The thesis entitled “In situ crystallography and charge density analysis of phase transitions in complex inorganic sulfates” consists of six chapters. Structural changes exhibited by ferroic and conducting materials are studied as a function of temperature via in situ crystallography on the same single crystal. These unique experiments bring out the changes in the crystal system resulting in subtle changes in the complex polyhedra, distortions in bond lengths and bond angles, rotation of sulfate tetrahedral around metal atoms, phase separations and charge density features. The results provide new insights into the structural changes during the phase transition in terms of coordination changes, variable bond paths and variability in electrostatic potentials while suggesting possible reaction pathways hitherto unexplored. Chapter 1 gives a brief review of the basic features of structural phase transitions in terms of types of phase transitions, their mechanisms and related properties and outlines some of the key characterization techniques employed in structural phase transition studies like single crystal diffraction, thermal analysis, conductivity, dielectric relaxation, Raman spectroscopy and charge density studies. Chapter 2 deals with the group of compounds A3H(SO4)2, where A= Rb, NH4, K, Na which undergoes ferroelastic to paraelastic phase transitions with increase in temperature. Crystal structures of these compounds have been determined to a high degree of accuracy employing the same single crystal at room temperature at 100K and at higher temperatures. The data collection at 100K allows the examination of the ordered and disordered hydrogen atom positions. Rb3H(SO4)2 show two intermediate phases before reaching the paraelastic phase with increase in temperature. However, in case of (NH4)3H(SO4)2 and K3H(SO4)2, the paraelastic phase transition involves a single step. Chapter 3 deals with variable temperature in situ single crystal X-ray diffraction studies on fast super protonic conductors AHSO4, where A= Rb, NH4, K to characterize the structural phase transitions as well as the dehydration mechanism. The structure of KHSO4 at room temperature belongs to an orthorhombic crystal system with the space group symmetry Pbca and on heating to 463K it transforms to a C centered orthorhombic lattice, space group Cmca. The high temperature structure contain two crystallographically independent units of KHSO4 of which one KHSO4 unit is disordered at oxygen and hydrogen sites an shows a remarkable increase of sulfur oxygen bond distance – 1.753(4)Å. On heating to 475K, two units of disordered KHSO4 combine and loose one molecule of water to result in a structure K2S2O7 along with an ordered KHSO4 in a monoclinic system [space group P21/c]. On further heating to 485K two units of ordered KHSO4 combine, again to lose one water molecule to give K2S2O7 in a monoclinic crystal system [space group C2/c]. In the case of RbHSO4, both the high temperature structural phase transition and a serendipitous polymorph have been characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The room temperature structure is monoclinic, P21/n, and on heating the crystal insitu On the diffractometer to 460K the structure changes to an orthorhombic system [space group Pmmn]. On keeping the crystallization temperature at 80°C polymorph crystals of RbHSO4 were grown. In case of NH4HSO4 both the room temperature and high temperature structures are structurally similar to those in RbHSO4, but the transition temperature is found to be 413K. Chapter 4 deals with the crystal structure, ionic conduction, dielectric relaxation, Raman spectroscopy phase transition pf a fast ion conductor Na2Cd(SO4)2. The structure is monoclinic, space group C2/c, and is built up with inter connecting CdO6 octahedra and SO4 tetrahedra resulting in a framework structure. The mobile Na atoms are present in the framework, resulting in a high ionic conductivity. The conductivity measurement shows two phase transitions one at around 280°C, which was confirmed later from DTA, dielectric relaxation, high temperature powder diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. Chapter 5 describes the structure and in situ phase separation in two different bimetallic sulfates Na2Mn1.167(SO4)2S0.33O1.1672H2O and K4Cd3(SO4)5.3H2O. These compounds were synthesized keeping them as mimics of mineral structures. The structure of Na2Mn1.167(SO4)2S0.33O1.1672H2O is trigonal, space group R . The stiochiometry can be viewed as a combination of Na2Mn(SO4)22H2O resembling the mineral Krohnkite with an additional (Mn0.167S0.333O1.167) motif. On heating the parent compound on the diffractometer to 500K and keeping the capillary at this temperature for one hour, a remarkable structural phase separation occurs with one phase showing a single crystal-single crystal transition and the other generating a polycrystalline phase. The resulting single crystal spots can be indexed in a monoclinic C2/c space group and the structure determination unequivocally suggests the formation