André Manuel dos Santos Mendes

André Mendes

Academic position:	Associate Professor
Joining date:	01-01-1999
Roles in IT:	Senior Researcher
Thematic Line:	Basic Sciences and Enabling Technologies
Group:	Power Systems – Co

IT – Coimbra
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Coimbra - Pole II
P-3030-290 COIMBRA
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02-01-2025

NEWS@IT - Latest Issue

In this issue 118, we highlight the latest achievements of our researchers.

30-09-2024

IT researchers in the top 2% of most-cited scientists worldwide

Researchers from the Instituto de Telecomunicações have earned prestigious recognition on both lists, which include more than 200,000 names. Twenty-eight IT researchers are recognized for their career-long contributions, and twenty-three for their single-year impact, resulting in fifty-one nominations.

28-11-2023

Pedro Gonçalves won 2023 IEEE Best PhD Thesis Award

Pedro Gonçalves, a doctoral student at the University of Coimbra and IT researcher, won the “Best PhD Thesis Award” from the Portugal Section of IEEE.

27-11-2023

Emanuel Marques won this year's edition of Altice Innovation International Award (AIIA)

Emanuel Marques, a doctoral student at the University of Coimbra's Faculty of Science and Technology, received a 25,000-euro prize for his groundbreaking work.

24-10-2023

IT Researchers ranked among the Top 2% Scientists Worldwide by Stanford University

A total of thirty IT researchers are among the most-cited scientists worldwide, falling within the top 2% in their respective scientific fields.

03-11-2022

IT researchers among the most-cited scientists worldwide

Twenty-six IT researchers are listed as the most-cited scientists worldwide by University of Stanford and publisher Elsevier.

07-09-2022

Project Open-PACE will democratize the connection between research and industry in the field of energy systems

Instituto de Telecomunicações is among the entities of the Regional Scientific and Technological System supported by the Centro 2020 Program.

26-06-2022

Celebrating 30th years - Board visit to IT Coimbra

On our 30th anniversary, IT board initiated a set of visits to sites and branches to get in touch with the daily days, successes, and apprehensions of the researchers.

09-11-2021

IT Researchers among the World’s Top 2% Scientists

Twenty-nine researchers associated with IT figure on the Stanford University ranking among the most-cited researchers worldwide.

Scientific Achievements

Degrees

Agregação, Universidade de Coimbra, 13-11-2023
PhD, Universidade de Coimbra, 22-07-2005

Affiliations

Ordem dos Engenheiros, 01-01-1999, Member
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 01-01-1995, Member
Universidade de Coimbra, 30-12-1993, Associate Professor

Academic Activities

10Lecture courses

Electrónica de Potência I, , Lic. Engenharia Electr. e Computadores
Electrónica de Potência II, , Lic. Engenharia Electr. e Computadores
Electrónica de Potência I, , Lic. Engenharia Electrotécnica
Electrónica de Potência II, , Lic. Engenharia Electrotécnica
Circuitos Eléctricos, Universidade de Coimbra, Mestrado Integrado Engenharia Electr. e Computadores
Sistemas de Controlo de Energia, Universidade de Coimbra, Mestrado Integrado Engenharia Electr. e Computadores
Aplicações Informáticas para Engenharia, Universidade de Coimbra, Mestrado Integrado Engenharia Electr. e Computadores
Tracção Eléctrica, Universidade de Coimbra, Mestrado Integrado Engenharia Electr. e Computadores
Controlo Avançado de Conversores de Potência, Universidade de Coimbra, Doutoramento Engenharia Electr. e Computadores
Power Electronics, Universidade de Coimbra, Master on Electrical and Computer Engineering

7Supervision of PhD theses

Publications

4Books Chapters

T. Oliveira, L. Caseiro, A. M. S. Mendes, Solid-state transformers, Chapter in, Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronic Power Engineering, Elsevier Science, -, 2023
M. Perdigão, E. Marques, A. M. S. Mendes, V. Costa, Inductive Power Transfer: Past, Current, and Future Research, Chapter in, The Dynamics of Vehicles - Basics, Simulation and Autonomous Systems, Hüseyin Turan Arat, IntechOpen, xx, 2023
A. M. S. Mendes, Diagnosing power electronics converters faults, Chapter in, Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronic Power Engineering, Elsevier Science, Amesterdam, 2022
R.L. Lima, ATA Almeida, A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, Off-Grid Fuel Cell System for High Power Quality Applications, Chapter in, Clean Technology 2008, Nano Science & Technology Institute, CRC Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2008

40Papers in Journals

Early Access

V. Costa, M. Perdigão, E. Marques, A. M. S. Mendes, LCC-S-S Double-Coupling Resonant Converter for In-Wheel Dynamic IPT Charging, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol., No., pp. 111947 - 11961, 2025 | BibTex

