Les processus biogéochimiques benthiques liés à la dégradation de la matière organique sont étudiés depuis 30 ans. Beaucoup de travaux ont mesuré soit un grand nombre de paramètres sur quelques carottes, soit un nombre restreint de paramètres sur de nombreuses carottes. Dans le Golfe de Gascogne, 29 paramètres diagénétiques sont étudiés à de multiples stations depuis 1997 et dans le Bassin d’Arcachon depuis 2005. Ainsi la banque de données biogéochimiques benthiques constituée est actuellement la plus importante à notre connaissance. Les similarités et divergences entre l’environnement côtier de la lagune mésotidale d’Arcachon et la marge continentale du Golfe de Gascogne ont pu être discutées. Une étude de l’hétérogénéité spatiale à l’échelle de l’échantillonnage a permis de préciser la méthodologie d’échantillonnage dans le Bassin d’Arcachon et de discuter de la représentativité saisonnière des données de la banque de données du Golfe de Gascogne. Les carottes de la banque de données ne peuvent pas être réellement interprétées en terme de variabilité saisonnière, alors qu’une saisonnalité des apports a bien été mise en évidence par l’étude des particules en suspension dans la colonne d’eau. L’oxygène dissous est très sensible à la variabilité de ces apports et l’étude de sa distribution à l’aide de la banque de données du Golfe de Gascogne, ainsi que des teneurs en carbone organique particulaire (COP) montre que les flux de matière organique labile représentent la plus grande partie du carbone exporté au fond et que, pour une zone géographique peu étendue comme le Golfe de Gascogne, l’efficacité d’enfouissement du COP varie de 50% à 10%. La banque de données a également permis l’étude de la géochimie benthique du manganèse, ce qui a donné l’occasion de proposer une méthode de calcul du taux d’accumulation sédimentaire basée sur la géochimie de cet élément à l’état stationnaire. Enfin, des carottes longues réalisées dans les deux environnements ont permis de caractériser les processus diagénétiques anoxiques profonds dans un environnement à l’état stationnaire (le Golfe de Gascogne) et un autre à l’état transitoire (le Bassin d’Arcachon). / Benthic biogeochemical processes due to organic matter degradation have been studied for 30 years. Many works have investigated either multiple parameters on a few cores, or a couple of parameters on numerous cores. In the Bay of Biscay, 29 diagenetic parameters have been investigated at numerous stations since 1997, and in Arcachon Bay since 2005. Thereby, our benthic biogeochemical database is currently the most important to our knowledge. Similarities and differences between the coastal mesotidal lagoon of the Arcachon Bay and the continental margin of the Bay of Biscay have been discussed. Study of sampling-scale spatial heterogeneity has clarified the sampling methodology in the Arcachon Bay and allowed to consider the question of data seasonal signal in the Bay of Biscay database. The cores of the database cannot really be interpreted in terms of seasonal variability, while a seasonal signal has been demonstrated by the study of suspended particles in the water column. Dissolved oxygen is very sensitive to the variability of these inputs. Oxygen distributions and particulate organic carbon (POC) contents from Bay of Biscay database shows that labile organic matter flux represents most of the carbon exported to the bottom. The burial efficiency of POC varies from 50% to 10% for a narrow geographical area like the Bay of Biscay. The database has also allowed the study of benthic geochemistry of manganese, which has provided a method for the determination of mass accumulation rate based on the steady state. Finally, piston cores have been used to characterize the deep anoxic diagenetic processes in a steady state (Bay of Biscay) and a transition state (Arcachon Bay) environment.

