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Why Can Simple Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Practices in Large-Scale Grid-Connected PV Power Plants Play a Key Role in Improving Its Energy Output? (2021)
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A complete framework for the simulation of photovoltaic arrays under mismatch conditions (2021)
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Transient study of series-connected pumps working as turbines in off-grid systems (2021)
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List of Publications
2022
Andrés Zúñiga, Paulo Branco, João FP Fernandes, “A New Agreement Coefficients-Based Approach to Compare Improved FMECA Methods”, TechRxiv, 2022
E Sarquis, B Kollosch, B Müller, N Holland, K Kiefer, C Reise, PJC Branco, “Development and Evaluation of an Automatic Failure Detection System for O&M of PV Portfolios”, 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 2022
Costa, J.V.; Silva, D.F.F.d.; Branco, P.J.C. Large-Power Transformers: Time Now for Addressing Their Monitoring and Failure Investigation Techniques. Energies, 15, 4697, 2022
Eduardo Abdon Sarquis Filho, Björn Müller, Nicolas Holland, Christian Reise, Klaus Kiefer, Bernd Kollosch, Paulo J. Costa Branco, “Practical recommendations for the design of automatic fault detection algorithms based on experiments with field monitoring data”, Solar Energy, 244, 15, 2022
Fernandes, J.F.P.; Bhagubai, P.P.C.; Branco, P.J.C. “Recent Developments in Electrical Machine Design for the Electrification of Industrial and Transportation Systems”. Energies 2022, 15, 6390
L. Nunes, J. F. P. Fernandes, J. Oliveira and P. J. Costa Branco, “Power factor signature analysis for disaggregation of EV charging loads from aggregated power,” CIRED Porto Workshop 2022: E-mobility and power distribution systems, pp. 23-27, June, 2022
2021
Eduardo Abdon Sarquis Filho, Carlos Alberto Ferreira Fernandes, Paulo José da Costa Branco, “A complete framework for the simulation of photovoltaic arrays under mismatch conditions”, Solar Energy, Volume 213, Pages 13-26, 2021.
Iftikhar, H.; Sarquis, E.; Branco, P.J.C. Why Can Simple Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Practices in Large-Scale Grid-Connected PV Power Plants Play a Key Role in Improving Its Energy Output? Energies 2021, 14, 3798, 2021.
Margarida C. Pagaimo, João F.P. Fernandes, Modesto Pérez-Sánchez, P. Amparo López-Jiménez, Helena M. Ramos, P.J. Costa Branco, “Transient study of series-connected pumps working as turbines in off-grid systems”, Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 245, pp. 114586, 2021
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Pérez-Sánchez, M.; Fernandes, J.F.P.; Branco, P.J.C.; López-Jiménez, P.A.; Ramos, H.M. PATs Behavior in Pressurized Irrigation Hydrants towards Sustainability. Water 2021, 13, 1359. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13101359
2020
Leitão, D.; Torres, J.P.N.; Fernandes, J.F.P. “Spectral Irradiance Influence on Solar Cells Efficiency.” Energies, 13, 5017, 2020.
Madeira, F.C.; Fernandes, J.F.P.; Pérez-Sánchez, M.; López-Jiménez, P.A.; Ramos, H.M.; Costa Branco, P.J. Electro-Hydraulic Transient Regimes in Isolated Pumps Working as Turbines with Self-Excited Induction Generators. Energies , 13, 4521, 2020.
Zúñiga, A.A.; Baleia, A.; Fernandes, J.; Branco, P.J.D.C. Classical Failure Modes and Effects Analysis in the Context of Smart Grid Cyber-Physical Systems. Energies 13, 1215, 2020.
EA Sarquis Filho, AA Zúñiga, JFP Fernandes, PJC Branco, “FAILURE RATES IN PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS: A CAREFUL SELECTION OF QUANTITATIVE DATA AVAILABLE IN THE LITERATURE”, 37th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 1590 – 1594, 2020.
2019
Pedro Alves, J. Torres, J. Fernandes, C. Fernandes, P. Branco, “From Sweden to Portugal: the Effect of Very Distinct Climate Zones on Energy Efficiency of a Concentrating Photovoltaic/Thermal System (CPV/T)”, Solar Energy, vol. 188, pp. 96.110, 2019.
Silviano Rafael, P.J. Costa Branco, A.J. Pires, “SRM sensorless for position control based on a frequency modulation system”, Measurement, Volume 146, Pages 171-178, 2019.
Catarina Sofia Campos, João Paulo N. Torres and João F. P. Fernandes, “Effects of the Heat Transfer Fluid Selection on the Efficiency of a Hybrid Concentrated Photovoltaic and Thermal Collector”, Energies, vol.12, n.6, 2019.
Faria, G; Vieira, Susana; Costa Branco, P J, “Evolutionary process scheduling approach for energy cost minimization in a yeast production factory: design, simulation, and factory implementation”, Energy Systems; Gainesville Vol. 10, Iss. 1, (Feb 2019)
2018
João Paulo N. Torres, João F. P. Fernandes, Carlos Fernandes, Paulo José Costa Branco, Catarina Barata, And Joao Gomes, “Effect Of The Collector Geometry In The Concentrating Photovoltaic Thermal Solar Cell Performance”. Thermal Science, Vol. 22, No. 5, 2018.
Carriço, J., Fernandes, J., Fernandes, C., Branco, P., “Technical and Economic Assessment of a 450 W Autonomous Photovoltaic System with Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Storage”, J. sustain. dev. energy water environ. syst., vol. 6(1), pp 129-149, 2018
André Castanheira, João F. P. Fernandes, P.J. Costa Branco, “Demonstration project of a cooling system for existing PV power plants in Portugal”, Applied Energy, vol. 211, pp-1297-1307, February 2018.
dos Santos Costa, A.J.A., Valério, D. and da Costa Branco, P.J. (2018), Predictive control model to manage power flow on a hybrid wind-photovoltaic and diesel microgeneration power plant with additional storage capacity. IET Cyber-Physical Systems: Theory & Applications, 3: 206-211, 2018.
Torres, J.P.N.; Fernandes, C.A.F.; Gomes, J.; Luc, B.; Carine, G.; Olsson, O.; Branco, P.J.C. Effect of Reflector Geometry in the Annual Received Radiation of Low Concentration Photovoltaic Systems. Energies 2018, 11, 1878, 2018.
2017
Bernardo Capelo, Modesto Pérez-Sánchez, João F. P. Fernandes, Helena M. Ramos, P. Amparo López-Jiménez, P.J. Costa Branco, “Electrical behaviour of the pump working as turbine in off grid operation”, in Applied Energy, October 2017.
Carlos A.F. Fernandes, João Paulo N. Torres, P.J. Costa Branco, João Fernandes, João Gomes, “Cell string layout in solar photovoltaic collectors”, Energy Conversion and Management, Available online 26 April 2017, ISSN 0196-8904.
2016
S. K. Nashih, C. A. F. Fernandes, J. P. N. Torres, J. Gomes, and P. J. Costa Branco, “Validation of a Simulation Model for Analysis of Shading Effects on Photovoltaic Panels,” Journal of Solar Energy Engineering-Transactions of the ASME, vol. 138, no. 4, Aug., 2016.