Fernando J. T. E. Ferreira

    Name: Fernando J. T. E. Ferreira, Ph.D.
    Position: Associate Professor
    Website: www.fernando-j-t-e-ferreira.pt.vu
    Office: 1.13/Laboratory of Energy and Environment
    Internal Phone: 1128
    Email: jeepisr@isr.uc.pt




    Fernando J. T. E. Ferreira (SM’09) received the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (IPC/ISEC), Coimbra, Portugal. Since 1998, he has been a Researcher in the Institute of Systems and Robotics, University of Coimbra (ISR-UC), working in the field of motors and drives. He has participated in several European projects dealing with energy-efficient motor technologies. He is the coauthor of more than 100 papers published in international journals and conference records and presented at meetings. Prof. Ferreira was a recipient of the Best Paper Award at the 2001 IEEE/IAS Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Technical Conference. He received the Seal of Excellence, Horizon 2020 - SME Instrument - Phase 2, Project "InSwitch".

    Supervisor of:
    Catrina Moreira, M.Sc. Student



    Journals

    M. Guo, Y. Liu, B. Ge, X. Li, A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Dual, Three-Level, Quasi-Z-Source, Indirect Matrix Converter for Motors with Open-Ended Windings., IEEE Trans. on Energy Conversion, Vol. 38, No. 1, 2023
    https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9811390
    A. Marques Silva, C. Henggeler Antunes, A. Mendes, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Generalized Reluctance Network Framework for Fast Electromagnetic Analysis of Radial-Flux Machines, IEEE Trans. on Energy Conversion, Vol. 38, No. 2, 2023
    https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9893373
    A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Fong, Perspectives on Electric Motor Market Transformation for a Net Zero Carbon Economy, MDPI Energies, Vol. 16, No. 3, 2023

    Conferences

    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Smart Rewinding of Induction Motors, 6th IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD’23), 2023
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Optimized Rewinding of Oversized Induction Motors, 14th IEEE International Electric Machines & Drives Conference (IEMDC’23), San Francisco, USA, 2023
    G. Mendes, N. Alexandre, J. Tabora, M. Tostes, E. Matos, U. Holanda de Bezerra, A. de Almeida, P. Moura, Jérôme Mendes, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, ANN for Motor Loading Diagnosis under Voltage Variation Conditions, In Proc. of The 4th IEEE Kansas Power Energy Conference (KPEC 2023), Manhattan (USA), 2023
    https://doi.org/10.1109/KPEC58008.2023.10215414

    Journals

    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Alberto, A. de Almeida, Assessment of Induction Motor Tolerance to Supply Voltage Unbalance for Different Dual-Winding Configurations, IEEE Trans. on Energy Conversion, 2022
    M. Guo, Y. Liu, B. Ge, X. Li, A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Dual, Three-Level, Quasi-Z-Source, Indirect Matrix Converter for Motors with Open-Ended Windings, IEEE Trans. on Energy Conversion, 2022
    10.1109/TEC.2022.3187419

    Conferences

    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Alberto, A. de Almeida, Induction Motor Tolerance to Supply Voltage Unbalance for Different Dual-Winding Configurations, 2022 International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2022, pp. 1981–1987, 2022

    Journals

    A. Marques Silva, C. Henggeler Antunes, A. Mendes, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, On Phase Shifting and Diversified Coil-Pitch for Enhanced Multiobjective Winding Design Optimization, IEEE Trans. on Energy Conversion, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 2002-2011, 2021
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. Marques Silva, E. Bortoni, Comparison of Different Methods to Determine the Per-Phase Equivalent Circuit Parameters of Three-Phase Induction Motors Using IEC Nameplate and Catalogue Data., In: Bertoldi P. (eds) Energy Efficiency in Motor Systems. Springer Proceedings in Energy, Springer, 2021
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69799-0_49

    Conferences

    J. Alberto, A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Experimental Study on the External Shaft Axial Stray Flux in Squirrel-Cage Induction Motors, 5th IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD 2021), 2021

    Journals

    J. Fong, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. Marques Silva, A. de Almeida, IEC61800-9 System Standards as a Tool to Boost the Efficiency of Electric Motor Driven Systems Worldwide, Inventions, 5(2), 20, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.3390/inventions5020020
    J. Alberto, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Study of a linear actuator with a hybrid core using sensorless position control, Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical, 305, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2020.111919
    M. Guo, Y. Liu, B. Ge, S. Liu, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Modeling and analysis of LC filter integrated quasi-Z source indirect matrix converter , International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1002/cta.2757
    M. Guo, Y. Liu, B. Ge, S. Liu, X. Li, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Quasi- Z source indirect matrix converter-fed induction motor drive, IET Electric Power Applications, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-epa.2019.0618

