The solution for the generating energy derived from non-polluting sources configures a worldwide problem, which is undetermined, complex, and gradual; and certainly, passes through the diversification of the energetic matrix. Diversification means not only having different sources converted into useful energy, like the electricity, but also decentralizing the energy generation in order to fit with higher adequacy the demand, which is decentralized too. Distributed Generation proposes this sort of development but in order to increase its penetration several technical barriers must be overpassed. One of them is related to the conversion systems, which must be more flexible, modular, efficient and compatible with the different energy sources, since they are very specific for a certain area. The present study drives its efforts towards this direction, i.e. having a system with several inputs for combining different renewable energy sources into a single and efficient power converter for the grid connection. It focuses on the design and control of an 11.7 kW hybrid renewable generation system, which contains two parallel circuits of photovoltaic panels and a wind turbine. A multicell converter divided in two stages accomplishes the convertion: Generation Side Converter (GSC) and Mains Side Converter (MSC). Two boost converters responsible for the photovoltaic generation and a rectifier and a third boost, for the wind constitue the GSC. It allows the conversion to the fixed output DC voltage, controlling individually and performing the maximum power point tracking in each input. On the other side, the single-phase 4- cell MSC accomplishes the connection to the grid through an LCL filter. This filter uses an Intercell Transformer (ICT) in the first inductor for reducing the individual ripple generated by the swicthing. The MSC controls the DC-link voltage and, by doing that, it allows the power flow from the generation elements to the network.

This thesis presents an investigation into the characteristics of and driving methods for light emitting diode (LED) lamp system. A comprehensive overview on the lighting development is proposed. The characteristic of the light emitting diode (LED) lamp is described and the requirements of the ballast for the light emitting diode (LED) lamp are presented. Although LED lamps have longer lifetime than fluorescent lamps, the short lifetime limitation of LED driver imposed by electrolytic capacitor has to be resolved. Therefore, an LED driver without electrolytic capacitor in the whole power conversion process is preferred. In this thesis, a single phase, power factor correction converter without electrolytic capacitors for LED lighting applications is proposed, which is a modified SEPIC converter working in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM). Different with a conventional SEPIC converter, the middle capacitor is replaced with a valley-fill circuit. The valley-fill circuit could reduce the voltage stress of output diode and middle capacitor under the same power factor condition, thus achieving higher efficiency. Instead of using an electrolytic capacitor for the filter, a polyester capacitor of better lifetime expectancy is used. An interleaved power factor correction SEPIC with valley fill circuit is proposed to further increase the efficiency and to reduce the input and output filter size and cost. The interleaved converter shows the features such as ripple cancellation, good thermal distribution and scalability. / Master of Science

The More-electric aircraft (MEA) concept has been raised since 1990s in order to increase fuel economy and reduce environmental impact of aircrafts. The fundamental of the concept is to replace pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical systems in conventional aircrafts with its electrical equivalent that is lighter and more reliable. In this movement, power electronics technology plays a key role in interfacing the new types of electrical loads to the new aircraft electrical power system. One of the major tasks for power electronics circuits in MEA is to transfer aircraft variable frequency AC voltage into DC voltage, which could be conveniently utilized by different types of loads or power buses. The converters carrying out the task is commonly known as "rectifiers". This work aims at designing and constructing rectifiers that can work efficiently and reliably in more-electric aircrafts. One of the major challenge for these rectifiers comes from the complex aircraft environment. The ambient temperature could be as high as 70 ºC. Moreover, active cooling for converters may not be desirable. To deal with this, rectifiers should achieve extreme efficiency (especially at full load) so that all the components are not overheated without active cooling. This work aims at achieving extreme converter efficiency through advanced converter topologies and design. Both single-phase and three-phase rectifiers are discussed in this work. For single-phase rectifiers, this work focused on boost-type power factor correction (PFC) converters due to the promising efficiency and good PFC characteristics. The well-known two-level semi-bridgeless PFC boost rectifier, together with its interleaved and three-level counterparts, are studied and compared in this work. The operation principles of the converters are analyzed. Models and methods for converter efficiency evaluation are discussed. The efficiency evaluation of the topologies shows the advantage of three-level topologies and interleaved topologies in achieving higher efficiency and better thermal management. For three-phase rectifiers, two-level boost rectifier, three-level neutral point clamped (NPC) rectifier and Vienna rectifier are investigated. The evaluation shows the advantage of Vienna rectifier in achieving high efficiency due to reduced switching loss. Based on the evaluation of single-phase and three-phase active rectifiers, the author selected interleaved Vienna rectifier to achieve extreme efficiency and avoid overheating problem. The operation principle of the interleaved Vienna rectifier is introduced, with particular attention paid to the circulating current generated by interleaving operation. The design procedure for achieving maximum efficiency is described. Finally, a prototype of the proposed converter is constructed, which achieves 99.26% efficiency at nominal load. / Master of Science