This work deals with computational modelling of static and dynamic analyses of journal bearings, with analyses of stability of oil-film motion and analyses of response of the rotor assemblies. At our workplace a new theoretical approach to the modelling of the static and dynamic behaviour of the rigid rotating body in liquid is used. The approach is based on the application of the Navier-Stokes motion eq., equation of continuity and boundary conditions eqs. It is possible to separate the motion of the rigid body and liquid from each other using suitable transformation relations and then it is also possible to separate the stationary and nonstationary motions from each other. A method of control volumes is used for these analyses. The real Bézier body is used for the description of the geometrical configuration and also for the approximation of velocity and pressure functions. Combined the ALE (Arbitrary Lagrange-Euler) method is used, because it´s necessary to generate a new net (to perform new meshing) for a change of the shaft position. The additional effects of the liquid (additional mass, stiffness and damping), which we solved in dynamic analysis, are the function of the single parameter only – the shaft-centre position. There is a large advantage in comparison with the standard approach, which is based on application of the Reynolds liquid eq. Author solving the models of the long and short journal bearing with different geometry, especially the elliptical and cylindrical bearings, with incompressible and compressible journal bearing liquid. If the journal bearing problem is solved, it is possible to include the additional effect of the liquid to the right side of the motion equation of a model rotor assembly. Author analyze a model rotor assemblies with two degrees of freedom, which is supported inside of the two journal bearings on the ends of the rotor (Jeffcott rotor assembly). Author modelling and solveing a response of the model rotor assembly on the forced steady-state vibrations, which was actuating by the unbalanced matter.

La micropile à combustible à respiration est développée conjointement à STMicroelectronics Tours et au CEA Liten de Grenoble. De très faible puissance (stack de 1W), elle sera à moyen terme utilisée dans un système de recharge portable pour petites batteries Li-Ion (téléphones portables). Le fonctionnement et la structure de ces micropiles sont tels qu'elles sont très sensibles, entre autres, aux conditions atmosphériques caractérisant leur environnement. Cette sensibilité résulte en un comportement électrique très marqué et complexe. Or, l'aspect nomade de l'application fait que celle-ci devra pouvoir faire face à des atmosphères diverses et variées. Il est donc nécessaire de comprendre les interactions liant le comportement électrique de la micropile et l'environnement. Leur modélisation pourra par la suite apporter des éléments concrets en termes de pilotage d'auxiliaires (micro ventilateurs…) et de design de packaging, visant à contrôler l'environnement immédiat de la micropile de la meilleure façon possible. A cet effet, de nombreuses mesures, réalisées sous atmosphère maîtrisée, et sous plusieurs régimes de fonctionnement électrique, ont été croisées entre elles. Elles nous ont permis de poser les hypothèses d'un modèle quasistatique macroscopique de la micropile, reliant les conditions atmosphériques et opératoires à la réponse électrique de la micropile. Ce modèle a été développé à partir de la théorie de la diffusion en milieu poreux. Ce modèle quasistatique, faisant intervenir une description de la diffusion protonique cathodique, permet de représenter le comportement de la micropile sur une large gamme de conditions atmosphériques, et illustre physiquement autant les situations d'assèchement que de noyage. L’approche a ensuite été élargie au développement d'un modèle petit signal, paramétré grâce à une approche multi spectrale et multi conditions opératoires. Celui-ci permet entre autres de quantifier la dynamique associée au phénomène de diffusion protonique, tout en consolidant sa description quasistatique, ceci faisant intervenir des paramètres cohérents avec ceux du modèle quasistatique. Enfin, à la croisée des approches quasistatique et petit signal, les bases d'un modèle dynamique fort signal sont proposées. Elles font intervenir le modèle fort signal propre au LAPLACE, en y injectant la réponse dynamique à l'environnement et à la sollicitation électrique du bilan hydrique. Ce modèle, paramétré avec les paramètres issus du quasistatique et du petit signal, permet de représenter le comportement non linéaire de la micropile sur une large gamme de fréquences de sollicitations galvanostatiques fort signal. / The micro breathing fuel cell is developed by STMicroelectronics Tours and the CEA Liten of Grenoble. It is very low power (1W stack) and will eventually be used in a portable charging system for small Li-Ion batteries (cell phones). The structure of these micro fuel cells is such that they are very sensitive, among other things, to weather conditions characterizing their environment. This sensitivity results in a very complex electrical