    Conferences

    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Alberto, A. Marques Silva, A. de Almeida, Saturation-related losses in induction motors for star and delta connection modes, Proceedings - 2020 International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2020, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEM49940.2020.9270994
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Alberto, A. de Almeida, Voltage unbalance impact on coil-side temperature rise in a delta-connected, dual-winding induction motor, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIT45562.2020.9067201

    Journals

    A. Marques Silva, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, M. Cistelecan, C. Henggeler Antunes, Multiobjective Design Optimization of Generalized Multilayer Multiphase AC Winding, IEEE Trans. on Energy Conversion, Vol. 34 , No. 4, pp. 2158-2167, 2019
    M. Guo, Y. Liu, B. Ge, S. Liu, X. Li, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, A Quasi-Z Source Indirect Matrix Converter-Fed Induction Motor Drive, IET Electric Power Applications, 2019
    Y. Liu, B. Ge, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Night operation, analysis, and control of single-phase quasi-Z-source photovoltaic power system , IET Renewable Power Generation, 2019

    Conferences

    H. D. L. Rações, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Moura Pires, C. V. Damásio, Application of Different Machine Learning Strategies for Current- and Vibration-based Motor Bearing Fault Detection in Induction Motors, 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2019), 2019
    J. Alberto, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Experimental Analysis of Three-Phase Induction Motors with Multiflux, Dual-Winding Configurations, 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2019), Lisbon, 2019
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. Marques Silva, E. Bortoni, Comparison of Different Methods to Determine the Per-Phase Equivalent Circuit Parameters of Three-Phase Induction Motors using IEC Nameplate and Catalogue Data, Inter. Conf. on Energy Efficiency in Motor Systems (EEMODS 2019), Tokyo, 2019
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Alberto, E. Bortoni, A. de Almeida, Experimental Study on Three-Phase Induction Motor Performance Under Supply Voltage Unbalance for Star and Delta Connections, Inter. Conf. on Energy Efficiency in Motor Systems (EEMODS 2019), Tokyo, 2019
    A. Marques Silva, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, C. Henggeler Antunes, A Hybrid Multiobjective Differential Evolution Approach to Stator Winding Optimization, Evostar 2019, Leipzig, Germany, 2019

    Journals

    V. Aguiar, R. S. T. Pontes, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Technical and Economic Evaluation of Efficiency Improvement after Rewinding in Low-Power Induction Motors: A Brazilian Case, Energies, 2018, 11(7), 1701, pp. 1-18, 2018
    E. Quispe, I. D. López, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Unbalanced Voltages Impacts on the Energy Performance of Induction Motors, International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE), Vol.8, No.3, pp. 1412-1422, 2018
    https://doi.org/10.11591/ijece.v8i3
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. Marques Silva, A. de Almeida, Single-Phasing Protection of Line-Operated Motors of Different Efficiency Classes, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2018
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Reducing energy costs in electric-motor-driven systems, IEEE Industry Applications Magazine, 2018

    Conferences

    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Study and Design of a Small-Diameter Tubular Linear Motor for Biomedical Applications, ICEM 2018, Alexandroupoli, Greece, 2018
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Novel Multiflux, Three-Phase, Dual-Winding Configurations, ICEM 2018, Alexandroupoli, Greece, 2018
    A. Marques Silva, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, G. Falcão, Novel Method to Minimize the Air-Gap MMF Spatial Harmonic Content in Three-Phase Windings, ICEM 2018, Alexandroupoli, Greece, 2018
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. Marques Silva, V. Aguiar, R. S. T. Pontes, E. Quispe, A. de Almeida, Overview of Retrofitting Options in Induction Motors to Improve their Efficiency and Reliability, IEEE I&CPS Europe 2018, Palermo, Italy, 2018

    Journals

    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Reducing Energy Costs in Electric-Motor-Driven Systems: Savings Through Output Power Reduction and Energy Regeneration, IEEE Industry Applications Magazine, 2017