Au sein d'un convertisseur la défaillance d'un composant de puissance est un événement critique tant par le risque d'explosion du boitier et sa propagation au sein du système (forte énergie stockée dans l'alimentation) que par l'interruption de service qui en découle (systèmes embarqués, systèmes de production en flux tendu). Ce mémoire de thèse propose un ensemble de solutions nouvelles portant sur la problématique de l'isolement ultime de défauts "derniers secours" d'une part, et sur la connexion "automatique" et à faible "coût" d'un circuit en secours. L'objectif de cette approche globale est de concilier "sécurité électrique absolue" et "continuité de service" pour les systèmes de conversion sensibles devant être intégrés au coeur des applications critiques. Le premier chapitre et son annexe permettent de rappeler les causes et les conséquences des défauts internes au sein d'une structure de base d'onduleur à deux niveaux de tension, laquelle fait l'objet de nombreuses simulations de modes dégradés en configuration variateur de vitesse sur machine synchrone. De cette analyse il ressort qu'une structure d'isolement symétrique à deux voies couplées, placées sur les pôles du bus DC, à déclenchement spontané (fusible) et/ou commande (rupteur), est à même de sécuriser toutes les mailles du circuit, de façon modulaire et non intrusive. / In all these traditional industries, or in more sensitive sectors and high technology, it appears that the safe operation of power systems becomes a critical and strategic area essential. In the area of application that focuses, design dependability and now rests primarily on an approach to reliability of components used, the use of close protection, monitoring alarms and management stop / reset / recovery. In our view, this approach is incomplete quickly when electrical safety and absolute continuity of a permanent mission should be carried out simultaneously in the presence of an internal failure of sensitive functions for low and medium power (eg, orders and bodies actuation of vehicles) or highly critical (nuclear). In this area, topologies and failure modes are at the heart of the problem. In this paper, we will focus primarily on the inverters and choppers structures at two levels of voltage (single-cell arm, <1kV), with simple configuration and multiphase parallel, although the concepts are presented, as examples, partially extrapolated to the structures of three voltage levels (arms multicellular) and rectifier (low-frequency phase control and high-frequency switching PWM). We will highlight the need to limit the intensity of these failures and to electrically isolate the defective cell and symmetrically of this inverter by multipole devices, passive or spontaneous breaking mixed cut ordered in the form of fuses integrated and distributed of multi-channel passive isolators, to imagine and develop. We will show that this process of isolation of the last backup is needed to connect, form series or parallel to the defective cell, a cell rescue in passive redundancy. The cell structure backup connection pooled by spontaneous (automatic) is especially promising as detailed in our eyes because of its simplicity and its integrability. Next, we present the isolation technologies fuse (not included, miniatures, CMS and multilayer chip fuse), their characteristics, their current limitations and operating in a switching cell test. A methodology and design of symmetrical two-way fuse (dual-fuse) on FR4 PCB - Copper will be presented in Comsol ™ and evaluated initially in static thermal IR. A passive two-way switch, relatively original material for integrating energy embedded in FR4 substrate, will be presented and fully dimensioned plans on electrical, thermal and mechanical also using finite element simulations in Comsol ™. Another aspect of exploratory analysis, mainly experimental, or to characterize the failure modes of bullets and casings ultimate power compared between the technologies of encapsulation by epoxy resin (standard discrete case) and a silicone gel (module) is provided under conditions of stress controlled and reproducible. This step is necessary to characterize the resistive mode of a chip based on faulty stresses and stability over time of the residual strength according to the nature of the encapsulant, ie the very sustainability of this failure mode. A mixed-encapsulant resin - gel will be presented and characterized, providing an excellent compromise for medium power applications. Positive results and little known today, will allow us to exploit in the next chapter, this property of stable ohmic mode of the chip failed in a structure to aid automated connection series interesting. In the end, we will detail the demonstrator prototype and introduced to the context with which we will validate the isolation structures and prototypes fuses the property of stable ohmic mode highlighted in the aspect of technological analysis of selected devices. These results allow us to refine the solutions adopted for specifications and guide future management strategy of defects whether internal or external to the topology. Supervisor digital device - sensor for the detection and reconfiguration of internal control orders will be assessed.