Published

D. Jesus, T. Oliveira, M. Perdigão, A. M. S. Mendes, Plugging into Onshore Power Supply System Innovation: A Review from Standards and Patents to Port Deployment, Energies, Vol. 18, No. 20, pp. 5449 - 5449, October, 2025,
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E. Marques, V. Costa, A. M. S. Mendes, M. Perdigão, Inductive Power Transfer in Electric Vehicles: Past and Future Trends, IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 111 - 122, December, 2023 | BibTex
E. Marques, V. Costa, M. Perdigão, A. M. S. Mendes, Double Coupling In-Wheel IPT System for Electric Vehicles, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 72, No. 10, pp. 12757 - 12769, October, 2023,
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V. Costa, A. M. S. Mendes, E. Marques, M. Perdigão, Double-Coupling Resonant Network for Dynamic IPT Systems Used in EV Charging Applications, Energies, Vol. 16, No. 21, pp. 7269 - 7269, October, 2023,
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P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Fault-Tolerant Predictive Current Control of Six-Phase PMSMs With Minimal Reconfiguration Requirements, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 2084 - 2093, April, 2023 | BibTex
A. M. S. Silva, C. H. Antunes Antunes, A. M. S. Mendes, F. Ferreira, Generalized Reluctance Network Framework for Fast Electromagnetic Analysis of Radial-Flux Machines, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 310 - 320, March, 2023 | BibTex
P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Fault-Tolerant Predictive Current Control of Six-Phase PMSMs with a Single Isolated Neutral Configuration, Machines, Vol. 10, No. 12, pp. 1152 - 1152, December, 2022 | Full text (PDF 3 MBs) | BibTex
T. Oliveira, A. M. S. Mendes, L. Caseiro, Model Predictive Control for Solid State Transformers: Advances and Trends, Energies, Vol. 15, No. 22, pp. 8349 - 8349, November, 2022 | BibTex
E. Marques, A. M. S. Mendes, M. Perdigão, V. Costa, Mapping Methodology for Self and Mutual Inductance Profiles in IPT Systems, Energies, Vol. 15, No. 17, pp. 6450 - 6450, September, 2022,
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L. Caseiro, D. Caires, A. M. S. Mendes, Prototyping Power Electronics Systems with Zynq-Based Boards Using Matlab/Simulink—A Complete Methodology, Electronics, Vol. 11, No. 7, pp. 1130 - 1130, April, 2022 | BibTex
T. Oliveira, L. Caseiro, A. M. S. Mendes, S. M. A. Cruz, M. Perdigão, Online Filter Parameters Estimation in a Double Conversion UPS System for Real-Time Model Predictive Control Performance Optimization, IEEE Access, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 30484 - 30500, March, 2022,
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P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Disturbance-Observer-Based Predictive Current Control of Six-Phase PMSMs for the Mitigation of Steady-State Errors and Current Harmonics, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 69, No. 1, pp. 130 - 140, January, 2022 | BibTex
P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Online Diagnostic Method for the Detection of High-Resistance Connections and Open-Phase Faults in Six-Phase PMSM Drives, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 58, No. 1, pp. 345 - 355, January, 2022 | BibTex
A. M. S. Silva, C. H. Antunes Antunes, A. M. S. Mendes, F. Ferreira, On Phase Shifting and Diversified Coil-Pitch for Enhanced Multiobjective Winding Design Optimization, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 2002 - 2011, September, 2021 | BibTex
E. Marques, A. M. S. Mendes, M. Perdigão, V. Costa, Design Methodology of a Three Coil IPT System With Parameters Identification for EVs, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 70, No. 8, pp. 7509 - 7521, August, 2021 | BibTex
P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Multistage Predictive Current Control Based on Virtual Vectors for the Reduction of Current Harmonics in Six-Phase PMSMs, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 1368 - 1377, June, 2021 | BibTex
L. Caseiro, A. M. S. Mendes, Fault Analysis and Non-Redundant Fault Tolerance in 3-Level Double Conversion UPS Systems Using Finite-Control-Set Model Predictive Control, Energies, Vol. 14, No. 8, pp. 2210 - 2210, April, 2021,
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T. Oliveira, L. Caseiro, A. M. S. Mendes, S. M. A. Cruz, M. Perdigão, Model Predictive Control for Paralleled Uninterruptible Power Supplies with an Additional Inverter Leg for Load-Side Neutral Connection, Energies, Vol. 14, No. 8, pp. 2270 - 2270, April, 2021,
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S. Saeed, J. Garcia, M. Perdigão, V. Costa, B. Baptista, A. M. S. Mendes, Improved Inductance Calculation in Variable Power Inductors by Adjustment of the Reluctance Model Through Magnetic Path Analysis, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 1572 - 1587, March, 2021,
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T. Oliveira, L. Caseiro, A. M. S. Mendes, S. M. A. Cruz, Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control for Paralleled Uninterruptible Power Supplies, Energies, Vol. 13, No. 13, pp. 3453 - 3453, July, 2020,