    Conferences

    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, P. M. R. A. Maia, Technical and Economic Benefits of Integrating an Electronic Star-Delta Commutator inside the Terminal Box of “Ex d” Line-Operated Three-Phase Induction Motors, EEMODS 2017, Rome, 2017
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. Marques Silva, A. de Almeida, Software Tool for Improved Redesign of Three-Phase Stator Windings of Induction Motors, EEMODS 2017, Rome, 2017
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, M. Roffi, A. de Almeida, Novel Flexible-Blade Centrifugal Fan for Variable-Speed Motors, EEMODS 2017, Rome, 2017
    T. Dos Santos, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Moura Pires, Severity Estimation of Stator Winding Short-Circuit Faults using Cubist, 18th EPIA Conf. on Artificial Intelligence, Porto, 2017
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. Marques Silva, S. M.A. Cruz, A. de Almeida, Comparison of Losses in Star- and Delta-Connected Induction Motors with Saturated Core, IEMDC 2017, Miami, 2017
    T. Dos Santos, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Stator Winding Short-Circuit Fault Detection of Induction Motor using Support Vector Machine, IEMDC 2017, Miami, 2017
    M. Roffi, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Comparison of Different Cooling Fan Designs for Electric Motors, IEMDC 2017, Miami, 2017
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. Marques Silva, A. de Almeida, Single-Phasing Protection of Line-Operated High-Efficiency Motors, IEEE I&CPS 2017, Ontario, CA, 2017

    Journals

    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, B. Ge, A. de Almeida, Reliability and Operation of High-Efficiency Induction Motors, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications , Vol. 52, No. 6, pp. 4628-4637, 2016
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Energy Savings in Electric Motor Driven Systems through Output Power Reduction and Energy Regeneration, IEEE Trans. on Industry Applications (Accepted for publication in 2017), 2016
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Overview on Energy Saving Opportunities in Electric Motor Driven Systems: Regeneration and Output Power Reduction, IEEE Industry Applications Magazine, pp. 1-8, Detroit, MI, 2016
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICPS.2016.7490220
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, B. Leprettre, Comparison of Protection Requirements in IE2-, IE3- and IE4-Class Motors, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 52, No. 4, pp. 3603-3610, IEEE, 2016
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2016.2545647
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Energy Regeneration and Output Power Reduction in Electric Motor Driven Systems, IEEE Industrial Applications Society Magazine (accepted for publication), 2016

    Conferences

    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Energy Savings Potential Associated with Stator Winding Connection Mode Change in Induction Motors, ICEM 2016, 2016
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, F. Lopes, “Webcam-Based Tachometer for In-Field Induction Motor Load Estimation, ICEM 2016, 2016
    V. Aguiar, R. S. T. Pontes, T. Fernandes Neto, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Rewinding Strategy Aided by FEA as a Solution to Increase Efficiency of Industrial Motors, ICEM 2016, 2016
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Overview on Energy Saving Opportunities in Electric Motor Driven Systems – Part 1, System Efficiency Improvement IEEE Industrial & Commercial Power Systems Conference I&CPS 2016, Detroit, USA, 2016
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Overview on Energy Saving Opportunities in Electric Motor Driven Systems – Part 2, Regeneration and Output Power Reduction IEEE Industrial & Commercial Power Systems Conference I&CPS 2016, Detroit, USA, 2016
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Reducing Energy Costs in Electric-Motor-Driven Systems SAVINGS THROUGH OUTPUT POWER REDUCTION AND ENERGY REGENERATION, IEEE IAS I&CPS - Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Conference, Volume: PP, Issue: 99 , Detroit,USA, 2016
    https://doi.org/10.1109/MIAS.2016.2600685
    http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=8023737

    Journals

    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, B. Ge, A. de Almeida, Reliability and Maintenance of High Efficiency Induction Motors:, IEEE Industrial Applications Society Magazine, in press, 2015
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, M. Cisneros-González, A. de Almeida, Technical and economic considerations on induction motor oversizing, Energy Efficiency Journal, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp.1-25, Springer, 2015

    Conferences

    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, B. Ge, A. de Almeida, Reliability and Maintenance of High Efficiency Induction Motors, IEEE I&CPS 2015 - Industrial and Commercial Power System Technical Conference, Calgary, Canada, 2015
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Simões, J. Oliveira, Novel Electronic Device to Improve the Performance of Variable-Torque Fixed-Speed Induction Motors, 9th International Conference on Compatibility and Power Electronics, Caparica, Lisbon, 2015
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, B. Ge, A. de Almeida, Reliability and Operation of High-Efficiency Induction Motors., IEEE Industrial & Commercial Power Systems Technical Conf. (ICPS’15), 2015
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, B. Leprettre, A. Quintino, A. de Almeida, Comparison of Protection Requirements in IE2-, IE3- and IE4-Class Motors., IEEE Inter. Electric Machines and Drives Conference (IEMDC’15), Idaho, USA, 2015
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, On the Star, Delta and Star-Delta Stator Winding Connections Tolerance to Voltage Unbalance, IEEE Inter. Electric Machines and Drives Conference (IEMDC’15), Idaho, USA, 2015

