Projects since 2008
Research Projects
International Projects

Project TR@NSNET

Description: Project Tr@nsNet: Living-Lab Model for an Ecological Transition through the Integration and Interconnection of Complex Heterogeneous Networks (SOE4/P1/F0986), funded by the European Commission, under the INTERREG V-B SUDOE Programme, coordinated by Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier (France), with the participation of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal), CISE - Universidade da Beira Interior (Portugal), Université de la Rochelle (France), Fundación para la Sostenibilidad Energética y Ambiental (Spain), Fundación CIRCE – Centro de Investigación de Recursos y Consumo Energéticos (Spain), Fundación Corporación Tecnológica de Andalucía (Spain), 2020-2023. http://www.transnet-sudoe.eu/
Team: Cardoso, A. J. M., Angelo, S..

Project UNITA

Description: Project UNITA: Universitas Montium, funded by the European Union, under the H2020 Programme, with the participation of UNITO - Università Degli Studi di Torino (Italy), UBI – University of Beira Interior (Portugal), UPPA - Université de Pau et des Pays de L’Adour (France), USMB - Université Savoie Mont-Blanc (France), UVT - Universitatea de Vest din Timisoara (Romania) e UNIZAR - Universidade de Zaragoza (Spain), funding: € 5.000.000,00, 2020-2023.
Team: Cardoso, A. J. M., Alcaso, A. N., Figueiredo Ramos, C. A., Pitarma, R. A..

Project INNOINVEST

Description: Project INNOINVEST: Promoción de Inversión Empresarial en Innovación de Produtos Energéticos para Edificación (0605_INNOINVEST_4_E), funded by the European Comission, under the INTERREG V-A Espanha-Portugal Programme, coordinated by AGENEX - Agencia Extremeña de la Energía (Spain), with the participation of Junta de Extremadura (Spain),Clúster de la Energía de Extremadura (Spain), Universidad de Extremadura (Spain), Instituto Tecnológico de Rocas Ornamentales y Materiales de Construcción (Spain), Asociación Regional de Empresarios del Metal de Extremadura (Spain), Asociación de Instaladores Electricistas y Telecomunicaciones de la provincia de Badajoz (Spain), Asociación de Instaladores Electricistas y Telecomunicaciones de la provincia de Cáceres (Spain), Núcleo Empresarial da Região de Évora (Portugal), Instituto Português de Energia Solar (Portugal), Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre (Portugal), Polytechnic of Guarda (Portugal), Funding: € 2.567.825,11, 2019-2021.
Team: Figueiredo Ramos, C. A., Pitarma, R. A..

Project T2UES

Description: Project T2UES: Sustainable Electric Urban Touristic Transportation (0517_TTUES_6_E), funded by the European Union, under the POCTEP Programme, coordinated by Universidad de Huelva (Spain), with the participation of Universidad de Sevilla (Spain), Passion Motorbike Factory S. L. (Spain), Universidade do Algarve (Portugal), Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (Spain), Agência Regional de Energia e Ambiente do Algarve (Portugal), Agilia Center SL (Spain), Fundación Instituto Tecnológico de Galicia (Spain), Agencia Andaluza de la Energía (Spain), funding: € 1.173.639,17, 2019-2021.
Team: Oliveira, L. M. R..

Project TR@NSENER

Description: Project TR@NSENER - “European Cooperation Network on Energy Transition in Electricity”, funded by the European Commission, under the INTERREG V-B SUDOE Programme, involving Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier (France), Fundación para la Sostenibilidad Energética y Ambiental (Spain), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France), Fundación CIRCE - Centro de Investigación de Recursos y Consumos Energéticos (Spain), Universidade da Beira Interior (Portugal) and Fundación Corporación Tecnológica de Andalucía (Spain), Funding: € 1.356.214,07, 2016-2019. https://www.transener.eu/en/
Team: Cardoso, A. J. M., Angelo, S..

