Smart Grids-Renewable Energy, Power Electronics, Signal Processing and Communication Systems Applications

Electric Machines Control in Wind Energy Systems.- Converter Connected to the Grid Modelling and Control.- Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems modelling and control.- Grid Synchronization algorithms.- Energy Storage applications in Renewable Energy Systems.- Power Electronics applications in Renewable Energy Systems.- Model Predictive control applications in Renewable Energy Systems.- Electric Machines Control.- Power Electronics applications in Smart grids.- Communication Network Architectures in Smart Grids.- Cost-aware Optimization for Communication Networks in Smart Grids.- Intelligent Communication Systems for Distribution Energy Network Management.- Communication Technologies for Home Energy Systems.- Wireless and PLC Technologies for Smart Cities.- Internet of Things in Smart Grids.- Signal Processing Technologies applied in Smart Grids.- Wireless Sensor Devices and Networks for Advanced Metering Infrastructures.- RF Energy Harvesting for Low Power Smart Sensors.- Solar Energy Harvesting for Powering Smart Sensors.- Hybrid Renewable Energy Technologies for Powering Communication Systems.

Prof. Dr. A.J. Sguarezi Filho received his Ph. D. degree from Campinas University in Brazil in 2010. He is a full-time professor at Federal University of ABC-UFABC, in Santo André, Brazil, teaching in the areas of electrical machines, power electronics and electrical drives. His research interests are machine drives, wind, and photovoltaic energies, doubly fed induction generators, electric vehicles, power control, and electrical power systems. He is Senior Member of IEEE.  He has published book chapters, papers in conferences and journals. He is advisor of more than 30 master and Ph.D. theses. He is Associate Editor of IEEE ACCESS and Springer Journal of Control, Automation and Electrical Systems.Prof. Dr. Rogerio V. Jacomini received his M.S. and doctorate degrees from State University of Campinas, Brazil, in 2008 and 2012, respectively. Currently, he is a professor at Sao Paulo Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology - IFSP, Hortolandia, Brazil. His research interests are machine drives, doubly-fed induction generators, power control, and electrical power systems.

Prof. Dr. Carlos E. Capovilla received the B.S. degree from the University of Sao Paulo (USP Sao Carlos) in 2001, M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Campinas in 2004 and 2008, all in Electrical Engineering. He is currently a Professor with the Federal University of ABC, IEEE Senior Member, and published more than one hundred papers in technical journals and conferences. His current research interests include microwave circuits, planar antennas design, energy harvesting applications and mobile systems design for smart grids.



Prof. Dr. Ivan R. S. Casella is full Professor at Federal University of ABC and founder and chair of the Information and Communication Laboratories. He holds a master's and doctorate in Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of Sao Paulo, with a doctoral internship at the Wireless Communication