In this interview, Brig YVR Vijay (Retd) discusses the challenges faced by lithium-ion battery technology, including issues with performance degradation, safety concerns, and environmental impact. He then outlines key trends in battery technology for the next two decades, focusing on improving energy density, reducing costs, and enhancing environmental friendliness. Vijay also highlights the top alternatives to lithium-ion batteries, including lithium-ion phosphate batteries, solid-state batteries, sodium-ion batteries, zinc-air batteries, and more, each catering to specific applications and requirements. The interview emphasizes ongoing research and development efforts to create more efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly battery technologies for electric vehicles and renewable energy.
KPIs in a MRO Business Brig YVR Vijay Introduction Stakeholder Identification KPIs of Each Stakeholder Conclusion 14. KPIs are more than the numbers and metrics you report out weekly – they enable you to understand the performance and health of your business so that you can make critical adjustments in your execution to achieve your […]
“It is not rocket science, we’re just automating the mundane tasks.” The Evolution of Predictive and Condition Based Maintenance over the last 40 Years By Brig YVR Vijay Introduction 1. Adding condition monitoring and predictive maintenance for legacy equipment is touted today as a significant source of return on investment (ROI). For some, predictive […]
Brig YVR Vijay Realistically, what can we expect from 5G in Maintenance and Repair Management? 5G will basically give us multi Giga bit per secs data speed, ultra low latency, more reliability, greater network capacity, better user experience. Given all the features which 5G has, the greatest potential of 5G is in predictive maintenance and […]
In Suzlon, we were maintaining over 9000 wind turbines (13 Giga Watts) in remote areas spread across the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, AP, Telangana and Tamil Nadu. In 2018 with the help of my Head of Data Analytics Late Col Vinay Gupta (EME) we forayed into using VR and AR to […]