Les travaux développés durant cette thèse concernent la détection et l'identification des défauts simples et multiples d'ouverture des transistors dans un convertisseur statique associé à une machine asynchrone. Pour aborder cette problématique, nous avons commencé par l'analyse des potentialités, des faiblesses et des incertitudes des techniques qui ont initiés notre démarche. Ensuite, nous avons présenté deux méthodologies permettant d'analyser les performances du moteur asynchrone en présence des défauts dans une ou plusieurs cellules de commutation. Cette étude préliminaire nous a permis ainsi de proposer deux nouvelles stratégies de diagnostic sans référence basées sur l'approche signal. Les signaux électriques (courants ou tensions) disponibles à la sortie du convertisseur statique sont utilisés pour alimenter le processus de diagnostic. La première stratégie retenue est basée sur l'analyse qualitative des tensions de sortie entre phases du convertisseur et des signaux de commande appliqués aux transistors pendant les instants de commutation. Grâce à une représentation instantanée de ces grandeurs, à l'échelle de la période de découpage, nous avons pu mettre en évidence des caractéristiques favorables à la détection des défauts simples et multiples d'ouverture des transistors. L'implémentation pratique de cette première approche a été réalisée au moyen d'une technologie analogique permettant ainsi de minimiser le temps de retard à la détection jusqu'à quelques dizaines de microsecondes. / The main goal of this thesis concerns the detection and identification of simple and multiple open-circuit faults in voltage source inverters (VSIs)-fed induction motor drives. In first step, the potentialities, the weaknesses as well as the uncertainties of the previously published works have been discussed. The second step was dedicated to the study of the inverter faults impact on the induction motor. For this purpose, we have proposed two methodologies permitting the characterization of the electromagnetic torque behaviour as well as the electric variables of the induction motor under the open- and short-circuit faults. These preliminary studies allowed to propose two novel signal-based approaches for open-circuit fault diagnosis in voltage source inverter. The measured outputs inverter voltages and currents have been used as the input quantities for the fault detection and identification (FDI) process. The first approach consists in analyzing the pulse-width modulation (PWM) switching signals and the line-to-line voltage levels during the switching times, under both healthy and faulty operating conditions. For this purpose, we have adopted an instantaneous representation of these variables, which permits their analysis over one switching period. The fault diagnosis scheme is achieved using simple analog device. This circuit allows an accurate single and multiple faults diagnosis, and a minimization of the fault detection time which becomes about a few tens of microseconds.

Pulse width modulation (PWM) voltage source converters (VSC) are one type of motor drives that have become popular because they enable precise control of speed and torque in medium voltage motors. However, these drives are known to have adverse effects on the insulation system particularly on conductive armour tape (CAT) and semi-conductive stress grading tape (SGT). These tapes, which are crucial components of the insulation system, control the surface electrical stresses in the stator slot and in the end portion of the form-wound coils outside the grounded stator. The material properties of CAT and SGT and the methods by which they are applied on form-wound motor coils are traditionally designed for power frequency, or a 60 Hz sinusoidal voltage. However, because of the high frequencies associated with the repetition rate and the fast rise time of the PWM pulses, elevated electrical and thermal stresses develop in these tapes, which can lead to premature insulation failure. Little research has been conducted with respect to understanding the mechanism of dielectric heating as a function of frequency and repetitive pulse characteristics. The material characterization of CAT and SGT is a vital part of an investigation of the performance of the stress relief system at high frequencies. In this study, the anisotropic dielectric properties of CAT and SGT have been measured in dc and ac and in low and high electric fields. The laboratory experiments for determining the material characteristics are discussed and the results analyzed. According to the ac space charge limited field (SCLF) theory, the maximum ac tangential component of the electric field in a nonlinear resistive SGT on medium voltage form-wound motor coils can be predicted from the field dependent electrical conductivity and the frequency. However, the SCLF theory cannot predict the total electric field (vector sum of the tangential and normal components) in the air adjacent to the surface of the tapes. Simulations of the electric field using a finite element method (FEM), is one of the best ways of finding the resultant electric field distribution in the air space adjacent to the SGT. However, prior to this study, researchers simplified the modelling of the stress relief system to avoid the convergence problems that develop due to the nonlinearity of the SGT conductivity as a function of the electric field, and also because of the geometry and dimensions of the tapes when their depths are orders of magnitude smaller than the other dimensions associated with form-wound coils. For modelling the stress grading (SG) system at power frequency and at the rated voltage, the dc isotropic conductivity of the SGT and CAT has also been extensively investigated. However, relatively little work has been done with respect to the ac electrical behaviour of these materials and dc modelling cannot reflect the effects of high-frequency stresses on the machine insulation. In this study, comprehensive transient FEM modelling has been developed in order to simulate the insulation system with nonlinear field dependent materials. The actual dimensions of the components are applied in the model, and the appropriate material parameters for the FEM simulations are extracted from the experimental test results. One crucial point that has not been considered in previous studies is the effect of the component of the electric field that is normal to the surface of the coil. In most studies, only the tangential component of the electric