This thesis is part of a major research project to analyse vibro-acoustic characteristics from variable speed inverter driven induction motors (VSIDIM). The overall projects??? aimed at providing a better understanding of the mechanisms of sound generation from electromagnetic origins and developing a numerical model to predict the sound power emitted from a VSIDIM. The scope of this thesis is to assess experimentally the effect of various controller strategies on the radiated sound power and to develop a finite element method for calculating the electromagnetic force distribution over the stator. Various sources of noise in induction motors and their behaviour with speed and load have been reviewed. Models of the electromagnetic field and vibro-acoustic character have been discussed. An outline of various techniques of reducing noise in induction motors through design of inverters and modifications to the motor structure has been given. Experiments were conducted to assess the effect of controller strategies on the radiated sound power. Three different supplies were tested: a dynamotor which produces an almost sinusoidal supply with very low harmonic content, an inverter with a low switching frequency (less than 1kHz) and an inverter with a high switching frequency (8kHz) and various levels of random modulation. Results indicate that the sound power level of the MSC drive is a lot higher than that of the VSC 2000 drive and the dynamotor drive. The sound power level of the VSC 2000 drive and the dynamotor drive increases almost linearly with motor speed, that for the MSC drive is almost independent of speed. The sound power level of the MSC drive is almost 28dB higher than that of the dynamotor drive at 450rpm and the difference is reduced to 14dB at 1500rpm where the aerodynamic noise becomes more dominant. It has been found that at the rated speed (1500rpm), the sound power level varies by less than 3dB from no load to full load for all three sources. Although increasing the switching frequency increases the cost of the inverters and switching losses, results from the MSC and VSC 2000 drives clearly show that it reduces the radiated sound power by shifting the harmonics into higher and inaudible frequency range. The tonal nature around the switching frequency has been reduced by increasing the levels of random modulation to spread the energy over a wider range of frequencies, although the sound power level has not varied by more than 0.2dB. A finite element model has been developed to calculate the electromagnetic force distribution. The quasi-static solution method has been implemented by stepping the rotor through the time domain using a fine regular mesh in the air gap. The stator currents were experimentally obtained while the rotor currents were obtained using a 4 parameter state space model of the motor. Results of the simulation indicate the influence of stator and rotor slots, saturation and time harmonics in the current. The calculated electromagnetic force distribution has been used in a FEM/BEM acoustic model and SEA acoustic model to predict the radiated sound power which agrees reasonably well with the measured sound, thus validating indirectly the electromagnetic force simulations.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2001. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 219-221).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2001. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 219-221).

Kyoto University (京都大学) / 0048 / 新制・論文博士 / 博士(工学) / 乙第12205号 / 論工博第3994号 / 新制||工||1439(附属図書館) / 26277 / UT51-2008-C975 / (主査)教授 吉村 允孝, 教授 吉田 英生, 教授 田畑 修 / 学位規則第4条第2項該当

Dans la première partie de cette thèse, nous avons considéré les équations de Maxwell en temps et construit une formulation discontinue de Galerkin (DG). On a montré que cette formulation est bien posée et ensuite on a établi des estimateurs a priori pour cette formulation. On a obtenu des résultats numériques pour valider les estimateurs a priori obtenus théoriquement. Dans la deuxième partie de cette thèse, des estimateurs d'erreur a posteriori de cette formulation sont établis, pour le cas semi-discret et pour le système complètement discrétisé. Dans la troisième partie de cette thèse, on considére les équations de Maxwell en régime harmonique. On a développé une formulation discontinue de Galerkin mixte. On a établi des estimations d'erreur a posteriori pour cette formulation. / In the first part of this thesis, we have considered the time-dependent Maxwell's equations in second-order form and constructed discontinuous Galerkin (DG) formulation. We have established a priori error estimates for this formulation and carried out the numerical analysis to confirm our theoretical results. In the second part of this thesis, we have established a posteriori error estimates of this formulation for both semi discrete and fully discrete case. In the third part of the thesis we have considered the time-harmonic Maxwell's equations and we have developed mixed discontinuous Galerkin formulation. We showed the well posedness of this formulation and have established a posteriori error estimates.