La solution pour l'énergie génératrice issue de sources non polluantes configure un problème mondial, indéterminé, complexe et progressif. Et certainement, passe par la diversification de la matrice énergétique. La diversification signifie non seulement que des sources différentes sont converties en énergie utile, comme l'électricité, mais aussi décentraliser la production d'énergie afin de s'adapter à une plus grande adéquation de la demande, qui est décentralisée aussi. La Génération Distribuée propose ce type de développement, mais pour accroître sa pénétration, plusieurs obstacles techniques doivent être surpassés. L'un d'entre eux est lié aux systèmes de conversion, qui doivent être plus flexibles, modulaires, efficaces et compatibles avec les différentes sources d'énergie, car ils sont très spécifiques pour une certaine zone. La présente étude pousse ses efforts vers cette direction, c'est-à-dire comportant un système avec plusieurs entrées pour combiner différentes sources d'énergie renouvelables en un seul et efficace convertisseur de puissance pour la connexion au réseau. Elle porte sur la conception et le contrôle d'un système de production hybride de 11,7 kW utilisant des panneaux solaires photovoltaïques et une éolienne. Un convertisseur multicellulaire divisé en deux parties réalise la conversion: Convertisseur Côté Génération (GSC) et Convertisseur Côté Réseau (MSC). Les deux convertisseurs élévateurs (boost) responsables de la conversion photovoltaïque et du redresseur et de boost du générateur éolien, ainsi que les inductances d'entrée et les condensateurs, effectuent le GSC. La GSC permet la conversion en une tension de liaison CC fixe, mais garantit également la commande indépendante pour chaque entrée permettant le suivi du point de puissance maximum des panneaux et de l'éolienne. De l'autre côté, le MSC monophasé a quatre cellules effectue la connexion au réseau à travers un filtre LCL. Ce filtre utilise un Intercell Transformers (ICT) ou inducteurs couplés magnétiquement dans la première inductance pour réduire l'ondulation individuelle actuelle générée par la commutation. Le MSC contrôle la tension de la liaison CC et, ce faisant, il permet le flux de puissance des éléments de génération vers le réseau. / The solution for the generating energy derived from non-polluting sources configures a worldwide problem, which is undetermined, complex, and gradual; and certainly, passes through the diversification of the energetic matrix. Diversification means not only having different sources converted into useful energy, like the electricity, but also decentralizing the energy generation in order to fit with higher adequacy the demand, which is decentralized too. Distributed Generation proposes this sort of development but in order to increase its penetration several technical barriers must be overpassed. One of them is related to the conversion systems, which must be more flexible, modular, efficient and compatible with the different energy sources, since they are very specific for a certain area. The present study drives its efforts towards this direction, i.e. having a system with several inputs for combining different renewable energy sources into a single and efficient power converter for the grid connection. It focuses on the design and control of an 11.7 kW hybrid renewable generation system, which contains two parallel circuits of photovoltaic panels and a wind turbine. A multicell converter divided in two stages accomplishes the convertion: Generation Side Converter (GSC) and Mains Side Converter (MSC). Two boost converters responsible for the photovoltaic generation and a rectifier and a third boost, for the wind constitue the GSC. It allows the conversion to the fixed output DC voltage, controlling individually and performing the maximum power point tracking in each input. On the other side, the single-phase 4- cell MSC accomplishes the connection to the grid through an LCL filter. This filter uses an Intercell Transformer (ICT) in the first inductor for reducing the individual ripple generated by the swicthing. The MSC controls the DC-link voltage and, by doing that, it allows the power flow from the generation elements to the network.

