Submitted by Cristhiane Guerra (cristhiane.guerra@gmail.com) on 2017-01-26T15:58:10Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 3388107 bytes, checksum: 48ff7cbfb8a2e7ebf66dbee553830f28 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-01-26T15:58:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 3388107 bytes, checksum: 48ff7cbfb8a2e7ebf66dbee553830f28 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-06-28 / This work presents a study of the behavior of a nanocrystalline core with toroidal shape based on experimental data where a mathematical model basic on hyperbolic tangent and Maxwell's equations is used, and is demonstrated useful and able to characterize the parameters of the nonlinear magnetic core with some level of precision. The model presented was run on Matlab software, which is needed to introduce the core properties to predict the characteristics of the desired energy harvester considering a specified power. The resulted computational tool can be used to determine the behavior of magnetic and electrical parameters of the core. The obtained simulations were compared with experimental results to validate the modeling used. / Neste trabalho é apresentada uma pesquisa sobre o comportamento de um núcleo nanocristalino com forma toroidal, com base em dados experimentais. Sendo realizada a partir do estudo de um modelo matemático utilizando a tangente hiperbólica e as equações de Maxwell, que demostra ser útil e capaz de caracterizar os parâmetros de um núcleo magnético não linear com aproximações. O modelo apresentado foi implementado no software Matlab, em que é necessário introduzir as propriedades do núcleo para prever as características de um dispositivo captador de energia com uma potência desejada. A ferramenta computacional implementada pode determinar o comportamento das grandezas magnéticas e elétricas do núcleo. As simulações obtidas foram comparadas com resultados experimentais a fim de validar a modelagem utilizada.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-08T14:57:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 2214960 bytes, checksum: 19c32eb87f26c7216c71bf67ed3cfb98 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-02-25 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / In this work it is presented an energy harvesting system based on disperse magnetic energy produced by electric current across power line of a power distribution network in order to supply energy for devices in a wireless sensor network. The system is based on toroidal cores tested and validated with different materials and dimensions (five based on ferrite, seven based on nanocrystalline, three based on iron powder) aiming harvesting optimal power device. From principles of magnetic ferromagnetic materials, it is discussed the magnetic field theory to obtain energy for supplying power to devices. It was implemented a prototype consisting of a test bench capable of emulating power-line high currents and of a power conditioning circuit. Test procedures were executed in three parts. The first was to determine the magnetic parameters (e.g. relative permeability and magnetic curve) of each harvester using a circuit able to measure core permeability in order to obtain B x H cycle. The second was to test a proposed power conditioning circuit composed of an AC/DC rectifier and a voltage regulator. The third, the experimental results were compared with theoretical ones. The obtained experimental results have been in agreement with theory, showing that the energy harvesting system is capable of supplying up to 315.6 mW from ferrite based core, 54mW from nanocrystalline based cores and 0.77mW from iron powder based ones, by capturing magnetic dispersion produced by a 15A current in the power line, which can be applied to various low power devices, mainly in wireless sensor network for data acquisition and control parameters of the power line itself / Neste trabalho é apresentado um sistema de captação de energia por dispersão magnética produzida pela corrente elétrica em uma linha de potência de uma rede de distribuição de energia, para alimentação de dispositivos de uma rede de sensores sem fio. Esse sistema é baseado em núcleos toroidais testados e validados com diferentes materiais e dimensões (cinco de ferrite, sete nanocristalino e três de pó de ferro) objetivando a obtenção do captador com maior de potência. Partindo do princípio magnético dos materiais