behavior. But the portable aspect of the application implies that it will have to cope with various atmospheres. It is therefore necessary to understand the interactions linking the electrical behavior of the micro fuel cell and the atmosphere. A model may then provide some concrete leads in terms of auxiliary control (micro fans ...) and packaging design, to control the immediate environment of the microcell in the best possible way. To this end, a lot of measure were carried out under controlled atmosphere, and in several electrical operating modes, and were crossed with each other. They let us build the assumptions for a macroscopic steady state model of micro fuel cell, linking atmospheric and operating conditions to the electrical response of the micro fuel cell. This model was inspired by the theory of diffusion in porous media. This steady state model, involving a description of a cathodic protonic diffusion, is used to represent the behavior of the micro fuel cell on a wide range of atmospheric conditions, and physically illustrates both drying out situations than drowning. The approach was then extended to develop a small signal model, configured with a multi spectral and multi-operating conditions approach. It allows among other things to quantify the dynamics associated with the phenomenon of proton diffusion, while consolidating its steady state description, this involving parameters consistent with those of the steady state model. Finally, at the intersection of the steady state and small signal approaches, the bases for a large signal dynamic model are proposed. They involve the large signal model which is specific to the LAPLACE, by injecting in it the dynamic response to environmental stress and to water balance. This model, with parameters set from the steady state and small signal models, turns out to be able to represent the nonlinear behavior of the micro fuel cell over a wide range of frequencies of the galvanostatic strong signal solicitation

[pt] O presente trabalho trata do projeto, modelagem e simulação de uma bancada de testes, com a finalidade de mensurar o desempenho de componentes de refrigeração, para ciclos por compressão de vapor. A configuração da bancada foi concebida para oferecer flexibilidade na escolha dos componentes e estabilidade durante a realização dos experimentos. Um modelo matemático foi desenvolvido e implementado a partir da aplicação dos princípios de conservação da massa e energia para cada um dos volumes de controle dos componentes da bancada. A modelagem considera também as equações de troca de calor, propriedades termodinâmicas e modelos físicos dos componentes, para prever condições de operação da bancada operando em regime permanente. Para a modelagem computacional utilizou-se o software EES-Engineering Equation Solver. O modelo resultante também foi utilizado no pré-dimensionamento dos subsistemas da bancada e na simulação de parâmetros característicos, a fim de delimitar a faixa de capacidades, bem como as variáveis de entrada e saída, necessárias ao controle do sistema. O dimensionamento e a seleção dos equipamentos e componentes foram efetuados com base no refrigerante R134a, como fluido de trabalho. No entanto, o modelo é compatível com a utilização de outros refrigerantes, tais como o R22, R407C, R410A, e outras misturas. O trabalho inclui um modelo para simular o comportamento em regime transiente do tanque inercial térmico com o intuito de estudar a estabilidade e o controle do sistema em regime permanente. A simulação demonstrou que a configuração da bancada garantirá estabilidade e reprodutibilidade dos experimentos nas eventuais variações das condições externas, diferindo, portanto, de grande parte dos sistemas de refrigeração convencionais. / [en] The present work deals with the design, modeling and simulation of a test bench used in evaluating the performance of components of vapor compression refrigeration systems. The mathematical model was developed and implemented based on the application of the conservation of mass and energy principles to each of the control volumes, heat transfer equations, thermodynamic properties for refrigerant and water and existing physical models for the system components were also applied. The software EES-Engineering Equation Solver was used as the computational platform. The resulting simulation program was initially used to size the test bench subsystems and to simulate characteristic parameters in order to determine the range of capacities and input and output variables. Refrigerant R-134a was the working substance considered when sizing and choosing system components, but the model can also be used with R22 refrigerants as well as R410A, R407C and others refrigerant mixtures. The work also includes a transient analysis of the thermal inertial tank with focus on the study of the operational control for the system being operated at steady state. The simulation showed that the layout of the test bench will warrant stability and reproducibility of experiments for eventual changes in the external condition, thus differing from typical conventional vapor compression refrigeration systems.