of Na2Mn(SO4)2, isostructural to Na2Cd(SO4)z. The mechanism follows the symmetry directed pathway from the rhombohedral → monoclinic symmetry with the removal of symmetry subsequent to the loss of the two coordinated water molecules. In case of K4Cd3(SO4)5.3H2O the structure belongs to the space group P21/n at room temperature and on heating to 500K and holding the capillary at this temperature for 60 minutes as before, the CCD images can be indexed in a cubic P213 space group after the phase separation, generating K2Cd2(SO4)3, belonging to the well known Langbeinite family, while the other phase is expected to be the sought after K2Cd(SO4)2. The possible pathways have been discussed. Chapter 6 reports the charge density studies of phase transitions in a type II langbeinite, Rb2Mn2(SO4)3. The structure displays two different phases, cubic at 200K, orthorhombic at 100K respectively. After multiple refinements it is found that there are significant differences in the actual bond path (Rij) and the conventional bond length. In the cubic phase the distortions in sulfate tetrahedral are more than in the orthorhombic phase which could be the expected driving force for the phase transition to occur. Appendix contains reprints of the work done on the structures of the following: a) Rb2Cd3(SO4)3(OH)2.2H2O: structural stability at 500 K b) Structure of (NH4)2Cd3(SO4)4.5H2O c) Structure of Rb2Cd3(SO4)4.5H2O

Ce travail concerne l'étude du polymorphisme, de la dynamique et des transitions de phases de cinq dérivés de l' adamantane : 1-fluoroadamantane, 1-adamantaneméthanol, 1,3-diméthyladamantane, 1,3-dibromoadamantane et 1,3-adamantanediol.Les diagrammes pression -température ont été établis pour la majorité de ces dérivés. Ces matériaux peuvent présenter une, voire plusieurs, transitions de phases. Le 1-fluoroadamantane, le 1,3-diméthyladamantane et le 1,3-adamantanediol possèdent une phase plastique avant fusion.Les structures de toutes les phases non plastiques ont été résolues principalement à partir de diagrammes de diffraction des rayons X sur poudre. Celles du 1,3-dibromoadamantane, et du 1,3-diméthyladamantane sont ordonnées. L'existence d'un désordre statistique concernant l'occupation du site d'un atome a été montrée pour les autres phases. L'atome de fluor du 1-fluoroadamantane peut occuper 4 (phases III et II) ou 8 sites (phase I). Dans le cas de la phase I du 1-adamantaneméthanol et de la phase II du 1,3-adamantanediol, la symétrie du réseau implique que l'atome d'hydrogène lié à l'oxygène se partage sur deux sites.Deux mécanismes de transition ordre-désordre par une relation de groupe à sous-groupe ont été montrés pour le cas du 1-fluoroadamantane et du 1-adamantaneméthanol en utilisant des techniques expérimentales complémentaires (DSC, DRX, RAMAN, GSH...). Le paramètre d'ordre de la transition résulte de la variation continue en fonction de la température de l'inclinaison du dipôle C-F pour le premier et, de la diminution de l'angle beta de la phase monoclinique jusqu'à 90°, pour le second.La dynamique moléculaire dans le cas du 1-fluoroadamantane a été étudiée par spectroscopie diélectrique. L'existence d'une double relaxation associée à deux mouvements de réorientations compatibles avec le réseau et la symétrie a été révélée. / This work deals with the study of the polymorphism, dynamics and phases transitions of five adamantane derivatives : 1-fluoroadamantane, 1-adamantanemethanol, 1,3-dimethyladamantane, 1,3-dibromoadamantane and 1,3-adamantanediol.Pressure-Temperature phase diagrams have been established for the majority of these derivatives. These materials may have one or more phase transitions. Plastic phases are observed before melting for 1-fluoroadamantane, 1,3-dimethyladamantane and 1,3-adamantanediol.The structures of all the non plastic phases have been solved, mainly from powder X-ray diffraction patterns. It is shown that 1,3-dibromoadamantane and 1,3-dimethyladamantane structures are ordered. Statistical disorder concerning the occupation of the site of one atom has been revealed in the other structures. The fluorine atom in 1-fluoroadamantane has four (phase III and II) or eight (phase I) possible equivalent sites. Due to the crystal symmetry of 1-adamantanemethanol (phase I ) and 1,3-adamantanediol (phase II), the hydrogen atom related to the oxygen atom is spitted on two sites.Two mechanisms of continuous order-disorder transitions through a group-subgroup relationship have been shown for the case of 1-fluoroadamantane and 1-adamantanemethanol using complementary experimental techniques (DSC, XRD, RAMAN, SHG ...). The order parameter of the transition results, by a continuous variation of the orientation of the C-F dipole for the first and, for the second, the continuous variation of the beta monoclinic angle down to 90°.Molecular dynamics in the case of 1-fluoroadamantane has been studied using dielectric spectroscopy. We have highlighted the existence of a double relaxation associated with two movements of reorientations compatible with the network and the symmetry.