ferromagnéticos, é analisada a teoria do campo magnético dos dispositivos de captação de energia do sistema. Foi desenvolvido um protótipo do sistema que consiste de uma planta piloto capaz de emular as altas correntes da linha de potência e de um circuito condicionador de potência para o tratamento da energia captada. Os testes foram divididos em três etapas. O primeiro restringe-se a determinação dos parâmetros magnéticos (como permeabilidade relativa e curva de magnetização) de cada captador através do uso de um circuito de medição de permeabilidade para a determinação do laço B x H. O segundo, ao circuito de condicionamento de potência, composto de um retificador AC/DC e de um regulador de tensão para a obtenção do maior valor de potência no ensaio dos captadores. O terceiro, a comparação dos resultados experimentais com os resultados teóricos. Os resultados experimentais obtidos, que foram condizentes com os teóricos, comprovam que o sistema captador de energia é capaz de fornecer níveis de potência na escala de até a 315,6 mW para captadores de ferrite, 54mW para captadores nanocristalinos e 0,77mW para captadores de pó de ferro, através da captação por dispersão magnética produzida por uma corrente de 15A na linha de potência, a qual pode ser aplicado para dispositivos diversos de baixo consumo, principalmente, em rede de sensores sem fio para a aquisição de dados e os parâmetros de controle da própria linha de potência

The core used to build power inductors and transformers are soft magnetic materials. When there is alternating external field, the magnetic moments rotate and consume energy, which is the core loss. The core loss depends on the AC flux frequency, amplitude, waveform, DC bias and temperature. These dependences are nonlinear and difficult to predict. How to measure, model and analyze the core loss is a challenge for decades. In this dissertation, two new core loss measurement methods are introduced first. These two methods use the reactive cancellation concept to reduce the sensitivity to phase discrepancy, which will destroy the accuracy in classic two-winding method for high frequency high quality factor sample measurements. By using the new measurement techniques the accuracy can be improved by several orders. The first is for sinusoidal waveforms, and the second is for non-sinusoidal wave. The new methods enable high frequency core loss characterization capability, which will help scientists and engineers on material research and inductor/transformer design. Measurement examples, considerations and error analysis are demonstrated and discussed in detail. With the measurement techniques, the core loss under rectangular AC voltage and DC bias current are investigated. A new core loss model named rectangular extension Steinmetz equation (RESE) is proposed based on the measurement results. The new model is shown to be more accurate than the existing core loss models. Several commercially available MnZn ferrites are characterized and modeled. Other than conventional MnZn ferrite materials, three commercial LTCC ferrite materials are characterized for integrated power supply applications. Based on characterized properties of these LTCCs, a group of new LTCC ferrites are fabricated and tested. The new LTCC is fabricated by laminating commercial LTCC tapes and co-firing. The new LTCC is demonstrated to have over 50% more inductance over the commercial LTCC materials. This work indicates that the power electronics engineers should work with material engineers to get the optimum material for a given application. In the last part, the core loss of the partially saturated lateral flux planar inductor is analyzed. The challenge of the analysis is the complexity of the distribution of bias field and flux density in a highly biased planar inductor. Each point in the core is working at different excitation and bias condition, and the core loss density is very non-uniform. The proposed method combines the characterization tested in previous chapters and the commercial finite element tool. Experiments verified that the calculation errors are within about 10%. In conclusion, the research in this dissertation proposed a complete solution to measure, model and analyze the high frequency core loss. This solution will not only facilitate fundamental research on physics understanding and material innovation, but also development of power electronics and RF applications. / Ph. D.

