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Design and reliability of modular architecture for reconfigurable and repairable PV panels


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The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.

Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.

The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
  

Reference

SL-DES-25-0428  

Thesis topic details

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Technological challenges

Thesis topics

Design and reliability of modular architecture for reconfigurable and repairable PV panels

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Job description

The integration of photovoltaic modules has become a challenge for adaptation to climate change, notably with the installation of specific PV modules in urban spaces, on vehicles or on agricultural farms. These modules are required to operate in more complex situations presenting high temporal variability and changing exposure to the sun. The scientific challenges of the project are to determine the conditions needed for optimizing the performance of PV modules regarding these external disturbances by the study of reconfigurable electrical module architectures. A reliability model will be developed to integrate the impact of the system architecture, in order to guarantee an improved level of reliability. In-depth work will be carried out on the entire PV module, from cell technologies to the final electrical characteristics requested, including electrical switching technologies. In a second phase, we will develop a design methodology in conjunction with a precise state of the art of available power switching technologies. The method will be applied to a use case responding primarily to the problem of shading and/or localised failure of the PV module. Finally, the proposed architectures will be evaluated by life cycle analysis. The designs authorizing maintenance or replacement of certain elements will be detailed and compared to the performance of usual modules.

University / doctoral school

Electronique, Electrotechnique, Automatique, Traitement du Signal (EEATS)
Université Grenoble Alpes

Thesis topic location

Site

Grenoble

Requester

Position start date

01/10/2025

Person to be contacted by the applicant

CHAMBION Bertrand bertrand.chambion@cea.fr
CEA
DRT/DTS/SMSP/LAM
50,avenue du lac Leman
73370, Le Bourget du Lac
0479792954

Tutor / Responsible thesis director

LEMBEYE Yves Yves.Lembeye@g2elab.grenoble-inp.fr
Université Grenoble Alpes
G2ELAB
Laboratoire de Génie Electrique de Grenoble
Bâtiment GreEn-ER, 21 avenue des martyrs, CS 90624
38031 Grenoble CEDEX
0476826441

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