field is considered; however, in this study, both components and the resultant electric field are computed. The surface tangential field is calculated with reference to the gradient of the surface potential as measured with an electrostatic voltmeter. It is shown that this technique can provide a reasonable estimate for the tangential field along the SG system, but not without limitations, which are discussed in detail. Based on laboratory work and analytical analysis, this research has successfully determined the relationship between the thermal effect of the PWM voltage and the other repetitive fast pulses, such as square wave and impulse voltages. The influence of the pulse characteristics on the development of stresses has also thoroughly investigated, and the results are presented. A coupled electric and thermal model that incorporates the finite element method (FEM) is used as a means of studying thermal stresses and determining appropriate remedies. However, using transient analysis as an approach for finding the temperature profile associated with high repetitive impulses (1-10 kHz) and fast rise times (~200 ns) is both difficult and impractical. According to these considerations, an alternative method has been developed from stationary analyses based on two sinusoidal voltages of different frequencies. The frequency and amplitude of these sinusoids are measured relative to the switching frequency, signal power, and nonlinearity of the system, and the results of the simulation are then verified experimentally, thus showing the efficacy of this method. This research also concluded that a capacitive SG system with conductive foil embedded in the groundwall insulation can be a practical alternative to a conventional SGT of form-wound coils in inverter fed motors. The performance of the capacitive SG scheme is independent of frequency and can therefore provide the required mitigation of the stress caused by repetitive fast pulses. The results of the evaluation of this system with respect to qualification tests demonstrate the effectiveness of the system.

Series Active Filters (SAF) are designed for harmonic isolation and load voltage regulation of single-phase and three-phase voltage harmonic source type nonlinear loads. The novel Absolute Value Method (AVM) for load voltage harmonic extraction is proposed and applied in the control algorithm of SAF. The SAF compensated systems are represented by simplified linear models such that SAF controller gains can be easily determined. Harmonic isolation and load voltage regulation performances of 2.5 kW single-phase and 10 kW three-phase SAF compensated systems are evaluated by detailed simulations. Laboratory prototype single-phase and three-phase SAFs and loads are designed and manufactured. Digital signal processor based control platform is employed. Exclusive laboratory tests are conducted. Via laboratory experiments and simulations it is shown that AVM yields superior harmonic isolation and load voltage regulation performance compared to the conventional low/high pass filtering method. Theory, simulations, and experiments are well correlated and illustrate the feasibility of the proposed method.

A voltage source inverter is commonly used to supply a variable frequency variable voltage to a three phase induction motor in a variable speed application. A suitable pulse width modulation (PWM) technique is employed to obtain the required output voltage in the line side of the inverter. Real-time methods for PWM generation can be broadly classified into triangle comparison based PWM (TCPWM) and space vector based PWM (SVPWM). In TCPWM methods such as sine-triangle PWM, three phase reference modulating signals are compared against a common triangular carrier to generate the PWM signals for the three phases. In SVPWM methods, a revolving reference voltage vector is provided as voltage reference instead of three phase modulating waves. The magnitude and frequency of the fundamental component in the line side are controlled by the magnitude and frequency, respectively, of the reference vector. The fundamental line side voltage is proportional to the reference magnitude during linear modulation. With sine-triangle PWM, the highest possible peak phase fundamental voltage is 0.5Vdc, where Vdc is the DC bus voltage, in the linear modulation zone. With techniques such as third harmonic injection PWM and space vector based PWM, the peak phase fundamental voltage can be as high as (formula) (i.e., 0:577Vdc)during linear modulation. To increase the line side voltage further, the operation of the VSI must be extended into the overmodulation region. The overmodulation region extends upto the six-step mode, which gives the highest possible ac voltage for a given (formula). In TCPWM based methods, increasing the reference magnitude beyond a certain level leads to pulse dropping, and gradually leads to six-step operation. However, in SVPWM methods, an overmodulation algorithm is required for controlling the line-side voltage during overmodulation and to achieve a smooth transition from PWM to six-step mode. Numerous overmodulation algorithms have been proposed in the literature for space vector modulated inverter. A well known algorithm among these divides the overmodulation zone into two zones, namely zone-I and zone-II. This is termed as the 'existing overmodulation algorithm' here. This algorithm is modified in the present work to reduce computational burden without much increase in the line current distortion. During overmodulation, the fundamental line side voltage and the reference magnitude are not proportional, which is undesirable from the control point of view. The present work ensures a linear relationship between the two. Apart from the fundamental component, the inverter output voltage mainly consists of harmonic components at high frequencies (around switching frequency and the integral multiples) during linear modulation. However, during overmodulation, low order harmonic components such as 5th, 7th, 11th, 13th etc., are also present in the output voltage. These low order harmonic voltages lead to low order harmonic currents in the motor. The sum of the lower order harmonic currents is termed as 'lower order current ripple'. The present thesis proposes a method for estimation of lower order current ripple in real-time. In closed loop current control, the motor current is fed back to the current controller. During overmodulation, the motor current contains low order harmonics, which appear in the current error fed to the controller. These harmonic currents are amplified by the current error amplifier deteriorating the performance of the drive. It is possible to filter the lower order harmonic currents before being fed back. However, filtering introduces delay in the current loop, and reduces the bandwidth even during linear modulation. In the present work, the estimated lower order current ripple is subtracted from the measured current before the latter is fed back to the controller. The estimation of lower order current ripple and the proposed current control are verified through simulation using MATLAB/SIMULINK and also experimentally on a laboratory prototype. The experimental setup comprises of a field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) based digital controller, an IGBT based inverter and a four-pole squirrel cage induction motor. (Pl refer the original document for formula)