Project SET-UP

Description: Project SET-UP - Smart Energy Transition to Upgrade Regional Performance (PGI01484), funded by the European Commission, under the INTERREG Europe Programme, coordinated by Bretagne Development Innovation (France), with the participation of Regional Council of Brittany (France), Regen SW (United Kingdom), Leicester Energy Agency / Leicester City Council (United Kingdom), Andalusian Energy Agency, Regional Ministry of Employment, Enterprise and Commerce, Andalusian Government (Spain), AREAL – Regional Energy and Environment Agency of Algarve (Portugal), STRDA South Transdanubian Regional Development Agency Public Nonprofit Ltd. (Hungary), Kaunas Regional Energy Agency (Lithuania), funding: € 1.632.854,00, 2016-2021.
Team: Oliveira, L. M. R..

Project CITIES

Description: Project CITIES - Ciudades Inteligentes Totalmente Integrales, Eficientes y Sostenibles (518RT0558), funded by CYTED - Programa Iberoamericano de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo, coordinated by Universidad de Valladolid (Spain), with the participation of Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (Portugal) (total of 57 groups), funding: € 25.000,00/year, 2018-2021.
Team: Leite, A. V., Ferreira, A. P..

Project AGERAR

Description: Project AGERAR - Almacenamiento y Gestión de Energías Renovables en Aplicaciones Comerciales y Residenciales, funded by the European Commission, under the Interreg V-A Spain-Portugal Programme (POCTEP), coordinated by University of Seville (Spain), with the participation of Andalusian Energy Agency (Spain), AREAL - Regional Energy and Environment Agency of Algarve (Portugal), Fundación Instituto Tecnológico de Galicia (Spain), INTA - National Institute of Aerospace Technology (Spain), University of Algarve (Portugal), University of Evora (Portugal), INEGI - Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, funding: € 2.016 914,49, 2017-2019.
Team: Oliveira, L. M. R..

Project BIOURB NATUR

Description: Project BIOURB NATUR - Diversidad BIOconstructiva, edificación bioclimática, rehabilitación sostenible y su aplicación en los espacios NATURales, funded by the European Commission, under the Interreg V-A Spain-Portugal Programme (POCTEP), coordinated by EREN (Spain), with the participation of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (Portugal), Fundación CIDAUT (Spain), Fundación Patrimonio Natural de Castilla y León (Spain), Instituto de la Construcción de Castilla y León (Spain), Câmara Municipal de Bragança (Portugal), funding: € 1.232.807,54, 2017-2020.
Team: Ferreira, A. P., Leite, A. V..

Project RISIGED

Description: Project RISIGED - Red Iberoamericana de Sistemas Híbridos de Generación Distribuida (717RT0534), funded by CYTED - Programa Iberoamericano de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo, coordinated by Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (Ecuador), with the participation of Centro de Investigación e Innovación Eléctrica, Mecánica y de la Industria de la Universidad Tecnologica de Panama (Panama), Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (Portugal), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (Honduras), Instituto Tecnologico de Sonora (Mexico), Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira (Colombia), Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo (Peru), Universidad de Valladolid (Spain), Universidad APEC (Dominican Republic), División de Desarrollo Zona Aragua de Corpoelec Aragua (Venezuela), Xavierladines y Asociados (Ecuador), Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria (Nicaragua), funding: € 25.000,00/year, 2017-2020.
Team: Leite, A. V., Ferreira, A. P..

Project Electric Management of a PV-Fuel Cell System Applied to an Electric Vehicle

Description: Project "Electric Management of a PV-Fuel Cell System Applied to an Electric Vehicle", in the framework of CNEPRU (Comité National d’Evaluation et de Programmation de la Recherche Universitaire), funded by MESRS (Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique d’Algérie).
Team: Guettaf, A. (Coordinator).

Project Optimization of a PV-Fuel Cell System for an Electric Vehicle

Description: Project "Optimization of a PV-Fuel Cell System for an Electric Vehicle", in the framework of CNEPRU (Comité National d’Evaluation et de Programmation de la Recherche Universitaire), funded by MESRS (Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique d’Algérie).
Team: Guettaf, A. (Coordinator).

Project Design, Analysis and Optimization of Smart Grid Integrating Renewable Energy Systems and Storage

Description: Project "Design, Analysis and Optimization of Smart Grid Integrating Renewable Energy Systems and Storage", funded by the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
Team: El Khil, S. K. (Coordinator), Jlassi, I..