Abstract Template assisted deposition was used to produce various nanomaterials including simple nanowires, nanorods, multi-segmented metal nanowires, core-shell nanowires, alloy and polymer wires and tubes. Anodized aluminum oxide (AAO) membranes were used as templates for the growth of the various structures using an electrochemical deposition method and also by wetting the porous templates. In the electrochemical deposition method, the pore size of the templates affects the rate of synthesis and the structures of the nanomaterials while in the wetting method, the viscosity and reaction time in the polymer solution influence the structures of the nanomaterials. A conventional two-step anodization procedure was used to synthesize thick AAO templates with porous hexagonal channels at a constant applied voltage and temperature. A maximum thickness of over 180 µm oxide layer could be fabricated using mild anodization at 60 V and 80 V. Compared to conventional mild anodization, these conditions facilitated faster growth of oxide layers with regular pore arrangement. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) containing ferromagnetic nanowires were synthesized using template assisted electrochemical deposition method. During the synthesis, simultaneous deposition of polymer and metal ions resulted nanowires coated with a uniform layer of PEG without interfering with the structure and magnetic properties of the nanowires. PEG-coated Ni nanowires were embedded in polyethylene diacrylate (PEGDA) matrix after the removal of the AAO templates. Comparison of results with and without a magnetic field during embedding showed that the presence of magnetic field supported embedding of nanowire arrays in polymer. Influence of using AAO templates with several pore diameters for the synthesis of bimetallic nanowires were studied by growing Ni-Fe and Ni-Co bi-metallic nanowires. At a constant applied current by using templates with a pore diameters of 60 nm alloy formed while with a pore diameter of 130 nm core-shell nanowires formed. Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) films and nanotubes were synthesized using a solution recrystallization method that favored the formation of piezoelectric β phase thin films. Variation in the concentration of polymer in the mixture solution allowed synthesis of different types of structures such as PVDF composites, nanorods and nanocrystals with tunable morphologies. Keywords: One-dimensional structures, electrodeposition, porous alumina, ferromagnetic nanostructures, magnetic core-shell nanowires, alloys, polymer composite, stimuli-active, PEGDA, azobenzene, and PVDF.

The McTronX research group at the North–West University designs and develops Active Magnetic Bearings (AMBs). The group’s focus shifted to the design and development of AMB supported drive systems. This includes the electromagnetic and mechanical design of the electric machine, AMBs, auxiliary bearings as well as the development of the control system. The research group is currently developing an AMB supported high speed Induction Machine (IM) drive system that will facilitate tests in order to verify the design capability of the group. The research presented in this thesis describes the mechanical design and manufacturing of a high speed IM rotor section. The design includes; selecting the IM rotor topology, material selection, detail stress analysis and selecting appropriate manufacturing and assembly procedures. A comprehensive literature study identifies six main design considerations during the mechanical design of a high speed IM rotor section. These considerations include; magnetic core selection, rotor cage design, shaft design, shaft/magnetic core connection, stress due to operation at elevated temperatures and design for manufacture and assemble (DFMA). A critical overview of the literature leads to some design decisions being made and is used as a starting point for the detail design. The design choices include using a laminated cage rotor with a shrink fit for the shaft/magnetic core connection. Throughout the detail design an iterative process was followed incorporating both electromagnetic and mechanical considerations to deliver a good design solution. The first step of the iterative design process was, roughly calculating the material strengths required for first iteration material selection followed by more detailed interference fit calculations. From the detail stress analysis it became apparent that the stress in the IM rotor section cannot be calculated accurately using analytical methods. Consequently, a systematically verified and validated Finite Element Analysis (FEA) model was used to calculate the interferences required for each component. The detail stress analysis of the assembly also determined the allowable manufacturing dimensional tolerances. From the detail stress analysis it was found that the available lamination and squirrel cage material strengths were inadequate for the design speed specification of 27,000 r/min. The analysis showed that a maximum operating speed of 19,000 r/min can be achieved while complying with the minimum factor of safety (FOS) of 2. Each component was manufactured to the prescribed dimensional tolerances and the IM rotor section was assembled. With the failure of the first assembly process, machine experts were consulted and a revised process was implemented. The revised process entailed manufacturing five small lamination stacks and assembling the stack and squirrel cage afterwards. The end ring/conductive bar connection utilises interference fits due to the fact that the materials could not be welded. The process was successful and the IM rotor section was shrink fitted onto the shaft. However, after final machining of the rotor’s outer diameter (OD), inspections revealed axial displacement of the end rings and a revised FEA was implemented to simulate the effect. The results indicated a minimum FOS 0.6 at very small sections and with further analytical investigation it was shown that the minimum FOS was reduced to only 1.34. Although the calculations indicated the FOS was below the minimum prescribed FOS ? 