V klasické fyzice m·že být ustavena statická rovnováha v soustavě, která obsahuje extrémně nabité zdroje gravitačního a elektromagnetického pole. Udivujícím faktem je, že tato situace m·že nastat i pro černé díry v relativis- tické fyzice. Tato práce vyšetřuje speciální případ nekonečně dlouhé, extrémně nabité struny, zkoumá geometrii prostoročasu, elektrogeodetiky, vlastnosti zdroje a srovnává řešení se situací v klasické fyzice. Dále se zabýváme analogickou situací v dynamickém prostoročase s kosmologickou konstantou, a řešení porovnáváme s jeho statickou verzí. Nakonec zkoumáme periodické řešení Laplaceovy rovnice, které odpovídá nekonečně mnoha extremálním bodovým zdroj·m rozloženým v pravidelném rozestupu podél přímky. Vyšetřujeme vlastnosti elektrostatického potenciálu a ukazujeme, že v limitě velké vzdálenosti od osy tvořené zdroji pře- chází toto řešení v nabitou strunu. 1

Nesta tese, estudamos feixes intensos não-contínuos de partículas carregadas. Na primeira parte, analisamos um feixe com simetria esférica e a sua relaxação para um estado quase-estacionário. Por ser um sistema com interação de longo alcance, a evolução do feixe e dominado pela dinâmica de Vlasov-Maxwell. Mostramos que o mecanismo de relaxação e a ressonância entre o movimento coletivo e o individual de algumas partículas. Fazemos uma analogia entre a dinâmica de Vlasov e um gás de férmions para modelar o estado quase estacionário. Os parâmetros do modelo são calculados usando princípios básicos, como os de conservação de energia e de partículas no transporte. Os resultados quando comparados com simulação mostram uma boa concordância. Na segunda parte, verificamos a estabilidade do modo de oscilação simétrico para um feixe esférico. Argumentamos que, quando esse modo for estável, o modelo para o estado quase-estacionário pode descrever feixes levemente anisotrópicos, o que e uma situação mais realista em experimentos. Constatamos que, num regime de interesse prático, esse modo e sempre estável. Por fim, estudamos um caso em que as forças focalizadoras externas são anisotrópicas, e o feixe tem simetria elipsoidal. Mostramos que, para certos valores dos parâmetros, há um forte acoplamento entre a dinâmica não-linear dos envelopes, o que causa uma troca de energia entre os graus de liberdade. Os resultados quando comparados com dinâmica molecular mostraram uma boa concordância. / In this thesis, we study intense bunched charged particle beams. In the rst part, we analyze a beam with spherical symmetry and its relaxation to a stationary state. The beam evolution follows the Vlasov-Maxwell dynamics since it is a system of long range interaction. We show that the main mechanism for the beam relaxation is a resonance between the collective beam motion and individual particle motion. We make an analogy between Vlasov dynamics and a Fermi gas to model the beam quasistationary state. The parameters of the model are calculated using basic principles, such as energy and particle conservation in the beam transport. The results compared with simulation showed a good agreement. In the second part, we verify the symmetric oscillation mode stability for a spherical beam. We argue that when this mode is stable, our model for the quasistationary state can also describe slightly anisotropic beams, a situation more realistic in experiments. We nd out that in situations of practical interest the mode is always stable. Finally, we study a situation in which the external focusing forces are anisotropic, and the beam has ellipsoidal symmetry. We show that, for certain values of the parameters, there is a strong coupling between the nonlinear envelopes dynamics, which causes exchange of energy between the degrees of freedom. The results compared with molecular dynamics showed a good agreement.

