Chiara Boccaletti
PhD Researcher
Chiara Boccaletti received the Laurea degree in Mechanical Engineering and the PhD degree in Energetics from Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. She is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Astronautics, Electrical and Energetic Engineering of the Sapienza University of Rome. Her research interests include design, analysis and optimisation of electrical machines, condition monitoring and diagnostics of electrical machines and drives, and systems based on renewable energies. She is co-author of two books and author of more than 100 papers published in technical journals and conference proceedings.

Habilitation for Associate Professor, Electrical Machines and Converters, Italian Ministry of Education, University and Rese, Rome, Italy, 2018.
PhD, Energetics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, 1995.
Laurea (5 years degree), Mechanical Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, 1991.
Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Reliability Issues of Renewable Energy Based Power Systems''; Renewable Energy: Selected Issues Volume II, Manuel Pérez-Donsión, Silvano Vergura and Gianpaolo Vitale (Editor), , 591-603 pp., Cambridge Scholars Publishing (978-1-4438-8377-1), Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, 2016.
Freire, N. M. A.; Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Experimental Analysis of a Standalone Renewable Energy Based Hybrid System''; Technological Innovation for Value Creation, Luís M. Camarinha-Matos, Ehsan Shahamatnia and Gonçalo Nunes (Editor), 1, 337-344 pp., Springer Berlin Heidelberg (978-3-642-28254-6), Berlin, Germany, 2012.
Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Fuel Cell Systems for Telecommunication''; Emerging Trends in Technological Innovation, Luís M. Camarinha-Matos, Pedro Pereira and Luís Ribeiro (Editor), 1, 469-476 pp., Springer (978-3-642-11627-8), Boston, USA, 2010.
Moscatiello, C.; Chiara Boccaletti; Alcaso, A. N.; Figueiredo Ramos, C. A.; Cardoso, A. J. M.: ''Trigeneration System Driven by the Geothermal and Solar Sources''; IET Renewable Power Generation, Vol. 14, No. 13, pp. 2340-2347, October, 2020.
Iannarelli, G.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution - Economic impact of investments in weather forecasts for distribution system operators: the Italian case''; IET Electric Power Applications, Vol. 12, No. 20, pp. 4551-4556, June, 2018.
Moscatiello, C.; Chiara Boccaletti; Alcaso, A. N.; Figueiredo Ramos, C. A.; Cardoso, A. J. M.: ''Performance Evaluation of a Hybrid Thermalphotovoltaic Panel''; IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 53, No. 6, pp. 5753-5759, November / December, 2017.
Stabile, A.; Estima, J. O.; Chiara Boccaletti; Cardoso, A. J. M.: ''Converter Power Loss Analysis in a Fault-Tolerant Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive''; IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 62, No. 3, pp. 1984 - 199, March, 2015.
Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Open-Circuit Fault Diagnosis in Interleaved DC-DC Converters''; IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 29, No. 6, pp. 3091-3102, June, 2014.
Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Fault Tolerant Strategy for a Photovoltaic DC-DC Converter''; IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 28, No. 6, pp. 3008-3018, June, 2013.
Fabbri, G.; Chiara Boccaletti; Anniballi, L.; London, M.; Calenne, F.; Mascioli, F. M. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.: ''Adding ICT to Transportation Systems: Monitoring and Management System for the Electric Vehicle Fleet on the Island of Ventotene''; International Journal of Computer Theory and Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 268-272, April, 2013.
Petrucci, L.; Fabbri, G.; Chiara Boccaletti; Cardoso, A. J. M.: ''Powering and Cooling of a Server Room Using a Hybrid Trigeneration System''; International Journal of Computer Theory and Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 263-267, April, 2013.
Stabile, A.; Chiara Boccaletti; Cardoso, A. J. M.: ''A Power Loss Measurement Method Applied to Static Power Converters''; IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 62, No. 2, pp. 344-352, February, 2013.
Fabbri, G.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti; Castrica, L.: ''A Software Tool for the Evaluation of the Behaviour of Bioelectrical Currents''; Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 79-84, May / June, 2011.
Chiara Boccaletti; Di Felice, P.; Petrucci, L.; Santini, E.: ''Parametric Analysis of Axial Flux Wind Generators Focused on THD Evaluation''; IET Renewable Power Generation, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 148-159, March, 2011.
Chiara Boccaletti; Fabbri, G.; Marco, L.; Santini, E.: ''An Overview on Renewable Energy Technologies for Developing Countries: the Case of Guinea Bissau''; Renewable Energy & Power Quality Journal, Vol. , No. 6, pp. , March, 2008.
Chiara Boccaletti; Duni, G.; Petrucci, P.; Santini, E.: ''Design of an Electrical Drive for Motorized Bicycles''; Renewable Energy & Power Quality Journal, Vol. , No. 6, pp. , March, 2008.
