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La traction hybride et/ou électrique est un domaine d'application en pleine croissance présentant une forte restriction en termes d'encombrement. Cela a poussé les concepteurs à créer des structures de machine adaptées. Parmi ces topologies, nous trouvons les machines synchrones à double excitation (MSDE). Ces machines permettent de combiner les avantages d'une machine à aimants et ceux d'une machine à excitation bobinée. Le choix d'un modèle pour ces machines est un élément important dans les étapes d'analyse, d'optimisation et de pré-dimensionnement. Ce mémoire présente une contribution à la modélisation des machines synchrones à simple et à double excitation basée sur la méthode des réseaux de perméances. Trois parties sont ainsi proposées. La première partie de la thèse présente deux états de l'art- un sur les machines synchrones à double excitation et l'autre sur les méthodes de modélisation des machines électriques et principalement la modélisation par réseau de perméances. Dans la deuxième partie, nous abordons la modélisation 2D de la machine synchrone à aimants permanents à concentration de flux avec prise en compte de la rotation et de la saturation. Le but de cette partie est de trouver des méthodes permettant de combiner à la fois temps de calcul et précision. On commence par la modélisation par réseau de perméances en se basant sur un maillage de l'espace d'étude par des réluctances bidirectionnelles, ainsi qu'une comparaison entre calcul du couple par le tenseur de Maxwell et flux-FMM. La deuxième section présente un couplage entre réseaux de perméances et éléments finis. La méthode proposée consiste à résoudre les deux modèles (réluctant et éléments finis) simultanément avec un logiciel EF. Le couplage s'effectue par une équivalence entre les dimensions géométriques et les caractéristiques magnétiques des matériaux. La présentation des différents modèles dans le plan précision-temps de calcul montre l'efficacité de l'utilisation des réseaux de perméances et du couplage comparé au modèle éléments finis. La troisième partie porte sur la modélisation tridimensionnelle des machines synchrones à double excitation. Dans un premier temps, nous présentons une adaptation de la modélisation par réseau de perméances aux structures tridimensionnelles. Puis, nous appliquons ce modèle aux machines synchrones à double excitation. La machine à double excitation à concentration de flux est présentée avec une étude de l'influence du feuilletage sur la capacité de contrôle du flux. Pour améliorer le contrôle du flux d'excitation, une machine à aimants enterrés homopolaire est également étudiée avec l'approche développée. La validation du modèle est réalisée par des éléments finis et des mesures expérimentales. Dans la dernière partie, une comparaison entre configurations homopolaire et bipolaire de la structure à aimants enterrés est effectuée, puis le rotor à concentration de flux est optimisé afin de le comparer à la machine à aimants enterrés.

Alliant flexibilité de contrôle et bon rendement, les Machines Synchrone à Double Excitation (MSDE) sont de plus en plus investiguées pour diverses applications de petites et moyennes puissances et rarement pour des applications de fortes puissances. Cette thèse a pour objectif l'étude d'un Générateur Synchrone à Double Excitation (GSDE) de forte puissance. Un modèle de comportement a été établi. Des méthodes analytiques et semi-analytiques ont été utilisées pour la modélisation multi-physique de la machine. Ce modèle a été validé, dans un premier temps, par comparaison aux résultats d'un modèle éléments finis.Comparé à un Générateur Synchrone à Pôles Saillants (GSPS), le GSDE offre des solutions plus intéressantes énergétiquement et économiquement, que ce soit en fonctionnement à vitesse constante ou à vitesse variable. Dans le cadre d'un fonctionnement en générateur éolien, l'augmentation du nombre d'encoche par pôle et par phase et l'augmentation de la fréquence d'alimentation contribuent à l'amélioration des performances de la GSDE. Cependant il faudrait tenir compte des impacts sur l'électronique de puissance et le multiplicateur mécanique. En plus, la distribution de Weibull et le bon choix de la plage utile de variation de la vitesse du vent, jouent un rôle important sur le dimensionnement optimal du générateur éolien.Un prototype de GSDE d'une puissance d'1MVA a été dimensionné, optimisé et fabriqué. Tout d'abord, le prototype a servi à la validation du modèle multi-physique. En plus la réalisation des essais sur deux étapes (avant et après le collage des aimants permanents) a montré l'apport énergétique du GSDE par rapport au GSPS