    Journals

    Q. Ma, B. Ge, B. Daqiang , F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, A new switched reluctance motor with distributed winding, COMPEL: The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 2158 - 2179, 2014
    A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, G. Baoming, Beyond Induction Motors—Technology Trends to Move Up Efficiency , IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, VOL. 50, NO. 3, 2014
    A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. Quintino, Technical and Economical Considerations on Super High-Efficiency Three-Phase Motors, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Volume: 50, NO. 2, page(s): 1-12, 2014
    Q. Ma, B. Ge, D. Bib, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, A new modeling method for S-MCSRM driven by three-phase full bridge converter, COMPEL: The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Vol. 33 , No 1/2, pp.645 - 662, 2014
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, M. Cistelecan, A. de Almeida, Comparison of Different Tapped Windings for Flux Adjustment in Induction Motors, IEEE Transactions on energy conversion, Volume PP, Pages 1-17, 2014

    Conferences

    A. Gonçalves, S. Cruz, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. Mendes, A. de Almeida, Synchronous Reluctance Motor Drive for Electric Vehicles Including Cross-Magnetic Saturation, Conference Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC) , Coimbra, Portugal, 2014
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, B. Ge, E. Quispe, A. de Almeida, Star- and Delta-Connected Windings Tolerance to Voltage Unbalance in Induction Motors, 21th Inter. Conf. on Electrical Machines (ICEM14) , Berlin, Germany, 2014
    Q. Ma, W. Liang, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, B. Ge, Improved Flux Linkage Method for Position Sensorless Control of High-Speed SRM, 21th Inter. Conf. on Electrical Machines (ICEM14) , Berlin, Germany, 2014
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. Correia, F. Lopes, Novel In-field Method to Estimate Mechanical Parameters in Induction Motor Driven Systems, 21th Inter. Conf. on Electrical Machines (ICEM14) , Berlin, Germany, 2014

    Journals

    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, M. Cistelecan, A. de Almeida, Comparison of Different Tapped Windings for Flux Adjustment in Indusction Motors, , IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 2013
    G. Baoming, H. Abu-Rube, F. Peng, Q. Lei, A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, D. Sun, Y. Liu, An energy-stored quasi-Z-source inverter for application to photovoltaic power system, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics , 60, (10), pp. 4468-4481, 2013
    G. Baoming, F. Peng, H. Abu-Rube, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, “Novel Energy Stored Single-Stage Photovoltaic,Power System With Constant DC-Link Peak Voltage, in IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, 2013
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TSTE.2013.2272437
    http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84880978082&partnerID=MN8TOARS
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, G. Baoming, A. de Almeida, Stator Winding Connection Mode Management in Line-Start Permanent Magnet Motors to Improve their Efficiency and Power Factor, IEEE PES Transactions on Energy Conversion, art. no. 6349963, pp. 775-783, 2013

    Conferences

    A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, G. Baoming, Beyond induction motors-Technology trends to move up efficiency, Conference Record - Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Technical Conference 2013, art. no. 6547330, 2013
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICPS.2013.6547330
    http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84881363421&partnerID=MN8TOARS
    A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, G. Baoming, “Beyond Induction Motors – Technology Trends to Move Up Efficiency, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2014, Stone Mountain, GA, USA, 2013

    Journals

    G. Baoming, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, An Energy Stored Quasi-Z-Source Inverter for Application to Photovoltaic Power System, IEEE Trans. on Industrial Electronics, 2012
    S. Sivaraju, N. Devarajan, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Performance Analysis of Induction Motor for Optimum Efficiency and Power Factor using Soft Computing Technique, IJEEES Research Science Press, 4(2), pp.77-86, 2012
    X. Wang, G. Baoming, W. Zhaoli, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A Novel Bearingless Switched Reluctance Motor, COMPEL: The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Vol. 31, No. 6, pp. 1681-1695, 2012
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, M. Cistelecan, A. de Almeida, Evaluation of Slot-Embedded Partial Electrostatic Shield for Common-Mode Bearing Current Mitigation in Inverter-Fed Induction Motors, IEEE Trans. on Energy Conversion, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 382-390, 2012
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Induction Motor Downsizing as a Low Strategy to Save Energy, Journal of Cleaner Production, vol.24, pp.117-131, Elsevier, 2012