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P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control of Six-Phase Asymmetrical Machines—An Overview, Energies, Vol. 12, No. 24, pp. 1 - 42, December, 2019 | BibTex
P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Bi-Subspace Predictive Current Control of Six-Phase PMSM Drives Based on Virtual Vectors with Optimal Amplitude, IET Electric Power Applications, Vol. 13, No. 11, pp. 1672 - 1683, November, 2019 | BibTex
P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Design of a six-phase asymmetrical permanent magnet synchronous generator for wind energy applications, Journal of Engineering, Vol. 2019, No. 17, pp. 4532 - 4536, June, 2019 | BibTex
L. Caseiro, A. M. S. Mendes, S. M. A. Cruz, Cooperative and Dynamically Weighted Model Predictive Control of a 3-Level Uninterruptible Power Supply with Improved Performance and Dynamic Response, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 67, No. 6, pp. 4934 - 4945, June, 2019,
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L. Caseiro, A. M. S. Mendes, S. M. A. Cruz, Dynamically Weighted Optimal Switching Vector Model Predictive Control of Power Converters, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 66, No. 2, pp. 1235 - 1245, February, 2019,
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P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, M. Bandarabadi, L. Caseiro, A. M. S. Mendes, Fault-tolerant predictive power control of a DFIG for wind energy applications, IET Electric Power Applications, Vol. 11, No. 6, pp. 969 - 980, July, 2017,
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M. M. Martins, M. Perdigão, A. M. S. Mendes, R. A. Pinto A. Pinto, J. Álvarez, Analysis, Design, and Experimentation of a Dimmable Resonant-Switched-Capacitor LED Driver With Variable Inductor Control, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 3051 - 3062, April, 2017,
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M. Bandarabadi, A. M. S. Mendes, S. M. A. Cruz, A Method to Diagnose Open-Circuit Faults in IGBTs and Clamp-Diodes of Three-Level NPC Inverters, IET Electric Power Applications, Vol. 10, No. 7, pp. 623 - 632, August, 2016 | BibTex
M. Bandarabadi, A. M. S. Mendes, S. M. A. Cruz, A Real-Time Method for the Diagnosis of Multiple Switch Faults in NPC Inverters Based on Output Currents Analysis, Journal of Power Electronics, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 1415 - 1425, July, 2016 | BibTex
L. Caseiro, A. M. S. Mendes, Real-Time IGBT Open-Circuit Fault Diagnosis in Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Voltage-Source Rectifiers Based on Instant Voltage Error, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 62, No. 3, pp. 1669 - 1678, March, 2015,
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Emanuel G. Marques Marques, A. M. S. Mendes, Comparison of magnetic coupling structures for IPT systems, COMPEL - The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 514 - 530, March, 2015 | BibTex
B. Baptista Baptista, A. M. S. Mendes, S. M. A. Cruz, Thermal analysis and efficiency of an induction motor driven by a fault-tolerant multilevel inverter using FEM, COMPEL - The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 573 - 589, March, 2015 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, M. Bandarabadi, S. M. A. Cruz, Fault diagnostic algorithm for three-level neutral point clamped AC motor drives, based on the average current Park’s vector, IET Power Electronics, Vol. 7, No. 5, pp. 1127 - 1137, May, 2014 | BibTex
S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, A New Fault Diagnosis Method and a Fault-Tolerant Switching Strategy for Matrix Converters Operating With Optimum Alesina-Venturini Modulation, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 59, No. 1, pp. 269 - 280, January, 2012 | BibTex
B. Baptista Baptista, A. M. S. Mendes, S. M. A. Cruz, A. J. M. Cardoso, Temperature Distribution Inside a Three-Phase Induction Motor Running with Eccentric Airgap, Przeglad Elektrotechniczny, Vol. 88, No. 1a, pp. 96 - 99, January, 2012 | BibTex
S. M. A. Cruz, M. Ferreira, A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, Analysis and Diagnosis of Open-Circuit Faults in Matrix Converters, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 58, No. 5, pp. 1648 - 1661, May, 2011 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, Thermal Performance of a Three-Phase Induction Motor Under Fault Tolerant Operating Strategies, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 1537 - 1544, May, 2008,
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A. M. S. Mendes, X. Fernández, A. J. M. Cardoso, Thermal Behaviour of a Three-Phase Induction Motor Fed by a Fault Tolerant Voltage Source Inverter, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 724 - 730, May, 2007 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, Fault-Tolerant Operating Strategies Applied to Three-Phase Induction-Motor Drives, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 53, No. 6, pp. 1807 - 1817, December, 2006 | BibTex