2, the rotor spin tests were scheduled to continue as planned. The main reasons being that the lowest FOS is at very small areas and is located at non critical structural positions. The fact that the rotor speed was incrementally increased and multiple parameters were monitored, which could detect early signs of failure, further supported the decision. In testing the rotor was successfully spun up to 19,000 r/min and 27 rotor delevitation test were conducted at speeds of up to 10,000 r/min. After continuous testing a secondary rotor inspection was conducted and no visible changes could be detected. The lessons learnt leads to mechanical design and manufacturing recommendations and the research required to realise a 27,000 r/min rotor design. / Thesis (M.Ing. (Mechanical Engineering))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

The McTronX research group at the North–West University designs and develops Active Magnetic Bearings (AMBs). The group’s focus shifted to the design and development of AMB supported drive systems. This includes the electromagnetic and mechanical design of the electric machine, AMBs, auxiliary bearings as well as the development of the control system. The research group is currently developing an AMB supported high speed Induction Machine (IM) drive system that will facilitate tests in order to verify the design capability of the group. The research presented in this thesis describes the mechanical design and manufacturing of a high speed IM rotor section. The design includes; selecting the IM rotor topology, material selection, detail stress analysis and selecting appropriate manufacturing and assembly procedures. A comprehensive literature study identifies six main design considerations during the mechanical design of a high speed IM rotor section. These considerations include; magnetic core selection, rotor cage design, shaft design, shaft/magnetic core connection, stress due to operation at elevated temperatures and design for manufacture and assemble (DFMA). A critical overview of the literature leads to some design decisions being made and is used as a starting point for the detail design. The design choices include using a laminated cage rotor with a shrink fit for the shaft/magnetic core connection. Throughout the detail design an iterative process was followed incorporating both electromagnetic and mechanical considerations to deliver a good design solution. The first step of the iterative design process was, roughly calculating the material strengths required for first iteration material selection followed by more detailed interference fit calculations. From the detail stress analysis it became apparent that the stress in the IM rotor section cannot be calculated accurately using analytical methods. Consequently, a systematically verified and validated Finite Element Analysis (FEA) model was used to calculate the interferences required for each component. The detail stress analysis of the assembly also determined the allowable manufacturing dimensional tolerances. From the detail stress analysis it was found that the available lamination and squirrel cage material strengths were inadequate for the design speed specification of 27,000 r/min. The analysis showed that a maximum operating speed of 19,000 r/min can be achieved while complying with the minimum factor of safety (FOS) of 2. Each component was manufactured to the prescribed dimensional tolerances and the IM rotor section was assembled. With the failure of the first assembly process, machine experts were consulted and a revised process was implemented. The revised process entailed manufacturing five small lamination stacks and assembling the stack and squirrel cage afterwards. The end ring/conductive bar connection utilises interference fits due to the fact that the materials could not be welded. The process was successful and the IM rotor section was shrink fitted onto the shaft. However, after final machining of the rotor’s outer diameter (OD), inspections revealed axial displacement of the end rings and a revised FEA was implemented to simulate the effect. The results indicated a minimum FOS 0.6 at very small sections and with further analytical investigation it was shown that the minimum FOS was reduced to only 1.34. Although the calculations indicated the FOS was below the minimum prescribed FOS ? 2, the rotor spin tests were scheduled to continue as planned. The main reasons being that the lowest FOS is at very small areas and is located at non critical structural positions. The fact that the rotor speed was incrementally increased and multiple parameters were monitored, which could detect early signs of failure, further supported the decision. In testing the rotor was successfully spun up to 19,000 r/min and 27 rotor delevitation test were conducted at speeds of up to 10,000 r/min. After continuous testing a secondary rotor inspection was conducted and no visible changes could be detected. The lessons learnt leads to mechanical design and manufacturing recommendations and the research required to realise a 27,000 r/min rotor design. / Thesis (M.Ing. (Mechanical Engineering))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