Single-walled carbon nanotubes are naturally-forming nanostructures that have attracted considerable recent research interest due to their unique opto-electronic properties and comparative ease of fabrication. Two-thirds of nanotube species are semiconductors due to symmetry conditions imposed by their pseudo-one-dimensional tubular structure, and exhibit band-gap photoluminescence when isolated from their environment. Despite their elegant structural simplicity, fundamental properties of carbon nanotubes, such as their intrinsic quantum efficiency, non-linear excitonic recombination mechanisms, and the role of environmental effects, continue to be disputed in the literature. The design of an apparatus capable of observing nanotube photoluminescence is presented, along with conclusive proof of the observation of a single (9,8)-chirality nanotube in the form of spectral, spatial, and polarization-dependent measurements. The dependance of the excitation and emission spectra of a single nanotube on the excitation intensity is explored and the emission spectra found to be described by a Gaussian peak function, in contrast to previously-reported results. The unexpected ability to cause redshifts in the emission spectrum via the ambient humidity is discovered, which has consequences on experimental best practices. Photoluminescence quantum efficiencies are measured to be 4±2% and 13±6% for two different nanotubes. This is at the high end of the range for comparable literature results, and supports the validity of a recent literature value for the effective atomic absorption coefficient for carbon, AC=1.6×10^−3nm^2, which is ten times greater than previous literature values. Pulsed power dependence studies show that the PL emission undergoes ‘hard’ saturation at an excitation intensity of 0.5×10^12photons/pulse/cm2, which is at least 100 times lower than previous reports and provides insight into non-linear decay dynamics. A novel theoretical model is developed to explain this saturation process, which yields an absorption co-efficient of AC=1.2±0.3×10^−3nm^2 as a fit parameter. Time-resolved photoluminescence dynamics are explored using femtosecond excitation correlation spectroscopy. Results suggest that the one-body decay processes are bi-exponential, with time constants of 31±4ps and 313±61ps, but also highlight the limitations of this technique in observing the expected very rapid (~1 ps) two-body Auger recombination process. / Thesis (Master, Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy) -- Queen's University, 2008-09-26 16:23:40.81

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The aim of this study is to test the limits of photocatalytic reduction of CO2 over Pt and light harvesting dye promoted TiO2 films under UV and visible light. Thick and thin TiO2 film catalysts are coated onto 1 cm long glass beads via a common sol-gel procedure and dip coating technique. TiO2 thin films were promoted by Pt and three different light harvesting molecules: RuBpy (Tris (2,2&rsquo / &ndash / bipyridyl) ruthenium (II) chloride hexahydrate) , BrGly (1,7-dibromo-N,N&rsquo / -(t-butoxycarbonyl-methyl)-3,4:9,10-perylene-diimide) and BrAsp (1,7-dibromo-N,N&rsquo / -(S-(1-t-butoxy-carbonyl-2-t-butoxycarbonyl-methyl)-ethyl)- 3,4:9,10-perylenediimide). Their SEM, XRD, UV-Vis spectroscopy and hydrogen chemisorption characterizations are performed. Reaction tests are performed for the catalysts under UV and visible light. The only quantifiable reaction product was methane. With RuBpy containing catalysts hydrogen production was observed under UV light, but not quantified. The results indicated that Pt addition resulted in higher yields in UV experiments. The presence of light harvesting molecules resulted in increase in photocatalytic activity for thin films, whereas it resulted in no change or decrease for the thick films. The latter case may occur due to the UV filtering effect of these dyes. Use of dyes (with visible range absorption bands) as promoters made visible light excitation possible. This resulted in photocatalytic activity under visible light, which was not observed with unpromoted and Pt promoted TiO2 thin film catalysts. Under visible light methane was the only quantified photoreduction product. CO evolution was also observed, but not quantified. The photocatalytic activities of the dye promoted TiO2 were in the order of RuBpy~BrAsp&gt / BrGly. The methane yields of visible light experiments were one order of magnitude lower than the ones under UV light.

