Academic position:
Assistant Professor
Joining date:
01-01-1999
Role in IT: Researcher Scientific Area: Basic Sciences and Enabling Technologies
Group: Power Systems – Co
Degrees
- PhD, Universidade de Coimbra, 22-07-2005
Affiliations
- Ordem dos Engenheiros, Member, 01-01-1999
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Member, 01-01-1995
- Unversity of Coimbra, Assistant Professor, 01-01-1994
Academic Activities
Lecture courses
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Circuitos Eléctricos, Universidade de Coimbra, Mestrado Integrado Engenharia Electr. e Computadores
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Sistemas de Controlo de Energia, Universidade de Coimbra, Mestrado Integrado Engenharia Electr. e Computadores
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Aplicações Informáticas para Engenharia, Universidade de Coimbra, Mestrado Integrado Engenharia Electr. e Computadores
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Tracção Eléctrica, Universidade de Coimbra, Mestrado Integrado Engenharia Electr. e Computadores
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Power Electronics, Universidade de Coimbra, Master on Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Controlo Avançado de Conversores de Potência, Universidade de Coimbra, Doutoramento Engenharia Electr. e Computadores
Supervision of theses
Undergraduate
- Effect of renewable energy sources on electric power quality., Undergraduate, Pedro Manuel Antunes Faria Lopes, 8-2010, Instituto de Telecomunicações
- Implementation of control routines for Power electronic converters on Dspace platform., Undergraduate, Luís Miguel Antunes Caseiro, 8-2010, Instituto de Telecomunicações
- Accionamentos Electromecatrónicos Baseados em Motores Síncronos de Ímanes Permanentes, Undergraduate, Jorge Estima, 9-2007, Universidade de Coimbra
- EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF HEATING OF AN INDUCTION MOTOR FED BY SINUSOIDAL AND INVERSOR SUPPLIES, Undergraduate, María Luisa Seijo Rosende, 9-2007, Universidade de Coimbra
Research Grant
- Fault Diagnosis in High Power drives based on Multilevel Converters (Research Grant 1), Research Grant, Moshen Bandarabadi , 9-2013, Instituto de Telecomunicações
- Fault Diagnosis in High Power drives based on Multilevel Converters (Research Grant 2), Research Grant, Bruno Ricardo Oliveira Baptista , 9-2013, Instituto de Telecomunicações
- Fault Diagnosis in High Power drives based on Multilevel Converters (Research Grant 1), Research Grant, Moshen Bandarabadi, 5-2011, Instituto de Telecomunicações
- Fault diagnosis in High Power drives based on multilevel converters (Research Grant 2), Research Grant, BRUNO MIGUEL MARRUCHO DE OLIVEIRA, 12-2010, Instituto de Telecomunicações
PhD
- Uninterruptible power supply of double conversion with internal fault tolerance, based on multilevel topology., PhD, Luís Miguel Antunes Caseiro, 9-2015, Universidade de Coimbra
- Fault Tolerant Cascade Multilevel Inverter For Electric Vehicle Applications, PhD, Toni dos Santos Alves , 12-2013, Universidade de Coimbra
- Thermal Behaviour of a Three-Phase Induction Motor Fed by a Fault Tolerant Multilevel Inverter, PhD, Bruno Ricardo Oliveira Baptista, 12-2013, Universidade de Coimbra
MSc
- Bidirectional Power Converter for Contactless Battery Chargers in Electric Vehicles, MSc, Rui Neto, 9-2013, Universidade de Coimbra
- Contactless Power Transfer for Electric Vehicle Battery Charger, MSc, Emanuel Marques, 9-2013, Universidade de Coimbra
- Electric Vehicle with Drive System and Battery Charger Based on a Cascaded Multilevel Converter., MSc, Fábio Pereira, 9-2013, Universidade de Coimbra
- Implementation of selective automatic control of a residential elevator in a DSP., MSc, Luis Pedro Duarte Coimbra , 9-2013, Universidade de Coimbra
- Power Transformers for High Frequency Applications, MSc, Antonio Ricardo Jorge Santos, 9-2013, Universidade de Coimbra
- Control Strategies and Fault Diagnosis for NPC Multilevel Rectifiers, MSc, Luis Miguel Antunes Caseiro, 7-2012, Universidade de Coimbra
- Fault Diagnosis in Active Power Filters, based on Multilevel NPC topology., MSc, Pedro Manuel Antunes Faria Lopes, 7-2012, Universidade de Coimbra
- Thermal behavior of a three phase induction motor with a closed-loop load torque control, MSc, Filipe Antonio Carreira Costa, 7-2012, Universidade de Coimbra
- Three-phase induction motor efficiency powered by an unbalanced supply voltage., MSc, Javier Rodriguez Rey, 7-2011, Universidade de Coimbra
- Transformerless topologies for railway train power supply, MSc, RUI MIGUEL BELO LEAL TOSTE FERREIRA. , 7-2011, Universidade de Coimbra