La conception de machines électriques tend à intégrer l’impact des procédés de fabrication dans le but d’optimiser la conversion d’énergie mécanique en énergie électrique, en lien avec la maîtrise des propriétés électromagnétiques des composants des machines. Les interactions entre procédés, propriétés électromagnétiques et autres propriétés du matériau ont beaucoup été étudiées dans le cas des tôles compte tenu de leur large utilisation dans le domaine de l’électrotechnique et des moyens de caractérisation magnétique normalisés actuels. Cependant, un alternateur à griffes, utilisé dans l’industrie automobile, comporte des composants massifs au rotor pour la conversion mécanique/électrique. Ces composants, appelés roues polaires, sont obtenus par un processus de fabrication comprenant des opérations de forgeage et dont l’impact sur les performances de la machine est encore mal déterminé. Les nouvelles problématiques que pose ce genre de pièces ont mené, dans le cadre des présents travaux, au développement d’une méthodologie spécifique comprenant : l’identification du lien procédés – produit, le développement d’un banc de caractérisation magnétique d’échantillons représentatifs ainsi que la construction de lois de comportement sur des paramètres matériau pertinents à partir de ces échantillons. Les résultats, en accord avec la littérature, ont montré un impact fort de la déformation plastique et de la taille de grain sur les propriétés magnétiques. Cela se traduit, une fois les propriétés modifiées intégrées dans la simulation des performances d’un alternateur, par une baisse significative du courant débité. / The design of electrical machines aims to integrate the impact of the manufacturing process in order to optimize the conversion from mechanical to electrical energy, with the consideration of the electromagnetic properties of the machine components. The interactions between processes, electromagnetic properties and other material properties have been well studied in the case of the steel laminations, regarding their wide use in electrical engineering and the current standards of magnetic characterization devices. However, the claw pole alternator used in automotive industry has a rotor with massive components for the mechanical-to-electrical energy conversion. These components, called claw poles, are manufactured with forging operations whose impact on the machine performance is yet not well determined. The new challenges brought by this kind of work pieces led, in the frame of the current study, to the development of a specific methodology involving: identification of the link process – product, designing of a magnetic characterization device specific for representative samples as well as the establishment of behavior laws regarding relevant material parameters. The results, in accordance with the literature, have shown a strong influence of plastic strain and grain size on magnetic properties. Once these modified properties integrated in the electromagnetic model of the claw pole alternator, a significant decreased of the output current is eventually observed.

De nouveaux matériaux à base de silice (silice mésoporeuse SBA-15 et nanoparticules coeur-coquille) associés à des hybrides de polyoxométallates lacunaires ont été élaborés pour des applications relavant de la catalyse homogène supportée, lors de réactions d'oxydation douce. Le critère principal a été la formation de liaisons covalentes entre les POMs et les deux types de supports utilisés. Des POMs à structure de Keggin portant des fonctions acide carboxylique ont été greffés sur des SBA-15 fonctionnalisées par des amines. Ce même support a été ensuite utilisé pour d'autres stratégies d'immobilisation covalente, comme l'utilisation d'un agent de réticulation. En parallèle, des nanocatalyseurs hybrides on été synthétisés par l'association de nanoparticules coeur-coquille magnétiques et de POMs. Tous ces matériaux ont été caractérisés par une large gamme de techniques physicochimiques. L'utilisation de la microscopie électronique par transmission haute résolution a permis de localiser les POMs à l'intérieur des pores de la SBA-15 et à la surface des nanoparticules magnétiques, montrant ainsi une très bonne nanostructuration à leur surface. L'activité catalytique des catalyseurs homogènes supportés synthétisés a été évaluée au travers de l'époxydation du cyclooctène et du cyclohexène par H2O2 dans l'acétonitrile. De bonnes conversions ont ainsi été obtenues dans certains cas, en comparaison avec les systèmes homogènes testés lors de ce travail. Une attention particulière a été portée aux bonnes performances catalytiques du POM portant des fonctions acide carboxylique. Des calculs DFT ont ainsi été réalisés afin d'identifier la cause de cette réactivité particulière. / New materials based on silica oxides (mesoporous silica SBA-15, magnetic core-shell nanoparticles) combined with nucleophilic hybrids of (vacant) polyoxometalates were elaborated for applications in the field of anchored homogeneous catalysis for mild oxidations reactions. The main parameter taken into account was the formation of a covalent bond between the support and the POMs. Two different pathways were followed depending upon the support used for the covalently grafting of POMs. Firstly, Keggin type POMs bearing carboxylic acid functions were grafted onto amino-functionalized SBA-15. Using the same support, other covalent immobilization methods were tried out, such as the use of a cross-linker. Secondly, hybrid nanocatalysts based on magnetic core-shell nanoparticles grafted with POMs were synthesized. All materials were characterized by a wide variety of physicochemical techniques. By HR TEM, the POMs were localized inside the pores of SBA-15 and onto the surface of magnetic core shell NPs, showing an excellent nanostructuration on the surface of both materials. Furthermore, the catalytic activity of the synthesized anchored homogeneous catalysts has been evaluated through the epoxidation of cyclooctene and cyclohenexe with H2O2 in acetonitrile, resulting in fairly good conversions in some cases, compared to the homogeneous systems used in this study. Finally, particular attention was paid to the excellent catalytic behavior of POMs bearing carboxylic acid functions compared to other POMs of the same family. Thus, DFT calculations were performed in order to identify the cause of this enhanced reactivity.