Project INNOCHEM

Description: Project INNOCHEM - Improvement of Innovative Teaching Methods in the Fields of Technology and Chemical Engineering According to the Best Standards of the Bologna Process, funded by the European Commission, in the framework of the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership, with the participation of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, 2014-2017
Team: Leite, A. V..

Project Migedir

Description: Project Migedir - "Microgrids with distributed generation of renewable power sources" (Red 713RT0468), in the framework of the Programa Iberoamericano de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo (CYTED), coordinated by Centro de Desarrollo de Energías Renovables CEDER-CIEMAT, with the participation of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, etc., 2013-2016.
Team: Leite, A. V. (Coordinator), Ferreira, A. P..

Project BIOURB

Description: Project BIOURB - “Diversidad Bioconstructiva Transfronteriza, Edificación Bioclimática y su adaptación a la Arquitectura y Urbanismo Moderno”, funded by FEDER (European Regional Development Fund), under the Transnational Co-Operation Programme Portugal-Spain, 2011-2013.
Team: Leite, A. V..

Project PROBIONER

Description: Project PROBIONER - “Acción integrada para la promoción e implantación de eficiência energética y energías renovables como factor de competitividade”, funded by FEDER (European Regional Development Fund), under the Transnational Co-Operation Programme Portugal-Spain, 2007-2013.
Team: Leite, A. V., Ferreira, A. P..

Project VALEU

Description: Project VALEU - “Validation of immigrants’ vocational skills and competences in tourism and services as an integration warrant in the EU”, funded by the European Commission, under the Leonardo da Vinci Programme (Transfer of Innovation), 2010-2012.
Team: Leite, A. V..

Project PREMAID

Description: Project PREMAID - “Predictive Maintenance and Diagnostics of Railway Power Trains”, funded by the European Commission (EU-MTKI-CT-2005-029986) under the Marie Curie Host Fellowships for the Transfer of Knowledge, Industry-Academia Partnership Scheme (ToK-IAP), involving ALSTOM Transport S. A. (France), Instituto de Telecomunicações - Pólo de Coimbra (Portugal), Università di Bologna (Italy), Universidad de Oviedo (Spain) and Gdansk University of Technology (Poland), Tarbes, France, 2006-2009.
Team: Cardoso, A. J. M. (Coordinator).

National Projects

Project Ef&RelDC@HomO

Description: Project Ef&RelDC@HomO - Efficient and Reliable DC Electricity Distribution at Home and Offices (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029494), funded by Operational Programme for Competitiveness and Internationalization (COMPETE 2020), Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), funding: € 239.878,65, 2018-2022.
Team: Cardoso, A. J. M. (Coordinator), Alcaso, A. N., Amaral, A. M. R., Figueiredo Ramos, C. A., Chiara Boccaletti, Moscatiello, C..

Project BUILDFROMFOREST

Description: Project BUILDFROMFOREST - High-Performance Timber Buildings (SAICT-POL/24017/2016), Funding Competition of Scientific Research Projects and Technological Development In Institutes and Polytechnic Schools – 2016, Sistema de Apoio à Investigação Científica e Tecnológica, coordinated by Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, with the participation of Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Polytechnic of Guarda, SERQ - Centro de Inovação e Competências da Floresta, Floriano & Filho, Unipessoal Lda and TISEM, Lda, funding: € 106.744,51, 2018-2019.
Team: Pitarma, R. A..

Project TreeM

Description: Project TreeM - Advanced Monitoring & Maintenance of Trees (SAICT-POL/23831/2016), Funding Competition of Scientific Research Projects and Technological Development In Institutes and Polytechnic Schools – 2016, Sistema de Apoio à Investigação Científica e Tecnológica, coordinated by Polytechnic of Guarda, funding: € 202.032,31, 2018-2019.
Team: Pitarma, R. A. (Coordinator).

Project SilkHouse

Description: Project SilkHouse - Development of a smart microgrid based on renewable energy sources and a monitoring system for the House of Silk" (SAICT-POL/24376/2016), funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), with the participation of Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Polytechnic of Guarda, Câmara Municipal de Bragança, Centro Ciência Viva de Bragança, JG Instalações Elétricas, funding: € 126.905,03, 2017-2019.
Team: Leite, A. V., Ferreira, A. P..