Este trabalho consiste em realizar um estudo detalhado das vantagens e desvantagens da utilização do FDM (Filter Diagonalization Method) para a análise de dados obtidos pela sequência de Precessão Livre no Estado Estacionário (Steady State Free Precession - SSFP) para aquisição rápida de espectros de Ressonância Magnética Nuclear (RMN). No caso de RMN de baixa resolução, o procedimento de aquisição rápida, SSFP, é uma poderosa ferramenta para melhorar a relação sinal/ruído, apresentando muitas aplicações práticas. Apesar desse sucesso em baixa resolução, a SSFP não é rotineiramente utilizada para aplicações em RMN de alta resolução, provavelmente devido ao (1) artefatos provenientes do truncamento do sinal e (2) as anomalias causadas pela mistura do FID com o eco dos sinais. Existem na literatura inúmeras possíveis técnicas para suprimir este tipo de problemas, porém, nenhuma delas é capaz de realmente eliminar as anomalias geradas devido ao procedimento de aquisição rápida da SSFP. O FDM é um método paramétrico não-linear para fitar sinais no domínio do tempo. Seu objetivo fundamental é resolver o Problema da Inversão Harmônica, HIP, tornando-se robusto e adequado para a análise espectral de sinais no domínio do tempo nos casos onde a Transformada de Fourier falha. Neste trabalho, demonstramos que o FDM pode ser implementado para análises de sinais SSFP, com mais eficiência que os obtidos pelos procedimentos padrões de TF. A temperatura ambiente, espectros de RMN 13C de amostras de brucina, obtidos com tempo entre pulsos de 100ms, podem ser reproduzidos com boa relação sinal/ruído e alta resolução por meio do FDM. A limitação da análise por FDM é mais relevante nos casos de espectros com alta densidade de picos em uma determinada região espectral. Nestes casos, o curto período de observação do sinal na janela do tempo impõe uma série de limitações na resolução obtida pelo FDM. / This work consists in a detailed study of the advantages and disadvantages of the use of the Filter Diagonalization Method, FDM, for data analysis in Steady State Free Precession, SSFP, technique, usually employed to implement fast acquisition of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, NMR, spectra. In the case of low resolution NMR using fast acquisition procedures, SSFP is a powerful tool to improve signal-to-noise ratio, presenting several important practical applications. Despite its success in the low resolution regime, SSFP is not a routine technique for high resolution applications, so far, mainly because of (1) truncation artifacts and (2) the intrinsic anomalies caused by admixture of free-induction-decay and echo signals. The literature reports many possible techniques to solve such kind of problems, but, none of them is capable to really eliminate the generated spectra anomalies caused by the fast acquisition procedure used in SSFP. FDM is a parametric method for non-liner fitting performed in the time domain. Its main goal is to solve the Harmonic Inversion Problem, HIP, making it robust and suitable for spectral analysis of time signals in the cases where the Fourier Transform, FT, technique fail. In this work we demonstrate that FDM can be used to implement the analysis of the SSFP data, with more efficiency than that achieve by appropriated FT procedures. Room temperature 13C NMR spectra of brucine samples, obtained from pulse sequences with 100 ms repetition time, can be reproduced with good signal-to-noise ratio and high resolution by means of the FDM. The limitation of the FDM analysis is more relevant in the case of spectra with a high density of peaks in a limited spectral frequency region. In these cases, the reduced short observation time window imposes serious limitation to the resolution achieved by the FDM.

