Contribution to the Control of the Hybrid Excitation Synchronous Machine for Embedded Applications

This thesis is a contribution to the control of the Hybrid Excitation Synchronous Machine (HESM) in embedded applications. The HESM combines the advantages of the Permanent Magnets (PM) machine and the wound rotor machine. The excitation flux in this machine is produced by two different sources: the PMs and a DC field winding that is placed at the stator to preserve a brushless structure. The latter source is used to control the flux in the air gap. The machine model is based on a Park model and takes into account the iron losses and the magnetic circuit saturation effect. The electric parameters of the laboratory prototype are identified. The machine is controlled in generator mode and motor mode. In power generation system, the study treats in particular the aircraft power supply in more electric aircrafts. Two distribution networks are studied: High voltage variable frequency network and high voltage DC network. In the latter case, the HESM is coupled to a diode bridge rectifier. In both cases, the control aims to maintain the output voltage magnitude equal to its reference via action on the field current only. The control is scalar. Simulation with Matlab/Simulink and experiments validate the approach. For the motor mode, the attention is paid to the electric propulsion in an electric vehicle. An optimal current control with minimal losses is elaborated. The copper losses are considered in a first place. Iron losses are added next. Finally, the optimization problem is extended and it includes the losses due to the inverter and the chopper. Analytical expressions of the reference armature and field currents are computed using extended Lagrange multiplier method (Kuhn-Tucker conditions). Simulation with Matlab/Simulink software proves that the analytical solution yields indeed to the current combination that guarantees the minimal losses over the New European Driving Cycle.