Drive Train Lab & Advanced Instrumentation Facility

The facility hosts two AVL electric motor dynamometer systems:

Both benches support regenerative operation, torque–speed mapping, efficiency characterization, dynamic load simulation, endurance testing, and inverter–motor integration studies. Automated test execution is enabled through AVL EDACS control, with integrated safety interlocks, DC storage emulation, coolant conditioning for units under test, and high-accuracy AC/DC power measurement

Environmental validation is supported by a climatic chamber with :

This enables steady-state and cyclic thermal testing of motors, controllers, insulation systems, and electrical assemblies under realistic operating conditions.

The dynamometer and environmental chamber are sourced from AVL List GmbH, a globally reputed provider of automotive testing solutions.

The instrumentation facility is colocated with the dynamometer systems and supports synchronized electrical, mechanical, thermal, and vibration measurements.

Capabilities include high-bandwidth oscilloscopes, programmable bidirectional DC supplies and electronic loads, power quality analyzers, infrared thermal imaging, vibration monitoring, insulation testing, LCR measurement, protocol-enabled scopemeters, IGBT power stacks, PCB rework stations, HV-compliant tooling, isolation transformers, and controlled autotransformer supplies.

This integrated setup enables controller tuning, loss analysis, thermal validation, fault diagnostics, and power quality assessment within a unified engineering workflow

An in-house research and analytics unit supports post-test engineering interpretation including loss segregation, thermal model correlation, performance degradation tracking, and iterative design refinement.

Through ecosystem integration, TrEST includes BMS Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) capability at CET, enabling motor–controller–battery interaction studies, protection logic verification, fault simulation, and real-time control testing.

The facility is progressing toward NABL accreditation for both dynamometer and instrumentation systems, strengthening measurement traceability and industrial confidence

By integrating certified-grade dynamometer systems, environmental testing, advanced instrumentation, power electronics validation, and embedded analytics, TrEST Research Park is positioned as a regional engineering validation hub serving startups, MSMEs, OEMs, and academic institutions across electric mobility and electrification domains.