Les travaux présentés dans ce manuscrit portent sur la conception, simulation et réalisation des nouvelles structures des commutateurs hyperfréquences basées sur l’intégration des couches minces des matériaux innovants fonctionnels tels que les matériaux à changement de phase (PCM) et les matériaux à transition de phase (PTM). Le principe de fonctionnement de ces composants repose sur le changement de résistivité présenter par ces matériaux. Nous avons exploité le changement de résistivité réversible du GeTe de la famille des matériaux à changement de phase (PCM) entre les deux états : amorphe à forte résistivité et cristallin à faible résistivité, pour réaliser une nouvelle structure d’un simple commutateur SPST. Ensuite, nous avons intégré ce commutateur dans une nouvelle structure de la matrice de commutation DPDT (Double Port Double Throw) à base de PCM pour l’application dans la charge utile du satellite. Nous avons utilisé la transition isolant-métal présenté par le dioxyde de vanadium (VO2) de la famille des matériaux à transition de phase, pour réaliser une nouvelle structure de commutateur simple à deux terminaux sur une très large bande de fréquence (100 MHz–220 GHz). / The work presented in this manuscript focuses on the design, simulation and realization of new microwave switches structures based on the integration of thin layers of innovative functional materials such as phase change materials (PCM) and phase transition materials. (PTM). The operating principle of these components is based on the change of resistivity present by these materials. We exploited the reversible resistivity change of GeTe of phase change materials family between the two states: amorphous with high resistivity and crystalline with low resistivity to realize a new structure of SPST switch. Then, we have integrated this switch structure on a new structure of DPDT (Double Port Double Throw) switch matrix based on phase change materials for application in satellite payload. We have used the insulatingmetal transition presented by the vanadium dioxide (VO2) of phase transition materials family to realize a new two terminals simple switch structure on a very wide frequency band (100 MHz–220 GHz).

Les films de ZrO2 pur sont déposés par MOCVD (Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition) en variant de nombreux paramètres du processus. L’influence des conditions de dépôt sur l’évolution de la microstructure (morphologies, structure cristalline/phase, texture et contrainte résiduelle) a été étudiée et clarifiée. Par des analyses approfondies des résultats expérimentaux, trois mécanismes typiques de croissance de dépôt de ZrO2 ont été proposées. Les contraintes de croissance de compression sont en relation directe avec la diffusion atomique et la quantité d’espèces piégées dans les films. La formation de la texture cristallographique est complexe et deux types de textures ont été analysées dans la phase tétragonale : la texture de fibre {1 1 0}t est contribuée par l’effet superplastique des nano-cristallites de ZrO2 et par la contrainte de croissance de compression ; tandis que la morphologie en facette est due à la croissance concurrentielle de différents plans cristallographiques. La stabilisation de la phase tétragonale de ZrO2 a été analysée et discutée. En plus de la taille critique des cristallites, la stabilisation de la phase tétragonale est favorisée par deux autres mécanismes : la grande quantité des défauts cristallins et la morphologie des cristallites. / Pure ZrO2 films were deposited by MOCVD (Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition) by varying the deposition parameters over large range. The influence of deposition conditions on the evolution of the microstructure (morphology, crystal structure / phase, texture and residual stress) was studied and clarified. Through careful study and analysis of experimental results, three typical mechanisms of deposition of ZrO2 have been proposed. The compressive growth stresses are directly related to atomic diffusion and the trapped-in effects during deposition. The formation of crystallographic texture is complex and two types of textures were analyzed in the tetragonal phase: the fiber texture {1 1 0}t is supposed to be the result of the effect of superplastic of ZrO2 nano-crystallites and the compressive growth stress, while the facet morphology (the {0 1 1}t fiber) is due to the competitive growth of different crystallographic planes. The stabilization of the tetragonal phase of ZrO2 was analyzed and discussed. In addition to the critical size of crystallites, the stabilization of the tetragonal phase can be favored by two mechanisms: the large amount of crystal defects and morphology of crystallites.

