Carlos Alberto Farinha Ferreira

Carlos Ferreira

Academic position:	Post. Doc.
Joining date:	01-01-1999
Roles in IT:	Researcher
Thematic Line:	Basic Sciences and Enabling Technologies
Group:	Power Electronics - Lx

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Address: IT – Lisboa
Instituto Superior Técnico - Torre Norte - Piso 10
Av. Rovisco Pais, 1
1049 - 001 Lisboa
Tel: +351 21 841 84 54
Fax: +351 21 841 84 72

Scientific Achievements

Degrees

PhD, Universidade de Coimbra, 06-02-2013
MSc, Universidade de Coimbra, 29-09-2006

Affiliations

IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 22-03-2014, Treasurer of Industry Applications Society, Industrial Electronics Society, Power Electronics Society Joint Chapter
Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, 06-02-2013, Professor Adjunto

Expertise Topics

Power Electronics

Academic Activities

3Lecture courses

Fundamentos de Sistemas de Potência, Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Tomar, Lic. Engenharia Electr. e Computadores

Electrónica II, Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Tomar, Licenciatura Em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores

Accionamentos Eletromecânicos, Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Tomar, Lic. Engenharia Electr. e Computadores

2Supervision of MSc theses

As Supervisor

Veículo Robotizado, MSc Student, Paulo Alexandre de Sousa Coutinho, Concluded 07-2018

As Co-supervisor

Switching Converter for Audio Reproduction, MSc Student, Rui Santos, Concluded 01-2012

Publications

1Papers in Journals

C. Ferreira, B. Borges, Sine Wave Amplitude Modulation Concept for Linear Behaviour of Phase Modulated Resonant Converters, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 60, No. 5, pp. 2074 - accepted, May, 2013,
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18Papers in Conferences

C. Ferreira, O ensino socioconstrutivista potenciado pelas TIC na área das STEM no ensino básico, Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), Lisbon, Portugal, Vol., pp. 370 - 374, June, 2017,
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C. Ferreira, B. Borges, New Phase Shift Modulator for Resonant Converters, International Symp. in Circuits and Systems, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. 2105 - 2108, May, 2015,
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C. Ferreira, J. Silva, Conversor ressonante auto-sintonizado, Jornadas Ibero-Americanas, Tomar, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2014,
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H.R. Ribeiro, B. Borges, C. Ferreira, Full-Bridge Single-Stage PFC with Reduced DC Bus Capacitor and Improved Light Load Operation as a Solution for Modern SMPS, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition - ECCE, Denver, United States, Vol. -, pp. 3413 - 3418, September, 2013,
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H.R. Ribeiro, B. Borges, C. Ferreira, A Family of Full-Bridge Single-Stage PFCs Topologies: Identification of Technical Problems, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition - ECCE, Raleigh, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2012,
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C. Ferreira, B. Borges, L. V. Sá, Design of One Cycle Control for Low Distortion Bipolar Switching Inverters, IEEE Industrial Electronics Conf. - IECON, Porto, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, November, 2009,
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C. Ferreira, B. Borges, L. V. Sá, Output Filter Solutions for Class D Power Amplifiers: Analysis, Characterization and Recent Developments, AES - Conf. Class D Audio Amplification, Hillerød, Denmark, Vol. -, pp. - - -, August, 2009,
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C. Ferreira, B. Borges, L. V. Sá, One Cycle Control Design for High Performance Two-Level Power Inverters, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2009,
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H.R. Ribeiro, B. Borges, C. Ferreira, Single Stage Techniques for Power Factor Correction, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2009,
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H. A. P. Pestana, C. Ferreira, H.R. Ribeiro, P. Matos, Constant Power Electronic Gear for Electrical Vehicle, International Conf. on Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives - POWERENG, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. 396 - 401, March, 2009,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 416 KBs) | BibTex
C. Ferreira, B. Borges, L. V. Sá, Filtragem de Saída em Amplificadores Áudio de Classe D, AES Encontro de Engenharia de Áudio da AES Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, December, 2008 | Full text (PDF 702 KBs) | BibTex
H. Marques, B. Borges, C. Ferreira, New Modular Two Stage Switching Converter Suited for High Power Stereo Audio Amplifier, IEEE Industrial Electronics Conf. - IECON, Orlando, United States, Vol., pp. 845 - 849, November, 2008,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 608 KBs) | BibTex
C. Ferreira, B. Borges, New Notch Low Pass Filter for Use in Switching Audio Amplification, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conf. - PESC, , Greece, Vol. in publication, pp. 1905 - 1911, June, 2008 | Full text (PDF 615 KBs) | BibTex
C. Ferreira, B. Borges, H.R. Ribeiro, H. Marques, Single Stage Switching Audio Power Amplifier and Power Supply, IEEE International Symp. on Consumer Electronics - ISCE, Vilamoura, Portugal, Vol., pp. 1 - 4, April, 2008,
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C. Ferreira, H.R. Ribeiro, P. Matos, Design and Implementation Strategies for an Electric Vehicle Power Train, International Conf. on Electrical Engineering, Coimbra, Portugal, Vol. in publication, pp. 43 -, November, 2007 | Full text (PDF 451 KBs) | BibTex
C. Ferreira, A. Anunciada, Low Distortion Switching Audio Amplifier using One Cycle Control and Notch Low Pass Filter, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Peniche, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2007 | Full text (PDF 408 KBs) | BibTex
B. B. Brito, L. T. Tagaio, P. Matos, C. Ferreira, H.R. Ribeiro, Electric Mini - Challenges and Solutions for the electrical powertrain, International Conf. on Renewable Energies and Power Quality - ICREPQ, Sevilla, Spain, Vol. -, pp. 233 - -, March, 2007,
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R. S. Santos, F. P. Pais, C. Ferreira, H.R. Ribeiro, Electric Vehicle - Power Converters Dimensioning and Control Strategies, International Conf. on Renewable Energies and Power Quality - ICREPQ, Sevilha, Spain, Vol. -, pp. - - -, March, 2007 | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex

Projects

Closed Projects5

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
AISMAD	AISMAD – Advanced Integrated Switched-Mode Audio Drivers	IT/LA	01-07-2011	01-12-2013
HEAD	HEAD – Integrated Class D Audio Amplifier with High Efficiency	IT/LA	01-11-2008	01-11-2010
PANORAMA	PANORAMA II - REDES	QREN	01-01-2013	01-12-2014
SDN	SDN: Gestão de recursos para Soft Defined Networks (SDNs)	PT Inovação	01-04-2013	01-04-2014
SELF	Descoberta e decisão automática de recursos	PT Inovação	01-04-2011	01-03-2012

Other Scientific Achievements

1Awards

C. Ferreira, H.R. Ribeiro, “Gestão dinâmica de graves” , Dinamic bass management, Orientation of the project that win the contest “Realizações em engenharia de áudio”, promoted by APEA, Audio Engineering Society., 01-10-2005

7Miscellaneous

C. Ferreira, Eletromagnetismo e Ondas, Invited Talks, 01-12-2014
C. Ferreira, Sistemas de Instrumentação em Unidades de Injeção, MSc Thesis Jury, 01-12-2014
C. Ferreira, Semana C&T, Seminars, 01-11-2014
C. Ferreira, Protótipo de Módulo Auto Sustentável, MSc Thesis Jury, 01-12-2013
C. Ferreira, Subestações de Tração e Postos de Catenária - Engenharia” em ligação com a REFER EPE, MSc Thesis Jury, 01-09-2013
M.B. Barros, C. Ferreira, Escolher Ciência, Viver com Energia - Ciência Viva, Training Course, Projecto da Ciência Viva, 01-02-2013
C. Ferreira, Member of IEEE and is treasurer of the Industry Applications Society, Industrial Electronics Society and Power Electronics Society Joint Chapter of the IEEE., National Delegate,

4Short Courses and Seminars

M.B. Barros, C. Ferreira, Mobile Robotics Workshop IPT'16, Portugal, Tomar, 02-2016
M.B. Barros, C. Ferreira, Sustainability Workshop - Companies & R&D, Portugal, Tomar, 03-2015
M.B. Barros, C. Ferreira, Mobile Robotics Workshop IPT'15, Portugal, Tomar, 02-2015
C. Ferreira, Industrial/PhD Course in “Switch-mode audio power amplifiers (class-D)”, Denmark, Copenhagen, 08-2008

3Prototypes