Research and Development Activities

CSIO Chennai Centre carried out various projects on design & development of instrumentation systems for Energy Management Systems in different industrial sectors. It has successfully executed several projects sponsored by National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), Department of Science Technology (DST), Department of Information Technology(DIETY), Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), Ministry of Power, Indo German Energy Efficiency Program(IGEEP) and private industries. CSIO provides consultancy services for energy conservation studies and implementation of energy management systems and third party evaluation. CSIO Chennai Centre has diversified its activities in the area of health sector by taking up projects on design and development of Bio sensor based instrumentation systems for pathogen detection using fluorescence and imaging techniques. The activities of the centre carried out in the last 10 years are listed below

Technology Transfers

Major CSIR-CSIO Facilities

• Particle Size Analyzer : Measurement of Size, Zeta potential and Molecular weight
• Motor Test Bench
  • Range of Motors that can be tested: Bed 1: 1 to 5 HP, Bed 2: 7.5 to 10 HP, Bed 3: 10 to 50 HP
  • Dynamometer: Digitally Controller Eddy Current Dynamometer (IEEE 112-B Method)
  • Pole Compatibility: 2/4/6/8
  • Standard: As per IEC60034-2-1
• LonWorks System development tools like LonBuilder, NodeBuilder, LonMaker, PathFinder, Communication Analyser
• Digital Signal Processor/ARM Development tools
• Microcomputer/Kiel Development tools
• PCB and Circuit Simulation software (Altium/Proteus/Cadstar)
• NI- LabView and Matlab Software
• Web Development Tools (Visual Studio)
• SMD Soldering Station
• Logic Analyser
• Spectrum Analyzer
• Function Generator

Team CSIO

Skill Development/HRD and Others

HR Development

CSIO Chennai Centre organizes Technology based Entrepreneurial Development Programs to create human resources in the area of Instrument Service and Maintenance entrepreneurs. The Centre also conducts training programs to the end users on equipment Maintenance programs, and technology Awareness Programs to users and manufacturers at regular intervals with a view to create awareness on the new developments. CSIO Chennai Centre conducts Management Development Program on Energy Management System & Instrumentation for international participants under ITEC/SCAAP program of Ministry of External Affairs.

Highlights

• Awareness Programs in Energy Conservation through instrumentation. (More than 05 programs)
• Management development program on energy management instrumentation for ITEC/SCAAP participants under MEA support. (2 Programs)
• Training Programs on “Repair and Maintenance of Bio-Medical Instruments for Hospital Technicians / Doctors” at various places in and around Tamil Nadu. (more than 15 Programs)
• Conducted Technology based Entrepreneurship Development Programs (TEDP) on Repair & Maintenance of
  • Biomedical Electronic Test & Measuring Instruments
  • Analytical Instruments (More than 05 Programs)
• CSIR CSIO Chennai Centre is participating in CSIR SERC AcSIR’s M. Tech program in Renewable Energy. This novel program in renewable energy is aimed at equipping the next generation of young Indians in science/engineering with the right skills to tackle the toughest challenges facing in the area of Energy.

Calibration

Provide various testing & calibration services to Regional industries, Laboratories, Government Organisations, Academic Institutions, hospitals etc. in the disciplines of Electro technical, Mechanical, Analytical and Temperature. Calibration Service is one of the significant contributions in helping the Industries to compete in the global market. CSIO providing calibration services for more than two decades. At regular intervals calibrations facilities are upgraded with sate of art technology equipments/standards traceable to the national and international standards.

The Calibration standards held by CSIO Chennai centre are traceable to the national standards through the high Precision Calibration Laboratories. The calibration services provided covers almost all general purpose Electronic Test Measuring Instruments (TMI) like panel meters, DMMS, Oscilloscope, breakdown testers, CT, PT, power and energy meters (single & three phase), LCR meters and LCR standards, milli ohm and Micro ohm meters, function generators, oscilloscopes, signal generators etc.