In this thesis, the superconductive and superresistive properties of thin percolating films of lead nanoclusters are presented. The samples were created by depositing clusters from an inert gas aggregation cluster source onto substrates held at either room temperature or 10K. Observations of the characteristic behaviours of the samples were made through R(T ) and V (I) measurements. Several interesting features were observed - smooth and discrete steps in the R(I) curves, hysteresis between increasing and decreasing bias currents, and non-zero resistances at superconducting temperatures. Explanations are proposed in terms of theoretical models of several phenomena - phase slips, phase slip centres and hotspots - which have seen little prior application to percolating systems in literature.

Pile groups are often used to provide support for structures. Capping a pile group further adds to the system's resistance due to the passive earth pressure from surrounding backfill. While ultimate passive earth pressure under static loading conditions can be readily calculated using several different theories, the effects of cyclic and dynamic loading on the passive earth pressure response are less understood. Data derived from the full-scale testing of a pile cap system with a densely compacted sand backfill under static, cyclic, and dynamic loadings was analyzed with particular focus on soil pressures measured directly using pressure plates. Based on the testing and analyses, it was observed that under slow, cyclic loading, the backfill stiffness was relatively constant. Under faster, dynamic loading, the observed backfill stiffness decreased in a relatively linear fashion. During cyclic and dynamic loading, the pile cap gradually developed a residual offset from its initial position, accompanied by a reduction in backfill force. While the pile cap and backfill appeared to move integrally during static and cyclic loadings, during dynamic loading the backfill exhibited out-of-phase movement relative to the pile cap. Observed losses in backfill contact force were associated with both cyclic softening and dynamic out-of-phase effects. Force losses due to dynamic loading increased with increasing frequency (which corresponded to larger displacements). Losses due to dynamic loading were offset somewhat by increases in peak force due to damping. The increase in contact force due to damping was observed to be relatively proportional to increasing frequency. When quantifying passive earth forces with cyclic/dynamic losses without damping, the Mononobe-Okabe (M-O) equation with a 0.75 or 0.8 multiplier applied to the peak ground acceleration can be used to obtain a reasonable estimate of the force. When including increases in resistance due to damping, a 0.6 multiplier can similarly be used.

Escoamentos gás-líquido assim como escoamento líquido-líquido-gás em duto de geometria anular estão presentes em muitas aplicações industriais, por exemplo, em poços de petróleo direcionais. No entanto, até mesmo características globais de escoamento gás-líquido nessa geometria, como os padrões de escoamento ou gradiente de pressão, não são ainda totalmente compreendidas. E ainda, informações são escassas quando se refere a escoamento trifásico nessa geometria, cuja aplicação está relacionada ao fenômeno de inversão de fase, que é de extrema importância não apenas para ao setor petrolífero, como para a indústria alimentícia. O presente estudo experimental tem como objetivo avaliar o escoamento líquido-gás, apresentar dados inéditos de escoamento gás-líquido para três viscosidades de óleo, além de avaliar o fenômeno de inversão de fase em escoamento ascendente vertical em duto anular de grande diâmetro. Um aparato experimental inclinável com 10,5 m de comprimento foi projetado e construído para este trabalho. As dimensões radiais do duto anular estão em escala real, conforme se verifica em poços de petróleo e gás. A investigação em escoamento gás-líquido foi conduzida utilizando água, óleo e ar comprimido como fluidos de trabalho em escoamento ascendente vertical em duas geometrias: (i) um tubo com diâmetro de 95 mm e (ii) um duto de configuração anular e concêntrico, com diâmetro hidráulico de valor igual ao diâmetro do tubo. A avaliação do fenômeno de inversão de fase em escoamento trifásico foi conduzida em condições equivalentes em três geometrias: (i) tubo vertical menor com diâmetro de 50 mm, (ii) tubo com diâmetro de 95 mm e (iii) um duto anular concêntrico. Padrões de escoamento, queda de pressão e fração volumétrica de fase foram obtidos para ambos os escoamentos gás-líquido e líquido-líquido-gás. Os dados coletados nesse trabalho são de grande importância para o desenvolvimento de novas correlações de fechamento, que são essenciais para o projeto otimizado de poços de petróleo. Dados inéditos de escoamento bifásico óleo-gás são apresentados, bem como um estudo pioneiro em inversão de