R3 · DIVISION 03 / 05

Energy & Transport

How energy is produced, stored, distributed, and used. Mobility treated as infrastructure — not as consumer automotive.

Energy and Transportation Systems
Status
Foundational
Director
To be appointed
Location
Chennai
Active research programs
03
Maturity range
TRL 2–4
§ R3.01Scope

What this division works on.

Battery systems

Cell-to-system engineering for long-duration, safety-critical deployments.

Power electronics

Grid-forming inverters, fault-ride-through control, multi-port converters.

Microgrids

Island-capable distributed grids engineered for real deployment economics.

Sustainable mobility

Mobility systems designed for shared, infrastructural use rather than private vehicles.

§ R3.02Research Programs

Active research programs.

Each program carries a Technology Readiness Level — TRL 1 for foundational research, TRL 9 for systems proven in operation. Research programs are evaluated on knowledge produced, not on revenue.

R3-01
Long-duration storage platform
A modular stationary storage platform targeting 8–12 hour discharge economics in grid-critical applications.
TRL 03 /09
BASIC APPLIED DEPLOY
R3-02
Grid-forming microgrid reference
An open reference architecture for self-forming microgrids under high renewable penetration.
TRL 04 /09
BASIC APPLIED DEPLOY
R3-03
Infrastructural mobility pilot
A pilot study for mobility systems designed around infrastructure, not vehicle ownership.
TRL 02 /09
BASIC APPLIED DEPLOY