Christophe Nicolet
christophe.nicolet@epfl.ch http://www.powervision-eng.ch
Citizenship: Suisse
Publications
Infoscience publications
Infoscience
Stress tolerance of lightweight glass-free PV modules for vehicle integration
Epj Photovoltaics. 2024-04-01. DOI : 10.1051/epjpv/2024003.Prediction of unstable full load conditions in a Francis turbine prototype
Mechanical Systems And Signal Processing. 2022-04-15. DOI : 10.1016/j.ymssp.2021.108666.Hybrid Modular Multilevel Converter for Pumped Hydro Storage Applications
Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9346.Procedure for predicting part load resonance in Francis turbine hydropower units based on swirl number and local cavitation coefficient similitude
Mechanical Systems And Signal Processing. 2019-10-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.ymssp.2019.06.011.Prediction of hydro-acoustic resonances in hydropower plants by a new approach based on the concept of swirl number
Journal of Hydraulic Research. 2019-01-14. DOI : 10.1080/00221686.2018.1555556.Reduced scale model testing for prediction of eigenfrequencies and hydro-acoustic resonances in hydropower plants operating in off-design conditions
2019. 29th IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Kyoto, Japan, 17–21 September 2018. p. 022022. DOI : 10.1088/1755-1315/240/2/022022.Hydropower Plants Frequency Regulation Depending on Upper Reservoir Water Level
Energies. 2019. DOI : 10.3390/en12091637.New insight in Francis turbine cavitation vortex rope: role of the runner outlet flow swirl number
Journal of Hydraulic Research. 2018-05-04. DOI : 10.1080/00221686.2017.1356758.Renovation of hydraulic power plant: how to select the best technical options?
2018. Hydro 2018, Gdansk, Poland, October 15-17, 2018.Measurements of Cavitation Compliance in the Draft Tube Cone of a Reduced Scale Francis Turbine Operating at Part Load
2018. 10th International Cavitation Symposium (cav2018), Baltimore, USA, May 14 – 16, 2018.Assessment of Power Swings in Hydropower Plants Through High-Order Modeling and Eigenanalysis
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 2017-03-14. DOI : 10.1109/TIA.2017.2681970.Fluid-structure interaction during hydraulic transients in pressurized pipes
Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7099.Local wave speed and bulk flow viscosity in Francis turbines at part load operation
Journal of Hydraulic Research. 2016. DOI : 10.1080/00221686.2015.1131204.Forced response analysis of hydroelectric systems
2014. 27th IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Montréal, Canada, September 22-26, 2014. p. 1-14.Increasing Wind Power Penetration in Autonomous Power Systems through No-Flow Operation of Pelton Turbines
Renewable Energy. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2014.01.045.Cavitation surge modelling in Francis turbine draft tube
Journal of Hydraulic Research. 2014. DOI : 10.1080/00221686.2013.854847.Influence of the Hydraulic System Layout on the Stability of a Mixed Islanded Power Network
2014. SimHydro 2012: Hydraulic modeling and uncertainty, Sofia Antipolis, Nice, France, September 12-14, 2012. p. 307-323. DOI : 10.1007/978-981-4451-42-0_26.Hydraulic design of the diaphragm’s orifice at the entrance of the surge shaft of FMHL pumped-storage power plant
2013. 35th IAHR World Congress, Chengdu, Chine, September 8-13, 2013. p. 1-12.Modeling and control of large salient-pole synchronous hydro generators and stability issues in isolated production mode
2013. IEEE Workshop on Machines Design Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD), 2013, Paris, France, March 11-12, 2013. p. 148-157. DOI : 10.1109/WEMDCD.2013.6525175.Simulation of water column separation in Francis pump-turbine draft tube
2012. 26th Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Beijing, China, August 19–23, 2012. p. 1-8.Optimization of the Start-up Time of a Variable Speed Pump-Turbine Unit in Pumping Mode
2012. XXth International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2012. DOI : 10.1109/ICElMach.2012.6350176.Parametric study of water column separation in Francis pump-turbine draft tube
Houille Blanche-Revue Internationale De L Eau. 2012. DOI : 10.1051/lhb/2012022.Modeling of Unsteady Friction and Viscoelastic Damping in Piping Systems
