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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Monday launched an indigenously developed 30 kW Wide Band Gap (WBG)-based integrated drive system aimed at strengthening India’s electric vehicle powertrain ecosystem and reducing dependence on imported components.
The system has been developed by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Thiruvananthapuram, in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Lucas TVS. It was unveiled by S Krishnan, Secretary, MeitY, at the IIT Madras campus in Chennai, according to an official statement from the ministry, according to a report by ANI.
The 30 kW power class system has been designed for India’s growing electric passenger vehicle segment, particularly compact electric cars and fleet mobility platforms. The initiative is intended to address the country’s reliance on imported high-performance EV powertrain systems and semiconductor-based drive components.
Why is it required
According to the ministry, developing such integrated systems domestically could help lower costs through localisation and support local manufacturing in line with the government’s production-linked incentive schemes.The technology integrates the electric motor and inverter into a single compact, high power-density unit, replacing conventional systems where the motor and drive electronics are deployed as separate components. The integrated architecture is expected to improve efficiency, reduce size and weight, and simplify vehicle powertrain design.“The technology has been successfully designed, fabricated and validated in collaboration with Lucas TVS and is now ready for commercialisation and large-scale deployment,” the ministry said.Officials added that wider adoption of the system could help strengthen India’s EV supply chain and create manufacturing opportunities for micro, small and medium enterprises involved in power electronics, thermal management systems and control hardware.
Speaking at the launch, Krishnan said the development reflects the government’s push to strengthen domestic capabilities in advanced electronics technologies.
He noted that the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make in India, Make for the World” initiative is being advanced through indigenous innovation in strategic technology areas such as power electronics and electric mobility.
Krishnan also highlighted that collaborative research involving government laboratories, academia and industry is helping India transition from a technology-importing nation to a technology developer and exporter.
He further explained that the integrated system design improves efficiency by combining multiple powertrain elements into a single compact module. According to him, such design-led innovation can support the creation of domestic intellectual property, strengthen India’s start-up ecosystem and promote high-value manufacturing in the electric mobility sector.The project was executed under the National Mission on Power Electronics Technology, a programme aimed at advancing indigenous capabilities in power semiconductor devices, converters and motor drives.
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