    Conferences

    R. Zhang, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, G. Baoming, A. de Almeida, P. Amaro, Transverse-Flux Linear Switched Reluctance Motor for Semi-Magnetic Suspending Rail Vehicle, 37th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON'11), art. no. 6119626 , pp. 2066- 2071, Melbourne, Australia, 2012
    P. Amaro, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, R. Cortesão, Powering Wireless Sensor Networks Nodes for Complex Protocols on Harvested Energy, 4TH CONFERENCE OF ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS - ALIGNING TECHNOLOGY, ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE (CENTERIS 2012), Volume: 5, Pages: 518-526, 2012
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.protcy.2012.09.057
    J. Amaro, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, R. Cortesão, J. Landeck, Energy Harvesting for Zigbee Compliant Wireless Sensor Network Nodes, 38th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON’12), Montréal, Canada, 2012
    Y. Liu, H. Abu-Rube, G. Baoming, F. Peng, A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, An improved MPPT method for quasi-Z-source inverter based grid-connected photovoltaic power system, IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, art. no. 6237356, pp. 1754-1758, 2012
    P. Amaro, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, R. Cortesão, J. Landeck, In-Field Operation Monitoring of Induction Motors using Wireless Modules Running on Harvested Power, in Proc. of the Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON'09), Australia, 2012
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, G. Baoming, A. de Almeida, Stator Winding Connection Mode Management in Line-Start Permanent Magnet Motors to Improve their Efficiency and Power Factor, 20th Inter. Conf. on Electrical Machines (ICEM’12), Marseille, France, 2012
    S. Sivaraju, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, N. Devarajan, Design of Induction Motor Using Multiple Flux Technique, 20th Inter. Conf. on Electrical Machines (ICEM’12), Marseille, France, 2012
    A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. Quintino, Technical and Economical Considerations of Super High-Efficiency Three‑Phase Motors, IEEE Industrial & Commercial Power Systems Technical Conf. (ICPS’12), art. no. 6229618, 2012

    Journals

    A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Beyond Induction Motors - Technology Trends to Move Up Efficiency, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2011
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, J. Fong, Ecoanalysis of Variable-Speed Drives for Flow Regulation in Pumping Systems, IEEE Trans. on Industrial Electronics, vol.58, n.6, pp. 2117-2125, 2011
    A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Fong, Standards for Efficiency of Electric Motors , IEEE Industry Applications Magazine, vol.17, n.1, pp.12-19, 2011

    Conferences

    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, M. Jackson, R. Quivota, Casa-laboratório do MINEA – Uma plataforma avançada para o estudo técnico-económico de sistemas fotovoltaicos em Angola, 6º Congresso Luso-Moçambicano em Engenharia, Maputo, 2011
    P. Amaro, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, R. Cortesão, J. Landeck, In-Field Operation Monitoring of Induction Motors using Wireless Modules Running on Harvested Power, 37th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON'11), Melbourne, Australia, 2011
    Y. Liu, G. Baoming, F. Peng, A. Haitham, A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Quasi-Z Source Inverter based PMSG Wind Power Generation System, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE'11), 2011
    Y. Liu, G. Baoming, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Modelling and SVPWM Control of Quasi-Z-Source Inverter, 11th Electrical Power Quality and Utilization Conference (EPQU'11), IEEE, Lisbon, Portugal, 2011
    J. Trovão, H. Jorge, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, P. Pereirinha, A Systematic Approach to Analyse the Harmonic Distortion in Industry, 11th Electrical Power Quality and Utilization Conference (EPQU'11), 2011
    Y. Liu, G. Baoming, A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, H. Abu-Rube, Modeling and SVPWM control of quasi-Z-source inverter, Proceeding of the International Conference on Electrical Power Quality and Utilisation, EPQU , art. no. 6128914, pp. 95-101, 2011
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Estratégias para aumento do rendimento e do factor de potência de motores de indução trifásicos sobredimensionados , 6º Congresso Luso-Moçambicano em Engenharia, Maputo, Moçambique, 2011
    A. Quintino, N. Abrantes, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Four-Quadrant Electric Motor Test Bench with a Fully Programmable Load Profile, 7th Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems (EEMODS'11), 2011
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Technical and Economical Considerations on Line-Start PM Motors including the Applicability of the IEC60034-2-1 Standard, 7th Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems (EEMODS'11), Alexandria, USA, 2011