En aéronautique, les contraintes sont telles que la masse des filtres peut représenterjusqu'à 50% de la masse totale du convertisseur. Ces dernières années, les convertisseursmulticellulaires parallèles entrelacés et magnétiquement couplés ont conduit à améliorer lesperformances des convertisseurs (densité de puissance, efficacité, dynamique,...). Denombreuses topologies de filtrages entrelacés existent, l'objectif principal de cette étude est detrouver parmi ces topologies celles qui sont les mieux adaptées à la réalisation d’un onduleurde tension 110Veff / 400Hz triphasé 25kVA. Il est démontré que le choix du type de matériaumagnétique a un impact déterminant sur le poids, le volume et les pertes du convertisseur. Quidit parallélisation, dit multiplication du nombre de semi-conducteurs. Ces nouvelles structuresdoivent garantir à la fois un rendement élevé, une masse faible et une continuté defonctionnement, même en cas de panne d’un semiconducteur de puissance ou de sacommande. Mais coupler les phases entre elles, impose un lien indissociable qui peut êtrenuisible au fonctionnement de la structure en cas de dysfonctionnement. Des solutionsexistent et sont abordées dans l’étude. Enfin, la réalisation pratique d'un prototype semiindustrielde convertisseur triphasé utilisant des transformateurs interphases est présentée. Ils’agit d’un onduleur réseau avionique triphasé avec reconstruction de neutre pour fonctionneren déséquilibré. Les résultats expérimentaux démontrent l’avantage d’un convertisseur / In aeronautics field, the constraints are such as the mass of the filters can represent upto 50% of the total mass of the converter. During the last years, magnetic coupled interleavedconverters enhances performances (power density, efficiency, transient response). It existeseveral possibilities for use interleaved coupled topologies that use inter-phase transformerexist, the main objective of this study is to find among these topologies the best adaptedconfiguration in the context of a three-phase voltage inverter 110Veff/400Hz 25kVA. Thechoice of the magnetic material type has a great impact on determining the weight, thevolume and the losses of the converter. Parallelization leads to increase the semiconductornumber. These new structures must guarantee at the same time a raised efficiency, a low massand a great reliability, even in the event of case of breakdown of a power semiconductor orhis driver circuit. But coupleing the phases between themselve, imposes a dangerous stronglink on the structure operation in event of default. Solutions exist and are presented in thestudy. Lastly, the implementation of a semi-industrial of three-phase converter using interphasestransformers is performed. This inverter has been desinging to be use on a three-phaseavionics inverter network with rebuilding of neutral in case of unbalancing. Experimentalresults show the advantage of an interleaved converter compared with a conventional solution.

L’apparition de convertisseurs multicellulaires parallèles entrelacés et magnétiquement couplés a conduit ces dernières années à améliorer les performances des convertisseurs (densité de puissance, efficacité, dynamique,...). Il existe plusieurs topologies d’entrelacement qui utilisent des Transformateurs Interphases. L’objectif principal de cette étude est de trouver parmi ces topologies celles qui sont les mieux adaptées à un contexte d’intégration d’électronique de puissance pour minimiser la taille et réduire les pertes. Une première étape de modélisation a permis d’effectuer une étude comparative de quelques topologies. Un procédé de permutation des phases d’alimentation a été présenté afin de réduire les ondulations du courant de phases et les pertes ohmiques. Les résultats obtenus valident qualitativement l’avantage de la solution retenue par rapport à la solution standard. Enfin, la réalisation pratique d’un prototype de convertisseur modulaire utilisant des Transformateurs Inter-phases est abordé. Il s’agit d’un régulateur chargé d’alimenter les microprocesseurs (1,2V/100A) (Voltage Regulator Module (VRM)) à 5 modules. Les résultats expérimentaux montrent l’avantage de l’utilisation des Transformateurs Inter-phases par rapport à la solution classique / During the last years, using coupled parallel interleaved converters enhances converters performances (power density, efficiency, transient response,...). There are several possible interleaved coupled topologies that use Inter-phases Transformers. The main objective of this study is to find among these topologies the best adapted configuration in a context of power electronics integration in order to minimize converter size and to reduce losses. A model is proposed to compare some topologies. An optimal modified sequence of phase order to reduce current ripple and ohmic losses is presented. The obtained results validate the advantage of the coupled solution compared to the standard solution. At last, the implementation of a modular power converter using Inter-phases Transformers is shown. It is a Voltage Regulator Module (1,2V/100A) that consists of five identical modules. Experimental results show the advantage of using Inter-phases Transformers compared to conventional solution

L'utilisation de systèmes de stockage de l'énergie électrique tels que les batteries nécessite l'assemblage de plusieurs cellules. Comme chacune de ces dernières peut avoir des caractéristiques légèrement différentes ainsi que des conditions d'environnement thermique ou de vieillissement distinctes, l'utilisation d'un système d'équilibrage permettant une bonne gestion de la répartition de l'énergie au sein des éléments qui composent le pack est nécessaire. Les travaux de recherche présentés se rapportent à l'étude et à la conception d'un tel circuit d'équilibrage à base de convertisseurs d'énergie intégrables ainsi qu'aux sollicitations électriques engendrées dans les cellules lors de son utilisation. / To store electrical energy in batteries, the use of multiple cells is needed. Since each of these cells can have slightly different characteristics and also different thermal or aging environmental conditions, a balancing system is required to manage the energy inside the battery pack. The researches described in this document show the study and the design of such a balancing system based on power electronics converters and also the impact of these systems on the electrochemical cells.