fase em escoamento trifásico com velocidade superficial de gás e viscosidade do óleo elevadas. / Two-phase flows as well as three-phase flow in annular geometry are present in many industrial applications, for example in oil directional wells. However, even global characteristics of gas-liquid flow in this geometry, such as flow patterns and pressure gradient are not fully understood. Moreover, information is scarce when it refers to three-phase flow in this geometry, which application is related to the phase inversion phenomenon, which is of extreme importance and not only for the oil industry. This experimental study aims to evaluate the liquid-gas flow, present new data from gas-liquid flow for three oil viscosities and evaluate the phase inversion phenomenon in vertical upward flow in large diameter annular duct. An experimental apparatus with 10.5 m length was designed and built for this work. The radial dimensions of the annular duct are similar to full scale, as observed in oil and gas wells. The investigation into gas-liquid flow was conducted using water, oil and compressed air as working fluids in an ascending vertical flow in two geometries: (i) a tube with 95 mm diameter and (ii) a concentric annular duct with hydraulic diameter equivalent to the tube internal diameter. The evaluation of the phase inversion phenomenon in three-phase flow was conducted under equivalent conditions for three geometries: (i) smaller vertical tube with 50 mm of internal diameter, (ii) tube with 95 mm of internal diameter and (iii) concentric annular duct with hydraulic diameter of 95 mm. Flow patterns, pressure drop and volumetric phase fraction were obtained for both gas-liquid and gas-liquid-liquid flows. The data collected in this study are of great importance for the development of new closing correlations, which are essential for the optimized design of oil wells. New two-phase flow data for three oil viscosities, not found in the literature, are presented as well as a pioneer study in three-phase-flow phase inversion with high oil viscosity and high superficial gas velocity.

The growing demand for the development of efficient miniature cooling systems has led to stimulating numerous investigations on two-phase flow boiling in small to microscale tubes. Because of the variation in properties of synthetic cooling fluids, this causes an inaccuracy of existing flow boiling prediction models or correlations in the literature to interpolate or extrapolate the two-phase flow boiling heat transfer and pressure drop. The purpose of this investigation was to study experimentally the parametric aspects of flow boiling characteristics inside vertical stainless-steel tubes with four different internal diameters (1.1, 2.01, 2.88 and 4.26 mm). The R245fa (1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, HFC-245fa) was used as working fluid. The experiments were carried out under a system pressure range of 185 - 310 kPa (which correspond to a saturation temperature range of 31 - 46 °C), mass flux range of 200 - 500 kg/m²s, heat flux range of 3 - 188.5 kW/m², vapour quality up to the onset of dryout and 5 K inlet subcooling. Flow pattern visualisations, two-phase pressure drops and saturated flow boiling heat transfer coefficients were presented. The experimental data of R134a employed for comparison is acquired from the previous studies of Huo et al. (2007), Shiferaw et al. (2011) and Mahmoud et al. (2014a). These studies were carried out in the same experimental facility and under the similar operating conditions. The Two-phase flow regimes inside four tubes were visualised in a borosilicate glass tube located at the heated section outlet to capture the dominant flow patterns which assist to elucidate the heat transfer results. The flow boiling visualisation was recorded by a high-speed camera with experiments of increasing and decreasing heat flux. The four observed flow regimes are identified as bubbly flow, slug flow, churn flow and annular flow. In increasing heat flux experiments, the churn and annular flows were only the dominant patterns in all four tubes. The slug flow was often discerned at lower mass flux except for the tube of 1.1 mm where it was not observed at all. This is contrary to decreasing heat flux experiments where all flow patterns including the bubble flow were observed in all the tubes. This shows a strong impact of hysteresis, which is a result of nucleation sites remained active as the heat flux is reduced. The flow patterns and transition boundaries for R245fa are affected by mass flux, system pressure, and tube diameter. The vapour quality corresponding to flow pattern transition boundary tends to decrease with increasing mass flux and tends to increase with increasing system pressure and decreasing tube diameter. Except for the bubbly-slug boundary, its vapour quality decreases with decreasing tube diameter. The experimental flow pattern maps of R245fa