Last update 18/10/2009
Eric Semail
Professor in
Electrical Engineering (laboratory L2EP)
Arts et Métiers PARISTECH
centre de Lille
Boulevard Louis XIV
59046 Lille Cedex
France
Tel: 00 33 (0)3 20 62 15 61
eric.semail@ensam.eu
Present Employment
v Associate professor in electrical engineering at Arts et Métiers Paristech (ENSAM) Centre de Lille (France).
v Member of the Laboratory of Power Electronics and Electrical Engineering
of
Previous Employment
v 1988-2001 Professor (Agrégé) in Electrical Engineering at USTL
(University Lille 1, Sciences and Technologies) of France.
Training and
Qualifications
v
1986: ENS_CACHAN graduate:
Teaching degree “Agrégation” and Master of Science in Electrical
Engineering from ENS_Cachan- Orsay-Paris XI
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2000: PhD thesis in Electrical Engineering, USTL. “Tools and studying method of polyphase electrical systems,
Generalization of the space vector theory "
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2009: HDR “Habilitation à Diriger des
Recherches”, thesis in Electrical
Engineering, USTL. « Multiphase drives: towards a system
approach »
Main area research (download
the list_of_publications)
In
Laboratory of Electrical Engineering of Lille (L2EP) in France, his fields of interest
include design, modelling and control of multi-phase drives (converters
and AC Drives).
More generally he studies Multi-machine
and Multi-converter systems .
- Extended Concordia and Park
Transformations for multiphase machines
- Multi-Machine Multi-Converters System
Modelling
- Study of Multi-phase Brushless DC Machine
with surface mounted magnets
- Development of Control Structures in PWM
and DTC
- Study of fault-tolerant case (open-phase,
short-circuit)
- Design of axial flux, radial flux PM machines.
- Practical Experiments with DSPACE control
board
PHD -
Thesis
« Tools and studying method of polyphase electrical systems,
Generalization of the space vector theory”, June 2000, USTL, LILLE
« Multiphase drives: towards a system approach », July 2009, USTL, LILLE, (abstract, thesis
in french).
About the generalization of the space-vector theory
(complex phasors)
3D- representation in VRML of 3-leg VSI
(using this ,it is possible to move
the cube)
(to view with VRML: free program )
( cube , hexagones in space , sinusoidal
in space)
Figure 3 : geometrical
description of different modulation (extract from EPE 2001 congress)
“Click
for an animation of flat top modulation in space”
(3-dimensional view of Flatop
modulations)
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(How to calculate the dwell times for multi-leg VSI ?)
(How to calculate quickly the dwell times for multi-leg VSI ?)
Modelling
of series connected multiphase machines
Participation
in the Supervision of:
Ø PhD thesis of Xavier Kestelyn:
« Modélisation
Vectorielle Multimachines pour la Commande des Ensembles Convertisseurs -
Machines Polyphasés », 12-04-2003, USTL LILLE, (thesis in french)
(http://xavier.kestelyn.free.fr/)
Ø PhD thesis of Fabrice Locment:
« Conception
et modélisation d’une machine synchrone à 7 phases à aimants permanents et flux
axial : commande vectorielle en modes normal et dégradé. », 12-11-2006, USTL LILLE. (abstract, thesis
in french)
(http://fabrice.locment.free.fr/)
Ø PhD thesis of Franck Scuiller :
« Développement d’outils de Conception de Machines Polyphasées à aimants utilisant l’approche Multimachine», 12-13-2006, ENSAM, PARIS, (thesis in french, presentation)
(http://www.ecole-navale.fr/fr/irenav/cv/scuiller/index.htm)
(Bezier Award from Arts&Métiers)
Ø PhD thesis of Antoine Bruyere :
«Modelling and control of a 7-phase starter-alternator for an automotive micro-hybrid application », 05-06-2009, ENSAM, PARIS, ( abstract , thesis in french)
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Figure 13:
Numerical study of a 7-phase axial flux machine (F. Locment) |