- Design and implementation of a multilevel converter with fault tolerance, based on the cascaded H-bridge topology., MSc, Rui Pedro Santos Ventura, 2-2011, Universidade de Coimbra
- Modeling and control of a multilevel converter used in electric traction., MSc, BRUNO MIGUEL MARRUCHO DE OLIVEIRA, 9-2010, Universidade de Coimbra
- The dimensioning and the correct use of a three-phase induction motor , MSc, Luis Pedro Tavares Santos, 9-2010, Universidade de Coimbra
- Design of a single-phase high voltage catenary for electric trains equipped with Interlaced Four Quadrant Converters, MSc, RICARDO FERREIRA ROCHA, 7-2010, Universidade de Coimbra
- New Traction topologies for electric vehicle using renewable energy., MSc, FLAVIO ALEXANDRE ALMEIDA GASPAR, 7-2010, Universidade de Coimbra
- Control strategies and fault diagnosis in induction generators for wind power, MSc, PAULO JORGE COSTA PEREIRA, 7-2009, Universidade de Coimbra
- Controlo de um Motor de Indução Trifásico num Elevador de 4 Pisos, Via Porta Paralela, MSc, Toni dos Santos Alves, 12-2008, Universidade de Coimbra
- Performance analysis of the rectifiers with high efficiency, MSc, João André Antunes Caseiro, 9-2008, Universidade de Coimbra
- Regenerative braking in electric railway traction, MSc, Marco António Dias Tibério, 9-2008, Universidade de Coimbra
Licenciatura
- The interconnection of wind power systems with a national power grid, Licenciatura, Fernando Pereira da Silva, 9-2006
- The performance of the active power filters in an industry with several frequency converters., Licenciatura, Adriano Jorge, Pedro Santos, Ricardo Lima, 9-2006
Co - Supervision of Theses
MSc
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Development of a laboratory prototype of an electric drive based on a matrix converter with fault-tolerant capabilities, MSc, Marco Alexandre Neves Ferreira, 7-2009
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CONTROLO DE UM MOTOR DE INDUÇÃO TRIFÁSICO NUM ELEVADOR DE 4 PISOS, VIA PORTA PARALELA PROGRAMAÇÃO EM LABVIEW 8.2 , MSc, Tony dos Santos Alves, 10-2008
PhD
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Fault Tolerance in Multilevel Converters for Wind Power Generators, PhD, Mohsen Bandar Abadi , 7-2014
MSc
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Desempenho do Motor de Indução Trifásico com Alimentação Assimétrica, MSc, Javier Rodriguez Rey, 01-10-2011
Publications
Book Chapters [1]
- R.L. Lima; ATA Almeida; Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Off-Grid Fuel Cell System for High Power Quality Applications" - Chapter in Clean Technology 2008, Nano Science & Technology Institute, CRC Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
2008.
Papers in Journals [6]
- Cruz, S. M. A. ; Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "A New Fault Diagnosis Method and a Fault-Tolerant Switching Strategy for Matrix Converters Operating With Optimum Alesina-Venturini Modulation", IEEE Trans. on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 59, No. 1, pp. 269 - 280, January, 2012.
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- B. Baptista Baptista; Mendes, A. M. S.; Cruz, S. M. A. ; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Temperature Distribution Inside a Three-Phase Induction Motor Running with Eccentric Airgap", Przeglad Elektrotechniczny, Vol. 88, No. 1a, pp. 96 - 99, January, 2012.
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- Cruz, S. M. A. ; M. Ferreira; Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Analysis and Diagnosis of Open-Circuit Faults in Matrix Converters", IEEE Trans. on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 58, No. 5, pp. 1648 - 1661, May, 2011.
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- Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Thermal Performance of a Three-Phase Induction Motor Under Fault Tolerant Operating Strategies", IEEE Trans. on Power Electronics, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 1537 - 1544, May, 2008. Abstract
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- Mendes, A. M. S.; X. Fernández; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Thermal Behaviour of a Three-Phase Induction Motor Fed by a Fault Tolerant Voltage Source Inverter", IEEE Trans. on Industry Applications, Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 724 - 730, May, 2007.
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- Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Fault-Tolerant Operating Strategies Applied to Three-Phase Induction-Motor Drives", IEEE Trans. on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 53, No. 6, pp. 1807 - 1817, December, 2006.