A eletro-oxidação de ácido fórmico vem sendo discutida por muito tempo na literatura, em particular, a natureza do intermediário ativo no caminho direto tem sido debatida. Recentemente alguns grupos relataram novos aspectos deste processo por meio da análise da oxidação de ácido fórmico e sua dependência com o pH da solução. A maioria dos estudos, no entanto, foi realizado sob condições convencionais, ou seja, próximas ao estado de equilíbrio termodinâmico. Alternativamente, o sistema pode ser estudado longe do equilíbrio pelo controle da corrente, nessas condições a oxidação de moléculas orgânicas pequenas sobre platina pode apresentar a formação de padrões e mostrar comportamentos oscilatórios. Pelas condições drasticamente diferentes se poderia alcançar um melhor entendimento do rede complexo de reação, qual fica escondido em experimentos convencionais. Dessa maneira, a dependência do pH de oxidação de ácido fórmico foi revisitada em voltametria cíclica e estendida a uma ampla região de temperatura e condições oscilatórias. Algumas observações adicionais podem ser obtidas: a) a dependência do pH, como relatada anteriormente, pode ser reproduzida, reforçando a proposição do formiato mais provável como espécie ativa, em lugar do ácido fórmico; b) em meio ácido um terceiro caminho ao lado dos caminhos direito e indireto poderia ser ativo; c) padrões oscilatórios foram encontrados em meio alcalino e evidenciaram o carácter bloqueante de espécies oxigenadas como responsável pela formação de padrões; d) geralmente, todos os processos envolvidos diretamente ou indiretamente, podem ser muito propensos a variações pequenas no pH e temperatura da solução, que a atividade deles pode mudar significativamente e o sistema apresentar resultados diferentes sob condições similares. Adicionalmente, os estudos foram estendidos à oxidação de metanol, qual permitido um visto diferenciado na adsorção de espécies carbonáceas e oxigenadas, as quais principalmente poderiam ter caráter inibitório. Apesar disso, como os resultadas mostraram sob algumas condições, uma interação efetiva de ambas espécies via o mecanismo de Langmuir-Hinshelwood pode ocorrer, que o caminho direito da oxidação pode mostrar uma atividade mais alta e as padrões oscilatórios desaparecem. Observou-se ainda que o ácido fórmico produzido como subproduto parcialmente oxidado poderia ter um papel importante na reação da eletro-oxidação de metanol. Ao fim foi encontrado que não apenas ajustamentos como ligar platina com ouro pode melhorar o desempenho do catalisador pelos efeitos eletrônicos e ligantes, mas também modificações no conteúdo da solução, como a oxidação simultânea do ácido fórmico e metanol poderiam permitir um aumento no desempenho. Em ambos os casos a formação de CO pode ser oprimida, que o processo mais ativo, notadamente a oxidação direta do ácido fórmico é mais pronunciada. / The electro-oxidation of formic acid remained under discussion for a long time in literature, where especially the active intermediate in the direct oxidation pathway was discussed controversially. Recently some groups reported new insight by the analysis of the formic acid oxidation in dependence on the bulk solution pH. Yet, the majority of the studies are carried out under conventional conditions, which are close to the thermodynamic equilibrium. On the other hand the system can be driven far from equilibrium by controlling the current, conditions where the oxidation of small organic molecules over platinum may undergo pattern formation and show oscillatory behaviour. Due to the drastically different conditions one may get a better understanding of the complex reaction network, which remains hidden in conventional experiments. Thus, the pH dependence of formic acid oxidation was revisited under steady state voltammetry and extended to a wide temperature range and oscillating conditions. Here insight could be given in various points: a) the pH dependence, as reported earlier, could be reproduced and strongly suggests formate rather than formic acid as most active species; b) in acidic media a third pathway beside direct and indirect ones may be active; c) newly found oscillation patterns in alkaline media revealed the site blocking character of adsorbed water species as possible origin for pattern formation; and d) generally, all surface processes, which are directly or indirectly involved, can be very susceptible to small variations in the bulk solution pH and temperature, that their activity can change significantly and the system emerge different results under similar conditions. Further effort was done to extend the study to methanol oxidation, which allowed a differentiated view on the adsorption of carbonaceous and oxygenated species, which may have mostly inhibiting character. Yet, as the results showed under some conditions, an effective interaction of both species via Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechansim can be realized, that the direct oxidation pathway can undergo higher activity and oscillation patterns may cease. It could also be found, that the produced formic acid as partially oxidized by-product may have a crucial role in the reaction network of the electro-oxidation of methanol. At last it could be found, that not just adjustments like alloying of platinum with gold can enhance the catalyst performance by electronic and ligand effects, but also modifications in the solution content, such as simultaneous oxidation of formic acid and methanol allow an increasing performance. In both ways the formation of CO can be suppressed, that the most active process, namely the direct oxidation of formic acid is more pronounced.