Project U-BIKE PORTUGAL no IPB

Description: Project U-BIKE PORTUGAL no IPB, (POSEUR-01-1407-FC-000010), funded by Programa Operacional Sustentabilidade e Eficiência no Uso de Recursos (POSEUR), Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, funding: € 241.286,11, 2017-2022.
Team: Leite, A. V..

Project InovIPB

Description: Project InovIPB - Capacitação do IPB para a inovação do processo educativo e da prestação de serviços à comunidade (POCI-05-5762-FSE-000033), funded by Sistema de Apoio à Modernização e Capacitação da Administração Pública (SAMA 2020), Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, funding: € 678.164,00, 2017-2018.
Team: Leite, A. V..

Project HEBE

Description: Project HEBE - "Domestic Boiler for the Combined Production of Hot Water and Electricity”, funded by QREN: Research and Technological Development Incentives System - Project in Co-Promotion involving Sciven, University of Coimbra, Active Space Technologies, Instituto Superior Técnico and as subcontractors, the Electromechatronic Systems Laboratory of University of Beira Interior, Drive-by-Dreams, Department of Mechanical Engineering of Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Instituto Pedro Nunes and CATIM, 2012-2015.
Team: Cardoso, A. J. M. (Coordinator), Estima, J. O..

Project PEst-OE/EGE/UI4056/2011

Description: Project PEst-OE/EGE/UI4056/2011 - “Contribuição para o Estudo e Diagnóstico de Estruturas de Madeira por Recurso à Termografia por Infravermelhos”, funded by FCT (Portuguese national funding agency for science, research and technology), 2012-2016. Projeto PEst-OE/EGE/UI4056/2011 “Contribuição para a Ventilação Natural de Edifícios por Dispositivos Monitorizados”, funded by FCT (Portuguese national funding agency for science, research and technology), 2012-2015.
Team: Pitarma, R. A. (Coordinator).

Project PTDC/CTE-SPA/114163/2009

Description: Project PTDC/CTE-SPA/114163/2009 - "SpaceProp - MHD Numerical Modelling in nozzles of MPD Thrusters for Space Propulsion", funded by FCT (Portuguese national funding agency for science, research and technology), 2011-2014.
Team: Páscoa, J. C. (Coordinator), Monteiro, J. P., Brójo, F. M. P., Xisto, C. M. C., Paganucci, F..

Project ERSATRITCOM

Description: Project ERSATRITCOM - “Efficient and Reliable Stand Alone Hybrid Trigeneration Systems for Telecommunications” (PTDC/EEA-EEL/114846/2009), funded by FCT (Portuguese national funding agency for science, research and technology), 2011-2013.
Team: Cardoso, A. J. M. (Coordinator), Alcaso, A. N., Fabbri, G., Ribeiro, E. F. F., Petrucci, L..

Project FaulTHEV

Description: Project FaulTHEV - “Fault Tolerant Electric Motor Drives Applied to Hybrid Electric Vehicle” (PTDC/EEA-ELC/105282/2008), funded by FCT (Portuguese national funding agency for science, research and technology), 2010-2013.
Team: Cardoso, A. J. M. (Coordinator), Estima, J. O., Gameiro, N. S..

Project PTDC/EEA-EEL/100156/2008

Description: Project PTDC/EEA-EEL/100156/2008 - “Fault Diagnosis in High Power Drives based on Multilevel Converters”, funded by FCT (Portuguese national funding agency for science, research and technology), 2010-2013.
Team: Mendes, A. M. S. (Coordinator), Cardoso, A. J. M., Cruz, S. M. A., Alcaso, A. N..

Project SIEF

Description: Project SIEF - “Integrated System for the Reliability of Railway Transport Equipment”, funded by QREN: Research and Technological Development Incentives System, Project in Co-Promotion Nº 5545, involving ALSTOM Portugal S. A., ISQ - Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, MIIT - Manutenção Industrial Informatizada e Tecnologia Lda. and subcontractors, 2010-2013.
Team: Cardoso, A. J. M., Estima, J. O..

Project InovEnergy

Description: Project InovEnergy, N.º 18642: “Eficiência energética no sector agro-industrial”, funded by Support System for Collective Actions (SIAC), COMPETE – POFC (Operational Program for Competitiveness Factors), 2011-2013.
Team: Leite, A. V..