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Papers in Conference Proceedings [31]
- L. C. Caseiro; Mendes, A. M. S.; Alcaso, A. A.; "Fault Diagnosis an Tolerance in Three-level Neutral-point-clamped Rectifiers", Proc IEEE Industrial Electronics Conf. - IECON, Montreal, Canada, Vol. Pendrive, pp. 1 - 6, October, 2012.
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- P.L. Lopes; Mendes, A. M. S.; "Fault Tolerance in Active Power Filters, Based on Multilevel NPC Topology", Proc IEEE Industrial Electronics Conf. - IECON, Montreal, Canada, Vol. PenUsb, pp. 1 - 6, October, 2012.
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- Bandarabadi, M.; Mendes, A. M. S.; Cruz, S. M. A. ; "Three-Level NPC Inverter Fault Diagnosis by the Average Current Park’s Vector Approach", Proc International Conf. on Electrical Machines, Marseille, France, Vol. Pendrive, pp. 1 - 6, September, 2012.
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- R.V. Ventura; Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Fault Detection in multilevel cascaded inverter using Park’s Vector Approach with balanced battery power usage", Proc European Power Electronics Conf. - EPE, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Vol. CDROM, pp. 1 - 5, August, 2011.
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- B. Baptista Baptista; Mendes, A. M. S.; Cruz, S. M. A. ; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Effects of Static Eccentricity on the Temperature Distribution in a Three-Phase Induction Motor", Proc Portuguese-Spanish Conf. in Electrical Engineering, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, Vol. CDROM, pp. 1 - 5, June, 2011.
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- Mendes, A. M. S.; R. Rocha Rocha; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Analysis of a Railway Power System Based on Four Quadrant Converters Operating Under Faulty Conditions", Proc IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conf., Niagara Falls, Canada, Vol. CDROM, pp. 1 - 6, May, 2011.
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- E. Q. Quispe; X. Fernández; Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; J. A. Palacios; "Experimental Study of the Effect of Positive Sequence Voltage on the Derating of Induction Motors under Voltage Unbalance", Proc IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conf., Niagara Falls, Canada, Vol. 1, pp. 918 - 922, May, 2011.
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- Mendes, A. M. S.; X. Fernández; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Influence of the Positive Sequence Voltage on the Temperature of Three-Phase Induction Motors", Proc International Conf. on Electrical Machines, Rome, Italy, Vol. CDrom, pp. - , September, 2010.
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- Cruz, S. M. A. ; M. Ferreira; Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Modulated Error Voltages for the Diagnosis of Faults in Matrix Converters", Proc IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition - ECCE, San Jose, CA, United States, Vol. CD-ROM, pp. 2263 - 2270, September, 2009.
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- J. C. Caseiro; Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "The Usage of a PWM Rectifier to Improve Three-Phase Induction Motor Drive Performance under Fault Conditions", Proc European Conf. on Power Electronics and Applications, Barcelona, Spain, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 10, September, 2009.
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- Ribeiro, E.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; C. B. Boccaletti; Mendes, A. M. S.; "Photovoltaic DC-DC Converter for Telecommunications Energy Systems", Proc International Conf. on Clean Electrical Power - ICCEP, Capri, Italy, Vol. 1, pp. 433 - 438, June, 2009.
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- J. C. Caseiro; Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Fault Diagnosis on a PWM Rectifier AC Drive System with Fault Tolerance Using the Average Current Park’s Vector Approach", Proc IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conf., Florida, United States, Vol. -, pp. 695 - 701, May, 2009.
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- Mendes, A. M. S.; "Performance Analysis of Three-Phase Pwm Rectifiers for High Power Quality Applications", Proc International Conf. on Renewable Energies and Power Quality - ICREPQ, Valencia, Spain, Vol. CDROM, pp. 1 - 6, April, 2009.
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- Mendes, A. M. S.; X. Fernández; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Thermal Evaluation of TEFC Three-Phase Induction Motors Under Different Supply Frequencies", Proc International Conf. on Electrical Machines, Vilamoura, Portugal, Vol. CDROM, pp. - , September, 2008.
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- Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; ATA Almeida; "PWM Inverters For Stand-Alone Single-Phase High Quality Power Generation", Proc International Conf. on Electrical Power Quality and Utilization, - EPQU, Barcelona, Spain, Vol. 1, pp. - , October, 2007.
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- R.L. Lima; Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "A Utilização de Filtros Activos de Potência em Indústrias com Múltiplos Conversores de Frequência", Proc Portuguese-Spanish Conf. in Electrical Engineering, Funchal, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 5.1 - 5.3, July, 2007.
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- J. O. Estima; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Mendes, A. M. S.; "Simulação de um Accionamento Baseado num Motor Síncrono de Ímanes Permanentes", Proc Portuguese-Spanish Conf. in Electrical Engineering, Funchal, Portugal, Vol. , pp. 6 - , July, 2007.