were fairly predicted with the predictive models developed for mini- and micro-channels by Tibiriçá et al. (2017). The two-phase pressure drop of R245fa is affected by mass flux, heat flux, system pressure, tube diameter and surface topography. The two-phase pressure drop increases with increasing mass flux and heat flux (vapour quality) and decreases with increasing system pressure and tube diameter. The two-phase pressure drop of the coated tube is higher than that of the uncoated tube. This is attributed to the coated tube having a higher surface roughness compared to the uncoated tube. The comparison between R245fa and R134a shows that the measured two-phase pressure drop of R245fa is dramatically higher than that of R134a. This arises from the difference in physical properties of the two fluids. The experimental data of two-phase pressure drop for 4.26 mm tube were reasonably predicted by Müller-Steinhagen and Heck (1986) correlation. Further, the experimental data of 2.88 mm and 2.01 mm tubes were well predicted by Chisholm (1973a), and Kim and Mudawar (2013), respectively. The experimental data of 1.1 mm tube were not well predicted by any of the selected predictive methods. The local heat transfer coefficient of all tubes increases with increasing heat flux for low and intermediate vapour qualities. After this vapour qualities, the heat flux effect diminishes. Then, the local heat transfer coefficient increased slightly with vapour quality, especially for higher heat flux near the outlet of the tube. However, the dryout inception in the 1.1 mm tube occurs after the intermediate vapour quality value and expands along the high vapour quality region. The behaviour of the local heat transfer coefficients of 1.1 and 2.88 mm tube is slightly dependent on the mass flux and vapour quality. Contrarily, there is insignificant effect of mass flux along 2.01 and 4.26 mm tube. This gives an indication of the contribution of nucleate boiling in the heat transfer process at lower and medium heat fluxes and nucleate boiling plus convective evaporation at higher heat fluxes near the tube outlet. Further, the local heat transfer coefficient increases as the system pressure increases. The tube diameter has a strong influence on the enhancement of local heat transfer coefficient. The enhancement in average heat transfer coefficient approaches 83% when the tube diameter is reduced from 4.26 to 1.1 mm. The trend of the local heat transfer coefficient of R134a was almost similar to that of R245fa with the exception of local dryout. The average heat transfer coefficient of R134a is about 106-151% larger than that of R245fa for the operational range studied. The dominant heat transfer mechanism is also represented by nucleate boiling for both fluids, particularly for 4.26 mm tube tested in this study. Also, the average heat transfer coefficient was enhanced by 33% when the inner tube surface coated with a copper coating. Finally, the correlation of Fang et al. (2017) predicted all experimental data for the four tubes with fair and similar accuracy.

A dissertação aborda o desenvolvimento e testes de um conversor eletromagnético de 3 para 5 fases, sendo inicialmente avaliadas configurações conhecidas usando vários tipos de ligações. Foi desenvolvido um modelo baseado em resistências e indutâncias próprias e mútuas, para as quais caminhos de fluxo magnético através do núcleo de aço silício e também através do ar em torno dos enrolamentos foram considerados. Com base no modelo desenvolvido e nos resultados das simulações realizadas com o modelo, na sequência, foi projetado e construído um protótipo. O projeto levou em conta aspectos como equilíbrio de tensão nos secundários sob carga, aproveitamento do material dos enrolamentos e do núcleo, assim como a facilidade de conexão dos enrolamentos. Para as simulações do modelo utilizou-se o software Micro- Cap, tendo sido avaliado o equilíbrio nas tensões de saída do conversor sob carga equilibrada e desequilibrada, além de avaliar seu comportamento diante de falhas (abertura) de uma das fases da carga dos secundários. Os resultados das simulações foram comparados com os ensaios realizados no protótipo utilizando cargas resistivas e também um motor de indução pentafásico, tendo sido observada uma boa concordância entre ambos. Para as cargas resistivas utilizadas nos ensaios, as tensões ficaram muito próximas da simulação, mantendo as tensões nos secundários dentro de níveis aceitáveis de desequilíbrio. Contudo, na operação sob falha em uma das fases da carga, o nível de desequilíbrio de tensão apresentou-se acima do aceitável. Já para o motor de indução pentafásico utilizado nos ensaios, as tensões nos secundários apresentaram níveis aceitáveis de desequilíbrio, mesmo na operação sob falha em uma das fases da carga e independente da conexão dos enrolamentos primários. Finalmente, a indução no núcleo do conversor foi avaliada, sendo que em