85Papers in Conferences

I. Ribeiro, V. Costa, E. Marques, A. M. S. Mendes, M. Perdigão, Dynamic Simulation Model of an inWheel IPT System based on Experimental Characterization, IEEE/ VTS/ UC/ IPC-ISEC Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference - IEEE-VPPC, Washington, United States, Vol., pp. -, October, 2024 | BibTex
V. Costa, E. Marques, M. T. Torres, A. M. S. Mendes, M. Perdigão, Double Coupling in-Wheel Dynamic IPT for EV Charging, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition - ECCE, Nashville, United States, October, 2023 | BibTex
V. Costa, E. Marques, M. T. Torres, I. R. Ribeiro, A. M. S. Mendes, M. Perdigão, Characterization of Multiple Integrated Pad Geometries for in-Wheel EV IPT Applications, IEEE/ VTS/ UC/ IPC-ISEC Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference - IEEE-VPPC, Milan, Italy, October, 2023 | BibTex
T. Oliveira, A. M. S. Mendes, L. Caseiro, Model Predictive Control for a Modular Multiport Solid-State Transformer, European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE-ECCE Europe), Aalborg, Denmark, September, 2023 | BibTex
K, Dhakal, A. M. S. Mendes, P. Pereirinha, Analysis of Active Front End Rectifier with LLC Resonant Converter for EV Charging Application, IEEE/ VTS/ UC/ IPC-ISEC Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference - IEEE-VPPC, Merced, United States, November, 2022,
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E. Marques, V. Costa, M. Torres, B. R. Rios, A. M. S. Mendes, M. Perdigão, Double Coupling IPT Systems for EV Charging Applications, IEEE/ VTS/ UC/ IPC-ISEC Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference - IEEE-VPPC, Gijon, Spain, October, 2021 | BibTex
T. Oliveira, L. Caseiro, A. M. S. Mendes, S. M. A. Cruz, M. Perdigão, Model Predictive Control for paralleled UPS systems with load-side neutral wire, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology - ICIT, Valencia, Spain, March, 2021,
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T. Oliveira, T. B. Baptista, L. Caseiro, A. M. S. Mendes, Online estimation of passive elements in a double conversion UPS system with no additional sensors, Conference on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Leiria, Portugal, February, 2021,
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V. Costa, E. Marques, A. M. S. Mendes, M. Perdigão, Resonant converter topology impact on a Dynamic IPT application, Telecoms Conference (ConfTELE), Leiria, Portugal, February, 2021,
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P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Sensitivity to Parameter Mismatch in a Bi-Subspace Predictive Current Control Strategy for Six-Phase PMSM Drives, Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON), City of Singapore, Singapore, Vol., pp. 1 - 6, October, 2020 | BibTex
P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Open-Phase Fault Diagnosis in Six-Phase PMSM Drives Based on the Harmonics of the Measured Secondary Subspace Currents, Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON), City of Singapore, Singapore, October, 2020 | BibTex
P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Diagnosis of Open-Phase Faults and High Resistance Connections in Six-Phase PMSM Drives, International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies, Istanbul, Turkey, September, 2020 | BibTex
P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Suppression of Steady-State Errors in Predictive Current Control of Six-Phase PMSM Drives, International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies, Istanbul, Turkey, September, 2020 | BibTex
T. Oliveira, L. Caseiro, A. M. S. Mendes, S. M. A. Cruz, M. Perdigão, Switching frequency reduction for efficiency optimization in two paralleled UPS systems, International Conf. on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering - IEEE CPE-POWERENG, Setúbal, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 161 - 166, July, 2020,
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P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Predictive Current Control of Six-Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines with Modulated Virtual Vectors, Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON), Lisbon, Portugal, Vol., pp. 6229 - 6234, October, 2019 | BibTex
T. Oliveira, L. Caseiro, A. M. S. Mendes, Load-sharing between two paralleled UPS systems using Model Predictive Control, Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON), Lisboa, Portugal, October, 2019 | BibTex
V. Costa, E. Marques, A. P. Mendes Pereira Mendes, M. Perdigão, A. M. S. Mendes, Magnetic Couplers for Dynamic IPT Systems, IEEE/ VTS/ UC/ IPC-ISEC Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference - IEEE-VPPC, Hanoy, Vietnam, October, 2019,
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P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Predictive Current Control of Six-Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines Based on Virtual Vectors with Optimal Amplitude and Phase, International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies, Porto, Portugal, Vol., pp. 1 - 6, September, 2019 | BibTex
S. Saeed, J. Garcia, M. Perdigão, V. Costa, B. Baptista Baptista, A. M. S. Mendes, Improved inductance calculation in variable power inductors by adjustment of the reluctance model through magnetic path analysis, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition - ECCE, Baltimore, United States, Vol. xx, pp. 1 - 7, September, 2019,
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D. Freire, L. Caseiro, A. M. S. Mendes, Model Predictive Control of a five-level Neutral-Point-Clamped STATCOM, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology - ICIT, Melbourne, Australia, February, 2019,
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A. P. Mendes Pereira Mendes, B. Baptista Baptista, A. M. S. Mendes, M. Perdigão, Experimental analysis of a DC current-controlled variable inductor in a DC-DC converter, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology - ICIT, Melbourne, Australia, February, 2019,
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P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Predictive Current Control Based on Variable Amplitude Virtual Vectors for Six-Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology - ICIT, Melbourne, Australia, Vol., pp. 310 - 316, February, 2019 | BibTex