Mazzoli, R.; Dardouri, M.; El Khil, S. K.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Dynamic Analysis of an Improved MPPT based on Model Predictive Control applied to a Single-Ended Primary-Inductor Converter''; IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe, Madrid, Spain, pp. 1-6, June, 2020.
Gómez, M.; Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Estima, J. O.; Chiara Boccaletti; Cardoso, A. J. M.: ''Development of an Effective MPPT Method Suitable to a Stand-Alone, Low-Cost Wind Turbine System''; Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Firenze, Italy, pp. 5550-5555, October, 2016.
Moscatiello, C.; Chiara Boccaletti; Alcaso, A. N.; Figueiredo Ramos, C. A.; Cardoso, A. J. M.: ''Performance Evaluation of a Hybrid Thermalphotovoltaic Panel''; IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, Milwaukee, USA, pp. 1-6, September, 2016.
Elsayed, W. M.; Estima, J. O.; Chiara Boccaletti; Cardoso, A. J. M.: ''Energy Management Strategy of a Propulsion System with Supercapacitors for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles''; IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics and Motion Control, Varna, Bulgaria, pp. 1210-1215, September, 2016.
Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Fault Diagnosis in Non-Isolated Bidirectional Half-Bridge DC-DC Converters''; Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Dallas, USA, pp. 4458-4463, October / November, 2014.
Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Monteiro, A. I. T.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Fault Tolerant Small Wind Power System for Telecommunications with Maximum Power Extraction''; International Communications Energy Conference, Vancouver, Canada, pp. 6, September / October, 2014.
Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Fault Diagnosis in Unidirectional Non-Isolated DC-DC Converters''; IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, Pittsburgh, USA, pp. 1140-1145, September, 2014.
Monteiro, A. I. T.; Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Power Control of a Small-Scale Standalone Wind Turbine for Rural and Remote Areas Electrification''; International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion, Ischia, Italy, pp. 889-894, June, 2014.
Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Fault Tolerant Photovoltaic Power System''; International Conference on Engineering, Covilhã, Portugal, pp. 9, November, 2013.
Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Modular Hybrid Storage System for Renewable Energy Standalone Power Supplies''; Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Vienna, Austria, pp. 1749-1754, November, 2013.
Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Fault Diagnosis in a Multi-Input Power Interface for a Photovoltaic-Wind Supply System for Telecommunications''; IEEE International Telecommunications Energy Conference, Hamburg, Germany, pp. 704-709, October, 2013.
Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Fault Analysis of Dual Active Bridge Converters''; Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Montréal, Canada, pp. 398-403, October, 2012.
Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Standalone Diesel-Photovoltaic System with Batteries and Supercapacitors as Energy Storage Components for Telecommunications''; IEEE International Telecommunications Energy Conference, Scottsdale, USA, pp. 8, September / October, 2012.
Fabbri, G.; Calenne, F.; London, M.; Chiara Boccaletti; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Mascioli, F. M. F.: ''Development of an On-Board Unit for the Monitoring and Management of an Electric Fleet''; International Conference on Electrical Machines, Marseille, France, pp. 2404-2410, September, 2012.
Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Power Conditioning Supercapacitors in Combination with Batteries for Stand-Alone Power Systems''; International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion, Sorrento, Italy, pp. 914-919, June, 2012.
Fabbri, G.; Carta, A.; Chiara Boccaletti; Cardoso, A. J. M.: ''Simulation and Design of a Photovoltaic Roof for Automotive Applications''; IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, Hangzhou, China, pp. 1726-1731, May, 2012.
Fabbri, G.; Paschero, M.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti; Mascioli, F. M. F.: ''A Genetic Algorithm Based Battery Model for Stand Alone Radio Base Stations Powering''; International Conference on Power Electronics Machines and Drives, Amsterdam, The Nederlands, pp. 1-8, October, 2011.
Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Power Conditioning and Energy Management in a Renewable Energy Based Hybrid System for Telecommunications''; IEEE International Telecommunications Energy Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 9, October, 2011.
Fabbri, G.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti; Girimonte, A.: ''Control and Optimisation of Power Consumption in Radio Base Stations''; IEEE International Telecommunications Energy Conference, Amsterdam, Portugal, pp. 1-6, October, 2011.
Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Power Converters Analysis in a Renewable Energy Based Hybrid System with Hydrogen Storage''; IET Renewable Power Generation Conference, Edinburgh, UK, pp. 6, September, 2011.
Chiara Boccaletti: ''Feasibility Study of a PV Plant for Hydrogen Production''; Portuguese-Spanish Conference on Electrical Engineering, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, pp. 1-5, June / July, 2011.
Chiara Boccaletti; Macilletti, M.: ''Electrical Storage Systems in Cogeneration Plants Based on the Solar Energy Source''; International Conference on Clean Electrical Power, Ischia, Italy, pp. 407-412, June, 2011.