2012. 26th IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Beijing, China, August 19-23, 2012. p. 1-9. DOI : 10.1088/1755-1315/15/5/052030.Cavitation influence on hydroacoustic resonance in pipe
Journal of Fluids and Structures. 2012. DOI : 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2011.10.001.Hydroacoustic Simulation of Rotor-Stator Interaction in Resonance Conditions in Francis Pump-Turbine
2010. 25th IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Timişoara, Romania, September 20-24, 2010. p. 012005. DOI : 10.1088/1755-1315/12/1/012005.Stability Study of a Complete Hydroelectric Production Site by Eigenvalues Analysis Method Based on Phase Variables
2010. XIX International Conference on Electrical Machines, Roma, Italy, September, 2010. DOI : 10.1109/ICELMACH.2010.5607727.Pump-Storage Integration with Renewables – Meeting the Needs Using Various Concepts
2010. Proceedings of HydroVision International, Charlotte, NC, USA, July 27-30, 2010. p. 1-12.Start-up and Synchronization of a Variable Speed Pump-Turbine Unit in Pumping Mode
2010. ICEM 2010 - XIX International Conference on Electrical Machines, Rome, Italy, September 6-8. 2010. DOI : 10.1109/ICELMACH.2010.5608223.Experimental investigation of Cavitation Influence on Hydroacoustic Resonance in Pipe
2009. 3rd Meeting IAHR Workgroup on Cavitation and Dynamic Problems in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Brno, Czech Republic, October, 2009.Stability Study of Francis Pump-Turbine at Runaway
2009. 3rd Meeting IAHR Workgroup on Cavitation and Dynamic Problems in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Brno, Czech Republic, October, 2009.Numerical Simulation of Nonlinear Self Oscillations of a Full Load Vortex Rope
2009. 3rd IAHR International Meeting of the Workgroup on Cavitation and Dynamic Problems in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Brno, Czech Republic, October 14-16, 2009. p. 325-338.Experimental Evidence of Hydroacoustic Pressure Waves in a Francis Turbine Elbow Draft Tube for Low Discharge Conditions
Journal of Fluids Engineering. 2009. DOI : 10.1115/1.3155944.Influence of the Francis turbine location under vortex rope excitation on the hydraulic system stability
International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems. 2009. DOI : 10.5293/IJFMS.2009.2.4.286.Transient Behavior of variable speed pump-turbine units
2008. 24th Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Foz do Iguassu, Brazil, October 27-31, 2008. p. 1-14.One-dimensional analysis of full load draft tube surge
2008. 24th Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Foz do Iguassu, Brazil, October 27-31, 2008. p. 1-12.Unstable Operation of Francis Pump-Turbine at Runaway: Rigid and Elastic Water Column Oscillation Modes
2008. 24th Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Foz do Iguassu, Brazil, October 27-31, 2008. p. 1-13.One-Dimensional Analysis of Full Load Draft Tube Surge
Journal of Fluids Engineering. 2008. DOI : 10.1115/1.2903475.Influence of the vortex rope location of a Francis Turbine on the hydraulic system stability
2008. 24th IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Foz do Iguassu, Brazil, October 27-31, 2008. p. 1-10.Transient Behavior of Variable Speed Pump-Turbine Units
2008. IAHR 2008, 24th Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery ans Systems, Foz Do Iguassu, Brasil, October 27-31, 2008.One-dimensional analysis of full load draft tube surge
2008. 5th Joint ASME/JSME Fluids Engineering Conference, San Diego, California USA, July 30-August 2, 2007. p. 391-396. DOI : 10.1115/FEDSM2007-37304.Modeling and Numerical Simulation of a Complete Hydroelectric Production Site
2007. IEEE PowerTech 2007, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1-5 July 2007. p. 1044-1048. DOI : 10.1109/PCT.2007.4538459.Turbine Speed Governor Parameters Validation in Islanded Production
2007. 2nd IAHR International Meeting of the WorkGroup on Cavitation and Dynamic Problems in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Timisoara, Roumania, 24-26 October 2007. p. 265-274.High-Order Modeling of Hydraulic Power Plant in Islanded Power Network