The resolution of optical instruments is normally limited by the wave nature of light. Circumventing this limit, known as the diffraction limit of imaging, is of tremendous practical importance for modern science and technology. One method, super-resolved fluorescence microscopy was distinguished with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2014, but there is plenty of room for alternatives and complementary methods such as the pioneering work of Prof. J. Pendry on the perfect lens based on negative refraction that started the entire research area of metamaterials. In this thesis, we have used analytical techniques to solve several important challenges that have risen in the discussion of the microwave experimental demonstration of absolute optical instruments and the controversy surrounding perfect imaging. Attempts to overcome or circumvent Abbe's diffraction limit of optical imaging, have traditionally been greeted with controversy. In this thesis, we have investigated the role of interacting sources and detectors in perfect imaging. We have established limitations and prospects that arise from interactions and resonances inside the lens. The crucial role of detection becomes clear in Feynman's argument against the diffraction limit: “as Maxwell's electromagnetism is invariant upon time reversal, the electromagnetic wave emitted from a point source may be reversed and focused into a point with point-like precision, not limited by diffraction.” However, for this, the entire emission process must be reversed, including the source: A point drain must sit at the focal position, in place of the point source, otherwise, without getting absorbed at the detector, the focused wave will rebound and the superposition of the focusing and the rebounding wave will produce a diffraction-limited spot. The time-reversed source, the drain, is the detector which taking the image of the source. In 2011-2012, experiments with microwaves have confirmed the role of detection in perfect focusing. The emitted radiation was actively time-reversed and focused back at the point of emission, where, the time-reversed of the source sits. Absorption in the drain localizes the radiation with a precision much better than the diffraction limit. Absolute optical instruments may perform the time reversal of the field with perfectly passive materials and send the reversed wave to a different spatial position than the source. Perfect imaging with absolute optical instruments is defected by a restriction: so far it has only worked for a single–source single–drain configuration and near the resonance frequencies of the device. In chapters 6 and 7 of the thesis, we have investigated the imaging properties of mutually interacting detectors. We found that an array of detectors can image a point source with arbitrary precision. However, for this, the radiation has to be at resonance. Our analysis has become possible thanks to a theoretical model for mutually interacting sources and drains we developed after considerable work and several failed attempts. Modelling such sources and drains analytically had been a major unsolved problem, full numerical simulations have been difficult due to the large difference in the scales involved (the field localization near the sources and drains versus the wave propagation in the device). In our opinion, nobody was able to reproduce reliably the experiments, because of the numerical complexity involved. Our analytic theory draws from a simple, 1–dimensional model we developed in collaboration with Tomas Tyc (Masaryk University) and Alex Kogan (Weizmann Institute). This model was the first to explain the data of experiment, characteristic dips of the transmission of displaced drains, which establishes the grounds for the realistic super-resolution of absolute optical instruments. As the next step in Chapter 7 we developed a Lagrangian theory that agrees with the simple and successful model in 1–dimension. Inspired by the Lagrangian of the electromagnetic field interacting with a current, we have constructed a Lagrangian that has the advantage of being extendable to higher dimensions in our case two where imaging takes place. Our Lagrangian theory represents a device-independent, idealized model independent of numerical simulations. To conclude, Feynman objected to Abbe's diffraction limit, arguing that as Maxwell's electromagnetism is time-reversal invariant, the radiation from a point source may very well become focused in a point drain. Absolute optical instruments such as the Maxwell Fisheye can perform the time reversal and may image with a perfect resolution. However, the sources and drains in previous experiments were interacting with each other as if Feynman's drain would act back to the source in the past. Different ways of detection might circumvent this feature. The mutual interaction of sources and drains does ruin some of the promising features of perfect imaging. Arrays of sources are not necessarily resolved with arrays of detectors, but it also opens interesting new prospects in