CSIOC-DSIR-CRTDH (CDC)

CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organization Chennai

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research

Common Research and Technological Development Hub

ABOUT US

CSIO CHENNAI-DSIR-CRTDH (CDC)

CSIOCHENNAI-DSIR-CRTDH (CDC) is an industrial R&D service hub to provide technical support, infrastructure and equipment testing facility to the local renewable energy and electronic MSEs for carrying out competitive research for translating innovative ideas into marketable products. The hub is sponsored by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), one of the Departments of the Ministry of Science and Technology, which supports promotion of industrial research for indigenous technology promotion, development, utilization and transfer.





CDC - RATIONALE

  • Renewable energy (RE) innovation is at the heart of solving many of the world’s toughest challenges, and is the key to tapping the full potential of energy as a contributor to future growth and prosperity.
  • Energy innovation systems need a stronger and more effective push to deliver a broader range of technologies and solutions to market faster than what is available today.
  • The importance of accelerating innovation in renewable energy – across the many ways in which energy is produced, delivered and consumed – is being looked upon by many medium and small enterprises in India.
  • The project’s aims at identifying and promoting actions that the local industrial community can take to accelerate the pace of innovation in renewable energy and, in parallel, serve as a platform for collaboration among stakeholders from business, R&D, academia, government, civil society and selected innovation alliances who share a vision for a sustainable future







ABOUT CSIR

The CSIR, established in 1942 with Corporate Office at New Delhi, and a network of 38 national laboratories spread over the country is a premier R & D Organisation in India providing S & T inputs to a diverse spectrum of economic, industrial and societal sectors. The R & D activities covers fields from aerospace engineering to ocean sciences, molecular biology to metallurgy, chemicals to mining, food to petroleum & leather to environment.

ABOUT CSIO

Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), a constituent unit of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), is a premier national laboratory dedicated to research, design and development of scientific and industrial instruments. It is a multi-disciplinary and multi-dimensional apex industrial research & development organisation in the country to stimulate growth of Instrument Industry in India covering wide range and applications.

ABOUT CSIO CHENNAI

The CSIO Chennai Centre was established in 1965 to meet the repair and maintenance requirements of scientific and industrial instruments of the southern region. Its objective was to reduce the down time of sophisticated instruments in the process and discrete MSEs. Later, CSIR - CSIO Chennai Centre started the design and development Centre for industrial instruments where spares were either too costly or not available.

GOALS AND IMPACT

Goals :

  • Leveraging R&D expertise and resources to create regional clusters of innovation.
  • Create facility for testing and certification of products in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • Bridging the gap between industry, academia and research institutions
  • Provide skills development at all levels.
  • Provide platform for technology transfer, R&D, business linkages
  • Consultancy services - technical, business, professional and mentoring.


Expected Impact :

  • Improve Productivity and Competitiveness of RE MSMEs – Growth of RE Sector.
  • Inclusive Cluster Innovation – Industry, R&D lab, Academia, Govt., Civil Society, Innovation Alliances.
  • Growth of MSMEs – Common Not-for-Profit Resource Hub & Testing /Certifications Facility.
  • Skilled RE Manpower.
  • Contribute to National Missions: Smart city, Clean Energy mission, Make in India, Skill India, Swatch Bharat.

FACILITIES

Common Research & Technical Facilities for MSEs

CDC would be created in CSIR Madras Complex Chennai with the special focus on renewable energy. The CDC would concentrate on three main areas of Renewable energy/Electronics:

  • Solar Photovoltaics (SPV)
  • Off Grid Solar Products and Electronic Development Test Facilities
  • Energy Conservation/Conversion Test Facilities

Solar Photovoltaics (SPV)

The main focus of this area is to work with MSEs/industries to provide the Research infrastructure base for testing of solar modules and ensuring that their performance confirms to international standards, lowering the cost of manufacturing of solar panels/modules through innovative ideas and work with MSEs towards improving the efficiency and reliability of PV components and sub-systems. CDC would help MSEs to meet these goals through advance testing facilities and through collaborative R&D as per the needs of MSEs.