P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Fixed and Variable Amplitude Virtual Vectors for Model Predictive Control of Six-Phase PMSMs with Single Neutral Configuration, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology - ICIT, Melbourne, Australia, Vol., pp. 267 - 273, February, 2019 | BibTex
P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Fault-Tolerant Predictive Control of a Doubly-Fed Induction Generator With Minimal Hardware Requirements, Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON), Washington D.C., United States, Vol., pp. 3357 - 3362, October, 2018,
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P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Comparison of Model Predictive Control Strategies for Six-Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines, Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON), Washington D.C., United States, Vol., pp. 5801 - 5806, October, 2018 | BibTex
P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Design of a six-phase asymmetrical permanent magnet synchronous generator for wind energy applications, IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD), Liverpool, United Kingdom, Vol., pp. 1 - 6, April, 2018 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, E. Marques, S. V. da Silva Silva, C. Marques, J. Silva, M. Perdigão, A new IPT transmitter configuration tolerant to magnetic coupler displacements, IEEE Industrial Electronics Conf. - IECON, Beijim, China, November, 2017 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, E. Marques, C. Marques, J. Silva, S. V. da Silva Silva, M. Perdigão, Evaluation of intermediate coils in IPT systems under magnetic coupler displacements, IEEE Industrial Electronics Conf. - IECON, Beijim, China, November, 2017 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, E. Marques, S. V. da Silva Silva, A new magnetic coupler for EVs chargers based on plug-in and IPT technologies, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition - ECCE, Cincinnati, United States, October, 2017 | BibTex
V. Costa, M. Perdigão, A. M. S. Mendes, D. Abbes, A. Aitouche, Analysis and simulation of a LLC-VI resonant converter for solar applications, Power Engineering Conf. - UPEC, Crete, Greece, August, 2017,
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P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, L. Caseiro, M. Bandarabadi, A. M. S. Mendes, Predictive Power Control of a DFIG Driven by a Back-to-Back Three-Level Neutral-Point Clamped Converter, IEEE International Electric Machines & Drives Conference (IEMDC), Miami, FL, United States, Vol., pp. 1 - 7, May, 2017,
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A. M. S. Mendes, E. Marques, Modelization and optimization of solenoid magnetic structures for IPT systems, International Conf. on Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives - POWERENG, Cadiz, Spain, April, 2017 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, E. Marques, Optimization of transmitter magnetic structures for roadway applications, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conf. - APEC, Tampa, United States, March, 2017 | BibTex
V. Costa, M. Perdigão, A. M. S. Mendes, J. Álvarez, Evaluation of a variable-inductor-controlled LLC resonant converter for battery charging applications, Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON), Florence, Italy, October, 2016,
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V. Costa, M. Perdigão, A. M. S. Mendes, J. Álvarez, Analysis and simulation of the LLC resonant converter under different control methods, Power Engineering Conf. - UPEC, coimbra, Portugal, September, 2016,
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D. F. Ferreira, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Design and simulation of a finite control set model predictive control system for a regenerative grid simulator, IEE International Conf. on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives - PEMD, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Vol. CD-ROM, pp. 1 - 6, April, 2016 | BibTex
L. Caseiro, A. M. S. Mendes, Open-Circuit Fault Diagnosis in Neutral-Point-Clamped UPS Inverters with no Additional Sensors, IEEE Industrial Electronics Conf. - IECON, Yokohama, Japan, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 6, November, 2015,
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L. Caseiro, A. M. S. Mendes, Real-Time Multiple IGBT Open-Circuit Fault Diagnosis in Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Converters with no Additional Sensors, IEEE Industrial Electronics Conf. - IECON, Yokohama, Japan, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 6, November, 2015,
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L. Caseiro, A. M. S. Mendes, Generalized IGBT Open-Circuit Fault Diagnosis Algorithm with no Additional Sensors for Grid-Connected N-Level NPC Converters, IEEE Industrial Electronics Conf. - IECON, Yokohama, Japan, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 6, November, 2015,
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B. Baptista, MRA Alvarez, A. M. S. Mendes, S. M. A. Cruz, X. Fernández, Analysis of a Wound-Rotor Induction Machine with Eccentric Airgap using FEM, International Symp. on Electromagnetic Fields in Mechatronics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering - ISEF, Valencia, Spain, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 8, September, 2015 | BibTex
L. Caseiro, A. M. S. Mendes, P.L. Lopes, Open-Circuit Fault Diagnosis in Neutral-Point- Clamped Active Power Filters Based on Instant Voltage Error with no Additional Sensors, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conf. - APEC, Charlotte, NC, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 2217 - 2222, March, 2015,
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M. Bandarabadi, S. M. A. Cruz, P. F. C. Gonçalves, A. M. S. Mendes, Detection of Stator and Rotor Faults in a DFIG Based on the Stator Reactive Power Analysis, IEEE Industrial Electronics Conf. - IECON, Dallas, United States, Vol. 40, pp. 2037 - 2043, October, 2014 | BibTex