CSIO also caters to the onsite calibration requirement of customers. These services are provided to customers as on site calibration services for almost all electronic test and measuring instruments, on request. The calibration reports issued has wide acceptability and includes measurement uncertainty. The turnaround time for calibration of instruments is minimum and the calibration charges are rationalized.

Name of the Equipment Make	Features
Multi product calibrator Fluke 5520 with 8.5 Digit multi meter Fluke	DC Voltage: Range 0 to ±1020V; Accuracy: ±12 ppm of setting DC Current: Range 0 to ±20.5 A; Accuracy: ±100 ppm of setting Resistance: Range 0 to 1100MΩ Accuracy: ±28 ppm of setting DC Power Range: 10.9 mW to 20.5 kW Accuracy ±0.023% of setting AC Voltage : Range 1mv to 1020V; Accuracy: ±120 ppm of setting (10 Hz to 500 kHz, Sine) DC Current, Range 29mA to 20.5 A; Accuracy: ±0.06% of setting (10 Hz to 30 kHz, Sine) Capacitance Range 0.19 nF to 110 mF Accuracy: ±0.25% of setting Frequency Range: 0.01 Hz to 2.0 MHz Accuracy ±25 ppm of setting AC Power Range: 10.9 mW to 20.5 kW45-65 Hz, PF=1  Accuracy ±0.08% of setting Thermocouple Source and Measure Range -250°C to +2316°C (11 types) Accuracy ± 0.14°C of setting RTD Source Range: -200°C to +630°C (8 types) Accuracy ±0.03°C of setting
Multi product calibrator Fluke 5500
7.5/6.5 Digital multi meter Keithley Hewlett Packard	Multi range, Accuracy: 0.001 fs To calibrate AC/DC Voltage, AC/DC Current, Resistance, Capacitance
Standard Resistors Decade Resistance Standard , Vaiseshika Guildline. canada	Range 0.1 Ohm to 1000 M Ohm

Programmable DC voltage / current source YOKOGAWA Class 0.2 Portable Test Meter CALSTAT-400 HEG	Voltage Range 0-30mV Accuracy 0.018% Current Range 0-100mA Accuracy 0.02%
Programmable AC Source Chroma	To generate simulated AC Power to test the 3 phase loads(3kVA each phase and also single phase load upto 9kVA AC+DC output mode for voltage DC offset simulation Programmable output impedance for IEC 61000-3-3 IEC 61000-4-11, IEC 61000-4-14, IEC 61000-4-28 voltage dips and frequency variation simulation Harmonics, interharmonics waveform synthesizer for IEC 61000-4-13 testing Power line disturbance simulation capability Programmable voltage and current limit settings Comprehensive measurement capability, including current harmonics High output current crest factor, ideal for inrush current testing Turn on, turn off phase angle control TTL signal which indicates output transient Optional analog programmable interface 3 units combined to 3-phase power output (Model 61501~61505) Easy use graphic user interface: softpanel (Option) Softpanel for IEC regulation test Capable of delivering power output up to 9KVA by implementing Master-slave parallel operation
Kocos

The center has the following equipment to calibrate the parameters such as pressure, length, linear dimensions, height, thickness, mass, force, speed, etc.,

Temperature & Analytical

The center has the following equipment to calibrate the parameters such as temperature sensor, transmitters, humidity, spectro photometers etc.

Temperature bath Precision thermometer

CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative (ISI) Programme

About CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative (ISI) Programme

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is embarking upon “Skill India” mission of the Government of India under its ‘CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative’ Programme. Under this umbrella of skill India, CSIR laboratories have taken up various skill training programs under different domains on pan India basis.

On 24th September, 2016 honourable Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi inaugurated “CSIR Platinum Jubilee” Celebration. On this occasion, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Science & Technology, Health & Family Welfare and Earth Sciences launched “CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative” programme on pan India basis in CSIR labs. The aim is to train people of India in different skill areas. All these training programs are interconnected and linked to industry requirement thus would invariably contribute to subsequent employment generation, including small scale entrepreneurship.