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER SYSTEMS. 2007. DOI : 10.1109/TPWRS.2007.907348.Hydroacoustic modelling and numerical simulation of unsteady operation of hydroelectric systems
Lausanne, EPFL, 2007. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-3751.Overload Surge Event in a Pumped-Storage Power Plant
2006. 23rd IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Yokohama, Japan, October 17- 21, 2006. p. 1-14.One-Dimensional Modeling of Rotor Stator Interaction in Francis Pump-Turbine
2006. 23rd IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Yokohama, Japan, October 18 - 21. p. 1-15.Simulation tool linking hydroelectric production sites and electrical networks
2006. 27th Int. Conf. on Electrical Machines, ICEM, Chania, Greece, September 2-5.Methodology for Risk Assessment of Part Load Resonance in Francis Turbine Power Plant
2006. IAHR Int. Meeting of Working Group on Cavitation and Dynamic Problems in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Barcelona, Spain, 28-30 June.Hydroacoustic Modeling of Rotor Stator Interaction in Francis Pump-Turbine
2006. IAHR Int. Meeting of Working Group on Cavitation and Dynamic Problems in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Barcelona, Spain, 28-30 June 2006.On the Hydroelectric Stability of an Islanded Power Network
2006. IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, Montr´eal, Canada, 18-22 June. p. paper 623. DOI : 10.1109/PES.2006.1709211.One-Dimensional Modeling of Rotor Stator Interaction in Francis Pump-Turbine
2006. ASME: International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, February 26-March 2.Identification and Modeling of Pressure Fluctuations of a Francis Turbine Scale Model at Part Load Operation
2004. 22nd IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Stockholm, Sweden, June 29 – July 2, 2004. p. 1-17.New Technology for high Disinfection Level of Flexible Endoscopes
2003.Transient Phenomena in Francis Turbine Power Plants : Interaction with the Power Network
2003.Simulation of Transient Phenomena in Francis Turbine Power Plants : Hydroelectric Interaction
2003. Proceedings of Waterpower XIII, Advancing Technology for Sustainable Energy, Buffalo, N.Y., USA, July 29-31, 2003.New Tools for the Simulation of Transient Phenomena in Francis Turbine Power Plants
2002. 21st IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 9 -12, 2002. p. 519-528.Intégration d'un modèle de simulation d'installations hydrauliques dans le logiciel "SIMSEN"
2001A new tool for the simulation of dynamic behaviour of hydroelectric power plants
2001.Outils de calculs pour régimes transitoires
2000Stress tolerance of lightweight glass-free PV modules for vehicle integration
Epj Photovoltaics. 2024-04-01. DOI : 10.1051/epjpv/2024003.Prediction of unstable full load conditions in a Francis turbine prototype
Mechanical Systems And Signal Processing. 2022-04-15. DOI : 10.1016/j.ymssp.2021.108666.Hybrid Modular Multilevel Converter for Pumped Hydro Storage Applications
Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9346.Procedure for predicting part load resonance in Francis turbine hydropower units based on swirl number and local cavitation coefficient similitude
Mechanical Systems And Signal Processing. 2019-10-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.ymssp.2019.06.011.Prediction of hydro-acoustic resonances in hydropower plants by a new approach based on the concept of swirl number
Journal of Hydraulic Research. 2019-01-14. DOI : 10.1080/00221686.2018.1555556.Reduced scale model testing for prediction of eigenfrequencies and hydro-acoustic resonances in hydropower plants operating in off-design conditions
2019. 29th IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Kyoto, Japan, 17–21 September 2018. p. 022022. DOI : 10.1088/1755-1315/240/2/022022.Hydropower Plants Frequency Regulation Depending on Upper Reservoir Water Level
Energies. 2019. DOI : 10.3390/en12091637.New insight in Francis turbine cavitation vortex rope: role of the runner outlet flow swirl number
Journal of Hydraulic Research. 2018-05-04. DOI : 10.1080/00221686.2017.1356758.Renovation of hydraulic power plant: how to select the best technical options?