A new and general procedure is described for a detailed analysis of time-resolved fluorescence depolarisation data in the presence of electronic energy migration. An isotropic ensemble of bifluorophoric molecules (D1-R-D2) has been studied to demonstrate its utility. Intramolecular donor-donor energy migration occurs between the two donor groups (D), which are covalently connected to a rigid linker group (R). These groups undergo restricted reorientational motions with respect to the R group. The analysis of depolarisation data basically involves the search for best-fit parameters which describe the local reorienting motions, the interfluorophore D1-D2 distance, as well as the mutual orientations of the donors. For this, the analysis is partly performed in the Fourier domain and the best-fit parameters are determined by using an approach based on a Genetic Algorithm. The energy migration process has been described by using Monte Carlo simulations and an extended Förster theory. It is found that this theory provides the least time-consuming computational method. Since one-photon and two-photon excited fluorescence experiments can be applied for energy migration studies, a general and unified theoretical formulation is given. To exemplify the developed quantitative approach the depolarisation of the fluorescence in the presence of electronic energy migration within a bis-(9-anthrylmethylphosphonate) bisteroid molecule has been studied by time-resolved two-photon excited fluorescence depolarisation experiments. To solely obtain information about local reorientations of the 9-anthrylmethyl group, also the mono-(9-anthrylmethylphosphonate) bisteroid was studied, which enabled modelling of the ordering potential of the donor. Values of the two-photon absorption tensor components were obtained. To describe the discrepancy between the measured values of the initial anisotropy and fundamental anisotropy predicted by theory the distribution of absorption tensor caused by fast processes have been introduced. An angular parameter of absorption tensor was determined. Reasonable values of the distance between the 9-anthrylmethyl groups, as well as for their mutual orientation were obtained.

[Truncated abstract] Centrifugal pumps are designed to operate at a capacity that maximizes the efficiency of the pump. Operation below this design capacity results in reduction of pump efficiency as the geometric configuration of the impeller and casing no longer provide an ideal flow pattern. Consequently there are changes in the flow field within the pump, including flow separation and regions of localized, non-uniform, unsteady flow. This flow interacts with rotating and stationary components inside the pump creating additional disturbance and hydraulic excitation. It is anticipated that the local hydrodynamic and global hydroacoustic excitation due to partial-flow operation will affect the structural vibration measured on the pump. In this study, the effects of partial-flow operation on the vibration signal at the pump bearing housing are measured on a number of industrial double-suction pump units. These are a particular class of centrifugal pump commonly used in high volume applications such as water distribution. The aims are to understand how the vibration signals change at the different operating conditions and to determine which parameters are best suited to monitoring the observed changes. Comparison is made between the response, under similar operating conditions, of pumps both within sets of identical size and design, across sets of similar design and different sizes, and between different designs. The pumps are all in-service industrial units. In double-suction pumps the impeller motion in the axial direction (along the line of the shaft) is not constrained. Due to symmetry in impeller design, axial stability is maintained by equal and opposite hydraulic forces on the two opposing sides of the impeller. The potential for loss of axial hydraulic balance during partial-flow operation is examined from a theoretical perspective, based on a literature review, and by measurement of the axial displacement of the shaft. Structural vibration is measured using accelerometers mounted at the non-drive end bearing housing in the horizontal and axial orientations. Changes in signal contribution and characteristics are examined using a variety of qualitative and quantitative techniques. Test signals are used to assess the limitations of the techniques and the effect of parameter selection on the interpretation of the signals.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2009. / A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, Center for Neuroscience. Title from pdf file main screen (viewed on September 17, 2009). Includes bibliographical references.