 2022-2024

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