Une résidence à long terme de lymphocytes T (LTs) au sein de la plupart des tissus non lymphoïdes a été récemment décrite, notamment à la suite d’infections. Ces cellules confèreraient à l’hôte une meilleure protection en cas de réinfection. À l'aide de deux approches expérimentales différentes, l'injection d'anticorps bloquant l’entrée des LTs dans les ganglions lymphatiques (LNs) et la génération de parabioses par chirurgie, nous avons pu mettre en évidence, à l’état basal, la résidence d’une proportion significative des LTs αβ mémoires CD4+, des LTs αβ régulateurs CD4+ et d’une sous-population des LTs γδ dans les organes lymphoïdes secondaires. Les LTs CD4+ régulateurs et mémoires résidents ont en commun de nombreuses caractéristiques phénotypiques et fonctionnelles, et partagent avec leurs homologues issus de tissus non lymphoïdes une signature transcriptionnelle commune de résidence. Les LTs γδ résidents, quant à eux, arborent des caractéristiques phénotypiques et fonctionnelles proches de celles des cellules du système immunitaire inné. Si le microbiote semble jouer un rôle important dans la résidence des LTs αβ CD4+ des plaques de Peyer (PPs), son rôle ne semble pas être prépondérant dans la résidence de ces cellules au sein des LNs. Comme dans de nombreux tissus non lymphoïdes, la sous-expression de S1PR1 pourrait en partie expliquer la résidence des LTs αβ CD4+. Par contre, les LTs γδ seraient, eux, retenus dans les tissus lymphoïdes de par des interactions étroites avec les macrophages. Enfin, la résidence des LTs αβ augmente avec l'âge au point que la majorité des LTs CD4+ régulateurs et mémoires des LNs et des PPs sont en fait résidents chez des souris âgées. Nos résultats montrent que la résidence des cellules T n'est pas seulement une caractéristique des tissus non lymphoïdes mais qu’elle peut être étendue aux organes lymphoïdes secondaires. Le rôle respectif de ces différentes populations de LTs devra être exploré. / In the last decade, numerous data have demonstrated the existence of T cells residing in non-lymphoid tissues, mostly after infectious diseases. These resident memory T cells may represent a first line of defense against pathogens at front-line sites of microbial exposure upon reinfection. Using two different experimental approaches such as the injection of integrin-neutralizing antibodies that inhibits the entry of circulating lymphocytes into lymph nodes and long-term parabiosis experiments, we have highlighted the long-term residence of a substantial proportion of regulatory and memory CD4 αβ T cells and γδ T cells within the secondary lymphoid organs of specific pathogen free mice. Resident γδ T cells display innate-like characteristics. Lymph node-resident regulatory and memory CD4 αβ T cells share many phenotypic and functional characteristics, including a core transcriptional profile, with their cell-counterparts from non-lymphoid tissues. Microbiota plays an important role in αβ T-cell residence in Peyer’s patches but only a small one if any in lymph nodes. Like in many non-lymphoid tissues, S1PR1 down-regulation may account forαβ T-cell residency within secondary lymphoid organs although other mechanisms may account for this especially in the case of lymph node memory CD4 T cells. Specific in vivo cell-depletion strategies have allowed us to demonstrate that macrophages are the main actors involved in the long-term retention of γδ T cells in secondary lymphoid organs. Strikingly, T-cell residence increases with age to the point that the majority of regulatory and memory CD4 αβ T cells from LNs and Peyer’s patches are in fact resident T cells in old mice. Altogether, our results show that T-cell residence is not only a hallmark of non-lymphoid tissues but can be extended to secondary lymphoid organs.