todos os ensaios e simulações, os valores máximos nas colunas do transformador não ultrapassaram os limites projetados, mostrando que não houve efeitos significativos de saturação e assim mantendo níveis aceitáveis de perdas no ferro. / This work addresses the development and test of an electromagnetic converter which can convert a three-phase system into a five-phase system. Initially, known configurations are evaluated which use several different types of connections. A prototype was designed and built considering aspects such as (1) voltage balanced under load on the secondary side, (2) utilization of the conductor and core material, and (3) difficulty to connect the windings. In order to evaluate the performance of the converter, a model was developed which is based on resistances, self inductance, and mutual inductances; for the determination of these inductances, the flux paths through the yokes and also through the air space surrounding the windings have been considered, besides the iron characteristic. The model was implemented using the software Micro-Cap, being assessed the voltage balance on the secondary side under balanced and also unbalanced load; in addition, the performance was evaluated under the occurrence of a fault on the secondary side (loss of one phase). The results obtained through simulations were compared with practical results measured on the prototype connected to a resistive load and also to a five-phase induction machine, being a good agreement between both results observed. For the resistive loads used during the tests, the voltages were very close to the predicted values, being the output voltages within an acceptable level of unbalance. However, for the operation under fault in one phase, the secondary voltages showed not acceptable unbalance. For the operation of the induction machine, the secondary voltages showed acceptable unbalance, even for the operation under fault and for all types of connection on the primary side. Finally, the induction in the magnetic yokes of the converter was investigated; in all tests and simulations, the maximal values in the magnetic parts did not surpass the design limits, ensuring that no significant saturation effects took place and thus keeping the magnetic losses within acceptable limits.

Les phases topologiques sont des phases qui existent au delà du paradigme de Ginzburg-Landau qui dominait jusqu’à présent la compréhension des phases et transitions de phases qui apparaissent dans les systèmes de matière condensée. Des exemples paradigmatiques ont été créés pour établir un nouveau socle théorique qui rend compte de cet aspect topologique. La phase de Haldane de spin 1 est l’exemple souvent retenu pour les systèmes unidimensionnels.La présente thèse propose d’étudier cette phase et de lui trouver des généralisations en se concentrant sur l’étude d’un moyen de l’implémenter expérimentalement à l’aide d’atomes alcalino-terreux fermioniques ultra-froids qui présentent la symétrie SU(N). Le modèle qui explique cette expérience, dit de double-puits car il décrit un réseau de deux chaînes en interactions, est analysé dans son régime de couplage faible, de couplage fort et par l’outil numérique. Au demi-remplissage, et dans le régime où les répulsions entre particules au sein d’un même puits, et entre puits qui se font face, sont importantes, une phase topologiqueprotégée par la symétrie de type Haldane est systématiquement attendue pour tout N, dont la phase "chirale" Haldane. Le modèle effectif obtenu lorsque N Æ 3, l’échelle de spin 3-3bar (à deux chaînes de spins, l’une dans la représentation fondamentale de SU(3), l’autre dans sa représentation conjuguée), y est détaillée. / Topological phases exist beyond the standard Ginzburg-Landau paradigmthat dominated the understanding of phases and phase transitions in condensed matter systems. Paradigmatic examples have been derived to establish a new theoretical basis that takes into consideration these topological aspects. The spin 1 Haldane phase is one of them for the unidimensional case. The present thesis aims to study this phase as well as its suggested generalizations by focusing on a way to implement them experimentally using ultracold fermionic alkaline-earth atoms, that involve an internal SU(N) symmetry. The model describing the experiment is called the double-well model and depicts a lattice of two interacting chains. The model is analysed at weak coupling, strong coupling and using a numerical tool. At half-filling and inthe regime of srong repulsions between particles in the same well as well as two facing wells, a Haldane-like symmetry-protected topological phase is systematically expected for all N, including the "chiral" Haldane phase. The effective model obtained when N Æ 3 is the 3-3bar ladder model (describing two spin chains, one in the fondamental representation of SU(N), and the other in its conjuguate) and is particulary explored.