Solar PV R&D would include equipment’s and facilities for

  • Solar panel testing and characterization
  • Performance and Reliability
  • New manufacturing techniques for assembly of solar panels/modules

Off Grid Solar Products and Electronic Development Test Facilities

While grid-connected solar projects enjoy the limelight, a large market exists today for off-grid solar solutions in areas where electricity is either absent or scarce. Off-grid solar presents a cost-competitive solution to such power hungry areas which currently depend on expensive solutions, such as diesel gensets or batteries, to obtain power.

Off-grid solar products (those that work on solar energy), comprising solar lights, power packs, solar streets among others, provide excellent business opportunities to small – medium size industries today. Not surprisingly, most of the potential customers of off-grid products are not in the developed nations, and these off-grid solutions have an enormous and eager potential customer base in the developing nations like India.

The off-grid solar market has its set of challenges. The low levels of technological awareness in key electronic components and system design coupled with capital intensive testing and certification facility hinders their growth.

CDC plans to establish dedicated facilities for testing components used in off grid solar industries. As a whole, any regional MSEs can walk into the proposed hub with a innovative off grid idea and experts would work closely with the company to design, develop, fabricate, prototype and test the product to make it commercially ready and viable. CDC would also accompany a common 3D printing facility for product design and prototyping.

Energy conservation/conversion test facilities

With the welcome economic growth, usage of various industrial and household electrical/electronic equipment’s is on the rise in India and is resulting in substantial increase in the demand for energy. If energy supply capacities are expanded without promoting more efficient use of energy, the amount of capital invested will eclipse the economic growth it seeks to sustain. The simplest way-out of this development challenge is to use the energy more efficiently. “Energy conserved is energy produced” is the slogan used the government/GEN Cos over to raise public awareness on the importance of efficient use of energy.

Understanding the future potential of Energy Conservation (EC) market, many MSEs have started investing on EC building goods (Building Energy Monitoring Systems), EC appliances (AC Energy Monitors, House hold load monitoring systems), EC consumer electronics, smart meters, EC lighting, motor/pump efficiency controllers, power/energy management systems and efficient E-vehicles drives. CSIO CRDTH would facilitate testing of these new age energy conservation products to cater the need of local industries as per the GoI mandate. On a long run, CDC would also include the testing of energy conversion devices like solar inverters, UPS, charge controllers etc. for their real-time performance and efficiency.

Testing Facilities as a part of CDC
  • PV Electronic Test Facility
  • Large Area Solar Simulator
  • Small Sized Environmental Chamber for Electronic Parts.
  • Vibration Test Chamber
  • Electronics test and design facility and related accessories
  • Spectral flux Measurement System (along with software)
  • Climatic Chamber
  • 3D printer
  • Engineering Design Centre with dedicated design software’s

Affliates

  • Expert Members from Academia, R&D, Industry and Regulatory
  • Dedicated Bodies/Associations
  • Academic Affliates
  • Industrial Affiliates
Dedicated Bodies/Associations
Academic Affliates
Industrial Affiliates







Skill Development

A key challenge to the renewable energy industry will be to align education and training to meet the emerging skill needs of both new and existing occupations and industries. CSIO CRDTH would facilitate skill development training and workshops to facilitate entrepreneurship and employability.

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CONTACT US

CSIR-CSIO

Prof. R. K. Sinha, The Director
CSIR - Central Scientific Instruments Organisation
Sector-30 C, Chandigarh -160 030
Phone: (+91)-172-2657267

CSIR-CSIO CHENNAI

Shri. Kota Srinivas, The Scientist In Charge
CSIR-Central Scientific Instrumentation Organisation, Chennai Centre
CSIR Madras Complex, Taramani, Chennai – 600 113
Phone: 044 22541061, Fax: 044 22541026
Email: siccsio@csircmc.res.in

CDC Resource Person

Shri. Anand VP, Scientist
CSIR Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (Chennai Centre)
CSIR Road, CSIR Madras Complex, Chennai – 600 113
Phone: +91-44-22544654 E-mail: avp@csio.res.in

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