    Conferences

    P. Amaro, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, R. Cortesão, N. Vinagre, R. Brás, Low cost wireless sensor network for in-field operation monitoring of induction motors, in Proc. of the IEEE Int. Conf. on Industrial Technology (ICIT'10), pp. 1044-1049, Chile, 2010
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, G. Baoming, Impact of voltage sags and continuous unbalance on variable-speed drives, 19th International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2010, 2010
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, M. Cistelecan, A. de Almeida, Slot-embedded partial electrostatic shield for high-frequency bearing current mitigation in inverter-fed induction motors , 19th International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2010 , 2010

    Journals

    M. Cistelecan, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, M. Popescu, Adjustable Flux Three-Phase AC Machines with Combined Multiple-Step Star-Delta Winding Connections, 25, IEEE Trans. on Energy Conversion, n.25, IEEE, 2009
    G. Baoming, A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Design of transverse flux linear switched reluctance motor, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol.45, n.1, pp.113-119, 2009

    Conferences

    A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Fong, Standards for super-premium efficiency class for electric motors, Conference Record - Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Technical Conference, 2009
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, J. Carvalho, M. Cistelecan, Experiments to Observe the Impact Power Quality and Voltage-Source Inverters on the Temperature of Three-Phase Cage Induction Motors using an Infra-Red Camera, IEEE Inter. Electric Machines and Drives Conf. (IEMDC'09), art. no. 5075373 , pp. 1311- 1318, Miami, Florida, USA, 2009

    Thesis

    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Strategies to Improve the Performance of Three-Phase Induction Motor Driven Systems, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Coimbra, Portugal, 2009, Supervised by Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    Journals

    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Novel multiflux level, three-phase, squirrel-cage induction motor for efficiency and power factor maximization, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion , 23 , (1) , pp. 101-109, 2008

    Conferences

    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Trovão, A. de Almeida, Motor bearings and insulation system condition diagnosis by means of common-mode currents and shaft-ground voltage correlation, Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM'08, 2008
    Z. Nan, G. Baoming, L. Zhuo, W. Yun, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Nonlinear feedback linearization control for SRM-rotor suspending in shaft direction, Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems, ICEMS 2008, pp. 1365-1368, 2008
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Considerations on in-field induction motor load estimation methods, Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM'08, 2008
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, M. Cistelecan, A. de Almeida, G. Baoming, Simple strategy to recovery energy during stopping period in large high-inertia line-fed induction motor driven systems, 8 Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM'08, 2008
    A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Fong, Electric motor standards, ecodesign and global market transformation, Conference Record - Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Technical Conference, 2008
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Dias, Merging Topological Maps for Localisation in Large Environments, CLAWAR'2008 - 11th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines, Coimbra, Portugal, 2008

    Books

    A. de Almeida, C. Patrão, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, L. Marques, P. Fonseca, A. Gomes, R. Behnke, Manual Técnico de Gestão de Energia, DEEC, FCT, Universidade de Coimbra, ISBN 978-972-8822-10-1, Coimbra, Portugal, 2007

    Journals

    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, X. Wang, G. Baoming, W. Zhaoli, A Novel Bearingless Switched Reluctance Motor, The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (COMPEL), 2001

    Ph.D. Thesis

    André Marques Silva, Development of Methodologies for the Analysis and Design Optimization for AC Electric Rotating Machines (7/2023) Supervised by Carlos Henggeler Antunes and Fernando J. T. E. Ferreira

    M.Sc. Thesis

    Rogério Ferreira, Avaliação técnico-económica de interruptores eletrónicos bidirecionais de potência (2/2018) Supervised by Fernando J. T. E. Ferreira

    Alexandre Filipe Matias Correia, Estudo do impacto da distorção harmónica espacial da força magnetomotriz no desempenho e vibração mecânica dos motores de indução trifásicos (1/2018) Supervised by Fernando J. T. E. Ferreira

    André Marques Silva, Interface Improvement and Development of New Tools in the BobiSoft Software (9/2017) Supervised by Fernando J. T. E. Ferreira

    Henrique Santos Rodrigues, Avaliação do desempenho de motores síncronos de ímanes permanentes de classe IE5 (6/2017) Supervised by Fernando J. T. E. Ferreira

    Hugo Silva, Simulação e comparação dos parâmetros do circuito equivalente por fase de motores de indução trifásicos com rotor em gaiola de esquilo de diferentes classes de rendimento (9/2016) Supervised by Fernando J. T. E. Ferreira