Pulse width modulation (PWM) voltage source converters (VSC) are one type of motor drives that have become popular because they enable precise control of speed and torque in medium voltage motors. However, these drives are known to have adverse effects on the insulation system particularly on conductive armour tape (CAT) and semi-conductive stress grading tape (SGT). These tapes, which are crucial components of the insulation system, control the surface electrical stresses in the stator slot and in the end portion of the form-wound coils outside the grounded stator. The material properties of CAT and SGT and the methods by which they are applied on form-wound motor coils are traditionally designed for power frequency, or a 60 Hz sinusoidal voltage. However, because of the high frequencies associated with the repetition rate and the fast rise time of the PWM pulses, elevated electrical and thermal stresses develop in these tapes, which can lead to premature insulation failure. Little research has been conducted with respect to understanding the mechanism of dielectric heating as a function of frequency and repetitive pulse characteristics. The material characterization of CAT and SGT is a vital part of an investigation of the performance of the stress relief system at high frequencies. In this study, the anisotropic dielectric properties of CAT and SGT have been measured in dc and ac and in low and high electric fields. The laboratory experiments for determining the material characteristics are discussed and the results analyzed. According to the ac space charge limited field (SCLF) theory, the maximum ac tangential component of the electric field in a nonlinear resistive SGT on medium voltage form-wound motor coils can be predicted from the field dependent electrical conductivity and the frequency. However, the SCLF theory cannot predict the total electric field (vector sum of the tangential and normal components) in the air adjacent to the surface of the tapes. Simulations of the electric field using a finite element method (FEM), is one of the best ways of finding the resultant electric field distribution in the air space adjacent to the SGT. However, prior to this study, researchers simplified the modelling of the stress relief system to avoid the convergence problems that develop due to the nonlinearity of the SGT conductivity as a function of the electric field, and also because of the geometry and dimensions of the tapes when their depths are orders of magnitude smaller than the other dimensions associated with form-wound coils. For modelling the stress grading (SG) system at power frequency and at the rated voltage, the dc isotropic conductivity of the SGT and CAT has also been extensively investigated. However, relatively little work has been done with respect to the ac electrical behaviour of these materials and dc modelling cannot reflect the effects of high-frequency stresses on the machine insulation. In this study, comprehensive transient FEM modelling has been developed in order to simulate the insulation system with nonlinear field dependent materials. The actual dimensions of the components are applied in the model, and the appropriate material parameters for the FEM simulations are extracted from the experimental test results. One crucial point that has not been considered in previous studies is the effect of the component of the electric field that is normal to the surface of the coil. In most studies, only the tangential component of the electric field is considered; however, in this study, both components and the resultant electric field are computed. The surface tangential field is calculated with reference to the gradient of the surface potential as measured with an electrostatic voltmeter. It is shown that this technique can provide a reasonable estimate for the tangential field along the SG system, but not without limitations, which are discussed in detail. Based on laboratory work and analytical analysis, this research has successfully determined the relationship between the thermal effect of the PWM voltage and the other repetitive fast pulses, such as square wave and impulse voltages. The influence of the pulse characteristics on the development of stresses has also thoroughly investigated, and the results are presented. A coupled electric and thermal model that incorporates the finite element method (FEM) is used as a means of studying thermal stresses and determining appropriate remedies. However, using transient analysis as an approach for finding the temperature profile associated with high repetitive impulses (1-10 kHz) and fast rise times (~200 ns) is both difficult and impractical. According to these considerations, an alternative method has been developed from stationary analyses based on two sinusoidal voltages of different frequencies. The frequency and amplitude of these sinusoids are measured relative to the switching frequency, signal power, and nonlinearity of the system, and the results of the simulation are then verified experimentally, thus showing the efficacy of this method. This research also concluded that a capacitive SG system with conductive foil embedded in the groundwall insulation can be a practical alternative to a conventional SGT of form-wound coils in inverter fed motors. The performance of the capacitive SG scheme is independent of frequency and can therefore provide the required mitigation of the stress caused by repetitive fast pulses. The results of the evaluation of this system with respect to qualification tests demonstrate the effectiveness of the system.

Στόχος της παρούσας διπλωματικής εργασίας είναι η εργαστηριακή εξομοίωση της μηχανικής ροπής που εμφανίζεται στο δρομέα μιας πραγματικής ανεμογεννήτριας με τη μέθοδο της ταχείας προτυποποίησης. Η μέθοδος αυτή παρέχει τη δυνατότητα εξομοίωσης του προς μελέτη αντικειμένου, στην προκειμένη περίπτωση της ανεμογεννήτριας, χωρίς να είναι απαραίτητες οι δοκιμές σε πραγματικό εξοπλισμό, διευκολύνει τη μελέτη της ανεμογεννήτριας σε διάφορες συνθήκες και με διαφορετικές κάθε φορά παραμέτρους, χωρίς να είναι απαραίτητη η αναμονή προκειμένου ο άνεμος να είναι κατάλληλος ώστε να κάνουμε δοκιμές στο πραγματικό σύστημα και τέλος δίνει το πλεονέκτημα της αποφυγής βλαβών του πραγματικού εξοπλισμού. Απαραίτητα στοιχεία για να επιτευχθεί ο στόχος της εργασίας είναι μια πειραματική διάταξη, στην οποία θα πραγματοποιηθούν οι δοκιμές και οι μετρήσεις, καθώς επίσης κάποια ανεμολογικά δεδομένα σε συνδυασμό με τα χαρακτηριστικά της πραγματικής ανεμογεννήτριας της οποίας τη ροπή θα εξομοιώσουμε υπό κλίμακα. Η πειραματική διάταξη μπορεί να περιγραφεί συνοπτικά από το σχήμα της Εικ.1. Χρησιμοποιώντας τα ανεμολογικά δεδομένα υπολογίστηκε η ροπή στον δρομέα της πραγματικής ανεμογεννήτριας συναρτήσει της ταχύτητας του ανέμου. Αυτή την ροπή την παρήγαμε υπό κλίμακα στο εργαστήριο, στον άξονα ενός ασύγχρονου τριφασικού κινητήρα, εφαρμόζοντας έλεγχο ροπής. Η πειραματική διάταξη που χρησιμοποιήθηκε περιλαμβάνει μια ασύγχρονη μηχανή, μια μηχανή συνεχούς ρεύματος, ένα μονοφασικό ωμικό φορτίο, έναν τριφασικό αντιστροφέα πηγής τάσης και έναν μικροεπεξεργαστή με τον οποίο υλοποιείται η διαδικασία του ελέγχου. Ο έλεγχος της ασύγχρονης μηχανής γίνεται ρυθμίζοντας την τάση εξόδου του αντιστροφέα κατά πλάτος και συχνότητα, παλμοδοτώντας κατάλληλα τα διακοπτικά στοιχεία του. Το κύκλωμα παλμοδότησης υλοποιείται μέσω του μικροεπεξεργαστή, χρησιμοποιώντας τη μέθοδο ημιτονοειδούς διαμόρφωσης εύρους παλμών (Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation, SPWM). Ανάλογα με την τιμή του σφάλματος της ροπής ρυθμίζονται κατάλληλα οι παράμετροι της παλμοδότησης χρησιμοποιώντας τη μέθοδο του ασαφούς ελέγχου (Fuzzy Control). Για τη μέτρηση της ροπής στον άξονα του ασύγχρονου κινητήρα, που αποτελεί το σήμα ανάδρασης του ελέγχου, χρησιμοποιήθηκε ένα ροπόμετρο. Ιδιαίτερα ενδιαφέρουσα είναι η παραγωγή του κώδικα με τον οποίο γίνεται η εξομοίωση και ο έλεγχος. Αρχικά γίνεται μοντελοποίηση του κυκλώματος στο περιβάλλον Simulink και στη συνέχεια, χρησιμοποιώντας τα κατάλληλα εργαλεία, ακολουθείται μια αυτόματη διαδικασία παραγωγής του κώδικα και εκτέλεσή του από τον μικροεπεξεργαστή (DSP). Η χρήση του μικροεπεξεργαστή προσέφερε επίσης αρκετά πλεονεκτήματα και διευκόλυνε την πειραματική διαδικασία. Χρησιμοποιώντας τον μικροεπεξεργαστή για τη διεξαγωγή του ελέγχου, αποφεύχθηκε η χρήση επιπλέον διατάξεων ελέγχου. Επίσης, οι περιφερειακές μονάδες του ήταν ιδιαίτερα χρήσιμες κατά τη δειγματοληψία των μεταβλητών ανάδρασης, κατά την παραγωγή των παλμών της SPWM αλλά και κατά την καταγραφή των δεδομένων. / The main objective of this thesis is the implementation of the mechanical torque that appears on the rotor of a real wind turbine, using the method of rapid prototyping. That method has many advantages. The main advantage is that the use of a real wind turbine was avoided and that minimized the cost of research. A second advantage is that it was not necessary to wait for convenient weather conditions in order to carry out the experiments. In addition, damages of equipment were avoided using the method of rapid prototyping In order to accomplice this objective it is necessary to have an experimental construction, which will be used for tests and measurements, as well as the use of wind speed data and the characteristics of a real wind turbine, which will be used to calculate in scale the real torque that appears on the rotor. The experimental construction is shown in Pic.2. The torque on the rotor of the real wind turbine was calculated as a function of wind speed. That torque was implemented in scale using torque control of an induction motor in the laboratory. The experimental construction includes an induction machine, a constant current machine, a single-phase resistive load, a three-phase voltage source inverter and a digital signal processor, which is used to accomplice the control procedure. The torque control of the induction machine is achieved by regulating the amplitude and the frequency of the output voltage of the inverter, using the appropriate pulses to drive the IGBTs. The microprocessor produces the pulses using the method of Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation (SPWM). The parameters of the pulses are proportional to the torque error and are appropriately calculated using the method of Fuzzy Control. A torque meter was used in order to measure the torque on the shaft of the induction motor, which was the feedback signal for the control procedure. The code generation is achieved using a microprocessor (DSP). Initially, a simulation model is made using the program Simulink and then, using the right tools, the code is generated and run using the microprocessor. Using the microprocessor had many advantages and made the experiment procedure easier. Initially, additional control devices were not necessary during the experiments. Also, the microprocessor peripherals were useful during the sampling of feedback signals, during the calculation of SPWM pulses and during data recording.

Voltage source inverter (VSI) fed induction motors are increasingly used in industrial and transportation applications as variable speed drives. However, VSIs generate non-sinusoidal voltages and hence result in harmonic distortion in motor current, motor heating, torque pulsations and increased acoustic noise. Most of these undesirable effects can be reduced by increasing the switching frequency of the inverter. This is not necessarily true for acoustic noise. Acoustic noise does not decrease monotonically with increase in switching frequency since the noise emitted depends on the proximity of harmonic frequencies to the motor resonant frequencies. Also there are practical limitations on the inverter switching frequency on account of device rating and losses. The switching frequency of many inverters often falls in the range 2 kHz - 6 kHz where the human ear is highly sensitive. Hence, the acoustic noise emission from the motor drive is of utmost important. Further, the acoustic noise emitted by the motor drive is known to depend on the waveform quality of the voltage applied. Hence, the acoustic performance varies with the pulse width modulation (PWM) technique used to modulate the inverter, even at the same modulation index. Therefore a comprehensive study on the acoustic noise aspects of induction motor drive is required. The acoustic noise study of the motor drive poses multifaceted challenges. A simple motor model is sufficient for calculation of total harmonic distortion (THD). A more detailed model is required for torque pulsation studies. But the motor acoustic noise is affected by many other factors such as stator winding distribution, space harmonics, geometry of stator and rotor slots, motor irregularities, structural issues controlling the resonant frequency and environmental factors. Hence an accurate model for acoustic noise would have to be very detailed and would span different domains such as electromagnetic fields, structural engineering, vibration and acoustics. Motor designers employ such detailed models along with details of the materials used and geometry to predict the acoustic noise that would be emitted by a motor and also to design a low-noise motor. However such detailed motor model for acoustic noise purposes and the necessary material and constructional details of the motor are usually not available to the user. Also, certain factors influencing the acoustic noise change due to wear and tear during the operational life of the motor. Hence this thesis takes up an experimental approach to study the acoustic noise performance of an inverter-fed induction motor at any stage of its operating life. A 10 kVA insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) based inverter is built to feed the induction motor; a 6 kW and 2.3 kW induction motors are used as experimental motors. A low-cost acoustic noise measurement system is also developed as per relevant standards for measurement and spectral analysis of the acoustic noise emitted. For each PWM scheme, the current and acoustic noise measurements are carried out extensively at different carrier frequencies over a range of fundamental frequencies. The main cause of acoustic noise of electromagnetic origin is the stator core vibration, which is caused by the interaction of air-gap fluxes produced by fundamental current and harmonic currents. In this thesis, an experimental procedure is suggested for the acoustic noise characterization of an induction motor inclusive of determination of resonant frequencies. Further, based on current and acoustic noise measurements, a vibration model is proposed for the stator structure. This model is used to predict the acoustic noise pertaining to time harmonic currents with reasonable accuracy. Literature on motor acoustic noise mainly focuses on sinusoidal PWM (SPWM), conventional space vector PWM (CSVPWM) and random PWM (RPWM). In this thesis, acoustic noise pertaining to two bus-clamping PWM (BCPWM) schemes and an advanced bus-clamping PWM (ABCPWM) scheme is investigated. BCPWM schemes are mainly used to reduce the switching loss of the inverter by clamping any of the three phases to DC rail for 120◦ duration of the fundamental cycle. Experimental results show that these BCPWM schemes reduce the amplitude of the tonal component of noise at the carrier frequency, compared to CSVPWM. Experimental results with ABCPWM show that the overall acoustic noise produced by the motor drive is reduced at low and medium speeds if the switching frequency is above 3 kHz. Certain spread in the frequency spectrum of noise is also seen with both BCPWM and ABCPWM. To spread the acoustic noise spectrum further, many variable-frequency PWM schemes have been suggested by researchers. But these schemes, by and large, increase the current total harmonic distortion (THD) compared to CSVPWM. Thus, a novel variable-frequency PWM (VFPWM) method is proposed, which offers reduced current THD in addition to uniformly spread noise spectrum. Experimental results also show spread in the acoustic noise spectrum and reduction in the dominant noise components with the proposed VFPWM. Also, the current THD is reduced at high speeds of the motor drive with the proposed method.

Les travaux menés durant cette thèse s'intéressent principalement aux avantages que peut offrir la machine asynchrone à double alimentation (MADA) dans un système de propulsion navale. Ceci est obtenu à travers les degrés de libertés additionnels qu'elle apporte, d'une part, par l'exploitation de la redondance structurelle naturelle, et d'autre part , par les stratégies de contrôle qui lui sont appliquées. La première partie de ce mémoire, présente la modélisation du propulseur innovant. Ce dernier est conçu principalement autour de la MADA comme moteur de propulsion. Il est alimenté par deux onduleurs de tension à Modulation de Largeur d'Impulsion (MLI), et entrainant une hélice à trois pales fixes et symétriques. Plusieurs stratégies de commande ont été introduites pour piloter le système. En effet, des lois de contrôle de type linéaires et non linéaires, associées à des divers modulateurs MLI ont été validées et appliquées à cette structure de propulsion. L'innovation apportée dans le cadre de ces travaux consiste à associer à l'optimisation par conception (machine et convertisseurs d'alimentation), une optimisation par la commande et ce en évaluant l'influence de ces techniques pour deux critères de dimensionnement majeurs, à savoir, les pertes dans les convertisseurs de puissances, et les bruits acoustiques et vibratoires. La propulsion navale, comme tout système embarqué, possède des exigences en matière de qualité de service non seulement en termes de performances mais aussi de fiabilité et de disponibilité. En effet, les systèmes conçus pour ce type d'application doivent assurer et garantir une continuité de service en cas d'apparition de défauts au sein des constituants du système. L'utilisation de la MADA dans les systèmes de propulsion offre une redondance structurelle naturelle et analytique, introduite par la commande, qui permet d'assurer une continuité de service du système en présence d'une défaillance dans la structure. Deux défauts sont ainsi considérés dans cette étude, un défaut de semi-conducteur de puissance dans le convertisseur de puissance et un défaut de capteur vitesse/position. Les stratégies de contrôle proposées, les modèles de propulseur établis ainsi que les reconfigurations adoptées suite aux défauts ont été validées expérimentalement sur les bancs développés au LAPLACE dans le cadre de ces travaux. / This study focuses on the benefits that can be induced by the use of the Double Fed Induction Machine (DFIM) operating in motor mode for marine propulsion systems. It can be achieved by the additional degree of freedom it provides, firstly, by exploiting the natural structural redundancy, and secondly, by the alytical redundancy introduced by applied control strategies. The first part of this thesis presents the modeling of a propeller architected mainly around the DFIM and its load such as a propeller with three fixed and symmetrical blades. Several control strategies have been introduced to control the system, in fact, linear and nonlinear control laws type associated with various modulators have been validated and applied to the propulsion structure. The objective was to evaluate the influence of these techniques for two major design criteria, namely, losses in power converters, and noise and vibration noise. Naval propulsion as any embedded system has requirements for the quality of service not only in performance but also reliability and availability. Indeed, the systems designed for these types of applications must ensure and guarantee continuity of service in response to the failures in system components. The use of MADA in propulsion systems provides a natural structural and analytical redundancies which ensure system service continuity in the presence of a fault in this structure. Two faults are considered in this study, a power semiconductor fault in the power converter and a speed sensor / position failure. Control strategies proposed, the propeller modeling established and reconfigurations adopted following settings have been validated by simulation and experimentally on the real laboratory or industrial benches developed in the context of this study.

Multilevel inverters play a major role in the modern day medium and high power energy conversion processes. The classic two level voltage source inverter generates PWM pole voltage output having two levels with strong fundamental component and harmonics centered around the switching frequency and its multiples. With higher switching frequency, its components can be easily filtered and results in better Total harmonic distortion (THD) output voltage and current. But with higher switching frequency, switching loss of power devices increases and electromagnetic interferences also increases. Also in two level inverter, pole voltage switches between zero and DC bus volt-age Vdc. This switching results in high dv=dt and causes EMI and increased stress on the motor winding insulation. The attractive features of multilevel inverters compared to a two level inverter are reduced switching frequency, reduced switching loss, improved volt-age and current THD, reduced dv=dt, etc. Because of these reasons, multilevel invertersultilevelinvertersplayamajorroleinthemoderndaymediumandhighpower find application in electric motor drives, transmission and distribution of power, transportation, traction, distributed generation, renewable energy systems like photo voltaic, hydel power, energy management, power quality, electric vehicle applications, etc. AC motor driven applications are consuming the significant part of the generated electrical energy (more than 60%) around the world. The multilevel inverters are ideal for such applications, since the switching frequency of the devices can be kept low with lower out-put voltage dv=dt. Also by using multilevel inverters, the common mode voltage (CMV) switching can be made zero and associated motor bearing failure can be mitigated. For multilevel inverter topologies, as the number of level increases, the power circuit becomes more complex by the increase in the number of DC power supplies, capacitors, switching devices and associated control circuitry. The main focus of development in multilevel inverter for medium and high power applications is to obtain an optimized number of voltage levels with reduced number of switching devices, capacitors and DC power sources. In this thesis, a new hybrid seven level inverter topology with a single DC supply is proposed with reduced switch count. The inverter is realized by cascading two three level flying capacitor inverters with a half bridge module. Compared to the conventional seven level inverter topologies, the proposed inverter topology uses lesser number of semiconductor devices, capacitors and DC power supplies for its operation. For this topology, capacitor voltage balancing is possible for entire modulation range irrespective of the load power factor. Also capacitor voltage can be controlled over a switching cycle and this result in lowering the capacitor sizing for the proposed topology. A simple hysteresis band based capacitor voltage balancing scheme is implemented for the inverter topology. For a voltage source inverter fed induction motor drive system, the inverter pole voltage is the sum of motor phase voltage and common mode voltage. In induction motors, there exists a parasitic capacitance between stator winding and stator iron, and between stator winding and rotor iron. Common mode voltage with significant magnitude and high frequency switching causes leakage current through these parasitic capacitances and motor bearings. This leakage current can cause ash over of bearing lubricant and corrosion of ball bearings, resulting in an early mechanical failure of the drive system. In this thesis, analysis of extending the linear modulation range of a general n-level inverter by allowing reduced magnitude of common mode voltage (CMV) switching (only Vdc/18) is presented. A new hybrid seven level inverter topology, with a single DC supply and with reduced common mode voltage (CMV) switching is presented in this thesis for the first time. Inverter is operated with zero CMV for modulation index less than 86% and is operated with a CMV magnitude of Vdc/18 to extend the linear modulation range up to 96%. Experimental results are presented for zero CMV operation and for reduced common voltage operation to extend the linear modulation range. A capacitor voltage balancing algorithm is designed utilizing the pole voltage redundancies of the inverter, which works for every sampling instant to correct the capacitor voltage irrespective of load power factor and modulation index. The capacitor voltage balancing algorithm is tested for different modulation indices and for various transient conditions, to validate the proposed topology. In recent years, model predictive control (MPC) using the system model has proved to be a good choice for the control of power converter and motor drive applications. MPC predicts system behavior using a system model and current system state. For cascaded multilevel inverter topologies with a single DC supply, closed loop capacitor voltage control is necessary for proper operation. This thesis presents zero and reduced common mode voltage (CMV) operation of a hybrid cascaded multilevel inverter with predictive capacitor voltage control. For the presented inverter topology, there are redundant switching states for each inverter voltage levels. By using these switching state redundancies, for every sampling instant, a cost function is evaluated based on the predicted capacitor voltages for each phase. The switching state which minimizes cost function is treated as the best and is switched for that sampling instant. The inverter operates with zero CMV for a modulation index upto 86%. For modulation indices from 86% to 96% the inverter can operate with reduced CMV magnitude ( Vdc/18) and reduced CMV switching frequency using the new space-vector PWM (SVPWM) presented herein. As a result, the linear modulation range is increased to 96% as compared to 86% for zero CMV operation. Simulation and experimental results are presented for the inverter topology for various steady state and transient operating conditions by running an induction motor drive with open loop V/f control scheme. The operation of a two level inverter in the over-modulation region (maximum peak phase fundamental output of inverter is greater than 0:577Vdc) results in lower order harmonics in the inverter output voltage. This lower order harmonics (mainly 5th, 7th, 11th, and 13th) causes electromagnetic torque ripple in motor drive applications. Also these harmonics causes extra losses and adversely affects the efficiency of the drive system. Also inverter control becomes non linear and special control algorithms are required for inverter operation in the over modulation region. In conventional schemes, maximum fundamental output voltage possible is 0:637Vdc. In that case inverter is operated in a square wave mode, also called six-step mode. This operation results in high dv=dt for the inverter output voltage. With multilevel inverters also, the inverter operation with peak phase fundamental