The theoretical part of the diploma thesis was focused on core-shell type magnetic carriers, used mainly in medical, molecular-biological and biochemical applications. Encapsulation of the core is essential for these applications due to the decrease od non-specific protein adsorbtion, increase of biocompatibility and the possible functionalization of magnetic carriers. In the experimental part, the DNA (E. coli) was amplified by real-time PCR in the presence of poly(hydroxymethacrylate-co-glycidylmethacrylate) (P(HEMA-co-GMA)) magnetic carriers with/without carboxyl groups. The inhibitory effect of different concentrations of magnetic carriers in the PCR mixture was evaluated from the calibration curve parameter values obtained by regression analysis. The presence of a specific PCR product was verified by agarose gel electrophoresis. Most of magnetic carriers without carboxyl groups extinguished the fluorescence in the concentration range of 2,0 – 4,0 g.l-1 in the PCR mixture, without inhibition of DNA amplification - the carriers were biocompatible. Magnetic carriers with carboxyl groups extinguished the fluorescence in the lower concentration range (0,4 – 4,0 g.l-1 in the PCR mixture). Their inhibition of amplification was in the concentration range of 2,0 – 4,0 g.l-1 in the PCR mixture, from the concentration 0,8 g.l-1 in the PCR mixture, the inhibition did not occur and the carriers were biocompatible. The results do not depend on the characteristic properties of the magnetic carriers but on the presence of the carboxyl groups on the surface of the carrier and the degree of coverage of the magnetic core by the polymer. Real-time PCR has become an effective tool for studying magnetic core encapsulation and the influence of functional groups on the surface of the polymeric layer.

Les Transformateurs Moyenne Fréquence (TMF) sont une technologie innovante par rapport aux transformateurs basse fréquence, avec la promesse d’une réduction de volume et d’une augmentation du rendement. Cette thèse s’intéresse en particulier à leur conception pour des applications haute tension forte puissance, telles que les réseaux haute tension et moyenne tension à courant continu, ainsi que les réseaux ferroviaires. Dans ces applications, les TMF sont utilisés au sein de convertisseurs pouvant générer des contraintes spécifiques à prendre en compte durant leur conception : signaux non-sinusoïdaux, tension de polarisation, valeurs d’inductances cibles. De plus, les choix technologiques actuellement disponibles pour la réalisation des TMF sont nombreux, et aucun de ces choix ne fait actuellement consensus quelle que soit l’application visée. Des tendances ont pu être identifiées à l’aide d’un outil de classification des designs de TMF issus de la littérature. Ainsi, les technologies les plus prometteuses ont été sélectionnées et retenues pour la suite. A partir de ces technologies, une méthodologie de conception permettant de concevoir et comparer rapidement et ce de façon semi-automatique des TMF avec différents choix technologiques a été mise en place. Elle est constituée de trois étapes : pré-design, design analytique et validation. Le design analytique complet du TMF avec différents choix technologiques est réalisé à l’aide d’un outil de conception automatisée développé durant cette thèse, que nous avons nommé SUITED (SUpergrid Institute TransformEr Design). Cette méthodologie requiert des modèles et données pour chacun des composants et phénomènes du TMF. Concernant le noyau magnétique, une revue et une sélection de modèles issus de la littérature ont été effectuées pour l’évaluation de l’inductance magnétisante et des pertes magnétiques. De plus, des caractérisations magnétiques ont permis de mettre en évidence l’impact de certains procédés technologiques sur les niveaux de pertes de noyaux magnétiques en matériau nanocristallin, qui est un excellent candidat pour les TMF. Au niveau des bobinages, des modèles analytiques pour calculer le champ magnétique, l’inductance de fuite et les effets de peau et de proximité ont été développés et comparés avec ceux de la littérature ainsi que des simulations. Ces nouveaux modèles