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About IRT
Institute for Technological Research (IRT)
Saint-Exupéry is part of the IRT Initiative
launched in France to boost high value
competitive technological sectors.
IRT Saint-Exupéry is an interdisciplinary
thematic institute that develops economic
sectors related to aerospace and embed-
ded systems through a balanced strategic
public-private partnership. For this, it
manages research programs coupled
with technology platforms, conducts
research and development projects at
international level; contributes to the en-
gineering of initial and continuous train-
ings (qualifying professional training and/
or degree delivering); and ensures the
exploitation of the obtained results.
The institute is located in two main French
aerospace clusters: Toulouse and Bordeaux.
By the end of 2015 IRT Saint-Exupéry had
more than 80 researchers coming from
Industry (secondment) and public sectors
(part time researchers) as well as around
50 Ph.D. and Post-Doctorate fellows.
More Electrical Aircrafts Department
In addition to the departments of Mate-
rials and Embedded Systems, IRT Saint-
Exupéry host the More Electrical Aircraft
Department, which conducts different
research projects related to the replace-
ment of hydraulic and pneumatics tech-
nologies by electrical ones. The aim is
to develop technologies to reduce the
weight and volume of every element of
the electrical system taking into account
all constraints (EMI, reliability, cost,…).
Key Projects and Research Topics
Integration of electromechanical
chain
•
Iron losses characterization for design
of high performance machines and
magnetic components
•
Characterization of switching losses of
wide bandgap semiconductors
•
Thermal modelling and optimization of
high performance cooling systems for
power converters
•
Design and fabrication of high perfor-
mance SiC power modules
•
Integration and EMI characterization of
high performance electromechanical
chain
Robustness and reliability
•
Characterization and modeling of the
effects of ageing on EMC behavior of
COTS analog and digital components
•
Reliability modelling of microelectron-
ics parts
•
Radiation effects modelling on GaN
Normally-off technologies
•
Characterization of partial discharge
and gaseous breakdown in aeronautic
environment
•
Characterization and standardization
of aeronautical testing electric arc
Energy storage systems
•
Modelling of aging process of high
and low temperature fuel cells and
batteries.
•
Development of diagnostic tool for
maintenance of fuel cells and batteries.
Circuit for characterization of switching losses of
1200V/100A SiC module
High Bandwidth hysteresisgraph for characterization
of 1D and 2D iron losses in soft magnetic materials
Partial discharge
detection in motor
stator bobbin
IRT Saint-Exupéry