Abstract
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- R.L. Lima; Mendes, A. M. S.; ATA Almeida; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Comparative Performance of PWM and Source Resonant Inverters for Stand-Alone Single-phase Power Generation", Proc International Congress on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management - COMADEM, Faro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 187 - 195, June, 2007.
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- R.L. Lima; ATA Almeida; Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "High Power Quality System with Fuel Cell Distributed Generation – Simulation and Tests", Proc IEEE International Symp. on Industrial Electronics - ISIE , Vigo, Spain, Vol. 1, pp. 2697 - 2702, June, 2007.
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- J. O. Estima; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Mendes, A. M. S.; "Simulation of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive With Voltage Source Inverter Fault Diagnosis", Proc International Congress on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management - COMADEM, Faro, Portugal, Vol. ., pp. 587 - 595, June, 2007.
Abstract
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- Mendes, A. M. S.; X. Fernández; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Thermal Performance of a Three-Phase Induction Motor Under Fault Tolerant Operating Strategies", Proc IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conf. - PESC, Recife, Brazil, Vol. CDROM, pp. 2886 - 2892, June, 2005.
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- Mendes, A. M. S.; X. Fernández; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Thermal Behaviour of a Three-Phase Induction Motor Fed by a Fault Tolerant Voltage Source Inverter", Proc IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conf., San António, United States, Vol. CDROM ISBN:0-7803-8988-3, pp. 23 - 28, May, 2005.
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- Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Fault Tolerant Operating Strategies Applied To Three-Phase Induction Motor Drives", Proc International Conf. on Electrical Machines, Cracow, Poland, Vol. CDROM ISBN 83-921428-0-2, Paper No. 617, pp. - , September, 2004.
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- Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Performance Analysis of Three-phase Induction Motor Drives under Inverter Fault Conditions", Proc IEEE International Symp. on Diagnostics for Electrical Machines, Power Electronics and Drives, Alanta, United States, Vol. I, pp. 206 - 210, August, 2003.
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- Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Motor de Indução Trifásico Alimentado por um Variador Electrónico de Velocidade Tolerante a Falhas", Proc Jornadas Luso Espanholas de Engenharia Electrotécnica, Vilamoura, Portugal, Vol. Vol. III, pp. 6.127 - 6.132, July, 2003.
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- Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Continuous Operation Performance of Faulty Induction Motor Drives", Proc IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conf., Madison, United States, Vol. I, pp. 547 - 553, May, 2003.
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- Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Remedial Operating Strategies For Standard 3-Phase Induction Motor Drives", Proc IEE International Conf. on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives - PEMD, Bath, United Kingdom, Vol. No. 487, pp. 116 - 121, April, 2002.
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- Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Fault Diagnosis in a Rectifier-Inverter System Used in Variable Speed AC Drives, by Park’s Vector Approach", Proc IEEE International Symp. on Diagnostics for Electrical Machines, Power Electronics and Drives, Gijon, Spain, Vol. , pp. - , September, 1999.
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- Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Fault Diagnosis in a Rectifier-Inverter System Used in Variable Speed AC Drives, by the Average Current Park’s Vector Approach", Proc European Conf. on Power Electronics and Applications, Lausanne, Switzerland, Vol. , pp. - , September, 1999.
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- Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Voltage Source Inverter Fault Diagnosis in Variable Speed AC Drives, by Park's Vector Approach", Proc IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conf., Seatle, United States, Vol. I, pp. 704 - 706, May, 1999.
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- Mendes, A. M. S.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; "Manutenção de Equipamentos Trifásicos de Electrónica de Potência", Proc Congresso Nacional de Manutenção Industrial, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, Vol. Tema G, Comunicação 20, pp. - , October, 1996.
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Theses
- A. M. S. Mendes; "Análise Do Desempenho Do Motor De Indução Trifásico Quando Alimentado Através De Um Inversor de Fonte De Tensão Com Tolerância A Falhas", Universidade de Coimbra, July, 2005 .
- A. M. S. Mendes; "Diagnóstico de Avarias Num Sistema Rectificador-Inversor, Utilizado No Controlo De Velocidade de Motores de Indução Trifásicos", Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra, May, 1998 .
Other Scientific Achievements
Awards
- L. C. Caseiro; Mendes, A. M. S.; Alcaso, A. A.;
"Fault Diagnosis and Tolerance in Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Rectifiers", Best oral presentation during technical session Multilevel Converters-2 at the 38th Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society.
October 2012, Montreal, Canada., 01-10-2012.
Short Courses And Seminars
- Mendes, A. M. S.;
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Other Contributions
Conference Committees
- International Congress on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management - COMADEM, Organizing Committee, André Manuel dos Santos Mendes, 2007.