Submitted by JOSIANE SANTOS DE OLIVEIRA (josianeso) on 2018-12-12T13:10:44Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Felipe de Carli_.pdf: 6857644 bytes, checksum: 51df2faf2ff2365c2443afa4f23a4292 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-12T13:10:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Felipe de Carli_.pdf: 6857644 bytes, checksum: 51df2faf2ff2365c2443afa4f23a4292 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-10-26 / FATEC – Fundação de Apoio á Tecnologia e Ciência / A geração, transmissão e distribuição de energia elétrica têm papel chave no desenvolvimento econômico de um país. A qualidade e disponibilidade da energia elétrica relacionada a distribuição tem impacto direto na economia e na qualidade de vida das pessoas. Conceitos de Redes de Distribuição Inteligentes tem ganhado cada vez mais força com o intuito de melhorar a qualidade dos serviços prestados. A tensão em regime permanente é um dos principais parâmetros de qualidade de energia elétrica em redes de distribuição e muitas vezes o seu controle requer soluções de elevada complexidade e investimento. Tensões fora de especificação tem impactos negativos para os consumidores finais, uma vez que, podem gerar danos aos equipamentos, interrupção em serviços fundamentais, e inconvenientes para a sociedade. Desta forma, o presente trabalho busca desenvolver um protótipo de controle inteligente e dinâmico aplicado para reguladores de tensão de distribuição com a capacidade de coletar informações do perfil de consumo do alimentador, realizar o auto ajuste de seus parâmetros e enviar informações para o sistema de supervisão. O protótipo dividido em um módulo de controle e módulo fuzzy que foi desenvolvido em escala de laboratório. Baseado no carregamento do alimentador, o dispositivo é capaz de calcular os parâmetros básicos de auto-ajuste, ou seja, a temporização, faixa de insensibilidade e compensações de queda na linha. Os resultados globais desse trabalho mostram que o desenvolvimento de um controle dinâmico e inteligente para reguladores de tensão é viável e pode ser aplicado em redes de distribuição reais. O cálculo dos parâmetros de temporização, tensão de referência, compensação de queda na linha melhora o perfil de tensão de uma rede de distribuição, pois minimiza as oscilações de tensão em baixa e alto carregamento da linha, conforme testes realizados com dados de um alimentador real. Entende-se que os resultados globais deste trabalho servem de fundamento para um estudo técnico-econômico de ampliação desta estrutura de controle para outros reguladores de tensão de redes de distribuição. / The electricity generation, transmission, and distribution play a role key in the economic development of a country. The quality and availability of electricity related to distribution has a direct impact on the economy and people's quality of life. Concepts of smart grids has gained more strength in order to improve the quality of services provided. Steady-state voltage is one of the main quality parameters of electrical power in distribution grids and often its control requires solutions of high complexity and investment. Out-of-specification voltage have negative impacts on end-users, as it can cause damage to equipment, outage in key services, and inconvenience to community. In this way, the present work seeks to develop a prototype of intelligent and dynamic control applied to distribution voltage regulators with the ability to collect information of the feeder consumption profile, perform the self-tuning of its parameters and send information to supervisory system. The prototype divided into a control and fuzzy modules was developed on a laboratory scale. Based on loader readings, the device is able to calculate the basic parameters of self-adjustment, ie time delay, dead band and line drop compensation. The overall results of this work show that the development of a dynamic and smart control for step voltage regulators is feasible and can be applied in real distribution grid. The calculation of the time delay, reference voltage, line drop compensation improves the voltage profile of a distribution grid, as it minimizes voltage variations at low and high line loading, according to tests performed with data from a real feeder. It is understood that the overall results of this work serve as a basis for a technical-economic study to extend this control structure to other step voltage regulators in distribution grids.