A. P. Gonçalves Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, F. Ferreira, A. M. S. Mendes, ATA Almeida, Synchronous Reluctance Motor Drive for Electric Vehicles Including Cross-Magnetic Saturation, IEEE/ VTS/ UC/ IPC-ISEC Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference - IEEE-VPPC, Coimbra, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 6, October, 2014 | BibTex
Emanuel G. Marques Marques, A. M. S. Mendes, Constant Current Controller For Electric Vehicles Chargers Based On IPT Systems, IEEE/ VTS/ UC/ IPC-ISEC Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference - IEEE-VPPC, Coimbra, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 6, October, 2014 | BibTex
Emanuel G. Marques Marques, D A Abreu, M. Perdigão, J P Trovão Trovão, A. M. S. Mendes, Full-Bridge Topology for IPT System On-Board Charger, IEEE/ VTS/ UC/ IPC-ISEC Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference - IEEE-VPPC, Coimbra, Portugal, Vol. USB, pp. 1 - 6, October, 2014 | BibTex
M. Bandarabadi, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Inter-turn fault detection in doubly-fed induction generators for wind turbine applications using the stator reactive power analysis, Renewable Power Generation Conf. (RPG), Naples, Italy, Vol., pp. 1 - 8, September, 2014,
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A. M. S. Mendes, L. Caseiro, S. M. A. Cruz, Fault tolerance in back-to-back three-level neutral-point-clamped induction motor drives, IEE International Conf. on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives - PEMD, Manchester, United Kingdom, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 6, April, 2014 | BibTex
B. Baptista Baptista, A. M. S. Mendes, S. M. A. Cruz, Thermal Study of an Induction Motor fed by a Fault-Tolerant Multilevel Inverter using FEM, International Symp. on Electromagnetic Fields in Mechatronics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering - ISEF, Ohrid, Macedonia, FYOM, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 6, September, 2013 | BibTex
Emanuel G. Marques Marques, A. M. S. Mendes, Analysis and Modeling of Different Magnetic Coupling Topologies for IPT Battery Charging Systems, International Symp. on Electromagnetic Fields in Mechatronics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering - ISEF, Ohrid, Macedonia, FYOM, Vol. USB, pp. 1 - 6, September, 2013 | BibTex
B. Baptista Baptista, A. M. S. Mendes, M. Bandarabadi, S. M. A. Cruz, The Performance of a Three-Phase Induction Motor fed by a Three-Level NPC Converter with Fault Tolerant Control Strategies, IEEE International Symp. on Diagnostics for Electrical Machines, Power Electronics and Drives, Valencia, Spain, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 8, August, 2013 | BibTex
E. Q. Quispe, X. Fernández, A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, Influence of the Positive Sequence Voltage on the Derating of Three-Phase Induction Motors under Voltage Unbalance, IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conf., Chicago, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 100 - 105, May, 2013 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, L. Caseiro, A. A. Alcaso, Fault Diagnosis an Tolerance in Three-level Neutral-point-clamped Rectifiers, IEEE Industrial Electronics Conf. - IECON, Montreal, Canada, Vol. Pendrive, pp. 1 - 6, October, 2012 | BibTex
P.L. Lopes, A. M. S. Mendes, Fault Tolerance in Active Power Filters, Based on Multilevel NPC Topology, IEEE Industrial Electronics Conf. - IECON, Montreal, Canada, Vol. PenUsb, pp. 1 - 6, October, 2012 | BibTex
M. Bandarabadi, A. M. S. Mendes, S. M. A. Cruz, Three-Level NPC Inverter Fault Diagnosis by the Average Current Park’s Vector Approach, International Conf. on Electrical Machines, Marseille, France, Vol. Pendrive, pp. 1 - 6, September, 2012 | BibTex
R.V. Ventura, A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, Fault Detection in multilevel cascaded inverter using Park’s Vector Approach with balanced battery power usage, European Power Electronics Conf. - EPE, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Vol. CDROM, pp. 1 - 5, August, 2011 | BibTex
B. Baptista Baptista, A. M. S. Mendes, S. M. A. Cruz, A. J. M. Cardoso, Effects of Static Eccentricity on the Temperature Distribution in a Three-Phase Induction Motor, Portuguese-Spanish Conf. in Electrical Engineering, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, Vol. CDROM, pp. 1 - 5, June, 2011 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, R. Rocha Rocha, A. J. M. Cardoso, Analysis of a Railway Power System Based on Four Quadrant Converters Operating Under Faulty Conditions, IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conf., Niagara Falls, Canada, Vol. CDROM, pp. 1 - 6, May, 2011 | BibTex
E. Q. Quispe, X. Fernández, A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, J. A. Palacios, Experimental Study of the Effect of Positive Sequence Voltage on the Derating of Induction Motors under Voltage Unbalance, IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conf., Niagara Falls, Canada, Vol. 1, pp. 918 - 922, May, 2011 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, X. Fernández, A. J. M. Cardoso, Influence of the Positive Sequence Voltage on the Temperature of Three-Phase Induction Motors, International Conf. on Electrical Machines, Rome, Italy, Vol. CDrom, pp. -, September, 2010 | BibTex
S. M. A. Cruz, M. Ferreira, A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, Modulated Error Voltages for the Diagnosis of Faults in Matrix Converters, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition - ECCE, San Jose, CA, United States, Vol. CD-ROM, pp. 2263 - 2270, September, 2009 | BibTex
J. C. Caseiro, A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, The Usage of a PWM Rectifier to Improve Three-Phase Induction Motor Drive Performance under Fault Conditions, European Conf. on Power Electronics and Applications, Barcelona, Spain, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 10, September, 2009 | BibTex
E. Ribeiro, A. J. M. Cardoso, C. B. Boccaletti, A. M. S. Mendes, Photovoltaic DC-DC Converter for Telecommunications Energy Systems, International Conf. on Clean Electrical Power - ICCEP, Capri, Italy, Vol. 1, pp. 433 - 438, June, 2009 | BibTex