s'avèrent obtenir une meilleure précision sur les géométries de TMF considérées que ceux de la littérature. De plus, une nouvelle méthode d’évaluation des capacités parasites de bobinages à spires rectangulaires a été mise en place et validée avec succès. Des schémas thermiques équivalents ont été identifiés pour différentes géométries de TMF. Les résistances thermiques de conduction, convection et radiation sont calculées à partir de modèles détaillés. En particulier, l’anisotropie des matériaux est prise en compte pour la conduction thermique, et les coefficients de convection sont évalués via des corrélations différentes pour chaque face du TMF. Les schémas thermiques sont ensuite résolus de façon itérative et analytique pour prendre en compte les non-linéarités des résistances thermiques tout en optimisant le temps de calcul nécessaire. Enfin, l’ensemble de la méthodologie de conception mise en place a été appliqué sur trois cas d’études correspondant à des applications cibles : haute tension, moyenne tension et ferroviaire. Les résultats obtenus montrent effectivement la performance et la nécessité de cette approche / Medium Frequency Transformers (MFT) are an innovative technology compared to low frequency transformers, with the promise of reduced volume and increased efficiency. This PhD thesis focuses in particular on their design for high voltage, high power applications, such as high voltage and medium voltage DC networks, as well as railway networks. In these applications, MFTs are used in converters that can generate specific constraints to be taken into account during their design: non-sinusoidal signals, polarization voltage, target inductance values. Moreover, the technological choices currently available for the realization of MFTs are numerous, and there is currently no consensus on any technology for any given application. Trends could be identified using a tool to classify MFT designs from the literature. Thus, the most promising technologies were selected and retained for the future. Based on these technologies, a design methodology was developed to quickly and semi-automatically design and compare MFTs with different technological choices. It consists of three steps: pre-design, analytical design, and validation. The complete analytical design of the MFT with different technological choices is carried out using an automated design tool developed during this thesis, named SUITED (SUpergrid Institute TransformEr Design). This methodology requires models and data for each of the components and phenomena of the MFT. Concerning the magnetic core, a review and selection of models from the literature were carried out for the evaluation of the magnetizing inductance and magnetic losses. In addition, magnetic characterizations have made it possible to highlight the impact of certain technological processes on the levels of loss of magnetic cores made of nanocrystalline material, which is an excellent candidate for MFTs. Concerning the windings, analytical models to calculate the magnetic field, leakage inductance and skin and proximity effects were developed and compared with those in the literature and simulations. These models are proving to be more accurate on the MFT geometries considered. On top of that, a new method for evaluating the parasitic capacitances of windings with rectangular turns has been successfully implemented and validated. Thermal networks have been identified for the different MFT geometries. The thermal resistances of conduction, convection and radiation are calculated from detailed models. In particular, the anisotropy of materials is taken into account for thermal conduction, and the convection coefficients are evaluated via different correlations for each face of the MFT. The thermal networks are then solved iteratively and analytically to take into account the non-linearity of the thermal resistances while optimizing the required computation time. Finally, this entire design methodology was applied to three case studies corresponding to the target applications: high voltage, medium voltage and rail. The results obtained do show the performance and necessity of this approach.