Polytech Nantes Competences and expertises Bruno AUVITY & Christophe JOSSET Laboratoire de Thermocinétique de Nantes (CNRS-UMR 6607) Jean-Christophe OLIVIER, Didier TRICHET & Mohamed MACHMOUM Institut de Recherche en Electronique et Electricité de Nantes Atlantique René LE GALL & Thierry BROUSSE Laboratoire de Génie des Matériaux et Procédés Associés
Organisation of the talk: 1. Presentation of the Graduate School of Engineering 2. Presentation of the research labs working in the energy field 3. Our achievements and current research activities
Organisation of the talk: 1. Presentation of the Graduate School of Engineering 2. Presentation of the research labs working in the energy field 3. Our achievements and current research activities
Location France - Région : Pays de Loire - Département : Loire Atlantique Industrial area : ship building, aircraft industry, micro-electronic, polymers for car industry 400 km far from Paris 2 hours by TGV train
Nantes 45mn to the sea shore by car
Saint - Nazaire
POLYTECH NANTES Graduate School of Engineering of the University of Nantes Member of the Polytech Engineering Schools Group
University of Nantes Second biggest university in France by number of students The largest University and second most important centre for research in the West of France. 20 Faculties, Schools ou Institutes 300 undergraduate and postgraduate degrees based on European model : Degree-Master-Doctorats 32 500 undergraduates and postgraduates 12 000 students in continuing education 1 760 permanent teaching staff 1 045 library, technical and administrative personnel 1 400 part-time teachers including experienced professionals
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Polytech Group 12 leading French engineering schools :. Polytech Nantes 2000. Polytech Marseille 2001. Polytech Lille 2002. Polytech Orléans 2002. Polytech Tours 2002. Polytech Grenoble 2003. Polytech Montpellier 2003 (by date of creation). Polytech Clermont-Ferrand (CUST) 2004. Polytech Nice-Sophia 2005. Polytech Paris-Université Pierre et Marie Curie 2006. Polytech Savoie 2006. Polytech Paris Sud - Orsay 2009
Bachelor Level Undergraduate preparation courses 4 semesters Broad scientific education 2 semesters Engineering Sciences 2 semesters Specialization 1 semester Engineering Program Training placement in industry 1 semester Ph. D Master degree Job
Polytech'Nantes today 330 Graduates every year 1000 Engineering students 120 Professors and assistants professor 5000 Diplomas awarded 250 Master's and PhD students
Polytech'Nantes today 6 engineering degrees at 2 sites with interdisciplinary services Labs involved in ETRERA GC GE INFO MAT ETN TE Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science and Engineering ( Networks (Business Intelligence and Softwares and Material Sciences and Engineering Electronics Engineering and Numerical Technologies Thermal and Energy Sciences
Organisation of the talk: 1. Presentation of the Graduate School of Engineering 2. Presentation of the research labs working in the energy field 3. Our achievements and current research activities
LGMPA Laboratoire Génie des Matériaux et Procédés Associés (Polytech Nantes) (Materials engineering) Two areas of expertise : Pr. Thierry BROUSSE, Director Metallurgy and related processes (welding, ) Materials for energy production and storage Hydrogen purification for automobile applications Materials for super capacitors. Battery Li-Ion, Ni/Zinc Hybrid system Carbon/Pb0 2 silicon nanoparticles grafted on carbon surface for negative electrode in lithium ion batteries Lead dioxide nanowires for hybrid carbon/pbo2 device long term cycling ability of carbon/mno2 hybrid supercapacitor (over 200000 cycles)
Hydrogen purification for automobile applications - Development of multi-layer membrane architecture on porous metallic support - Process of membranes assembly Materials for super capacitors : - Design and realisation of prototype modified carbone, nanostructured oxyde: MnO2,Fe3O4; nitride Framework : ANR project ABHYS on hybrid supercap - Determination of electrochemical and thermal properties
IREENA Institut de Recherche en Electrotechnique et Electronique de Nantes-Atlantique IREENA Research Institute in Electrical Engineering and Electronics of Nantes-Atlantique Pr. MACHMOUM, Director Main research activities in the energy field Saint-Nazaire Design of electrical machines Modeling, control and diagnosis of electrical drives High performance power electronics Power network analysis and modeling Power quality: active filtering and renewable energy
IREENA Institut de Recherche en Electrotechnique et Electronique de Nantes-Atlantique Design of electrical machines Low speed drives Direct drive applications (wind turbines) Switched reluctance machine High speed drives High compactness Main problem : efficiency Solid rotor reluctance machine Special drives Automotive applications Poly-phase machine design
IREENA Institut de Recherche en Electrotechnique et Electronique de Nantes-Atlantique Modeling and control of electrical drives Modeling and control of double star or poly-phase machines Control of electric marine thrusters Hydrodynamic model of the thrust Non linear observer and control High performance power electronics High performance current control and pulse width modulation Analog controller and modulator Patented system
IREENA Institut de Recherche en Electrotechnique et Electronique de Nantes-Atlantique Power network analysis and modeling Complex power networks On board applications (ships, aeronautics, vehicules ) Non linear and intermittent loads Harmonic perturbations Power quality : active filtering and renewable energy Multi source systems Control of doubly-fed induction motors Wind turbine application
LTN Thermokinetics Laboratory of Nantes (CNRS-UMR 6607) D. DELAUNAY, Director Heat transfer lab with two areas of expertise : Heat transfer in materials and at their interfaces Heat transfer at nano-scale Liq/sol phase change during polymer cristallisation Flow visualisation of chaotic mixing in «blinking» flow Polymer caracterisation Molding of polymer material Heat transfer at interfaces Heat transfer in complex and fluid flow Transitions and flow instabilities Heat transfer intensification in laminar flow : chaotic advection & micro-fluidic Heat and mass transfer in energy system Dedicated metrology for investigation of heat transfer at material interfaces Strong and long expertise in experimental studies with dedicated metrology
= 2 = 1 = 0 From fundamental studies. Study of heat transfer in micro-heat exchanger 0,1 < Re < 10 Hydraulic diameter : 20 mm Intensification of mixing in pulsating chaotic flow Sortie coude 1 Sortie coude 3 Sortie coude 6 Chaotic helicoidal heat exchanger Evolution of mixing along the pipe
. to industrial applications Intensification of micro-organic photosynthetic farming (photobioreactor) Study of High Efficiency Vortex generator for multi-functional heat exchanger Injector equipped with a micrometer traversing mechanism 1 st tab array Test section Re = 7500 o/w 15 % Hydrodynamic and thermal study Re = 10000 - o/w 15 % Re = 15000 - o/w 5 % Realisation of the mixing of non-miscible fluids (!!!)
Organisation of the talk: 1. Presentation of the Graduate School of Engineering 2. Presentation of the research labs working in the energy field 3. Our achievements and current research activities
Our achievements Development of a high efficiency fuel cell power train - Heat and water management of the fuel cell stack - Hybridation with ultra capacitors - Design and realisation of high efficiency DC/DC converters - Energy management of the whole power train In 2010, the performance of the POLYJOULE Prototype was: 4,896 km with the energetic equivalent of 1 liter of gasoline Shell Eco Marathon world record!!
Our current research activities 1. Heat and water management of PEM fuel cell 2. Diagnostic of fuel cell stack in unsteady regime 3. Fuel cell stack design 4. Architectures design for hybrid propulsion 5. Development of novel electrodes for ultracapacitors
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