J. C. Caseiro, A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, Fault Diagnosis on a PWM Rectifier AC Drive System with Fault Tolerance Using the Average Current Park’s Vector Approach, IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conf., Florida, United States, Vol. -, pp. 695 - 701, May, 2009 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, Performance Analysis of Three-Phase Pwm Rectifiers for High Power Quality Applications, International Conf. on Renewable Energies and Power Quality - ICREPQ, Valencia, Spain, Vol. CDROM, pp. 1 - 6, April, 2009 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, X. Fernández, A. J. M. Cardoso, Thermal Evaluation of TEFC Three-Phase Induction Motors Under Different Supply Frequencies, International Conf. on Electrical Machines, Vilamoura, Portugal, Vol. CDROM, pp. -, September, 2008 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, ATA Almeida, PWM Inverters For Stand-Alone Single-Phase High Quality Power Generation, International Conf. on Electrical Power Quality and Utilization, - EPQU, Barcelona, Spain, Vol. 1, pp. -, October, 2007 | BibTex
J. O. Estima, A. J. M. Cardoso, A. M. S. Mendes, Simulação de um Accionamento Baseado num Motor Síncrono de Ímanes Permanentes, Portuguese-Spanish Conf. in Electrical Engineering, Funchal, Portugal, Vol., pp. 6 -, July, 2007,
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R.L. Lima, A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, A Utilização de Filtros Activos de Potência em Indústrias com Múltiplos Conversores de Frequência, Portuguese-Spanish Conf. in Electrical Engineering, Funchal, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 5.1 - 5.3, July, 2007 | BibTex
J. O. Estima, A. J. M. Cardoso, A. M. S. Mendes, Simulation of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive With Voltage Source Inverter Fault Diagnosis, International Congress on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management - COMADEM, Faro, Portugal, Vol. ., pp. 587 - 595, June, 2007,
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R.L. Lima, A. M. S. Mendes, ATA Almeida, A. J. M. Cardoso, Comparative Performance of PWM and Source Resonant Inverters for Stand-Alone Single-phase Power Generation, International Congress on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management - COMADEM, Faro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 187 - 195, June, 2007 | BibTex
R.L. Lima, ATA Almeida, A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, High Power Quality System with Fuel Cell Distributed Generation – Simulation and Tests, IEEE International Symp. on Industrial Electronics - ISIE, Vigo, Spain, Vol. 1, pp. 2697 - 2702, June, 2007 | BibTex
J. O. Estima, A. J. M. Cardoso, A. M. S. Mendes, Simulation of A Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive with Voltage Source Inverter Fault Diagnosis, International Congress on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management - COMADEM, Faro, Portugal, June, 2007 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, X. Fernández, A. J. M. Cardoso, Thermal Performance of a Three-Phase Induction Motor Under Fault Tolerant Operating Strategies, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conf. - PESC, Recife, Brazil, Vol. CDROM, pp. 2886 - 2892, June, 2005 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, X. Fernández, A. J. M. Cardoso, Thermal Behaviour of a Three-Phase Induction Motor Fed by a Fault Tolerant Voltage Source Inverter, IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conf., San António, United States, Vol. CDROM ISBN:0-7803-8988-3, pp. 23 - 28, May, 2005 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, Fault Tolerant Operating Strategies Applied To Three-Phase Induction Motor Drives, International Conf. on Electrical Machines, Cracow, Poland, Vol. CDROM ISBN 83-921428-0-2, Paper No. 617, pp. -, September, 2004 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, Performance Analysis of Three-phase Induction Motor Drives under Inverter Fault Conditions, IEEE International Symp. on Diagnostics for Electrical Machines, Power Electronics and Drives, Alanta, United States, Vol. I, pp. 206 - 210, August, 2003 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, Performance analysis of three-phase induction motor drives under inverter fault conditions, IEEE International Symposium on Diagnostics for Electrical Machines, Power Electronics & Drives SDEMPED, Georgia, United States, August, 2003 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, Motor de Indução Trifásico Alimentado por um Variador Electrónico de Velocidade Tolerante a Falhas, Jornadas Luso Espanholas de Engenharia Electrotécnica, Vilamoura, Portugal, Vol. Vol. III, pp. 6.127 - 6.132, July, 2003 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, Continuous Operation Performance of Faulty Induction Motor Drives, IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conf., Madison, United States, Vol. I, pp. 547 - 553, May, 2003 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, Remedial Operating Strategies For Standard 3-Phase Induction Motor Drives, IEE International Conf. on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives - PEMD, Bath, United Kingdom, Vol. No. 487, pp. 116 - 121, April, 2002 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, Fault Diagnosis in a Rectifier-Inverter System Used in Variable Speed AC Drives, by the Average Current Park’s Vector Approach, European Conf. on Power Electronics and Applications, Lausanne, Switzerland, September, 1999 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, Fault Diagnosis in a Rectifier-Inverter System Used in Variable Speed AC Drives, by Park’s Vector Approach, IEEE International Symp. on Diagnostics for Electrical Machines, Power Electronics and Drives, Gijon, Spain, Vol., pp. -, September, 1999 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, Voltage Source Inverter Fault Diagnosis in Variable Speed AC Drives, by Park's Vector Approach, IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conf., Seatle, United States, Vol. I, pp. 704 - 706, May, 1999 | BibTex
A. M. S. Mendes, A. J. M. Cardoso, Manutenção de Equipamentos Trifásicos de Electrónica de Potência, Congresso Nacional de Manutenção Industrial, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, Vol. Tema G, Comunicação 20, pp. -, October, 1996 | BibTex
A. J. M. Cardoso, A. M. S. Mendes, On-Line Diagnostics of Three-Phase Diode Rectifiers, by Park’s Vector Approach', International Conference on Electrical Machines ICEM, Vigo, Spain, Vol., pp. 433 - 438, September, 1996 | BibTex