2018. Hydro 2018, Gdansk, Poland, October 15-17, 2018.Measurements of Cavitation Compliance in the Draft Tube Cone of a Reduced Scale Francis Turbine Operating at Part Load
2018. 10th International Cavitation Symposium (cav2018), Baltimore, USA, May 14 – 16, 2018.Assessment of Power Swings in Hydropower Plants Through High-Order Modeling and Eigenanalysis
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 2017-03-14. DOI : 10.1109/TIA.2017.2681970.Fluid-structure interaction during hydraulic transients in pressurized pipes
Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7099.Local wave speed and bulk flow viscosity in Francis turbines at part load operation
Journal of Hydraulic Research. 2016. DOI : 10.1080/00221686.2015.1131204.Forced response analysis of hydroelectric systems
2014. 27th IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Montréal, Canada, September 22-26, 2014. p. 1-14.Increasing Wind Power Penetration in Autonomous Power Systems through No-Flow Operation of Pelton Turbines
Renewable Energy. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2014.01.045.Cavitation surge modelling in Francis turbine draft tube
Journal of Hydraulic Research. 2014. DOI : 10.1080/00221686.2013.854847.Influence of the Hydraulic System Layout on the Stability of a Mixed Islanded Power Network
2014. SimHydro 2012: Hydraulic modeling and uncertainty, Sofia Antipolis, Nice, France, September 12-14, 2012. p. 307-323. DOI : 10.1007/978-981-4451-42-0_26.Hydraulic design of the diaphragm’s orifice at the entrance of the surge shaft of FMHL pumped-storage power plant
2013. 35th IAHR World Congress, Chengdu, Chine, September 8-13, 2013. p. 1-12.Modeling and control of large salient-pole synchronous hydro generators and stability issues in isolated production mode
2013. IEEE Workshop on Machines Design Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD), 2013, Paris, France, March 11-12, 2013. p. 148-157. DOI : 10.1109/WEMDCD.2013.6525175.Simulation of water column separation in Francis pump-turbine draft tube
2012. 26th Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Beijing, China, August 19–23, 2012. p. 1-8.Optimization of the Start-up Time of a Variable Speed Pump-Turbine Unit in Pumping Mode
2012. XXth International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2012. DOI : 10.1109/ICElMach.2012.6350176.Parametric study of water column separation in Francis pump-turbine draft tube
Houille Blanche-Revue Internationale De L Eau. 2012. DOI : 10.1051/lhb/2012022.Modeling of Unsteady Friction and Viscoelastic Damping in Piping Systems
2012. 26th IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Beijing, China, August 19-23, 2012. p. 1-9. DOI : 10.1088/1755-1315/15/5/052030.Cavitation influence on hydroacoustic resonance in pipe
Journal of Fluids and Structures. 2012. DOI : 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2011.10.001.Hydroacoustic Simulation of Rotor-Stator Interaction in Resonance Conditions in Francis Pump-Turbine
2010. 25th IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Timişoara, Romania, September 20-24, 2010. p. 012005. DOI : 10.1088/1755-1315/12/1/012005.Stability Study of a Complete Hydroelectric Production Site by Eigenvalues Analysis Method Based on Phase Variables
2010. XIX International Conference on Electrical Machines, Roma, Italy, September, 2010. DOI : 10.1109/ICELMACH.2010.5607727.Pump-Storage Integration with Renewables – Meeting the Needs Using Various Concepts
2010. Proceedings of HydroVision International, Charlotte, NC, USA, July 27-30, 2010. p. 1-12.Start-up and Synchronization of a Variable Speed Pump-Turbine Unit in Pumping Mode
2010. ICEM 2010 - XIX International Conference on Electrical Machines, Rome, Italy, September 6-8. 2010. DOI : 10.1109/ICELMACH.2010.5608223.Experimental investigation of Cavitation Influence on Hydroacoustic Resonance in Pipe
2009. 3rd Meeting IAHR Workgroup on Cavitation and Dynamic Problems in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Brno, Czech Republic, October, 2009.Stability Study of Francis Pump-Turbine at Runaway
2009. 3rd Meeting IAHR Workgroup on Cavitation and Dynamic Problems in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Brno, Czech Republic, October, 2009.Numerical Simulation of Nonlinear Self Oscillations of a Full Load Vortex Rope
2009. 3rd IAHR International Meeting of the Workgroup on Cavitation and Dynamic Problems in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Brno, Czech Republic, October 14-16, 2009. p. 325-338.Experimental Evidence of Hydroacoustic Pressure Waves in a Francis Turbine Elbow Draft Tube for Low Discharge Conditions
Journal of Fluids Engineering. 2009. DOI : 10.1115/1.3155944.Influence of the Francis turbine location under vortex rope excitation on the hydraulic system stability