scanning near-fields from far–field distances. To summarise the novel idea of the thesis: • We have discovered and understood the problems with the initial experimental demonstration of the Maxwell Fisheye. • We have solved a long-standing challenge of modelling the theory for mutually interacting sources and drains. • We understand the imaging properties of the Maxwell Fisheye in the wave regime. Let us add one final thought. It has taken the scientific community a long time of investigation and discussion to understand the different ingredients of the diffraction limit. Abbe's limit was initially attributed to the optical device only. But, rather all three processes of imaging, namely illumination, transfer and detection, make an equal contribution to the total diffraction limit. Therefore, we think that for violating the diffraction limit one needs to consider all three factors together. Of course, one might circumvent the limit and achieve a better resolution by focusing on one factor, but that does not necessary imply the violation of a fundamental limit. One example is STED microscopy that focuses on the illumination, another near–field scanning microscopy that circumvents the diffraction limit by focusing on detection. Other methods and strategies in sub-wavelength imaging –negative refraction, time reversal imaging and on the case and absolute optical instruments –are concentrating on the faithful transfer of the optical information. In our opinion, the most significant, and naturally the most controversial, part of our findings in the course of this study was elucidating the role of detection. Maxwell's Fisheye transmits the optical information faithfully, but this is not enough. To have a faithful image, it is also necessary to extract the information at the destination. In our last two papers, we report our new findings of the contribution of detection. We find out in the absolute optical instruments, such as the Maxwell Fisheye, embedded sources and detectors are not independent. They are mutually interacting, and this interaction influences the imaging property of the system.

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Nesta tese, estudamos feixes intensos não-contínuos de partículas carregadas. Na primeira parte, analisamos um feixe com simetria esférica e a sua relaxação para um estado quase-estacionário. Por ser um sistema com interação de longo alcance, a evolução do feixe e dominado pela dinâmica de Vlasov-Maxwell. Mostramos que o mecanismo de relaxação e a ressonância entre o movimento coletivo e o individual de algumas partículas. Fazemos uma analogia entre a dinâmica de Vlasov e um gás de férmions para modelar o estado quase estacionário. Os parâmetros do modelo são calculados usando princípios básicos, como os de conservação de energia e de partículas no transporte. Os resultados quando comparados com simulação mostram uma boa concordância. Na segunda parte, verificamos a estabilidade do modo de oscilação simétrico para um feixe esférico. Argumentamos que, quando esse modo for estável, o modelo para o estado quase-estacionário pode descrever feixes levemente anisotrópicos, o que e uma situação mais realista em experimentos. Constatamos que, num regime de interesse prático, esse modo e sempre estável. Por fim, estudamos um caso em que as forças focalizadoras externas são anisotrópicas, e o feixe tem simetria elipsoidal. Mostramos que, para certos valores dos parâmetros, há um forte acoplamento entre a dinâmica não-linear dos envelopes, o que causa uma troca de energia entre os graus de liberdade. Os resultados quando comparados com dinâmica molecular mostraram uma boa concordância. / In this thesis, we study intense bunched charged particle beams. In the rst part, we analyze a beam with spherical symmetry and its relaxation to a stationary state. The beam evolution follows the Vlasov-Maxwell dynamics since it is a system of long range interaction. We show that the main mechanism for the beam relaxation is a resonance between the collective beam motion and individual particle motion. We make an analogy between Vlasov dynamics and a Fermi gas to model the beam quasistationary state. The parameters of the model are calculated using basic principles, such as energy and particle conservation in the beam transport. The results compared with simulation showed a good agreement. In the second part, we verify the symmetric oscillation mode stability for a spherical beam. We argue that when this mode is stable, our model for the quasistationary state can also describe slightly anisotropic beams, a situation more realistic in experiments. We nd out that in situations of practical interest the mode is always stable. Finally, we study a situation in which the external focusing forces are anisotropic, and the beam has ellipsoidal symmetry. We show that, for certain values of the parameters, there is a strong coupling between the nonlinear envelopes dynamics, which causes exchange of energy between the degrees of freedom. The results compared with molecular dynamics showed a good agreement.