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Students of DCE unplug their potential by designing the First Hybrid Car of India.
A student team of DCE has designed and developed a gasoline-electric hybrid car for participation in Annual Green Car Festival organized by North East Sustainable Energy Association of USA in May 2006. The first hybrid car of India was flagged off by Smt. Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi today, April 27, 2006 from her residence. Dr. Deepak Pantal, Vice-Chanccellor of Delhi University was also present. |
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The DCE hybrid car, code named 'The Fledge', is a combined effort of seven students of DCE and is an attempt to propel India in the arena of Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs), and portray the innovative and creative genius of the youth of our country. ' Necessity is the mother of all inventions' and the mounting burden of petroleum prices on the common man has kindled a spark in the DCE students to unearth this new technology with a revolutionary drive train said Abhishek Agarwal, the team leader.
Power transmission in the DCE Hybrid Car occurs on the engine as well as on the motor mode providing the user with an option of switching to either mode at any point of their journey. A powerful 18BHP, 346cc engine along with a 3.5HP, 3000 rpm permanent magnet DC motor serves the very purpose. Falling in neither category of series or parallel hybrid cars, the DCE Hybrid employs its customized drive train incorporating less complex components and hence being more efficient. A 200Ah lead acid battery with a 13 lt fuel tank provide with the Energy storage system. The DCE hybrid is a green car with near zero emissions in urban driving conditions. The vehicle can be made commercially viable as besides being fuel efficient it will also be affordable to the common man. Its potential will be showcased at an international level competition 'TourDeSol' while competing with 55 other participants. With 'The Fledge' we hope to open a new dimension to the burgeoning automobile industry of India. Success, however, is never a matter of luck or genius. Two years of indomitable commitment and determination paved out path to success. The student team comprises of Abhinav Bhatia, Abhinav Duggal, Abhishek Agarwal, Anubhav Jain, Ashish Dudani, Nitesh Gupta and Siddharth Arora, all 6 th semester mechanical engineering students. Applauding the efforts made by DCE students and faculty in designing and developing the Hybrid Car, Smt. Dikshit said that design innovation of Hybrid is the technology solution to the twin problems of environmental pollution as well as an alternative to the gasoline vehicle. The vehicle being noise less and pollution free would provide to Indian metros such as Delhi a viable transport vehicle for the roads. Smt. Dikshit desired that DCE alongwith its auto industry partner should make it possible to mass produce such a vehicle for the roads of Delhi. The vehicle will also be highly suitable for use in zero tolerance areas such as large hospital campuses, airports, and large institutional campuses such as IIT's, DCE and University Campuses.
The Fledge may not have been possible without the support of Mahindra & Mahindra and Department of Science And Technology who have been prime sponsors of the project. Hon'ble Minister of Science and Technology Sh. Kapil Sibal has taken keen interest in the project considering its potential and viability for tomorrow's automobiles for Indian roads. Prof. P.B. Sharma, Principal DCE & Prof. S.Maji, Kayemel Machines and Mr. Rahul Pandhi have provided the necessary support and technical guidance in this endeavor. Sh. R. K. Verma, Secretary Technical Education, Sh. Mukesh Prasad, Joint Secrectary TTE Sh. Vishwanath of Mahindra & Mahindra, Head of Departments and students were present on the occasion.
For more details contact:
Abhishek Aggarwal : abh029@gmail.com, 9810571234
Siddharth Arora : siddharth.dce@gmail.com
, 9818445644 |
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