Projects

Closed Projects9

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
DRIFT	Datacenter Resilience Increase through Fault Tolerance in UPS systems	FCT/COMPETE/FEDER	26-07-2018	25-07-2021
Fault Diagnosis	DSP-Based Winding Fault Diagnosis in Operating Three-Phase Power Transformers	FCT/POSI	12-03-2002	30-11-2005
Gestão CTI-IT	Centro de Tecnologia e Interface IT - Instituto de Telecomunicações	Next generation EU - Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência (PRR) - Componente 16 “Empresas 4.0” - TD-C16-i03 “Catalisação da Transformação Digital das Empresas”	01-01-2023	31-12-2025
inWheel-IPT	inWheel Inductive Power Charging for Sustainable Mobility	FCT	01-02-2023	31-07-2024
MATRIX	Electric Drives Based on Matrix Converters	FCT/PTDC	01-09-2007	01-03-2011
MultilevelConv	Fault Diagnosis in High Power Drives Based on Multilevel Converters	FCT/PTDC	01-04-2010	01-03-2013
Open-Pace	Open platform for advanced computation in energy systems for research and industrial applications	FEDER	01-07-2022	30-06-2023
PowerCond	Fault-Tolerant Multilevel Converters in Power Conditioning and Supply Reliability Applications	FCT	01-04-2017	01-03-2018
TRANSFO	Real-time monitoring of power transformers in EDP Distribuição substations using new diagnostic techniques	EDP	01-03-2013	01-02-2014

Other Scientific Achievements

3Awards

P. F. C. Gonçalves, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, SEST 2020 Best Presentation Award, Best Presentation Award at the 3rd International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies (SEST 2020), Istanbul, Turkey, 7-9 September, 2020, with the paper "Diagnosis of Open-Phase Faults and High Resistance Connections in Six-Phase PMSM Drives"., 01-09-2020
M. Bandarabadi, S. M. A. Cruz, A. M. S. Mendes, Detection of Stator and Rotor Faults in a DFIG Based on the Stator Reactive Power Analysis, Best presentation Recognition, 01-10-2014
A. M. S. Mendes, A. A. Alcaso, 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

2Short Courses and Seminars

A. M. S. Mendes, Starting Matlab/Simulink programming., Portugal, Coimbra, 04-2010
A. M. S. Mendes, Power Electronic Converters, Portugal, Coimbra, 10-2009

Other Contributions

2Conference Committees

IEEE/ VTS/ UC/ IPC-ISEC Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference - IEEE-VPPC, Technical Programme Committee, 2014
International Congress on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management - COMADEM, Organizing Committee, 2007

2Refereeing Journals

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
2010, 5 review(s); 2009, 1 review(s);
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
2009, 1 review(s); 2008, 1 review(s);

3Refereeing Conferences

IEEE Industrial Electronics Conf. - IECON
2010, 1 review(s);
IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition - ECCE
2010, 1 review(s);
International Conf. on Electrical Machines
2010, 1 review(s);

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02-01-2025

NEWS@IT - Latest Issue

30-09-2024

IT researchers in the top 2% of most-cited scientists worldwide

28-11-2023

Pedro Gonçalves won 2023 IEEE Best PhD Thesis Award

27-11-2023

Emanuel Marques won this year's edition of Altice Innovation International Award (AIIA)

24-10-2023

IT Researchers ranked among the Top 2% Scientists Worldwide by Stanford University

03-11-2022

IT researchers among the most-cited scientists worldwide

07-09-2022

Project Open-PACE will democratize the connection between research and industry in the field of energy systems

26-06-2022

Celebrating 30th years - Board visit to IT Coimbra

09-11-2021

IT Researchers among the World’s Top 2% Scientists

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Closed Projects9