Le travail de recherche s’intéresse au contrôle, par la lumière, des propriétés de la matière. Dans ce vaste domaine, notre équipe s’est focalisée sur les molécules organiques photochromes de type diaryléthène. Nous avons cherché à étudier des interactions de type métal-photochrome et aspirons ainsi à moduler les propriétés optiques, redox ou l’affinité des ligands pour un métal ou un ion. Un premier ligand biphotochrome de type terthiazole a été synthétisé, comportant une sphère de coordination de type Salen (N2O2) proche du cœur photochrome. Le ligand peut effectuer une réaction de photocyclisation ou un transfert de proton à l’état excité (ESIPT). Ces propriétés ont été étudiées par spectroscopie UV-Visible stationnaire et transitoire nanoseconde et femtoseconde. Ce ligand a été valorisé par la complexation et des calculs quantiques de type DFT ont permis d’apporter des éléments de réponse quant au quenching du photochromisme pour certains complexes. Une deuxième famille de photochrome-Salen a été synthétisée en éloignant la sphère de coordination du cœur photochrome. Une étude de l’influence de différents substituants sur les propriétés a été menée. Finalement, le travail se conclue par l’étude d’un système photochrome dont le potentiel redox est modulé par la réaction photochimique. Cette modulation du potentiel a permis de contrôler, par la lumière, un transfert d’électron entre le diaryléthène et un complexe métallique approprié. / This work is devoted to the design of novel photo-responsive systems. In this field of research, our team focuses on organic photochromic molecules called diarylethene. We try to understand the interactions between a metal and a photochromic ligand and aim to modulate the optical or redox properties or the affinity of the ligand towards a metal or an ion. We report here on the synthesis of a new biphotochromic terthiazole ligand, having a Salen type coordination sphere (N2O2) close to the photochromic core. The ligand can undergo either a photocyclization reaction or an excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT). These properties are studied by steady state or femto/nanosecond transient UV-Visible absorption spectroscopy. Complexes are obtained and DFT quantum calculations are undergo to explain the photochromic quenching of a few complexes. Then, a second family of Salen type photochromic ligands are synthesized, with the coordinating Salen sites being separated from the photochromic cores. The effect of substitution is studied. Finally, this work is concluded by a photochromic diarylethene whose redox potential can be switched by the photochemical reaction. This switching can then be used to photo-control an electron transfer between the diarylethene and an appropriate metal complex.

Orientador: Marcos Julio Rider Flores / Abstract: Electric distribution networks should be prepared to provide an economic and reliable service to all customers, as well as to integrate technologies related to distributed generation, energy storage, and plug-in electric vehicles. A proper representation of the electric distribution network operation, taking into account smart grid technologies, is key to accomplish these goals. This work presents mathematical formulations for the steady-state operation of electric distribution networks, which consider the unbalance of three-phase grids. Mathematical models of the operation of smart grid-related devices present in electric distribution networks are developed (e.g., volt-var control devices, energy storage systems, and plug-in electric vehicles). Furthermore, features related to the voltage dependency of loads, distributed generation, and voltage and thermal limits are also included. These formulations constitute a mathematical framework for optimization analysis of the electric distribution network operation, which could assist planners in decision-making processes. Different objectives related to technical and/or economic aspects can be pursued within the framework; in addition, the extension to multi-period and multi-scenario optimization is discussed. The presented models are built based on mixed integer linear programming formulations, avoiding the use of conventional mixed integer nonlinear formulations. The application of the presented framework is illustrated throughou... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Resumo: As redes de distribuição de energia elétrica devem estar preparadas para fornecer um serviço econômico e confiável a todos os clientes, bem como para integrar tecnologias relacionadas à geração distribuída, armazenamento de energia e veículos elétricos. Uma representação adequada da operação das redes de distribuição, considerando as tecnologias de redes inteligentes, é fundamental para atingir esses objetivos. Este trabalho apresenta formulações matemáticas para a operação em regime permanente das redes de distribuição, que consideram o desequilíbrio de redes trifásicas. Modelos matemáticos da operação de dispositivos relacionados à redes inteligentes presentes em redes de distribuição são desenvolvidos (e.g., dispositivos de controle volt-var, sistemas de armazenamento de energia e veículos elétricos). Além disso, características relacionadas à dependência da tensão das cargas, geração distribuída e limites térmico e de tensão também estão incluídos. Essas formulações constituem um marco matemático para a análise de otimização da operação das redes de distribuição de energia elétrica, o que possibilita modelar os processos de tomada de decisões. Objetivos diferentes relacionados a aspectos técnicos e/ou econômicos podem ser almejados dentro deste marco; Além disso, a extensão para otimização multi-período e multi-cenário é discutida. Os modelos apresentados são construídos com base em formulações de programação linear inteira mista, evitando o uso de formulações não-lineare... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Doutor