Project PTDC/EEA-ENE/67350/2006

Description: Project PTDC/EEA-ENE/67350/2006 - “Electric Drives based on Matrix Converters”, funded by FCT (Portuguese national funding agency for science, research and technology), 2007-2011.
Team: Cruz, S. M. A. (Coordinator), Cardoso, A. J. M., Mendes, A. M. S..

Project Energy Efficiency and Integration of Renewable Energies

Description: Project “Energy Efficiency and Integration of Renewable Energies”, funded by the Portuguese Government under INTERREG Programme, 2009-2010.
Team: Leite, A. V..

Industrial Projects
International Projects

Project AIR LIQUIDE / CP HUELVA

Description: Project funded by Air Liquide - Iberia Large Industries (Spain), regarding the fault diagnostic in medium voltage motors (6 kV) installed in the Production Center of Huelva, Spain, with data collection on-site, 2015.
Team: Cardoso, A. J. M. (Coordinator).

Project POMOS

Description: Project POMOS, sponsored by Polo per la Mobilità Sostenibile della Regione Lazio (Italy), regarding the scientific and technical cooperation in the field of condition monitoring, fault diagnosis, fault tolerance and performance evaluation of applied electromechatronic systems, particularly in hybrid electric vehicles, Italy, since 2009.
Team: Cardoso, A. J. M. (Coordinator), Chiara Boccaletti.

Project AMREYAH

Description: Project AMREYAH, funded by AMCC - Amreyah Cement Company SAE (Egypt), regarding the fault diagnostic in medium voltage motors (6 kV) installed in the Production Center of Alexandria, Egypt, with data collection on-site, April 2010.
Team: Cardoso, A. J. M. (Coordinator).

Project OLIVIERI GROUP

Description: Project funded by OLIVIERI GROUP, regarding the development of an integrated system for winter heating and summer refreshing, Italy, 2007-2009.
Team: Chiara Boccaletti (Coordinator).

Project EPS

Description: Project EPS, funded by EPS - Pumping & Treatment Systems Ltd. (Ireland), regarding the evaluation of potential causes of faults occurring in various electrical drives installed in a water treatment plant in Luimnag, Galway, Ireland, with data collection on-site, March-June 2008.
Team: Cruz, S. M. A. (Coordinator), Cardoso, A. J. M..

National Projects

Project PEGO

Description: Project funded by PEGOP Energia Eléctrica S. A., regarding the development and application of diagnostic methods for condition monitoring of various electrical equipment installed in the Thermoelectric Power Plant of Pego (Abrantes, Portugal), 1996-2019.
Team: Cardoso, A. J. M. (Coordinator).

Project CIMPOR/CPS

Description: Project CIMPOR/CPS, funded by CIMPOR Indústria de Cimentos S. A., regarding the development and application of diagnostic methods for condition monitoring of various electrical equipment installed in the Production Center of Souselas (Coimbra, Portugal), 1999-2013.
Team: Cardoso, A. J. M. (Coordinator).

Project MIIT

Description: Project MIIT, funded by MIIT - Manutenção Industrial Informatizada e Tecnologia Lda., regarding the support in the development of reliability analysis of the process of degradation of electrical components, including electric traction motors, information systems related to process validation and monitoring systems, 2009-2013.
Team: Cardoso, A. J. M. (Coordinator), Estima, J. O..

Project CIMPOR/CPA

Description: Project CIMPOR/CPA, funded by CIMPOR Indústria de Cimentos S. A., regarding the development and application of diagnostic methods for condition monitoring of various electrical equipment installed in the Production Center of Alhandra (Lisbon, Portugal), 2001-2012.
Team: Cardoso, A. J. M. (Coordinator).

Project HOMAR

Description: Project HOMAR, funded by HOMAR Lda., regarding the development and application of diagnostic methods for photovoltaic installations, 2009-2010.
Team: Cardoso, A. J. M. (Coordinator).

Project ALSTOM

Description: Project ALSTOM, sponsored by ALSTOM Portugal S. A., regarding the scientific and technical cooperation in the development of rail transportation equipment, since 2008.
Team: Cardoso, A. J. M. (Coordinator).