International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems. 2009. DOI : 10.5293/IJFMS.2009.2.4.286.Transient Behavior of variable speed pump-turbine units
2008. 24th Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Foz do Iguassu, Brazil, October 27-31, 2008. p. 1-14.One-dimensional analysis of full load draft tube surge
2008. 24th Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Foz do Iguassu, Brazil, October 27-31, 2008. p. 1-12.Unstable Operation of Francis Pump-Turbine at Runaway: Rigid and Elastic Water Column Oscillation Modes
2008. 24th Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Foz do Iguassu, Brazil, October 27-31, 2008. p. 1-13.One-Dimensional Analysis of Full Load Draft Tube Surge
Journal of Fluids Engineering. 2008. DOI : 10.1115/1.2903475.Influence of the vortex rope location of a Francis Turbine on the hydraulic system stability
2008. 24th IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Foz do Iguassu, Brazil, October 27-31, 2008. p. 1-10.Transient Behavior of Variable Speed Pump-Turbine Units
2008. IAHR 2008, 24th Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery ans Systems, Foz Do Iguassu, Brasil, October 27-31, 2008.One-dimensional analysis of full load draft tube surge
2008. 5th Joint ASME/JSME Fluids Engineering Conference, San Diego, California USA, July 30-August 2, 2007. p. 391-396. DOI : 10.1115/FEDSM2007-37304.Modeling and Numerical Simulation of a Complete Hydroelectric Production Site
2007. IEEE PowerTech 2007, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1-5 July 2007. p. 1044-1048. DOI : 10.1109/PCT.2007.4538459.Turbine Speed Governor Parameters Validation in Islanded Production
2007. 2nd IAHR International Meeting of the WorkGroup on Cavitation and Dynamic Problems in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Timisoara, Roumania, 24-26 October 2007. p. 265-274.High-Order Modeling of Hydraulic Power Plant in Islanded Power Network
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER SYSTEMS. 2007. DOI : 10.1109/TPWRS.2007.907348.Hydroacoustic modelling and numerical simulation of unsteady operation of hydroelectric systems
Lausanne, EPFL, 2007. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-3751.Overload Surge Event in a Pumped-Storage Power Plant
2006. 23rd IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Yokohama, Japan, October 17- 21, 2006. p. 1-14.One-Dimensional Modeling of Rotor Stator Interaction in Francis Pump-Turbine
2006. 23rd IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Yokohama, Japan, October 18 - 21. p. 1-15.Simulation tool linking hydroelectric production sites and electrical networks
2006. 27th Int. Conf. on Electrical Machines, ICEM, Chania, Greece, September 2-5.Methodology for Risk Assessment of Part Load Resonance in Francis Turbine Power Plant
2006. IAHR Int. Meeting of Working Group on Cavitation and Dynamic Problems in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Barcelona, Spain, 28-30 June.Hydroacoustic Modeling of Rotor Stator Interaction in Francis Pump-Turbine
2006. IAHR Int. Meeting of Working Group on Cavitation and Dynamic Problems in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Barcelona, Spain, 28-30 June 2006.On the Hydroelectric Stability of an Islanded Power Network
2006. IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, Montr´eal, Canada, 18-22 June. p. paper 623. DOI : 10.1109/PES.2006.1709211.One-Dimensional Modeling of Rotor Stator Interaction in Francis Pump-Turbine
2006. ASME: International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, February 26-March 2.Identification and Modeling of Pressure Fluctuations of a Francis Turbine Scale Model at Part Load Operation
2004. 22nd IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Stockholm, Sweden, June 29 – July 2, 2004. p. 1-17.New Technology for high Disinfection Level of Flexible Endoscopes
2003.Transient Phenomena in Francis Turbine Power Plants : Interaction with the Power Network
2003.Simulation of Transient Phenomena in Francis Turbine Power Plants : Hydroelectric Interaction
2003. Proceedings of Waterpower XIII, Advancing Technology for Sustainable Energy, Buffalo, N.Y., USA, July 29-31, 2003.New Tools for the Simulation of Transient Phenomena in Francis Turbine Power Plants
2002. 21st IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 9 -12, 2002. p. 519-528.Intégration d'un modèle de simulation d'installations hydrauliques dans le logiciel "SIMSEN"
2001A new tool for the simulation of dynamic behaviour of hydroelectric power plants
2001.Outils de calculs pour régimes transitoires
2000Teaching & PhD
Teaching
Mechanical Engineering
Courses
Hydroacoustique pour aménagements hydroélectriques
Introduction to propagation phenomena in hydraulic systems, water hammer calculation, transient behavior of hydroelectric power plants, 1D numerical simulations of the dynamic behavior of Francis, Pelton and Kaplan turbines, stability study of hydraulic systems.