Danfoss to set up advanced drives lab at Vellore Institute

In a bid to ignite practical learning among students, Danfoss India, a leading provider of climate and energy solutions, will set up an Advanced Drives Laboratory at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT). For this, Danfoss India signed a co-operation agreement with Vellore Institute of Technology on September 1, 2014. The lab will provide electric drives for the academic benefit of undergraduate and postgraduate students at VIT which will spur innovative thinking at the college level.
 
Ravichandran Purushothaman, President, Danfoss India said, “Power electronics and drives are an essential part of modern industrial and HVAC applications. Talent is the forefront of any organisation and Danfoss believes in nurturing talent through University Engagement Initiatives. To meet the challenges faced by industries on competencies, it’s necessary to build engineers with industry relevant knowledge, skills and competenciesin electric drives. Hence we have decided to set up Advanced Drives Laboratory in a leading university like VIT to help students get hands-on learning that will go a long way in shaping their career.”
 
The advanced drives laboratory will house electric drives such as induction motor, permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) and synchronous reluctance motor drives. It will open doors to PhD research and joint research projectson various applications within electric drives and otherfunding opportunities.
 
Through this initiative, both students and faculty at VIT stand to gain from the domain expertise that Danfoss will consistently offer through technical sessions. The co-operation agreement also offers internships at Danfoss to talented students to gain experience in an engineering environment. Technical sessions and programs will also be conducted as part of this agreement for the benefit of students and faculty at VIT.
 
Prof Dr G Viswanathan, Chancellor, Vellore Institute of Technology, said, “We are appreciative of the support that Danfoss has extended towards expanding the academic resources of the University. The Advanced Drives Laboratory is a form of a curriculum based learning that will enable them to be industry-ready.”