Fabbri, G.; Chiara Boccaletti; Anniballi, L.; London, M.; Calenne, F.; Mascioli, F. M. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.: ''Adding ICT to Transportation Systems: Monitoring and Management System for the Electric Vehicle Fleet on the Island of Ventotene''; International Conference on Power Electronics Machines and Drives, Chengdu, China, pp. 403-407, June, 2011.
Petrucci, L.; Fabbri, G.; Chiara Boccaletti; Cardoso, A. J. M.: ''Powering and Cooling of a Server Room Using a Hybrid Trigeneration System''; IEEE International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology, Chengdu, China, pp. 398-402, June, 2011.
Stabile, A.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Efficiency Analysis of Power Converters for Urban Wind Turbine Applications''; IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, Kandy, Sri Lanka, pp. 1-6, December, 2010.
Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''New Challenges in Power Conditioning for Telecommunications''; Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Phoenix, USA, pp. 6, November, 2010.
Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Grid Interface for a Wind Turbine-Fuel Cell System''; International Conference on Electrical Machines, Rome, Italy, pp. 6, September, 2010.
Fabbri, G.; Chiara Boccaletti; Cardoso, A. J. M.: ''A Hybrid Stand Alone Power System for Telecom Applications in Minor Islands''; International Conference on Electrical Machines, Rome, Italy, pp. 1-6, September, 2010.
Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Power Conditioning of an Energy Storage System for Telecommunications''; International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion, Pisa, Italy, pp. 1123-1128, June, 2010.
Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Fuel Cell-Supercapacitor System For Telecommunications''; IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives, Brighton, UK, pp. 6, April, 2010.
Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti; Mendes, A. M. S.: ''Photovoltaic DC-DC Converter for Telecommunications Energy Systems''; International Conference on Clean Electrical Power, Capri, Italy, pp. 433-438, June, 2009.
Ribeiro, E. F. F.; Cardoso, A. J. M.; Chiara Boccaletti: ''Uninterruptible Energy Production in Standalone Power Systems for Telecommunications''; International Conference on Renewable Energies and Power Quality, Valencia, Spain, pp. 6, April, 2009.
Chiara Boccaletti; Fabbri, G.; Nanni, R.; Santini, E.: ''A Software Tool for the Evaluation of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Systems''; International Conference on Electrical Machines, Vilamoura, Portugal, pp. 1-6, September, 2008.
Chiara Boccaletti; Duni, G.; Santini, E.: ''Extended Thévenin Equivalent Circuits''; International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion, Ischia, Italy, pp. 344-348, June, 2008.
Chiara Boccaletti; Castrica, L.; Fabbri, G.; Santello, M.: ''A Non-Invasive Biopotential Electrode for the Correct Detection of Bioelectrical Currents''; International Conference on Power Electronics Machines and Drives, Innsbruck, Austria, pp. 353-358, February, 2008.
Scarfiello, D., ''Revamping and Energy Efficiency Upgrading of a Spa Compound'', Supervisor: Chiara Boccaletti, Co-Supervisor: Cardoso, A. J. M., Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, 2018.
Martin, F., ''Energy Auditing and Design Improvements of a Spa Compound - Case Study: Cró Hotel & Thermal Spa'', Supervisor: Chiara Boccaletti, Co-Supervisor: Cardoso, A. J. M., Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, 2017.
De Lorenzo, M., ''A Fault-Tolerant Cascaded Boost Converter for PV Applications'', Supervisor: Chiara Boccaletti, Co-Supervisor: Cardoso, A. J. M., Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, 2017.
Manisera, G., ''Observability by Terna of Renewable Energy Sources Linked to the Distribution Grid: Forecast Accuracy Indicators and Possible Implementation Methods'', Supervisor: Chiara Boccaletti, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, 2016.
Iannarelli, G., ''Integration and Dispatching of Renewable Energy Sources In the Italian Distribution Network: A Forecast System Supported by EESS'', Supervisor: Chiara Boccaletti, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, 2016.
Elsayed, W. M., ''Supercapacitors as an Energy Storage System for Electric/Hybrid Vehicles'', Supervisor: Chiara Boccaletti, Co-Supervisor: Cardoso, A. J. M., Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, 2016.
Gómez, M., ''Theoretical Study and Experimental Analysis Of The Maximum Power Point Tracking For Wind Turbine System'', Supervisor: Chiara Boccaletti, Co-Supervisor: Cardoso, A. J. M., Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, 2015.
Moscatiello, C., ''Theoretical Study and Experimental Analysis Of A Thermal-Photovoltaic Panel'', Supervisor: Chiara Boccaletti, Co-Supervisor: Cardoso, A. J. M., Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, 2015.
Foti, P., ''Standalone Micro-Generation for the Supply of Environmental Monitoring Systems Suitable to Sites of Special Cultural and Landscape Interest'', Supervisor: Chiara Boccaletti, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, 2015.
Energy and Environment (1998)
III National ENEA Award "Energy and Environment" for her PhD Thesis