Cette thèse a pour objectif de démontrer l'intérêt des outils de diagnostic "intelligents" pour application sur les moteurs de fusée. En Europe beaucoup d'efforts ont été faits pour développer quelques techniques innovantes comme les réseaux neuronaux, les méthodes de suivi de raie vibratoire, ou l'identification paramétrique mais peu de résultats sont disponibles quant à la comparaison des performances de différents algorithmes. Un deuxième objectif de la thèse a été celui d'améliorer le système de diagnostic du banc d'essai Mascotte (ONERA/CNES). Il s'agit d'un banc de démonstration pour les moteurs de fusée de type cryogénique représentatif des conditions d'utilisation d'un vrai moteur. Les étapes de la thèse ont été en premier lieu de choisir et d'évaluer des méthodes de diagnostic à base de modèles, en particulier l'identification paramétrique et le filtre de Kalman, et de les appliquer pour le diagnostic d'un système critique du banc Mascotte: le circuit de refroidissement. Après une première validation des nouveaux algorithmes sur des données d'essais disponibles, un benchmark fonctionnel a été mis en place pour pouvoir comparer les performances des algorithmes sur différents types de cas de panne simulés. La dernière étape consiste à intégrer les algorithmes sur les ordinateurs du banc de contrôle de Mascotte pour pouvoir effectuer une évaluation applicative des performances et de leur intégrabilité à l'environnement informatique déjà en place. Un exemple simple de boucle de régulation intégrant l’information du diagnostic est aussi étudié pour analyser l’importance de telles méthodes dans le contexte plus large d’une régulation « intelligente » du banc. / The main objective of this work is to demonstrate and analyze the potential benefits of advanced real time algorithms for rocket engines monitoring and diagnosis. In the last two decades in Europe many research efforts have been devoted to the development of specific diagnostic technics such as neural networks, vibration analysis or parameter identification but few results are available concerning algorithms comparison and diagnosis performances analysis.Another major objective of this work has been the improvement of the monitoring system of the Mascotte test bench (ONERA/CNES). This is a cryogenic test facility based in ONERA Palaiseau used to perform analysis of cryogenic combustion and nozzle expansion behavior representative of real rocket engine operations.The first step of the work was the selection of a critical system of the bench, the water cooling circuit, and then the analysis of the possible model based technics for diagnostic such as parameter identification and Kalman filters.Three new algorithms were developed, after a preliminary validation based on real test data, they were thoroughly analyzed via a functional benchmark with representative failure cases.The last part of the work consisted in the integration of the diagnosis algorithms on the bench computer environment in order to prepare a set-up for a future real time application.A simple closed loop architecture based on the new diagnostic tools has been studied in order to assess the potential of the new methods for future application in the context of intelligent bench control strategies.

This work is dedicated to faulty induction motors. These motors are often used in industrial applications thanks to their usability and their robustness. However, nowadays optimisation of production becomes so critical that the conceptual reliability of the motor is not sufficient anymore. Motor condition monitoring is expanding to serve maintenance planning and uptime maximisation. Moreover, the use of drive control sensors (namely stator current and voltage) can avoid the installation and maintenance of dedicated sensors for condition monitoring.<p><p>Many authors are working in this field but few approach the diagnosis from a detailed and clear physical understanding of the localised phenomena linked to the faults. Broken bars are known to modulate stator currents but it is shown in this work that it also changes machine saturation level in the neighbourhood of the bar. Furthermore, depending on the voltage level, this change in local saturation affects the amplitude and the phase of the modulation. This is of major importance as most diagnosis techniques use this feature to detect and quantify broken bars. For stator short-circuits, a high current is flowing in the short-circuited coil due to mutual coupling with the other windings and current spikes are flowing in the rotor bars as they pass in front of the short-circuited conductors. In the case of rotor eccentricities, the number of pole-pairs and the connection of these pole-pairs greatly affect the airgap flux density distribution as well as the repartition of the line currents in the different pole-pairs.<p><p>These conclusions are obtained through the use of time-stepping finite element models of the faulty motors. Moreover, circuit models of faulty machines are built based on the conclusions of previously explained fault analysis and on classical Park models. A common mathematical description is used which allows objective comparison of the models for representation of the machine behaviour and computing time.<p><p>The identifiability of the parameters of the models as well as methods for their identification are studied. Focus is set on the representation of the machine behaviour using these parameters more than the precise identification of the parameters. It is shown that some classical parameters can not be uniquely identified using only stator measurements.<p><p>Fault detection and identification using computationally cheap models are compared to advanced detection through motor stator current spectral analysis. This last approach allows faster detection and identification of the fault but leads to incorrect conclusions in low load conditions, in transient situations or in perturbed environments (i.e. fluctuating load torque and unideal supply). Efficient quantification of the fault can be obtained using detection techniques based on the comparison of the process to a model.<p><p>Finally, the work provides guidelines for motor supervision strategies depending on the context of motor utilisation. / Doctorat en Sciences de l'ingénieur / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished