Seminar in OMN TEAM

The research team OMN specializes in various numerical methods associated with electromagnetic field computation. We regularly organize the Junior Seminar, where presentations are given by our Ph.D. students and postdocs, and we occasionally host an Invited Seminar featuring presentations by external researchers.

If you are interested in giving a talk or exploring collaboration ideas related to our work, please contact Zuqi who is in charge of the seminar. The seminar can be conducted in English or French according to your preference, and there is no time limit for its duration.

Upcoming seminars:

2026–2027

May 05, Junior Seminar

Esteban HUSSON

Modélisation et expérimentation sur un capteur de courant, basé sur la technologie Rogowski

Cette thèse porte sur la modélisation du capteur de courant interne aux disjoncteurs en tête d’installation (air circuit breaker ou ACB). Ce capteur mesure les courants d’entrée de l’installation à protéger, grâce à un tore Rogowski, mais sert également à l’auto-alimentation de l’ACB grâce à des transformateurs de courant. La mesure de courant permet d’assurer les fonctions de protection et de monitoring. La fonction d’auto-alimentation est exigée à l’ACB pour pouvoir fonctionner quel que soit le type de défaut sur l’installation électrique. Le problème principal se situe donc dans les interactions entre le tore de Rogowski et le circuit magnétique du TC. Il est dimensionnellement impossible dans l’ACB de séparer physiquement ces deux éléments. Le transformateur de courant et le tore de Rogowski doivent donc coexister dans un environnement proche, et cela impacte fortement les performances de mesure demandées au tore de Rogowski.

Timon CALLENS

Super-Resolution for Magnetic Field Estimation in Rotor-Eccentric Induction Motors

The squirrel cage induction motor forms the backbone of modern industrial drive systems. Within its applications, mechanical faults emerge as the leading cause of failure, with approximately 80% attributed to radial rotor eccentricity. This misalignment between the geometric centers of the stator and rotor creates a non-uniform air gap that distorts the magnetic field and generates an unbalanced magnetic pull (UMP), which can irreversibly accelerate mechanical damage. The high computational cost associated with traditional simulation methods limits their use to diagnostic and design purposes. Overcoming the computational limitations of these solvers is a necessary prerequisite for implementing real-time analysis and UMP mitigation in motor control.

To address this, my recent work proposes a physics-informed super-resolution framework that reconstructs internal magnetic fields using only measurable inputs: stator voltages and currents, rotor angular speed, and rotor mechanical angle. Using a neural network, these accessible measurement variables are upscaled to the scalar magnetic potentials of a non-linear magnetic equivalent circuit, and the instantaneous rotor eccentricity is estimated, bypassing the iterative solving process. An analytical physics stage subsequently computes the electromagnetic torque and radial forces using virtual work. The framework achieves high reconstruction accuracy across both transient and steady-state regimes at the sub-millisecond scale.

The presentation will cover the core methodology and results of this framework, and will conclude with an overview of my current research. As part of my joint PhD in collaboration with the University of Lille, the next objective is to apply a similar super-resolution methodology to 3D finite element simulations using code_carmel.

June 01, Junior Seminar

Vyvien DUMONT/Fatima HASSAN

July 03, Junior Seminar

Chloé PETRYKOWSKI

Past seminars:

Mars 31, Junior Seminar

Léa SALEH

Experimental & Analytical Macroscopic Study of the Magnetic Aging of Non-Oriented Iron Silicon Electrical Steels

Throughout their lifecycle, non-oriented electrical steels (NO ES) are subjected to thermal and mechanical constraints due to both manufacturing processes and operating conditions. Exposure to high operating temperatures over time leads to the so-called magnetic aging phenomenon, defined as the irreversible degradation of the ES magnetic performance due to the precipitation of carbides that act by pinning domain wall movement during magnetization, leading to an increase in iron losses. Additionally, mechanical constraints affect magnetic behavior, including reversible elastic stresses and irreversible plastic strain. Elastic stresses induce reversible domain wall reorientation to minimize magnetoelastic energy, while plastic deformation introduces dislocations that further increase iron losses. Although the individual effects of elastic and plastic constraints have been extensively studied in the literature, their coupling with magnetic aging remains largely unexplored.

This PhD work aims first to establish a comprehensive understanding of magnetic aging mechanisms, as a foundation for investigating their coupling with elastic and plastic mechanical constraint effects. Experimentally, individual thermal aging studies, as well as studies combined with elastic stress and plastic mechanical loading, have been conducted, revealing a clear interaction between thermal and mechanical effects. Building on these results, predictive models based on iron loss separation and the first magnetization B–H curve have been developed to describe the evolution of magnetic properties with aging time and temperature. In addition, a first approach to a multi-scale model linking the macroscopic coercive field to microscopic precipitate size and volume fraction is proposed.

Sanchez GAETAN

Using MEMS SAW sensors for motor faults diagnosis and multiphysic characterization of steel sheets

The diagnosis of high power electrical machines advanced techniques to monitor performance and predict failures, thereby reducing maintenance downtime. To achieve this, maintenance engineers and technicians need knowledge of machine condition, through measurements of physical parameters like vibrations, temperature, or magnetic field. The development of suitable sensors for effective real-time monitoring is essential for instrumenting electrical machines. While current techniques rely on conventional sensors (Hall effect, thermocouples, strain gauges), these face critical limitations: power supply requirements, wired connections, and poor resilience to industrial conditions—restricting their integration inside motors where essential health data is located. SAW sensors offer a viable alternative due to their compact size and their lack of need for power supply. Building on Dr. Marbouh’s thesis work, a collaborative effort between IEMN, L2EP, and Jeumont Electric successfully fabricated magneto-thermo-elastic SAW sensors.

The goal of my PhD is to adapt these SAW sensors in a single RF multiphysical chip and integrate these chips in industrial motors for fault detection. A digital twin should be established to determine the number and location of SAW sensors inside the motor to best describe its health. The focus of this presentation will be on the fabrication and integration of SAW magnetic sensors for two applications : the characterization of magnetic losses in steel sheets and the measurement of stray magnetic fluxes of asynchronous motors.

Mars 12, Junior Seminar

Badr CHERQUAOUI

Développement de méthodes adaptées à la modélisation de défauts complexes en Evaluation Non-Destructive par courants de Foucault

L’inspection des tubes de générateurs de vapeur repose largement sur le Contrôle Non Destructif par Courants de Foucault (CND‑CF). Cette technique consiste à induire des courants de Foucault au sein des tubes, puis à mesurer les perturbations qu’ils subissent lorsqu’ils interagissent avec une fissure. Les signaux obtenus sont riches en information ; cependant, leur interprétation reste délicate. En effet, à partir d’une mesure seule, il est souvent difficile d’établir un lien direct entre le signal et les caractéristiques géométriques de la fissure.

Afin de mieux appréhender ce problème, nous avons développé et validé un modèle de simulation numérique permettant de reproduire virtuellement le procédé CND‑CF, y compris pour des défauts géométriquement complexes. Ce modèle nous a permis de générer une base de données de signaux associée à différents paramètres de fissure. À partir de cette base, nous avons adopté un cadre bayésien visant à explorer l’espace des paramètres de fissure en privilégiant les zones où la densité de probabilité est la plus élevée. Pour cela, nous utilisons des chaînes de Markov. L’objectif n’est pas de déterminer un unique jeu de paramètres, mais d’estimer une densité de probabilité pour chaque paramètre caractérisant la fissure.

Tarek DERRADJI

Error estimation for quantities of interest in electromagnetic field computation for eddy current non-destructive testing applications

Non-destructive testing (NDT) using eddy currents is widely employed for the inspection of steam generator tubes in nuclear power plants. However, establishing a direct link between sensor output signals and defect characteristics remains challenging. Numerical simulations, such as the finite element method, therefore constitute a valuable tool for building databases that relate defect features to sensor signatures. Nevertheless, numerical errors, largely dominated by mesh quality, may be of the same order of magnitude as the defect signature itself, which complicates the reliable construction of such databases.

To address this issue, a posteriori error estimation techniques specifically targeting quantities of interest (e.g., magnetic flux in a given region), rather than classical global energy-based measures, have been developed. These approaches require the construction of admissible solutions to compute guaranteed error bounds. However, constructing admissible solutions through dual formulations typically requires solving an additional global problem, which leads to significant computational costs and limits their applicability in industrial contexts.

The objective of this Ph.D. thesis is to achieve a practical trade-off between accuracy and computational cost in the construction of admissible solutions, in particular through local reconstruction techniques.

In this presentation, the first results of this work are presented for the 3D magnetostatic problem using the Ω-formulation. An alternative strategy based on equilibrated flux reconstruction is investigated, where admissible solutions are obtained by solving small independent problems on vertex patches of the mesh instead of an additional global system. This local approach incorporates a modified formulation to handle discontinuities in magnetic permeability at material interfaces. Preliminary results show that the local reconstruction strategy provides error estimates comparable to those obtained with the global approach while offering the capability to reduce computational cost.

February 13, Junior Seminar

Majid KHALILI DERMANI

Bond graph modeling of radiated electromagnetic couplings

Improving the energy efficiency of complex multiphysics systems requires consistent modeling across multiple spatial and temporal scales, from full energy conversion chains to individual components. Energy-based approaches have proven to be particularly effective in providing a unified framework for modeling, simulation, and control across these scales. However, maintaining coherence between detailed physical descriptions and system-level representations remains a major challenge.

Electromagnetic coupling plays a central role in this difficulty, as electromagnetic fields inherently propagate across space and interact with multiple subsystems simultaneously. Conventional modeling approaches typically rely either on simplified system-level representations or on detailed electromagnetic simulations that remain weakly connected to global energetic behavior. This separation limits the coherence and predictability of electromagnetic analysis, especially in systems where field interactions play a significant role.

This work proposes a unified modeling framework for electromagnetic couplings based on a systemic and energy-consistent approach. The methodology establishes a coherent link between field-based formulations of Maxwell’s equations and macroscopic energetic representations using the bond graph formalism. By embedding spatially discretized electromagnetic field models into an energetic system framework, local phenomena such as coupling effects, losses, and saturation can be analyzed consistently with system-level energy flows.

The proposed approach is supported by detailed numerical formulations and validated through one-, two-, and three-dimensional case studies, including comparisons with commercial electromagnetic simulation tools. The results demonstrate the ability of the framework to capture multiscale electromagnetic effects while preserving energetic consistency.

This work contributes to more coherent modeling and analysis of electromagnetic interactions in electrical devices and provides a foundation for future design, optimization, and educational applications in complex multiphysics systems.

January 13, Junior Seminar

Ilyas BENNIA

Internal and External Magnetic Sensors for Electrical Machine Diagnostics: Experimental Development and FEM-Based Analysis

Electrical machines are everywhere, from industrial drives to household appliances. Like all complex systems, they can develop hidden faults that reduce performance or cause failures. Detecting these issues early is crucial, and magnetic sensing offers a unique window into the inner workings of a machine, revealing internal faults and subtle electromagnetic changes.

By combining detailed finite element simulations with experimental measurements, A framework is created that bridges numerical models and real-world observations. The simulations capture how flux variations ripple inside the motor and radiate into the surrounding magnetic field, while experiments provide tangible evidence of these phenomena under the same operating conditions. Careful analysis in the frequency domain highlights the characteristic spectral fingerprints of faults, allowing a meaningful comparison between what the sensors capture internally and externally.

2025

December 04, 2025, Junior Seminar

Ronan CORIN

Topology optimization and additive manufacturing of magnetic cores

The technological evolutions in topics like new materials or manufacturing processes allow us to consider new solutions to design conversion systems in electrical engineering. One of these evolutions is the potential use of additive manufacturing, especially with a low-cost and easy to use process called Fused Deposition Modelling. But there are several questions to answer. There are very few studies about the use of additive manufacturing in electrical engineering, and the majority of them deal with another expensive and difficult to use process called Selective Laser Melting. Also, typical metallic materials used in low frequency applications like silicon-iron or copper are rarely used in additive manufacturing. Lastly, the magnetic cores obtained by additive manufacturing are not laminated but bulk. It leads to a higher level of eddy current losses, and they must be lowered by increasing the silicon content and optimizing cross section shape.
The work already completed to overcome these challenges include a first part dedicated to understanding the manufacturing process, especially the filament fabrication, its characterization and the definition of the appropriate thermal cycle to debind and sinter the printed shapes. A second part is dedicated to the optimization of the entire magnetic core or its cross section, which lead us to the printing and the characterization of the optimized parts.

Juin 17, 2025, Junior Seminar

Liwaa ABOUCHAKRA

Reduced-Order Model Exploitation for the Multiparametric Analysis of the Magneto-Vibro-Acoustic Behavior of Electric Machines

This work addresses the challenge of optimizing computational efficiency in the analysis of magneto-vibro-acoustic behavior in electric machines, particularly under the influence of parametric variations stemming from manufacturing imperfections. High-fidelity Finite Element Method simulations, while accurate, become computationally expensive when multiple configurations must be evaluated. Additionally, achieving sufficient accuracy in electromagnetic quantities is a prerequisite for reliable vibroacoustic analysis. To overcome these challenges, advanced Reduced-Order Modeling techniques are proposed, combining an enhanced Greedy Proper Orthogonal Decomposition with Double Component Mode Synthesis. These methods significantly reduce computational time while preserving a high level of accuracy in capturing the system’s vibroacoustic response. The proposed framework enables efficient and robust analysis across a broad spectrum of manufacturing-induced variations—such as geometric eccentricities, supply harmonics, and mechanical tolerances—thereby providing a powerful tool for early-stage design evaluation and optimization.

Lionel GOUNOU

Alternateurs hydro-electriques flexibles : possibilites et limitations

La province du Québec, au Canada, produit près de 99 % de son électricité à partir de sources renouvelables, dont environ 94 % proviennent de l’énergie hydroélectrique comme mentionné dans le site de Régie d’énergie du Canada. En tant que l’un des plus grands producteurs mondiaux d’hydroélectricité, Hydro-Québec exploite environ 340 groupes turbines-alternateurs répartis dans 61 centrales, pour une capacité installée totale d’environ 37,2 GW ces données ont été chiffrées dans le site de Hydro Québec Production. Dans le contexte de la transition énergétique actuelle et de l’intégration croissante de sources renouvelables intermittentes comme l’éolien et le solaire, de nouveaux défis opérationnels émergent. L’un des principaux problèmes réside dans la variabilité de ces sources, qui complique la planification et la gestion de la production d’électricité.

Les unités de production conventionnelles fonctionnent généralement à puissance fixe, ce qui limite la possibilité de valoriser l’énergie renouvelable disponible en cas de surplus. Bien que le stockage d’énergie à grande échelle soit encore difficile à mettre en œuvre de manière industrielle, une alternative prometteuse consiste à faire fonctionner les alternateurs hydroélectriques existants de façon plus flexible, à des puissances active et réactive variables, au-delà de leurs régimes nominaux. Cependant, un tel fonctionnement ne doit pas compromettre l’intégrité ni la durée de vie des machines.

Ce projet de doctorat vise à évaluer la faisabilité du fonctionnement flexible des alternateurs hydroélectriques tout en garantissant leur fiabilité et leurs performances. Pour cela, un modèle numérique détaillé par éléments finis d’un alternateur connecté au réseau sera développé, puis validé par comparaison avec des mesures réelles à différents points de fonctionnement. Ce modèle permettra de simuler les conditions hors-nominales, de quantifier et de localiser les pertes fer au sein de la machine, et ainsi d’identifier les zones critiques susceptibles de surchauffer (points chauds). Ces zones seront ensuite vérifiées sur d’autres machines opérant dans des conditions similaires. L’objectif final est de proposer une méthodologie de surveillance robuste permettant une exploitation flexible et sécurisée des alternateurs, en phase avec l’essor des énergies renouvelables.

Ce travail aura des retombées importantes sur les plans scientifique et technologique. Il contribuera à l’élaboration de stratégies avancées de surveillance pour les machines synchrones en fonctionnement flexible, à l’optimisation de la production d’électricité renouvelable, et au renforcement du leadership du Québec en matière d’innovation dans les énergies propres.

May 14, 2025, Junior Seminar

Ayoub AINOUZ

Development of an approach combining physical modeling and artificial intelligence for modeling the magnetic properties of electrical steels

In the context of modern electric motor systems, accurately and efficiently modeling the magnetic properties of electrical steels is crucial for improving energy performance and reducing losses. These materials operate under mechanical and thermal stresses that can significantly alter their magnetic behavior. Such conditions lead to complex magneto-mechanical and magneto-thermal effects that traditional models struggle to capture.
While physical models like Jiles-Atherton provide good interpretability, they face limitations in terms of accuracy, computational cost, and adaptability to dynamic or multi-physical conditions. To address these challenges, we propose a hybrid approach that combines the Jiles-Atherton model with a feedforward neural network. The neural network is designed to learn and correct the residual errors of the physical model, especially in dynamic regimes or under mechanical stress, thus enhancing both accuracy and robustness.
This combination allows us to preserve the physical meaning of the model while improving generalization beyond the training range. It also ensures faster computation, which is essential for integration into design tools.

Ali SALLOUKH

Multiphysics modeling of an {inverter + machine + gearbox} system for an aeronautical application

The search for high-power-density electric aircraft propulsion requires a holistic, top-down approach.

The size and weight of the electric motor depend mainly on the torque, and a further improvement in power density can be achieved by choosing a higher number of poles. However, this will lead to an increase in speed, voltage and electric frequency. Moreover, fault tolerance is ensured by several three-phase inverters, which have the additional advantage of sharing the total motor power.

The subject of this thesis concerns the multiphysics modeling and dimensioning of a permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) for an aeronautical application, taking into account the system {inverter + machine + gearbox}. The aim of this project is to study the interaction between system components: the trade-offs between the number of motor poles (switching frequency), motor speed, number of inverters, system voltage and reduction ratio. The overall impact on system weight can only be achieved by optimizing the design of the motor, drive and gearbox.

April 23, 2025, Junior Seminar

Mohamed Reda SAOUTHI

Méthodologie de dimensionnement et de supervision énergétique d’un smart grid ferroviaire

The integration of decentralized photovoltaic generation and energy storage systems into railway electrification networks appears to be a key solution, both for contributing to the energy transition and for improving technical and economic performance in response to ever-increasing energy demand.
The objective of this thesis is to propose a methodology for the optimal sizing and energy management of the complete system, applied to two different architectures for connecting the photovoltaic installation and the storage system. In the first architecture, the systems are connected to the substation with a purely economic objective. In the second architecture, the systems are connected at the paralleling point between two substations, aiming for both economic and technical objectives—particularly the maintenance of voltage levels at the pantograph.
Two distinct methodologies are proposed. The first involves the development of a linear optimization model that simultaneously optimizes the sizing of system components and energy management, ensuring results are obtained within a reduced computation time. The second methodology is based on a two-level approach, relying on more detailed optimization models that integrate the nonlinearities naturally present in the optimization objectives, functional constraints, and the behavioral laws of system components.

Philomène CARTON

Development of methods adapted to the electromagnetic modeling of general ground networks

Grouding network modeling using the method of moments is possible with known parameters and tools such as CDEGS®. However, in practice, information such as soil characteristics and grid positions are often uncertain, leading to discrepancies between simulation and reality. For more accurate modeling, a stochastic approach is required, where uncertain parameters are represented by random variables. Although material uncertainties do not pose a problem in a linear framework, geometric uncertainties (element dimensions, position, physical characteristics) have been partially addressed. The major problem lies in the realistic modeling of grounding grids (MALT), which remains a challenge to be overcome. One proposed solution is to create a parametric model of grid generation, taking into account tube aging and corrosion. This model will be coupled with an electromagnetic ground model for the ground network. The complexity of the problem will require the use of advanced numerical methods and the selection of the most influential parameters to avoid excessive computation times. Finally, different methods of uncertainty propagation will be explored to determine the most appropriate.

March 11, 2025, Junior Seminar

Sqalli GHALI

From Material to Magnetic Structure through Additive Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing has been gaining increasing interest in recent years, offering innovative solutions across various fields, including electrical engineering. Among the available processes, Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) processes stand out for their accessibility, both in terms of cost and implementation complexity. We chose to develop a FDM-based process (PIM-like) to enable the production of intricate and customized magnetic parts while remaining affordable and widely applicable.

This work has focused on acquiring a comprehensive understanding of the entire manufacturing chain of soft magnetic parts (MnZn and NiZn ferrites) using this process, from filament formulation to the characterization of the sintered part. In parallel, we investigated the potential of our FDM-based process for material structuring, by exploring how specific process parameters—such as the deposition direction—can influence the final properties of the printed components.

Ze GUO

Hybrid Surrogate Modeling based on Physics and Data Driven Techniques applied to Multi-parameter Electromagnetic Problems

Electric equipment is crucial for power generation, transmission, and conversion. Ensuring its reliable operation has become essential, leading to increased focus on online monitoring, fault prediction, and performance forecasting throughout its life cycle. The digital twin is a key technology for real-time monitoring and life-cycle management of industrial products. Constructing a digital twin for electric equipment requires extensive data, including information on health and fault conditions. In this context, surrogate modeling plays a critical role by enabling the rapid generation of high-fidelity, multi-parameter simulation data across different operating conditions. The objective of this PhD research is to develop surrogate models for multi-parameter, nonlinear electromagnetic problems. Inspired by the intrinsic advantages of both physics-based and data-driven approaches, we aim to combine their strengths to construct a hybrid surrogate model.

February 04, 2025, Junior Seminar

Fabien DANCOISNE

Characterization and modeling of soft ferromagnetic steels aging for iron losses reduction

« Magnetic aging » refers to the degradation of in-service magnetic properties of Fe-Si steels when submitted to moderate temperature. This phenomenon is due to carbides or nitrides precipitation at low temperatures (less than 200°C), that corresponds to typical operating temperatures of electrical machines. At the microscopic scale, it was determined that only Fe-Si alloys with silicon content lower than 3 wt.% are prone to magnetic aging. These low-grade Fe-Si steels correspond however to the largest part (73%) of the current market of NOES, i.e. 9.8 million tons produced in 2019 in the world. In the literature, only scarce attempts have been made to model the precipitation kinetics in this system. The aim of the PhD is to develop multi-physical models based on experimental investigations from the microscopic to macroscopic scales of aging mechanisms in electrical steels and the consequences on iron losses.

January 07, 2025, Junior Seminar

Idriss NACHETE

Optimum Design Methodology of Planar Inductor Combining High and Low Permeability Magnetic Materials used for High-Current DC/DC Converter

HLP Planar inductors made of combined low permeability and high permeability planar cores allow to achieve better performance, where a significant reduction in copper losses, up to 7 times, is achieved compared to traditional planar inductors with airgap. In this paper, an optimization methodology is proposed to design high performance HLP planar inductors with double-side liquid cooling system. A Simplified 2D Model to compute rapidly the planar inductor’s copper losses, likewise, the thermal management based on the vertical thermal flow from the winding and the core to the cold plates are introduced and used for the design process. Based on magnetic, loss and thermal analytical models, an optimal design process is developed and applied to the case of a planar inductor operated in a 21-kW SiC-based buck converter.

2024

November 28, 2024, 14:00, Invited Seminar (Esprit Building, Saphir 1)

Professor Hajime IGARASHI received the Ph.D. degree in engineering from Hokkaido University in 1992. He has been a professor at Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, since 2004. He was a guest researcher at Berlin Technical University, Germany, under support from the Humboldt Foundation from 1995–1997. His research area is computational electromagnetism, optimal design and AI-based design of electric machines. He has authored and coauthored more than 300 peer-reviewed journal papers. He is the author of the book entitled “Topology Optimization and AI-based Design of Power Electric and Electrical Devices” published from Academic Press in 2024.

Stochastic Topology Optimization of electromagnetic devices

This presentation begins with an overview of topology optimization based on stochastic and deterministic methods. We then focus on stochastic topology optimization based on Gaussian basis functions, which has been applied to the design of permanent magnet motors, dielectric lens antennas, and wireless power transmission devices. We extend this method to perform hybrid parameter-topology optimization, multi-material optimization, and fast optimization based on deep learning. Finally, we discuss the difficulties in stochastic topology optimization and its prospects.

December 02, 2024, Junior Seminar

Joel DRAPPIER

Numerical Resolution of Nonlinear Electromagnetic Problems in the
Presence of Anisotropy

Electrical machines are currently the subject of many researches to improve their efficiency by a few percent. One solution consists in using high performance magnetic materials (sheets). However, it appears that the behavior of these materials is highly nonlinear and anisotropic and also presents hysteresis when used in machines. In order to evaluate precisely the efficiency, before the construction of real prototypes, we use numerical modeling that must take into account the nonlinear character of these materials. The L2EP has been developing, with EDF R&D in the context of LAMEL, for many years a computational code, named code_carmel, based on the finite element method to model electromagnetic devices in low frequency. The objective of this PhD is to add to code_carmel the resolution of nonlinear problems integrating anisotropic and hysterical models. In this presentation, we will discuss the procedure developed to integrate anisotropy into the code, as well as a practical simulation case involving a toroidal core and a transformer corner, focusing on the field evolution and the resulting evaluation of iron losses.

November 07, 2024, Junior Seminar

Madeline CHAUVIER (UHPF)

Calcul en 2D de charges d’espace créées par les lignes de transport HVDC

Lors de cet exposé, je présenterai les problèmes de charges d’espace liés au transport du courant électrique dans les lignes haute tension à courant continu (High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC)). Je préciserai le modèle retenu couplant le potentiel électrique et la densité de charge d’espaces. En dimension 2, dans le cas d’une géométrie simple, je donnerai la forme des solutions. Dans un cadre plus général, j’ai obtenu un résultat d’existence de solutions mais celles-ci ne sont plus calculables. C’est pourquoi je proposerai un algorithme numérique et des simulations associées. Afin de valider cette méthode numérique, je comparerai, dans le cas simple, la solution exacte et la solution approchée. Je présenterai aussi des résultats numériques pour une géométrie plus réaliste.

October 11, 2024, Seminar

Marwane DEHRBECOURT

FFF additive manufacturing of ferrites: from filament conception to characterization

The democratization of additive manufacturing technologies began in the late 80s, with the appearance of the first 3D printers. Today, they offer solutions adapted to the challenges faced in various domains of scientific research and industry. In particular, electrical engineering can greatly benefit from the opportunities offered by FFF (fused filament fabrication) printing and the diversification of materials used. This process enables the creation of complex, customized structures, and offers the advantage of low manufacturing costs. Our work aims to fully master the PIM-like additive manufacturing chain for the production of MnZn and NiZn ferrites: feedstock development, FFF printing, debinding, sintering and process validation by magnetic characterization.

This work is part of the joint AMbassador project carried oud with the CEA, which aims to design a gradient-permeability architecture with advanced geometries not achievable by conventional manufacturing processes.

September 18 & 19, 2024, Invited Seminar

Inverse Source Problems in Low Frequency Electromagnetism: Classical Approaches and the role of Machine Learning Techniques

Inverse Source Problems are characterized by the need of identifying a source from the measurement of its effects. In the case of Low Frequency Electromagnetism, a typical case is the reconstruction of current distribution from remote magnetic field. This problem presents an ill posed nature, and consequently its resolution requires special actions to produce reliable results. In this short seminar, the classical regularization methods will be briefly discussed, in the perspective of providing a gentle introduction to more recent approaches based on machine learning.

September 23, 2024, Invited Seminar

Pr. Alessandro FORMISANO (Univ. Della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Italy)

Alessandro Formisano holds a MS in Electronic Engineering from Univ. di Napoli “Federico II” and a PhD in Electrical Sciences from the same university. He is full professor of Electrical Sciences since 2016 at Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”.

Professor Formisano interests are in the numerical computation of electromagnetic fields, in the resolution of inverse problems in electromagnetism, in the machine learning approaches, and finally in the engineering aspects of nuclear fusion. He was Co-Chairman of the 2020 Edition of the CEFC, and is the general chairman of the Compumag 2025 conference.

A short introduction to (Magnetically Confined) Thermonuclear Fusion

The world energy demand is getting higher and higher, but the fossil sources are rapidly exhausting, not to speak of their environmental impact. The need for alternative, sustainable energy sources is strong. Among those, nuclear fusion represents one of the top choices, but its complexity is overwhelmingly demanding: high-energy physics to be controlled, incredibly large magnetic fields to be generated with high accuracy and driven accordingly to tightly controlled waveforms. Not to speak of the intrinsically unstable nature of a burning plasma! The technology behind a possible reactor represents one of the most advanced research frontiers in engineering. This short seminar aims to deliver a gentle introduction to the physics of magnetically confined thermonuclear fusion, showing the achievements but also the critical aspects of this promising technology.

July 09, 2024, Junior Seminar

Esteban HUSSON

Modélisation et expérimentation sur un capteur de courant, basé sur la technologie Rogowski

June 06, 2024, Junior Seminar

Badr CHERQUAOUI

Développement de méthodes adaptées à la modélisation de défauts complexes en Évaluation Non Destructive par courant de Foucault

La thèse porte sur la détection des microfissures dans les centrales nucléaires, plus précisément dans les tubes constituant le générateur de vapeur. Ces tubes, de faible diamètre, transportent l’eau du circuit primaire à haute température et sont soumis à de fortes contraintes de pression, ce qui peut entraîner des fissures dues au phénomène connu sous le nom de « corrosion sous contrainte ». Des inspections régulières de ces tubes sont menées pour garantir la sûreté des installations, et l’une des méthodes utilisées est le Contrôle Non Destructif par Courant de Foucault (CND-CF), qui permet de vérifier l’intégrité des pièces conductrices. Pour cela, une sonde générant un champ électromagnétique est placée à proximité de la pièce à tester. Comme la pièce est conductrice, des courants induits (courants de Foucault) se développent à l’intérieur. Le flux d’induction magnétique est alors capté par deux sondes réceptrices. Lorsque la différence de flux est significative, cela peut indiquer la présence d’un défaut.

L’objectif de la thèse est d’étudier deux aspects : la modélisation du processus de CND-CF à l’aide de méthodes numériques telles que les éléments finis, afin de pouvoir traiter des configurations aussi complexes que nécessaire. Ainsi que la paramétrisation de fissures réalistes rencontrées dans les tubes du générateur de vapeur. La modélisation des fissures peut nécessiter l’utilisation de méthodes intrusives. Enfin, cela permettra de mener des études réalistes via le processus de propagation de l’incertitude afin de comprendre et d’identifier plus précisément les paramètres influents (PI). Ces simulations peuvent apporter une aide précieuse aux ingénieurs en les aidant à interpréter les signaux atypiques détectés sur site et donc d’aider à la prise de décision.

Lea SALEH

Magnetic Aging of Non-Oriented Electrical Steels Subjected to Thermal Operating Conditions Encountered in Electrical Mobility Applications

Electrical mobility applications are becoming increasingly popular today as a part of the move towards net zero emissions. As a result, efficiency improvements in this sector have become essential. The latter calls for significant efforts to be made to improve the energy efficiency of electrical machines used in the automotive industry. One way to achieve this is by optimizing the performance of the machine core. This core, made of iron silicon electrical steel, is subjected to high operating temperatures over time. This triggers atomic diffusion and precipitation mechanisms that can modify the core microstructure, irreversibly deteriorating its magnetic performance and thus increasing its losses (iron losses). This phenomenon is known as magnetic aging.

The magnetic aging phenomenon in electrical steels is the main focus of my PhD thesis, as studying this phenomenon can allow to optimize the magnetic performance of the electrical machine by reducing the additional losses that this phenomenon can introduce into the machine core. In fact, as my PhD thesis is part of the ANR MASTERMIND2 project, it aims to develop a multi-physical model of magnetic aging mechanisms and their consequences on iron losses while linking the observed magnetic behavior to its underlying microscopic phenomena. Particularly, and in order to achieve the aforementioned aim, my work focuses on the macroscopic behavior of non-oriented iron silicon (Fe-Si) steel samples in response to magnetic aging. Understanding the macroscopic behavior of these steels will allow me to account for the microscopic phenomena underlying magnetic aging and to develop physical models that depict the macroscopic/microscopic behavior. These models can be, nevertheless, useful for machine manufacturers in order to produce electrical machines that are more resilient to the effects of magnetic aging.

So far, throughout the first research studies of my PhD thesis, the macroscopic models investigated include the Steinmetz model and the iron loss separation model for the iron losses, as well as the JMAK model for the precipitation phenomenon underlying magnetic aging. Moreover, models that can depict the first magnetization B-H curve are still under investigation as it has been shown to be impacted by magnetic aging for our studied non-oriented electrical steels. The results of the studied macroscopic models are to be further integrated into microscopic models, such as the mean radius model.

May 07, 2024, Junior Seminar

Zhenxin LI

The ODF-based method for the modeling of the B-H magnetization curves of Grain Oriented Electrical Steels considering mechanical stress

Grain oriented electrical steels (GOES) are widely used in power transformers to improve energy efficiency and reduce size and weight. GOES are characterised by their strong magnetic anisotropy, which results in different magnetic properties depending on the direction and intensity of the applied field with respect to the rolling direction (RD). The Orientation Distribution Function (ODF) based approach is a convenient method to describe the anisotropy of the GOES behaviour law due to its ease of identification and implementation. In our previous work, an improvement of the ODF-based model is proposed to increase the modelling accuracy. Recently, we extend the ODF-based model to account for the mechanical stress on the first magnetization curves of a conventional GOES. Furthermore, a simple smoothing method is given to alleviate the oscillation problem found in the ODF-based method.

March 26, 2024, Junior Seminar

Othmane MARBOUH

Capteurs RF MEMS électro-acoustiques passifs et sans fil pour le diagnostic précoce de défauts dans les machines électriques de fortes puissances

Pour garantir la fiabilité et la continuité d’exploitation des machines électriques de forte puissance, il est crucial de prendre en compte les contraintes sévères auxquelles elles sont soumises pendant leur fonctionnement. Anticiper les opérations de maintenance et les éventuelles situations de fonctionnement dégradé nécessite une acquisition d’informations détaillées, souvent au niveau local. Dans cette optique, l’obtention d’informations spécifiques au rotor s’avère être le moyen le plus fiable pour mettre en place une surveillance et un diagnostic robustes et fiables. Les technologies de capteurs sans fil et sans batterie, combinées à des méthodes avancées d’analyse de données et de traitement des signaux, peuvent répondre de manière adéquate à ce besoin spécifique. La technologie des composants SAW, exploitant les ondes acoustiques de surface, offre la possibilité de créer des capteurs entièrement sans fil et passifs, répondant ainsi à toutes les contraintes énoncées. Cette approche permet la mesure de diverses grandeurs physiques telles que la température, les contraintes mécaniques et le champ magnétique, grâce à une ingénierie avancée du design.

February 15, 2024, Junior Seminar

Wei CHEN

Application des méthodes de réduction de modèle numérique pour la quantification d’incertitude en génie électrique

Les modèles numériques basés sur la méthode des éléments finis (MEF) sont désormais la norme pour étudier les dispositifs électromagnétiques à basse fréquence. Afin d’accélérer la modélisation, on peut remplacer le modèle numérique complet par un modèle réduit en utilisant les différentes méthodes de réduction. Pour les problèmes magnétoquaistatiques on peut utiliser la méthde Cauer ladder network (CLN) qui coûte peu de temps une fois la construction à l’étape offline est finie. Nous avons proposé une méthode pour améliorer la robustesse ou la convergence du CLN.

Nous avons également développé le CLN multiport en formulation A-T et proposé une méthode paramétrique simple. Nous avons appliqué le CLN pour modéliser le câble HVDC et aussi pour le PCB en utilisant les éléments coques. Nous avons proposé une extension de cette méthode sur le problème électroquasistatique (EQS) et l’utilisé pour modéliser la traversée isolée.

January 09, 2024, Junior Seminar

Walid MOHAND OUSSAID

Investigations des pertes dans les plateaux et doigts de serrage dans les machines de fortes puissances

Les dispositifs de serrage sont utilisés pour appliquer la pression nécessaire au maintien des tôles du stator dans le cas de machines de grande puissance telles que les grands turbogénérateurs. Les courants dans les enroulements d’extrémité du stator et du rotor induisent des courants de Foucault dans ces pièces de serrage qui sont généralement réalisées en acier magnétique conducteur en raison de contraintes économiques. L’enjeu principal est celui de la connaissance la plus précise possible des pertes engendrées par les courants induits dans les plateaux et doigts de serrage utilisés dans les machines électriques de fortes puissances. Plus spécifiquement, les investigations devront analyser l’effet des différentes composantes du champ magnétique ainsi que leurs effets en fonction des matériaux utilisés pour les dispositifs de serrage. Pour ce faire, une approche combinée expérimentale / numérique sera mise en œuvre.

2023

December 01, 2023, Junior Seminar

Liwaa ABOUCHAKRA

Intégration de modèles réduits pour l’analyse multiparamétrique du comportement magnéto-vibro-acoustique de moteurs électriques

La conception des machines électriques est une tâche complexe compte tenu de la nature multi-physique des systèmes étudiés ainsi que des nombreuses sources d’incertitudes inhérentes à chaque discipline. Afin de déterminer fidélement les grandeurs magnéto-vibro-acoustique dans un contexte multiparamétrique, des modéles éléments finis (magnétostatique et dynamique des structures) peuvent être couplés. Cette démarche requière des temps de calcul qui peuvent être rédibitoires. Ainsi, des techniques de réduction de modèles sont appliquées à chaque modèle éléments finis. Ces dernières permettent de conserver des temps de simulation compatibles avec une phase de conception tout en facilitant l’étude de défauts (électriques, magnétiques, structurels) sur la dynamique du système.

September 11, 2023, Invited Seminar

Pr. Tetsuji MATSUO (Kyoto University, Japan)

Tetsuji Matsuo received the B.E., M.E., and Dr. Eng. degrees from Kyoto University, Japan, in 1986, 1988 and 1991, respectively. He became a Research Associate, a Lecturer, and an Associate Professor at Kyoto University in 1991, 2001, and 2003, respectively. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University. His current research interests include computational electromagnetics and magnetic material modeling.

Physical/Phenomenological Modeling of Magnetic Materials

Many macroscopic models of magnetic materials are constructed phenomenologically, where model parameters are determined from measured magnetic property data. To predict magnetic properties without using measured data, a physical model of magnetic materials is necessary. In this seminar, an energy-based multiscale model called « multi-domain particle model » (MDPM) will be discussed. The MDPM is composed of mesoscopic multi-domain particles, and its magnetization state is determined through the local minimization of the total magnetic energy. The influence of magneto-mechanical interactions is represented by the magnetoelastic energy. The MDPM successfully predicts an increase in hysteresis loss due to mechanical stress without fitting to measured data under mechanical stress conditions. Additionally, depending on the audience’s interest, a phenomenological hysteresis model based on the play model will also be addressed.

July 11, 2023, Junior Seminar

Ayoub AINOUZ

Development of an approach combining physical modeling and artificial intelligence for modeling the magnetic properties of electrical steels

The energy efficiency of modern motor systems depends on the accuracy and reliability of design tools, particularly those related to electrical steels used in magnetic circuits. However, the mechanical and thermal constraints imposed by manufacturing processes and the use of these motor systems can affect their properties, potentially degrading performance. Traditional approaches to modeling these materials are often complex and slow, while designers need precise and fast models. This thesis proposes integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically Deep Learning (DL), with multi-physical models of electrical steels to create optimized, faster, and adaptable models for design and optimization procedures. This approach focuses on the development, validation of these models, and their implementation in a numerical calculation code for academic tests.

June 08, 2023, Junior Seminar

Sqalli GHALI

Du matériau à la structure magnétique par fabrication additive

Additive manufacturing is a flexible and efficient process allowing to create complex components at a reduced expense when compared to conventional methods. While it is not yet extensively employed, additive manufacturing holds promise in the field of electrical engineering, especially for the production of intricate and compact parts. The aim of this PhD is to produce soft ferrite magnetic components with good magnetic properties using additive manufacturing. The research focuses on improving printed materials and taking into account the specific features of printing in the design of new components. One idea is to be able to propose shapes and solutions adapted to the magnetic material and its shaping process through topological optimization tools.

Mohamed Reda Saouthi

Méthodologie de dimensionnement et de supervision énergétique d’un smart grid ferroviaire

The integration of decentralized generation and energy storage systems in railway electrification networks is seen as a solution for improving the electrical and energy performance of rail power grids, which are facing a sharp increase in traffic. The aim of this thesis is to define a methodology for the optimal design and energy management of energy production and storage systems in a railway environment. The architecture must be coupled with the energy management of the system to obtain optimized sizing. several approaches will be taken, the first consisting in the realization of a linear optimization model that will simultaneously optimize the dimensions of system components and energy management, the second approach will rely on finer optimization models integrating the non-linearity that naturally appears in the optimization objectives, functional constraints and behavior laws of system components. several optimization schemes will be tested, starting with nested optimization. Finally, we will quantify the variability of the system’s performance in relation to uncertainties about the production of renewable energies and the power consumed by the rolling machines.

May 04, 2023, Junior Seminar

Joel DRAPPIER

Résolution numérique de problèmes électromagnétiques non linéaires en présence d’hystérésis et anisotropie

Fabien DANCOISNE

Characterization and modelling of ferromagnetic material aging for iron losses reduction

« Magnetic aging » refers to the degradation of in-service magnetic properties of Fe-Si steels when submitted to moderate temperatures. This phenomenon is due to the precipitation of carbides or nitrides at electrical machines operation temperatures of less than 200°C. At the microscopic scale, it was determined that precipitates in the range of 100 nm to 1μm in size are the most deleterious for magnetic properties and that only Fe-Si alloys with silicon content lower than 3wt% are prone to magnetic ageing. These low grade Fe-Si steels correspond however to the largest part (73%) of the current market of non-oriented electrical steels, i.e. 9.8 million tons produced in 2019 in the world. Although only scarce attempts have been made to model the precipitation kinetics in this system, many precipitation modelling methods have been developed in material sciences. It appears that models are nowadays available to describe the time evolution of precipitates in magnetic steels. We can now expect to construct the bridge between microscopic models of precipitation and macroscopic models of the magnetic behavior in order to be able to predict this « magnetic aging ». Integrated to the design process, it will allow to better predict the losses, leading to more efficient and more robust electrical machines. It will also give new opportunities to adapt or develop processes during the manufacturing in order to reduce the aging effect according to the operation mode. The aim of the PhD is to develop multi-physical models based on experimental investigations from the microscopic to macroscopic scales of ageing mechanisms in electrical steels and the consequences on iron losses.

April 06, 2023, Junior Seminar

Zhenxin LI

Improvement of the ODF method for the modeling of the B-H magnetization curves of Grain Oriented Electrical Steels

Grain-Oriented Electrical Steels (GOES) are widely used in transformers to increase energy efficiency while reducing the volume and weight of such transformers. These GOES are characterized by their strong anisotropy, which leads to different magnetic properties (behavior law and iron losses) depending on the strength and the direction of the applied magnetic field to the rolling direction (RD). To describe the anisotropy of the GOES behavior law, the Orientation Distribution Functions (ODF) based approach shows interesting features regarding ease of identification and implementation. However, a significant oscillation issue in this model at low magnetic field exits. It is recently reported that a high-order ODF method can improve the accuracy of the original model. But the high-order ODF model implies an important number of experimental data according to different directions of the applied field to RD (different magnetization angles) to build a model with sufficient accuracy. In addition, the accuracy also depends on how the input magnetization angles are selected between the RD and the transverse direction (TD). In this work, an optimal algorithm for input magnetization angle selection is proposed for the high-order ODF method. To validate the proposed algorithm, 13 magnetization angles have been measured. A comparative study has been conducted based on the original and the high-order ODF models built with the proposed selected magnetization angles. It is shown that the proposed algorithm can reduce the number of experimental data needed for the ODF model while providing an acceptable global error.

Idriss NACHETE

Optimal Planar Inductor Design

Magnetic components (transformers and inductors) are essential for the proper functioning of power electronics (EP) converters. Following the emergence of new wide-gap active power components (SiC, GaN), magnetic components now appear to be the technological lock to be unlocked in future years to increase the performance of high-frequency (HF) power converters, in particular in terms of power density and energy efficiency. The aim of this PhD is to work on a new generation of inductance optimized for high current DC/DC HF applications with, potentially, a high level of ripple. This will involve the development of a sizing and optimal design tool dedicated to those next-gen inductors. For this, it will be necessary to control the magnetic and thermal aspects as well as the losses dissipated by those components. They are based on a combination of printed circuit board (PCB) for the windings and high and low permeability materials for the magnetic core, typically ferrite and FeNi powder. PCBs have many advantages from an industrial point of view, particularly in terms of reproducibility and control of parasitic elements. Low permeability materials make it possible to create distributed air gap zones by limiting the effects of expansion of the field lines around the air gap(s) (on the central leg or on the 3 legs of a core of type E in ferrite), the latter inducing significant localized losses in the conductors near the air gaps.

March 08, 2023, Junior Seminar

Othmane MARBOUH

Capteurs RF MEMS électro-acoustiques passifs et sans fil pour le diagnostic précoce de défauts dans les machines électriques de fortes puissances

Les machines électriques de fortes puissances sont soumises à des contraintes sévères en fonctionnement, afin d’assurer la fiabilité et la continuité d’opération de ces machines, notamment par anticipation des opérations de maintenance et de fonctionnement dégradé si nécessaire, il est primordial de disposer d’informations sur ces contraintes, souvent à l’échelle locale. Par ailleurs, obtenir ces informations au niveau du rotor est le moyen le plus sûr pour assurer une surveillance et un diagnostic robustes et fiables. Seules les technologies de capteurs sans fil et sans batterie associées à des techniques efficaces d’analyse des données et de traitement des signaux peuvent satisfaire un tel besoin. La technologie des composants SAW, exploitant les ondes acoustiques de surface, permet de concevoir des capteurs sans fil et totalement passifs et permet ainsi de répondre à toutes ces contraintes. De nombreuses grandeurs physiques sont mesurables sur cette même base technologique moyennant une ingénierie avancée du design : température, contraintes mécaniques, champ magnétique.

January 24, 2023, Junior Seminar

Walid MOHAND OUSSAID

Investigations des pertes dans les plateaux et doigts de serrage dans les machines de fortes puissances

2022

December 13, 2022, Junior Seminar

Wei CHEN

Application des méthodes de réduction de modèle numérique pour la quantification d’incertitudes en génie électrique

Dans cette présentation, je vais présenter la méthode de Cauer ladder circuit implémenté dans Code Carmel ainsi que le sujet de ma thèse.

November 17, 2022, Seminar

Zuqi TANG

Investigation of deep learning applied to computational electromagnetism

With the development of graphics processing unit (GPU) hardware and algorithm efficiency, deep learning (DL) is shown to be a very powerful tool. It has been widely applied to scientific research and has achieved many satisfactory results. However, the requirement for big data has greatly limited its further application in electrical engineering, where the data generally comes from complex experiments or expensive computations. To address this issue, the feasibility and efficiency of the convolutional neural network (CNN) have been investigated, particularly the U-net. Due to its excellent feature extraction capability, the CNN U-net can be effectively trained with only a small dataset. Different applications have been carried out with U-net, such as surrogate model construction for the computation of coupled magneto-thermal problems, the anisotropic magnetostatic problems, as well as hysteresis loop measurement under different physical considerations. To improve the efficiency of the DL process, the sample selection strategy is optimized by adopting the greedy algorithm. In addition, an adaptive dataset construction approach is put forward to enhance the accuracy of the DL. Besides, physics-informed consideration has been combined recently with the CNN to further improve its interpolation performance and extrapolation capacity under certain physical restrictions.

June 23, 2022, Junior Seminar

Hamza FAROOQ

Optimal Sizing of Line Start Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (LSPMSM)

Electric motors consume around 46% of the overall electricity produced around the globe. A significant proportion of this electricity is used to drive motors for direct-start applications such as fans or pumps. Currently, squirrel cage induction motors (SCIM) are widely used in these applications. Recently, due to the regulations of international electrotechnical commission (IEC), there is a trend to replace SCIM by a line start permanent magnet synchronous motor (LSPMSM) to enhance the efficiency of direct-start and fixed speed applications. This thesis involves the development of an analytical model based on a reluctance network (RN) for the optimal design of LSPMSM. The design parameters such as back EMF and d-q axis magnetizing inductances are estimated using the reluctance network approach (RNA) to consider the saturation effect. The developed model is used to determine the transient and steady-state characteristics of LSPMSM. The adopted approach addresses two design challenges: 1) the self-starting ability and 2) IE4 efficiency level during the synchronous regime. The results obtained by the proposed model are compared with the results of the finite element method (FEM) to validate the model. To further assess the robustness of the proposed method, an experimental validation will also be performed.

May 23, 2022, Junior Seminar

Marwane DHERBECOURT

Caractérisation des propriétés mécaniques de différents grades d’acier par des techniques de contrôle non destructif ultrasonore et électromagnétique

Les produits tubulaires commercialisés par Vallourec subissent des tests destructifs rigoureux pour s’assurer que leurs propriétés mécaniques soient conformes aux normes et aux spécifications des clients. En particulier, les tubes en acier bas carbone sans soudure destinés au marché du pétrole et du gaz doivent être des produits fiable et durable. Pouvoir mesurer de manière non destructive certaines des propriétés mécaniques de ces aciers répondrait à un besoin industriel fort. C’est le défi auquel cette thèse veut répondre : mettre en place une méthodologie permettant de mesurer une ou plusieurs grandeurs mécaniques des nuances d’acier Vallourec, à partir de signaux obtenus par des techniques de contrôle non destructives (CND). Afin de décorréler rigoureusement les différentes contributions qui influencent les mesures expérimentales, une analyse détaillée des mécanismes impliqués est nécessaire. Aussi, notre attention se porte sur l’évaluation des propriétés suivantes : limite d’élasticité, résistance ultime à la traction, dureté et contraintes résiduelles. Pour ce faire, des techniques CND électromagnétiques et ultrasonores prometteuses pour la caractérisation matériau des aciers sont mises en place.

April 25, 2022, Junior Seminar

Théo DELAGNES

Réduction de modèle numérique pour le dimensionnement électromagnétique de machines électriques

Pour étudier finement le comportement d’un dispositif électrotechnique hors de son environnement, on utilise généralement des modèles numériques basées sur une approche de type éléments finis (EF). Ainsi, il est possible d’obtenir une représentation fidèle des distributions de champs magnétiques et électriques au sein du matériel étudié. Cependant, ces modèles possèdent un grand nombre d’inconnues et génèrent des temps de calcul importants, qui rendent difficile leur utilisation dans un contexte industriel. Les méthodes de réduction de modèles permettent de réduire drastiquement le nombre d’inconnues associé à un modèle numérique. Parmi ces méthodes, certaines nécessitent des simulations préliminaires effectuées avec le modèle numérique complet, dont certains résultats soigneusement choisis permettent de construire une base réduite. Cette base est ensuite utilisée pour projeter le système d’équations, ce qui permet de réduire le nombre de degrés de libertés du problème, et introduit une erreur sur l’approximation du résultat. Cependant, lorsque le problème auquel on s’intéresse présente des non linéarités, la projection seule ne permet pas une réduction satisfaisante des temps de calcul, car l’évaluation des termes non linéaires à chaque étape du calcul est très couteuse. Dans ce contexte, des méthodes d’interpolation permettent de calculer les non linéarités à certains endroits spécifiquement sélectionnés du domaine étudié, et d’interpoler le reste des termes non linéaires. Mon travail consiste à appliquer les méthodes de projection et d’interpolation à un problème magnétodynamique non linéaire avec mouvement, pour construire un modèle réduit d’une machine asynchrone à cage d’écureuil valide sur une plage de fonctionnement du dispositif.

February 21, 2022, Junior Seminar

Wissem BEKIR

Prise en compte de la perte d’aimantation réversible et irréversible des aimants permanents dans les machines électriques

2021

December 13, 2021, Junior Seminar

Leysmir MILLAN MIRABAL

Iron loss Modelling of Anisotropic Soft Magnetic Steels in FEM Simulation

This presentation will serve to introduce an recently develop anisotropic iron loss model from the INRIM laboratory in Italy. The model has been integrated into the finite element software code_Carmel in post-processing, and its implementation have been tested and validated by comparison with experimental results. This developpement are part of the work realized during my PhD thesis.

December 13, 2021, Junior Seminar

Allaa Eddine BOUMESBAHL

Development of metamodels for low-frequency electromagnetic devices

In recent years, the electric vehicles market is witnessing a large expansion. One of the points of interest is to reduce the electromagnetic noise generated by electric motors. Our work is a part of the project « E-Silence », consisting in reducing the electromagnetic noise in electric machines without deteriorating the performances or increasing the cost. In order to include the noise issue in the early design phases of a machine, it is required to compute the electromagnetic force for a large set of parameters, which may generate a prohibitive time cost if using a finite element model. A solution is to create a parametric metamodel using model order reduction or interpolation approaches. In this presentation, geometric parametric metamodels are built based on the proper orthogonal decomposition combined with the radial basis functions interpolation method (POD-RBF) and the proper generalized decomposition method (PGD). These approaches are evaluated for academic examples, then applied to the case of an electric machine.

November 18, 2021, Junior Seminar

Houssein TAHA

Mise en oeuvre du modèle de Darwin par la méthode des éléments finis en vue de modéliser les machines électriques à des fréquences intermédiaires

Dans les dernières années, la modélisation des composants magnétiques et électriques suscite beaucoup d’intérêt dans la recherche scientifique. Un modèle magnétodynamique est suffisant pour décrire le comportement des machines électriques dans les basses fréquences, mais, avec l’apparition de l’électronique de puissance, les machines sont soumises à des tensions hautes fréquences, cela nécessite une modélisation des isolants surtout en raison du vieillissement auquel ils seront exposés. L’objectif de ces travaux est de calculer le champ électrique dans les milieux non conducteurs, en particulier, les effets capacitifs. En effet, vu que les modèles classiques tels que la magnétostatique et la magnéto-quasistatique ne prennent pas en compte la modélisation de ces effets, il est indispensable de mettre en œuvre des formulations en potentiels adaptées dans le code_Carmel pour calculer simultanément les champs électriques et magnétiques, telle que le modèle de Darwin. Ce modèle est capable de capturer les effets capacitifs-inductifs couplés à des fréquences intérmédiaires, en particulier, autour de la fréquence de résonnance. En revenche, l’électrostatique et l’électro-quasistatique sont parmi les modèles connus qui sont capables à modéliser les effets capacitifs. Différentes applications industrielles ont été présentées afin de valider les résultats de simulation obtenus par le modèle de Darwin en les comparant aux résultats de mesures.

October 01, 2021, Junior Seminar

Ruohan GONG

Investigation about Deep learning application in the field of computational electromagnetics

In recent years, deep learning (DL) has been developed rapidly and has conquered many fields and achieved state-of-the-art performance, such as visual recognition, natural language processing, etc. Particularly, convolutional neural network (CNN) has gained tremendous popularity and has been widely used because of its capacity to automatically execute feature engineering on its own. In this presentation, the possibility of applying CNN in the field of computational electromagnetics will be investigated, which can be used as an efficient tool with only a small database. Some typical applications will be presented: the magneto-thermal coupled analysis for transformer, the anisotropy magnetostatics analysis, and the prediction of the hysteresis loops of ferromagnetic materials. The feasibility of the proposed approach are analyzed and discussed in term of the influence of various network hyperparameters. The presented work can provide guides for other DL scenarios in electrical engineering.

2020

Mars 05, 2020, Junior Seminar

Meryeme Jamil

Meryeme Jamil was born in Rabat, Marocco in 1994. She received the Dipl.-Ing. degree in material engineering (with honors) from ENSMR (Mine Rabat) in 2016, and a master degree titled “Material for Energy and Transport” from Paris-Saclay University in 2017. During her master internship, she worked on electrical and magnetic characterization of magnetite poweder in the L2EP laboratory in collaboration with EDF CEIDRE. She is currently a PhD student at the University of Lille and Valeo Powertrain Systems company (CIFRE). She works on the characterization of soft magnetic materials used in electrical machine, mainly the claw pole machine. The aim of her researches is the study of the impact of the machine functioning temperature on the material electromagnetic properties.

Impact of the machine functioning temperature on the material electromagnetic behavior

Magnetic materials are at the heart of the energy conversion in electrical machines. Their electric and magnetic properties are strongly related to the machine performances and energy efficiency. In order to study and to simulate the electrical machine under its operating conditions, the material electromagnetic behavior should be well known and well characterized not only at room temperature but also at the machine operating temperatures. In fact, during the machine operation, in some hot spots, the magnetic core temperature may reach high temperature levels. As a consequence, the magnetic core properties may considerably change, as for the electrical conductivity to which eddy current losses are directly linked. This modifications can be reversible and disappear once the core has cooled, as it can be irreversible and then speaks of magnetic aging of the material. So, to predict accurately the machine performances, it is necessary to perform both thermal and electromagnetic analyses, starting by characterizing the temperature dependence of the core electromagnetic properties and investigating the magnetic ageing.

2019

November 28, 2019 at 14h00, Invited Seminar (Visiting Ph.D student from Hokkaido University

Shingo Hiruma (Hokkaido University, Japan)

Shingo Hiruma received the B.E. and M.E. degrees from Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan in 2017 and 2019. He is currently a Ph.D. student in Hokkaido University, and a research fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). His research interest is the computational electromagnetism using model order reduction technique.

Model order reduction via Cauer circuit representation of quasi-static Maxwell equations

In this presentation, we discuss the relation between the quasi-static Maxwell equations and Cauer circuit representation. Starting from a discussion of 1-D model, Kameari’s Cauer ladder network (CLN) method is introduced. It is shown that the CLN method is equivalent to the self-adjoint Lanczos algorithm when the quasi-static Maxwell equations are discretized by the finite element method. From this relation, a new method is formulated which allow to approximate a given transfer function by a continued fraction.

July 8, 2019 at 14h00, Invited Seminar

Pr. Stéphane CLENET (ENSAM)

Stéphane Clénet is full professor of electrical engineering at Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM), France. After the completion of his PhD, he was Associate Professor at the University of Lille in 1994 before being appointed as full professor in 2002 at ENSAM. In 2008, he was visiting professor as Fulbright Grantee at the University of Akron (USA) in 2008 and 2014 and at Mc Gill University (Canada) in 2015. From 2007 to 2014, he ran a research team in the field of computational electromagnetics and its applications involving more than 25 professors, post docs and PhD students. From 2016 to 2019, he was the director of the campus ENSAM of Lille. He works on the development of 3D Finite Element Model in low frequency. Since 2004, his research focuses mainly on uncertainty quantification in computational electromagnetics based on stochastic approaches and also on Model Order Reduction technics (POD, PGD…). He is co-author of 85 publications in international journals. He has collaborated with numerous researchers from different universities in France but also from abroad like in Liège (Belgium), Akron (USA), Santa Catarina (Brésil), Mc Gill and Laval (Canada), Aalto (Finland), Tsinghua (China), Aachen (Germany). He develops numerous research projects in partnership with major companies like EdF, Valeo, CEA.

Why and how uncertain quantification can be useful in low frequency electromagnetism?

In some applications represented by very accurate models (the modelling and the numerical errors are negligible), if a gap exists between the measurements, assuming perfect, and the results given by the numerical model, it comes from deviations on input parameters which are not in the ”real world” equal to their prescribed values. The origins of these deviations are numerous and are related to either a lack of knowledge or uncontrolled variations of quantities like temperature, pressure, magnetization. To account for these uncertain deviations on model parameters, the stochastic approach can be used. The model parameters as well as the outputs are then random fields or variables. Several methods are available in the literature to solve stochastic models like sampling methods, perturbation methods or approximation methods. In this presentation, we propose an overview on the solution of stochastic problems in computational electromagnetics. Some applications will be presented in order to illustrate the possibilities offered by this approach Finally, recent numerical techniques proposed in the literature to alleviate the cumbersome needs of resources in terms of memory and time calculation of the stochastic approach particularly due to the the curse of dimensionality appearing when the number of uncertain parameters increases.

June 27, 2019, Invited Seminar (Invited Prof. of ULille)

Dr. Shuai YAN (Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Science)

Shuai Yan received the B.S. degree in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics from Beijing Normal University in 2007 and the M.S. degree in Computational Mathematic also from Beijing Normal University in 2010. She received the Ph.D. degree in Computational Optics in University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany, 2014. After that, she joined the Chinese Academy of Science as an Associated Researcher. She has published more than ten papers in international journals. Her current research interests are model reduction techniques for full wave analysis and optimization of high frequency RFID systems and also efficient solvers for multi-physics analysis in integrated circuit design.

Title: Model Order Reduction with POD/PGD and Related Applications in Computational Electromagnetics

Modern industrial development brings new challenges to computational electromagnetics by introducing extremely computationally intensive problems and the needs of real-time simulation. Model order reduction can help with tacking these challenges from two perspectives. One is to solve the problems with less computational cost in time and memory, another is to build a compact parametric model from an “offline process” which can be used to achieve a fast solution during an “online process”. POD and PGD are two important MOR techniques that attracts much attention in recent years. In this presentation, I will discuss about the implementation of POD and PGD in both static and high frequency problems. Issues including complex domains, high dimensionality as well as adaptive algorithms will be addressed.

June 13, 2019, Junior Seminar

Dr. Emna JAIEM

Emna Jaïem obtained a PhD degree in Applied Mathematics from Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia in July 2016. During her PhD thesis, she investigated the geometrical inverse problem related to the identification of defects in mechanical structures from, on the one hand, overdetermined boundary data and, on the other hand sub-Cauchy data. Indeed, her research fields include shape optimization (shape derivative, topological derivative, level set method, …). In September 2017, her work was recognized with the TWMA (Tunisian Women Mathematicians’ Association) award for the best PhD thesis in Applied Mathematics for Tunisian women. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at L2EP working on the numerical analysis of electromagnetic fields and more precisely on spectral methods (Harmonic Balance Method).

Harmonic balance finite element method applied to electromagnetic problems

The time stepping approach is a well-known numerical method to model electromagnetic problems. However, it can present some drawbacks since it requires expensive computation time in the case of a large transient state. To overcome this problem, harmonic balance method can be used. In the first part of the presentation, we introduce this method. Then, we apply it for electrical machines taking into account the motion. Furthermore, we compare the solutions obtained by the harmonic balance finite element method coupled, on the one hand, with the A formulation and, on the other hand, with Ω formulation with those obtained by the reference method; namely the time stepping finite element method.

Since harmonic balance method relies on the representation of time-periodic function by a truncated Fourier series, the problem of harmonics selection is discussed in the second part of the presentation. A novel approach based on time residual is proposed to solve a nonlinear magnetostatic problem using harmonic balance method.

June 07, 2019, Invited Seminar

Pr. Mircea M. RADULESCU (Université Technique de Cluj-Napoca, Roumanie)

Mircea M. Radulescu received the Dipl.-Ing. degree in electrical engineering (with honors) from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in 1978, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania, in 1993. Since 1983, he has been with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, where he is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Electric Machines and Drives, and Head of the Special Electric Machines and Light Electric Traction (SEMLET) Research Laboratory. He is the author or co-author of more than 180 published scientific papers in refereed technical journals and international conference and symposium proceedings. His teaching and research activities include classical and special electric machines; computer-aided design of electromechanical devices; design and control of small electronically-commutated motors; actuators and mechatronic drives; light electric traction systems; design and analysis of small-scale renewable energy equipment. He was an Invited Professor at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne – EPFL, Switzerland; Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland; RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany; University of Akron, Akron, USA; University ‘Pierre et Marie Curie’, Paris, France; University of Picardie ‘Jules Verne’, Amiens, France, and Centrale Lille, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France. He is an Associate Editor of the international scientific quarterly ‘Electromotion’. His biography is listed in several editions of ‘Who’s Who in the World’ and ‘Who’s Who in Science and Engineering’. Prof. Radulescu is a Senior Member of IEEE, USA and a Member of IET, UK. He is also a member of the International Steering Committees of several conferences and symposia in the field of electric motor drives, electric traction, and renewable energy.

Nouvelles topologies de générateurs électriques pour micro-éoliennes

Contenu

Introduction aux éoliennes à petite échelle Exigences de conception des générateurs électriques pour les micro-systèmes de conversion d’énergie éolienne Analyse comparative de la conception des nouvelles topologies des micro-aérogénérateurs électriques Conclusion

June 04, 2019, Visiting Professor from Shanghai Maritime University

Dr. Hao CHEN (Shanghai Maritime University, China)

Hao Chen (M’ 17) was born in Jiangsu, China, in 1985. He received the B.E. degree in automation from Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China, the M.E. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Nantes, Nantes, France, in 2008, 2010, and 2014, respectively. He is currently a lecture with Shanghai Maritime University China. His research interests include designing, modeling and control of electrical machines, and wind or tidal energy conversion system.

Research on power electronics and electric drives at Shanghai Maritime University

In the presentation, I firstly introduce Shanghai Maritime University and the colleges briefly. Then, I will focus on the introduction of the department of electrical engineering, especially the research institute of power drive and control. At last, I will present some personal research interests.

2018

December 06, 2018, Invited Seminar

Pr. Jiaxin YUAN (Wuhan University)

Jiaxin Yuan (M’07) was born in Nanchang, China, on June 10, 1981. He received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the School of Electrical Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, in 2002 and 2007, respectively. From 2007 to 2009, he was a Lecturer with Wuhan University, where he was engaged in research and development of STATCOM and DSP inverter control and, since 2007, he has been engaged in power electronics system control, power quality issues, and application and control of inverters. From 2016, he got the full Professor position at the School of Electrical Engineering, Wuhan University.

The Present Status and Future of Fault Current Limiter in High Voltage Power System

The first part of the presentation gives some brief introduction to Wuhan University, as well as the Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation. The second part will introduce the Present Status and Future of Fault Current Limiter in High Voltage Power System. Nowadays, the short circuit fault current increasing rapidly in all of the worlds. The short circuit fault current in some grid exceeds the capacity of the breaker, seriously threatening the safety and stability of the power grid. So the presentation will explain the principle of rapid increase in the short circuit current, analysis the different methods to reduce the short circuit current. At last, the presentation will propose a novel fault current limiter.

November 29, 2018, Invited Seminar

Dr. Alain BOSSAVIT

Sur l’approche géométrique des équations de Maxwell et de leur discrétisation

Nomember 20, 2018, LAMEL Day(Plénière du LAMEL)

Schedule

10h00-10h30 : Kévin DARQUES : Modélisation de la tension d’arbre 10h30-11h00 : Sylvain SIHAB : Modèles de pertes magnétiques 11h00-11h30 : Rihad CHERIF : Solveurs Non linéaire 11h30-12h00 : Loic Chevallier et Juien KORECKI : Code_carmel 14h00-14h30 : Emna JAIEM : Mouvement pour Méthode Spectrale 14h30-15h00 : Lydéric DEBUSSCHERE : Techniques de remaillage 15h00-15h30 : Guillaume CARON : Réduction de modèles

November 09, 2018, Invited Seminar

Oualid MESSAL

Oualid Messal received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engennering from Lyon University in Dec. 2013. From 2013 to 2014, he was a Temporary Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering with Lyon1 University. From Sep. 2014 to Aug. 2018, he was a CNRS postdoc researcher at the Grenoble Electrical Engennering Laboratory. During his thesis and postdoc, he has been the principal investigator on a number of successful research programs including Aperam company, Renault, Altair, Schneider Electric, etc. The primary focus of his investigations is the area of magnetic materials for electrical engineering applications. From Sep. 2018, he is associate professor at Lille University where conducts research at the Lab of Electrical Engineering and Power Electronics.

Characterization and modeling of soft magnetic materials for electromagnetic applications

September 14, 2018, Visiting Professor from Xi’an Jiaotong University

Pr. Shuhong WANG (Xi’an Jiaotong University)

Prof. Shuhong Wang was born in China, in 1968. He received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University, in 2002. Currently, he is a Professor with School of Electrical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University. He is a senior member of IEEE (No. 92041995) and a board member of Council of Applied Superconducting Technology of China Electrotechnical Society. His research interests include theory, computation and application of electromagnetic fields and design, simulation and optimization of electrical apparatus. He presided one National Science and Technology Major Project, two projects supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and tens of projects supported by electric power company. He is the author of more than 100 technical papers as well as 6 professional books.

Research on short circuit dynamic characteristics and mechanical life of power transformer winding (Ph.D. student: Shuang WANG)

The dynamic characteristics of transformer windings under short circuit state are of great significance to the safe operation of transformers. The electromagnetic properties of a 110 kV transformer, including leakage magnetic field and electromagnetic force of windings, are calculated using finite element method (FEM). During the short circuit, the power transformer windings’ dynamic force, displacement and stress are calculated. The characteristics of windings’ dynamic motion process because of the big electromagnetic force are analyzed. The mechanical life model of transformer windings is established based on the mechanical experiment of the winding material. The analysis method and research results can provide reference for taking measures to enhance the ability to withstand short circuit of transformer windings.

Study on the Electromagnetic Field in HVDC/AC Hybrid Submarine Cable Tunnel (Ph.D. student: Ting ZHU)

There is a rapidly increasing on the volume of HVDC cable over the last twenty years. To reduce the cost of cable tunnel construction, it is very common that the HVDC cable is laid in the original alternating current (AC) cable tunnel. In the Xiang’an tunnel of Xiamen, China, the operation and maintenance personnel have an electric shock when contacting the sandboxes in DC side during the work period. A model of the tunnel with ±320kV DC cable lines and a 220kV AC cable line is shown in this presentation. The distribution of power frequency electromagnetic field in the HVDC/AC hybrid submarine cable tunnel is studied by simulation and measurement, and the cause of the accident that the operation and maintenance personnel have an electric shock in the tunnel is analyzed, which provides guidance for the safe operation of the cable.

Visiting Schedule

09h40-10h00: Welcome coffee 10h00-10h30: Presentation of L2EP Laboratory and of “OMN” Team 10h30-11h00: Research on short circuit dynamic characteristics and mechanical life of power transformer winding 11h00-11h30: Study on the Electromagnetic Field in HVDC/AC Hybrid Submarine Cable Tunnel 14h00-14h30: Magnetic materials characterization 14h30-15h00: Visiting Platform – Magnetic Materials 15h00-16h00: Discussions / exchanges on potential collaboration projects

September 4, 2018, Visiting Professor from Zhejiang University

Pr. Shiyou YANG (Zhejiang University)

Shiyou Yang has been a full Professor at the College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University since 2001. Currently, his research interests include computational Electromagnetics in both high and low frequency domains, the application of numerical techniques in electronic and electromagnetic devices. He has worked in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University, USA, from November 2007 to May 2008 as a visiting scholar; the Department of Electrical Engineering, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, as a postdoctoral research fellow, research and senior research fellows from periods of September 2006 to February 2007, September 2005 to November 2005, March 2003 to February 2004, September 1999 to August 2001; Sau Paulo State University, Brazil, from September 1998 to August 1999 as a postdoctoral research fellow; and Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France, from September 9, 2017 to October 8, 2017 as a visiting Professor. So far, he has published more than 150 papers in referred international conference and journals, and more than 100 in high rank international journals.

Visiting Schedule

13:15 – 13:30 Presentation of “OMN” Team 13:30 – 13:45 Presentation of EEA department 13:45 – 14:00 Presentation of L2EP Laboratory 14:00 – 14:15 Presentation of “Control” Team 14:15 – 14:30 Model order reduction 14:30 – 14:45 Sophemis Optimization Platform 15:00 – 15:20 Visiting Platform – Electrical Vehicle 15:20 – 15:40 Visiting Platform – Power Electronics 15:40 – 16:00 Visiting Platform – Materials

August 31, 2018, Invited Seminar

Pr. Chijie ZHUANG (Tsinghua University)

Chijie Zhuang received the B.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2006 and 2011, respectively. After a 2-year post-doc program, he became an assistant professor in Tsinghua University, where he was promoted to be an associate professor in 2015. His research interest includes air gap discharge and lightning protection, as well as numerical simulations for problems in electrical engineering. He has published about 30 papers in international peer-reviewed journals. He was the secretory of CIGRE C4.26 working group (WG), and is the secretory of C4.45 WG, a member of IEEE P2426 WG. He also serves as an associate editor of High Voltage published by IET and CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems published by IEEE.

Electrical Discharges: Experiment and Simulations——Two Examples

A leader is an electric discharge mechanism in long-air-gap discharges, which is generally described by a set of convection-diffusion equations, Poisson’s equation and Navier-Stokes equations. We report the shockwave phenomenon in an air-gap leader discharge observed using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with a time resolution of several microseconds. The continuous temporal evolution of the shock wave and the plasma channel was recorded and reproduced with a thermo-hydrodynamic model discretized by MUSCL and TVDRK schemes, with the measured current as the model input. The simulation results for the shock wave front positions and the plasma channel radius showed good consistency with the experimental measurements. Detailed thermal parameters obtained through the simulation showed that continuous energy injection by the current results in a temporary over-pressure process in the plasma channel and produces the shock wave.

July 2, 2018, Invited Seminar

Pr. Anouar BELAHCEN (Aalto University)

Anouar Belahcen (M’13-SM’15) received the M.Sc. (Tech.) and Doctor (Tech.) degrees from Helsinki University of Technology, Finland, in 1998, and 2004, respectively. He is now Professor of Energy and Power at Aalto University, Finland and Visiting Professor of electrical machines at Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia. His research interest are numerical modelling of electrical machines, magnetic materials, coupled magnetomechanical problems, magnetic forces, magnetostriction, and fault diagnostics of electrical machines.

Research at Aalto University, with an emphasis on the magnetomechanical coupling

The first part of the presentation introduces some of the research subjects at Aalto University, Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation. The second part focuses on the research related to the magnetomechanical coupling in electrical steel. Here a measurement setup for rotational magnetic field and arbitrary mechanical stress will be presented together with the results of measurements on a non-oriented electrical sheet. Further, a model for the magnetomechanical coupling will be presented and discussed. The magnetic properties of electrical steel sheets are known to be highly stress dependent. During the manufacturing processes and operation of these devices, multi-axial stresses are exerted on the core laminations. The performance of the electrical machines is then signiﬁcantly affected by these multi-axial loadings. In order to be able to design efficient devices and analyze the existing ones with better accuracy, the dependency of the core losses on the multi-axial stresses should be studied comprehensively. Yet another important issue is the effect of these loading on the noise and vibrations of electrical machines.

Juin 21, 2018, Junior Seminar

Reda EL BECHARI

Reda El Bechari was born in Taza, Morocco, in 1993. He received his Master degree from ENSAM Lille, in 2016. Jointly, he has got an engineering degree (Industrial Engineering) from ENSAM Casablanca, Morocco. He is currently a Ph.D. student with L2EP in Centrale Lille. His research fields include numerical methods of electromagnetic fields, robust design and reliability based design optimization for electromagnetic devices.

Approaches to Design Optimization of Electromagnetic Devices using Finite Element Method

The increasing constraints on the design of electromagnetic devices require numerical tools that are able to finely model the electromagnetic fields in the studied domain. Finite Element Method (FEM) is the most used tool to satisfy such a requirement. However, it may turn out that this tool is very expensive in computational time due to nonlinear behavior, 3D geometries, and time dependency. Thus, its usage for optimization, i.e. iterative process, should be made with caution since only a limited number of evaluations of the simulation tool are possible. Thus, the use of some specific algorithms may not be possible in a limited time, e.g. genetic algorithms, that require many evaluations of the FEM code. On the other hand, gradient-based algorithms cannot be used to their full potential due to the re-meshing error that may appear when computing the gradient using finite difference. There exist two approaches. A non-intrusive approach that considers the FEM simulation as a black-box and constructs cheap meta-models to reduce the computational burden while refining only in promising regions. And a second approach aims to exploit the derivative of quantities of interest computed from the finite element code by using the adjoint method to be able to use gradient-based algorithms.

Juin 1, 2018, Junior Seminar

Kévin DARQUES

Kévin Darques was born in Neufchâteau, Vosges, France in 1990. He received his Master of Electrical Engineering from Lorraine University in 2014. During is degree, he had the opportunity to work with the Jeumont Electric company to study the permanent magnet losses in electrical machines with concentrated windings. After that, he started a Ph.D. at the University of Lille and EDF R&D (CIFRE). His work focused on the analysis of the shaft voltage of high-power turbogenerators. His research topic focuses toward His research topic focuses toward the finite element analysis of electrical machines.

Contribution to the shaft voltage modeling of high-power generators

In large turbo-generators, shaft voltage exists due to the inherent minor imperfections in the construction of the machine or material imperfections but also to defects such as eccentricities or rotor shorts circuits. Therefore, its analysis can constitute a variable to be used to diagnosis some machine defects. A first step consists in determining in an accurate way the effect of these defects on the shaft voltage. In this aim, a didactic analysis is carried out with the help of numerical model based on 2D FEM. Two high-power non-salient pole synchronous generators of 2 and 4 poles are studied. The study is carried out gradually, first on a simplified structure and then introducing the effect of the stator slots, the parallel coupling, the load or eddy currents in the damper bars have been investigated. The obtained results are analysed in order to clearly determine the impact of each variable.

May 23, 2018, Invited Seminar

Antonio Wendell de Oliveira Rodrigues (IFCE)

Antonio Wendell de Oliveira Rodrigues a soutenu une thèse de l’Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille (France) sur un sujet relatif à l’informatique haute performance utilisant les GPU avec une approche IDM pour la simulation des machines électriques, cofinancée par le Ministère de l’Éducation Française et la société VALEO. Il a fait un stage postdoctoral en gestion de l’innovation au Collège Lambton (Canada) et est titulaire d’un diplôme en ingénierie électrique avec spécialisation en informatique de l’Université Fédérale de Ceará. Enseignant-chercheur à l’IFCE (Brésil) dans les domaines de recherche suivants : ingénierie logicielle, calcul haute performance, réseaux informatiques et systèmes distribués. Il travaille dans divers projets de RD&I en utilisant le traitement d’images pour l’identification des patterns, l’utilisation de drones pour l’inspection par imagerie thermique, SmartGrid, IoT, l’apprentissage de machine…

RD&I et projets appliqués au secteur électrique au Brésil

Antonio Wendell de Oliveira Rodrigues nous fera un panorama des projets de RD&I pour le secteur de la génération, la transmission et la distribution d’énergie au Brésil via une approche calcul scientifique, basée sur des techniques de traitement d’images pour la reconnaissance d’objets, le calcul haute performance, l’intelligence artificielle, IoT et autres.

April 26, 2018, Invited Seminar

Brijesh Upadhaya (Aalto University)

Brijesh Upadhaya was born in a small town of Saptari district, Nepal, in 1986. He received his Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) degree from Kathmandu University, in 2008. After receiving the B.Eng. degree he joined the alternative energy promotion center (AEPC, Ministry of Environment), and worked as a technical officer for the rural energy development program in the hilly and mountaineous districts of Nepal. In year 2010 he participated for the Fredkorpset Norway (:fK) south-south exchange program as an electrical engineer for the development of the micro-hydro power, in Laos. During his assignment in Laos he was hosted by the Sunlabob Renewable Energy Ltd. Brijesh had an opportunity to work for the energy demand forcast in southern Laos, detail feasibility study of the micro and pico hydro systems in Northern Laos, design of the solar home systems for the projects in Cambodia and Marshall Islands. After completion of the project in Laos, Brijesh started his Master of Science degree in electrical engineering at Aalto University, Finland, in 2012. He received his M.Sc. (Tech) degree in 2014 with a major in electrical systems and minor in electrical drives. Brijesh enrolled as a doctoral student in the research group of electromechanics at the Aalto University and he is currently working towards his doctor of science degree in electrical engineering. His research topic focuses toward the development of a vector hysteresis model that take into account the magnetic anisotropy. The anisotropic model should be suitable for the magnetic field analysis of the mangetic devices.

Modeling of the magnetic anisotropy in a soft magnetic material

A non-oriented (NO) electrical steel sheet present a certain level of magnetic anisotropy. Unlike a grain oriented (GO) electrical steel, the degree of magnetic anisotropy found in the NO electrical steels vary considerably, between low-to-medium levels. A large percentage of the electrical applications utilize the NO electrical steel sheet, such as the rotating electrical machines. Thus, for an efficent design of the electrical applications, an accurate magnetic material model have become increasingly important. For this reason, the magnetic material model capable of describing a weakly anisotropic NO electrical steel sample has been studied in this work. This studied model is an extension of the phenomenological Jiles-Atherton hysteresis model. Furthermore, the extended model of the magnetic anisotropy is analysized, and the simulation results from this model has been compared with the measured magnetic charecteristic. Moreover, the numerical challanges has been studied, regarding the implementation of the vector Jiles-Atherton hysteresis model in a 2D finite element analysis.

April 20, 2018, (C2EI Day)

Schedule

Moustafa AL EIT : « Exploitation of the geometrical periodicity of electrical machines in the FE modeling »

Jian ZHANG : « modeling and experiment validation of squirrel cage asynchronous machine with and without faults » Emna JAIEM : « Spectral finite element method to solve magnetostatic problem taking into account the movement »

April 19, 2018, Junior Seminar

Sylvain SHIHAB

Sylvain Shihab receive his Master and Phd in condensated matter physics at the Pierre and Marie Curie University in 2012 and 2015. He worked mainly on the magnetization dynamics in the diluted magnetic semiconductor (Ga,Mn)(As,P). He is currently research engineer at the L2EP laboratory. His main researches are on the study and the characterization of soft magnetic steel alloys used in electrical machine to improve models describing magnetization behavior law.

Characterization and modeling of magnetic steels alloys used in electrical machines

Magnetic materials are the heart of electrical machine for mechanical to electrical energy conversion. Thus, an improvement of magnetic materials performance lead to an improvement of the electrical machine. To better understand all relevant materials parameters which have an impact on the magnetic properties, it is necessary to characterize materials in various experimental conditions. Then, starting from our observations, we can propose and improve models of magnetic behavior laws. During this seminar, I’ll present you our work on the magnetic characterization of non-oriented sheets and bulk magnetic steel alloys, on the conductivity measurement and on the improvement of magnetic losses model.

February 15, 2018, Invited Seminar

Ruohan GONG (Wuhan University)

Ph.D. candidate of Electrical Engineering School of Wuhan University. Graduated from Physics and Technology School of Wuhan University with BE degree at 2012. Worked as an associated researcher in High voltage and Insulation Center of Wuhan University form 2012 to 2018. Major in Lightning-protection and Grounding, Electrical Engineering Materials, Multi-Physics Coupling Simulation of electrical devices and Inversion problem.

Study on Hot-spot Temperature Calculation and Inversion Detection Method of Oil-immersed Transformer

Power transformers are one of the most important equipment of the electrical power system. The operating reliability of transformers has a close influence on security and stability of power systems. The end of the life span of power transformers is most due to the loss of their normal insulation, which is very much dependent on the highest temperature occurred in any part of a winding insulation system, as known as hot spot temperature (HST). Thus, getting the values and location of HST is significant to meet the goals of maximizing the load ability, improving the effective lifetime and lowering the total cost associated with transformer operation and maintenance. Some works focused on this topic has been developed as follows: (1) Considering the complicated and special solid-liquid-gas structure of oil-immersed transformer, the heat dissipation process inside transformer including heat conduction and convection is investigated by multi-physics coupling analysis. The validity and accuracy of calculation model is verified by temperature rise test. (2) According to the temperature and velocity distribution analysis of inner transformer, an inverse detection method of HST based on support vector regression(SVR) is put forward. This method takes load and tank temperatures as input characteristics. The relative error of HST steady state temperature inversion is less than 3%. (3) On the basis of steady inversion, an improved HST transient calculation method based on thermal-electrical analogy and IEC standard is proposed. The thermodynamic parameters of this model are estimated by Levenberg-Marquardt(LM) method. This model has been successfully applied to transformers with different voltage classes, capacities and structures. The maximum temperature difference is less than 3℃.

2017

	LABORATOIRE D'ELECTROTECHNIQUE ET D'ELECTRONIQUE DE PUISSANCE DE LILLE
	Recherche, Développement et Innovation en Génie Electrique

Seminar in OMN TEAM

Upcoming seminars:

2026–2027

May 05, Junior Seminar

Esteban HUSSON

Modélisation et expérimentation sur un capteur de courant, basé sur la technologie Rogowski

Timon CALLENS

Super-Resolution for Magnetic Field Estimation in Rotor-Eccentric Induction Motors

June 01, Junior Seminar

Vyvien DUMONT/Fatima HASSAN

July 03, Junior Seminar

Chloé PETRYKOWSKI

Past seminars:

Mars 31, Junior Seminar

Léa SALEH

Experimental & Analytical Macroscopic Study of the Magnetic Aging of Non-Oriented Iron Silicon Electrical Steels

Sanchez GAETAN

Using MEMS SAW sensors for motor faults diagnosis and multiphysic characterization of steel sheets

Mars 12, Junior Seminar

Badr CHERQUAOUI

Développement de méthodes adaptées à la modélisation de défauts complexes en Evaluation Non-Destructive par courants de Foucault

Tarek DERRADJI

Error estimation for quantities of interest in electromagnetic field computation for eddy current non-destructive testing applications

February 13, Junior Seminar

Majid KHALILI DERMANI

Bond graph modeling of radiated electromagnetic couplings

January 13, Junior Seminar

Ilyas BENNIA

Internal and External Magnetic Sensors for Electrical Machine Diagnostics: Experimental Development and FEM-Based Analysis

December 04, 2025, Junior Seminar

Ronan CORIN

Topology optimization and additive manufacturing of magnetic cores

Juin 17, 2025, Junior Seminar

Liwaa ABOUCHAKRA

Reduced-Order Model Exploitation for the Multiparametric Analysis of the Magneto-Vibro-Acoustic Behavior of Electric Machines

Lionel GOUNOU

Alternateurs hydro-electriques flexibles : possibilites et limitations

May 14, 2025, Junior Seminar

Ayoub AINOUZ

Development of an approach combining physical modeling and artificial intelligence for modeling the magnetic properties of electrical steels

Ali SALLOUKH

Multiphysics modeling of an {inverter + machine + gearbox} system for an aeronautical application

April 23, 2025, Junior Seminar

Mohamed Reda SAOUTHI

Méthodologie de dimensionnement et de supervision énergétique d’un smart grid ferroviaire

Philomène CARTON

Development of methods adapted to the electromagnetic modeling of general ground networks

March 11, 2025, Junior Seminar

Sqalli GHALI

From Material to Magnetic Structure through Additive Manufacturing

Ze GUO

Hybrid Surrogate Modeling based on Physics and Data Driven Techniques applied to Multi-parameter Electromagnetic Problems

February 04, 2025, Junior Seminar

Fabien DANCOISNE

Characterization and modeling of soft ferromagnetic steels aging for iron losses reduction

January 07, 2025, Junior Seminar

Idriss NACHETE

Optimum Design Methodology of Planar Inductor Combining High and Low Permeability Magnetic Materials used for High-Current DC/DC Converter

November 28, 2024, 14:00, Invited Seminar (Esprit Building, Saphir 1)

Stochastic Topology Optimization of electromagnetic devices

December 02, 2024, Junior Seminar

Joel DRAPPIER

Numerical Resolution of Nonlinear Electromagnetic Problems in thePresence of Anisotropy

November 07, 2024, Junior Seminar

Madeline CHAUVIER (UHPF)

Calcul en 2D de charges d’espace créées par les lignes de transport HVDC

October 11, 2024, Seminar

Marwane DEHRBECOURT

FFF additive manufacturing of ferrites: from filament conception to characterization

September 18 & 19, 2024, Invited Seminar

Inverse Source Problems in Low Frequency Electromagnetism: Classical Approaches and the role of Machine Learning Techniques

September 23, 2024, Invited Seminar

A short introduction to (Magnetically Confined) Thermonuclear Fusion

July 09, 2024, Junior Seminar

Modélisation et expérimentation sur un capteur de courant, basé sur la technologie Rogowski

June 06, 2024, Junior Seminar

Développement de méthodes adaptées à la modélisation de défauts complexes en Évaluation Non Destructive par courant de Foucault

Magnetic Aging of Non-Oriented Electrical Steels Subjected to Thermal Operating Conditions Encountered in Electrical Mobility Applications

May 07, 2024, Junior Seminar

The ODF-based method for the modeling of the B-H magnetization curves of Grain Oriented Electrical Steels considering mechanical stress

Numerical Resolution of Nonlinear Electromagnetic Problems in the
Presence of Anisotropy