output voltage above 0:577Vdc results in lower order harmonics in the inverter output voltage and results in electromagnetic torque pulsation. In this thesis, a new space vector PWM (SVPWM) method to extend the linear modulation range of a cascaded five level inverter topology with a single DC supply is presented. Using this method, the inverter can be controlled linearly and the peak phase fundamental output voltage of the inverter can be increased from 0:577Vdc to 0:637Vdc without increasing the DC bus voltage and without exceeding the induction motor voltage rating. This new technique makes use of cascaded inverter pole voltage redundancy and property of the space vector structure for its operation. Using this, the induction motor drive can be operated till the full speed range (0 Hz to 50 Hz) with the elimination of lower order harmonics in the phase voltage and phase current. The ve level topology presented in this thesis is realized by cascading a two level inverter and two full bridge modules with floating capacitors. The inverter topology and its operation for extending the modulation range is analyzed extensively. Simulation and experimental results for both steady state and dynamic operating conditions are presented. Zero common mode voltage (CMV) operation of multilevel inverters results in reduced DC bus utilization and reduced linear modulation range. In this thesis two reduced CMV SVPWM schemes are presented to extend the linear modulation range by allowing reduced CMV switching. But using these SVPWM schemes the peak phase fundamental output voltage possible is only 0:55Vdc in the linear region. In this thesis, a method to extend the linear modulation range of a CMV eliminated hybrid cascaded multilevel inverter with a single DC supply is presented. Using this method peak fundamental voltage can be increased from 0 to 0:637Vdc with zero CMV switching inside the linear modulation range. Also inverter can be controlled linearly for the entire modulation range. Also, various PWM switching sequences are analyzed in this thesis and the PWM sequence which gives minimum current ripple is used for the zero CMV operation of the inverter. The inverter topology with single DC supply is realized by cascading a two level inverter with two floating capacitor fed full bridge modules. Simulation and experimental results for steady state and dynamic operating conditions are presented to validate the proposed method. A three phase, 400 V, 3.7 kW, 50 Hz, two-pole induction motor drive with the open-loop V/f control scheme is implemented in the hardware for testing proposed inverter topology and proposed SVPWM algorithms experimentally. The semiconductor switches that were used to realize the power circuit for the experiment were 75 A, 1200 V IGBT half-bridge modules (SKM-75GB-12T4). Optoisolated gate drivers with de-saturation protection (M57962L) were used to drive the IGBTs. For the speed control and PWM timing computation, TMS320F28335 DSP is used as the main controller and Xilinx SPARTAN-3 XC3S200 FPGA as the PWM signal generator with dead time of 2.5 s. Level shifted carrier-based PWM algorithm is implemented for the normal inverter operation and zero CMV operation. From the PWM algorithm, information about the pole voltage levels to be switched can be obtained for each phase. In the sampling period, for capacitor voltage balancing of each phase, the DSP selects a switching state using the capacitor voltage information, current direction and pole voltage data for each phase. This switching state information along with the PWM timing data is sent to an FPGA module. The FPGA module generates the gating signals with a dead time of 2.5 s for the gate driver module for all the three phases by processing the switching state information and PWM signals for the given sampling period. For fundamental frequencies above 10Hz, synchronous PWM technique was used for testing the inverter topology. For modulation frequencies 10Hz and below, a constant switching frequency of 900 Hz was used. Various steady state and transient operation results are provided to validate the proposed inverter topology and the zero and reduced CMV operation schemes and extending the linear modulation scheme presented in this thesis. With the advantages like reduced switch count, single DC supply requirement, zero and reduced CMV operation, extension of linear modulation range, linear control of induction motor over the entire modulation range with zero CMV, lesser dv=dt stresses on devices and motor phase windings, lower switching frequency, inherent capacitor balancing, the proposed inverter power circuit topologies, and the SVPWM methods can be considered as good choice for medium voltage, high power motor drive applications.

This thesis proposes control schemes and converter configurations for high power wound field synchronous motor (WFSM) drives. The model for a salient pole WFSM in any general rotating reference frame is developed which can be used to derive models along known rotor (dq) and stator flux (MT) reference frames. Based on these models, the principle of sensor-less stator flux oriented field-oriented control (FOC) for salient pole WFSM is developed. So far in the literature, control of cylindrical rotor machine only has been addressed and the effects of saliency have generally been neglected. The performance of the proposed sensor-less FOC has been demonstrated by experimentally operating a 15.8 HP salient pole WFSM using a three-level IGBT based voltage source inverter (VSI). The principle of FOC has been later extended to the control of current source load commutated inverter (LCI) fed salient pole WFSM drives, where the drawbacks present in conventional self-control method such as rigorous off-line calculation for generation of look up tables, coupling between flux and torque control etc. are eliminated. This thesis also proposes the combination of a VSI with the LCI power circuit to overcome the different disadvantages that are present in the existing LCI topology. Firstly, a novel starting scheme is proposed, where the LCI fed WFSM is started with the aid of a low power auxiliary VSI converter in a smooth manner with sinusoidal motor currents and voltages. This overcomes the difficulties of the present complex dc link current pulsing technique that has drawbacks such as pulsating torque, long starting time etc. In a second mode of operation, it is shown that the VSI can be connected to the existing LCI fed WFSM drive as a harmonic compensator in On-The-Fly mode; this will make the terminal stator current and voltage sinusoidal apart from cancellation of torque pulsations thus improving the drive performance. The above two schemes have potential as retrofit for existing drives. It is possible to combine both the advantages, mentioned above, by permanently connecting the VSI with the LCI power circuit to feed the WFSM. This proposed hybrid LCI/VSI drive can be regarded as a universal solution for high power synchronous motor drives at all power and speed ranges.