The First Phase of this programme is successfully completed in year 2020 with total 53 training programs in which total 3448 trainees were trained in different domain areas by CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh. The Second Phase of this programme has been launched in year 2020 for next 5 years (2020-25) and Approx. 10,000 trainees will be trained in different domain areas upto the year 2025 by CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh.

Mission

To generate quality human resource at various levels by providing and upgrading skills in all the possible fields.

Aims & Objectives

The aims and objectives of the proposed programmes are:

• Upgradation of knowledge on latest technologies
• Creating a pool of skilled human resource for industries
• Developing employment-oriented skill programmes
• Aligning the skill programmes with CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative, National Skill Development Council (NSDC) and Sector Skill Councils (SSC) to meet the national objectives
• Developing market/industry driven courses with emphasis on hands-on practical learning

Contact Details

Prof. Shantanu Bhattacharya
Director CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh

Mr. Narinder Singh Jassal
Sr. Principal Scientist, Head BDG & Coordinator, (CSIR-ISI)
CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation Sector 30-C, Chandigarh- 160030
Phone No: 0172-26572389
Email Id: head.bdg@csio.res.in, skill.csircsio@gmail.com, nsjassal@csio.res.in

Dr. C. Sethuraman
Sr. Principal Scientist & Nodal BDG
CSIR-CSIO Chennai Centre
CSIR Madras Complex
Taramani
Chennai – 600113
Email: sethuenergy@csircmc.res.in, Phone No. 044-22544637/ 22544631

For additional information to know the details:-

Skill Programme Calendar, Upcoming Events, Registration Link and Enquiry Form, please click the following link

https://www.csio.res.in/CommonNew.php?ds=294&page=1

Promoting Innovations in Individuals, Start-ups and MSMEs (PRISM)

INTRODUCTION

PRISM along with its network partners provides grants, technical guidance and mentoring to individual innovators by incubating their idea towards creation of new enterprises in phases. It also provides grant-in- aid support to technology solution providers developing technology solutions aimed at helping MSME cluster. Proposals are invited from individual innovators and technology solution providers under PRISM schemes for financial assistance.

BACKGROUND

• The "Technopreneur Promotion Programme" (TePP) was launched in 1998-99 by the Ministry of Science and Technology, GOI.
• TePP earlier jointly operated by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) and Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) of the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
• Presently operated by DSIR, New Delhi alone since May 2008.
• TePP scheme relaunched with new name “PRISM” in 2014.
• TePP/PRISM is a mechanism to promote individual innovators to become Technology-based Entrepreneurs (Technopreneurs).

OBJECTIVES

• To promote and support untapped creativity of individual innovators.
• To assist the individual innovators to become Technopreneurs
• To assist the Technopreneur in networking and forge linkages with other Constituents of the Innovation chain for commercialization of their Developments.

THRUST AREAS

The proposals shall preferably be considered in the following focus sectors: Green Technology, Clean Energy, Industrially Utilizable Smart Materials, Waste to Wealth, Affordable Healthcare, Water & Sewage Management and Any Other Technology or Knowledge Intensive Area.

Contact Details

Prof. Shantanu Bhattacharya
Director CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh

Mr. Narinder Singh Jassal
Sr. Principal Scientist, Head BDG & Coordinator, (CSIR-ISI)
CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation Sector 30-C, Chandigarh- 160030
Phone No: 0172-26572389
Email Id: head.bdg@csio.res.in, skill.csircsio@gmail.com, nsjassal@csio.res.in

Dr. C. Sethuraman
Sr. Principal Scientist & Nodal BDG
CSIR-CSIO Chennai Centre
CSIR Madras Complex
Taramani
Chennai – 600113
Email: sethuenergy@csircmc.res.in, Phone No. 044-22544637/ 22544631

For additional information to know the details:-

CSIR-CSIO as DSIR-TOCIC, PRISM Awareness Lecture Video, Eligibility to Apply, Financial Support, Application Forms, Sucessfully Completed and Ongoing PRISM Projects etc

https://www.csio.res.in/CommonNew.php?ds=306&page=1