Directorate | Projects/Areas |
Motive Power | 1. Residual life analysis of crankshaft of the locomotive engine |
2. Development of Fuel Cell powered locomotive |
3. Development of direct drive traction motor |
4. Development of hybrid battery powered shunting locomotive |
Geo-Tech. Engg. | 1. Assessment of strength and strengthening of railway formation |
2. Construction of new railway formation for heavier axle load |
3. Study on stability of cuttings in railway track |
4. Application and design of Geo-synthetics and reinforced earth structures in Railway formation |
5. Design methodology for thickness of blanket based on type of soil, axel load, speed, GMT, track tolerances, maintenance level etc. |
6. Prevention of rock fall in cuttings including its detection by suitable warning system and mitigation techniques for failure of cuttings. |
7. Effect of seismic forces on embankment and design of embankment from seismic considerations. |
Testing | 1. Track simulator |
2. Test preparedness for testing at 300 kmph |
3. Contactless force/stress measurement |
4. Measurement of rail-wheel contact force through other than measuring wheel |
5. Capability to use Anthropromorphic Test Device (ATD) for secondary collision environment measurement |
Traffic | 1. Increasing throughput by reducing speed differential |
2. Running of Heavy Haul trains and required technology for upgradation/modification in the infrastructure |
Engine Development | 1.Reduction of emissions of 16, 12 and 6 cylinder ALCO engines as well as 4000 HP GM EMD-710 G3B diesel engines of Indian Railways as per International standards |
2. Upgradation of Horse Power and reduction in break specific fuel consumption of 12 cylinder ALCO 251C engine |
3. Upgradation of Horse Power and reduction in break specific fuel consumption of 6 cylinder ALCO 251C engine |
4. Reduction in lube to fuel oil ratio of 16 cylinder ALCO 251C engine to 0.5% |
5. Development of Electronic fuel injection system for GM EMD-710 G3B diesel engine. |
Psycho Technical | 1. Computer Aided Psychological Testing |
2. Human factors in railway accidents |
Electrical | 1. Control systems for propulsion control as well as train control - various standards and protocols used and their applications, distributed intelligence vs. centralized intelligence etc. |
2. Drive Systems for high speed drives (more than 3000 rpm) - Study of design and maintenance issues of traction motor, bearing, lubrication etc. |
3. Traction converters for high power locomotive application study of various designs, circuit configurations and topologies, selection of power devices, power capacitors, inductors etc. and their ratings. |
Power Supply & EMU | Development of polution-free Fuel cell for replacing 4.5 kW alternators, RRU and battery in slow moving train to improve illumination and passenger comfort. |
Traction & Installation | 1.Development of Unified Power Quality Controller (UPQC) for improving power factor and reducing harmonic distortion |
2.Development of traction transformer condition monitoring system |
3.Development of Lightning arrestor condition monitoring system. |
4.Development of Intelligent SCADA system for high density traffic systems having RTUs with independent decision capabilities, integration of protection system, high speed communication and enhanced human-machine interfaces. |
5.Laser based OHE Recording cum test car. Development of OHE recording cum test car for measurement of OHE parameters and non-contact measurement of OHE geometry under dynamic condition |
