Motor Lab is an electric motor and drive research laboratory of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department. In this laboratory, majorly two research sub-groups are working namely Traction Motor(TM) group and Bearingless Motor group.
Traction Motor(TM) group mainly focusses on the design and analysis of electric motors being employed in Hybrid Electric Vehicles(HEVs), Electric Vehicles(EVs) and other electric transportation modes. Currently, the traction motors of interest are Induction Motors(IMs), Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors(PMSMs) and Switched Reluctance Motors(SRMs).
Bearingless Motor group researches on the motors requiring no mechanical bearings. Magnetic suspension/levitation is the fundamental research topic of this group. The applications of these type of motors are wide ranging from a small bearingless cooling fan to artificial pump for blood circulation.
