Book Chapters

  1. Silva, A.R.C., Silva, R.M., Osorio, G.J., Charrua-Santos, F., Espirito-Santo, A. (2021). The Need for Self-Sufficiency and Integrated Water and Energy Management. In: Fathi, M., Zio, E., Pardalos, P.M. (eds) Handbook of Smart Energy Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72322-4_6-1
  2. Serra, P.M.D.; Espírito-Santo, A. Chapter 1 – Electrical energy produced by microbial fuel cells using wastewater to power a network of smart sensors. In Delivering Low-Carbon Biofuels with Bioproduct Recovery; Singh, L., Mahapatra, D.M., Eds.; Elsevier, 2021; pp. 1–30 ISBN 978-0-12-821841-9.
  3. da Costa Salvado, J.A.; do Rosário Alves Calado, M.; do Espírito-Santo, A.E.V. Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Vibrations in a Three-Phase Linear Switched Reluctance Actuator. In Modelling and Control of Switched Reluctance Machines; Araújo, R.E., Camacho, J.R., Eds.; IntechOpen: Rijeka, 2020. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.89214.
  4. Francesco Abate, M. Carratù, António Espírito Santo, Vincenzo Paciello Vincenzo, V. Huang, G. monte, “IEEE 21451-001 Signal Treatment Applied to Smart Transducers”, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering,  Ed. 2019.
  5. Pedro Serra, Antonio Espirito-Santo, “Harvesting Energy from Microbial Fuel Cells: Powering Wireless Sensor Networks Operating in Wastewater Treatment Plants”, in Biologically-Inspired Energy Harvesting through Wireless Sensor Technologies, Ed. Vasaki Ponnusamy, Noor Zaman, Tang Jung Low and Anang Hudaya Muhamad Amin, IGI Global, Hershey, ISBN 9781466697928, 2016.
  6. M. Castanheira, A. Espírito-Santo and B.J.F. Ribeiro, “Application Management in Low Power Distributed Embedded Systems”, in Embedded Systems and Wireless Technology: Theory and Practical Applications, Ed. Raul A. Santos and Arthur Edwards Block, CRC Press, ISBN 9781578088034, pp. 321-342, 2012.
  7. Tiago Gonçalves, A. Espírito-Santo, B.J.F. Ribeiro, P. D. Gaspar, “A Scalable Hardware Environment for Embedded Systems Education“, in Electrical Engineering and Applied Computing Electrical Engineering and Applied Computing, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Vol. 90, Ed. Ao, Sio-Iong; Gelman, Len, Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, The Netherlands., ISBN 978-9400711914, pp. 233-246, 2011.
  8. António Espírito Santo, Maria do Rosário Calado and Carlos Manuel Cabrita, “Sliding Mode Position Controller for a Linear Switched Reluctance Actuator“, in: Sliding Mode Control, Ed. Andrzej Bartoszewicz, IN-TECH, Vienna, Austria, ISBN 978-953-307-162-6, pp. 181-202, 2011.

International Journals

  1. Milano, Filippo, Helbert da Rocha, Marco Laracca, Luigi Ferrigno, António Espírito Santo, José Salvado, and Vincenzo Paciello. 2024. “BLE-Based Indoor Localization: Analysis of Some Solutions for Performance Improvement” Sensors 24, no. 2: 376. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24020376.
  2. da Rocha, Helbert, Paolo Caruso, João Pereira, Pedro Serra, and Antonio Espirito Santo. 2023. “Discussion on Secure Standard Network of Sensors Powered by Microbial Fuel Cells” Sensors 23, no. 19: 8227. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23198227.
  3. M. Carratù, S. D. Iacono, V. Paciello, A. Espírito-Santo and G. Monte, “An IEEE21451-001 Compliant Smart Sensor for Early Earthquake Detection,” in IEEE Open Journal of Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 2, pp. 1-11, 2023, Art no. 9500311, doi: 10.1109/OJIM.2023.3311049.
  4. da Rocha, Helbert, João Pereira, Reza Abrishambaf, and Antonio Espirito Santo. 2022. “An Interoperable Digital Twin with the IEEE 1451 Standards” Sensors 22, no. 19: 7590. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22197590.
  5. D. Capriglione, P. Barlet-Ros and A. E. Santo, “Guest Editorial: Special Issue on Measurements, Sensors and Standards in Modern Communication Networks,” in IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 3-3, September 2022, doi: 10.1109/MIM.2022.9847187.
  6. da Rocha, H.; Abrishambaf, R.; Pereira, J.; Espirito Santo, A. Integrating the IEEE 1451 and IEC 61499 Standards with the Industrial Internet Reference Architecture. Sensors 2022, 22, doi:10.3390/s22041495.
  7. Serra, P.M.D.; A, E.-S. Sourcing Power with Microbial Fuel Cells: A Timeline. J. Power Sources 2021, 482, 228921, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.228921.
  8. M. Carratù, A. Espírito-Santo, G. Monte and V. Paciello, “Earthquake Early Detection as an IEEE1451 Transducer Network Trigger for Urban Infrastructure Monitoring and Protection,” in IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, vol. 23, no. 9, pp. 43-49, December 2020, doi: 10.1109/MIM.2020.9289072.
  9. Silva Cardoso, D.; Oliveira Fael, P.; Espírito-Santo, A. Instantaneous Angular Velocity and Torque on Otto Single-Cylinder Engine: A Theoretical and Experimental Analysis. Energy Reports 2020, 6, 43–48, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2020.10.031.
  10. Serra, P.M., Espírito-Santo, A. & Magrinho, M. An Experimental Setup for Microbial Fuel Cells Construction, Evaluation, and Study. Instrum Exp Tech 63, 567–576 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020441220040326.
  11. M.D. Serra, A. Espírito-Santo, M. Magrinho, A steady-state electrical model of a microbial fuel cell through multiple-cycle polarization curves, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 117, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2019.109439.
  12. Daniel S. Cardoso, Paulo O. Fael, António Espírito-Santo, A review of micro and mild hybrid systems, Energy Reports, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2019.08.077.
  13. Vaz, Á., Espírito-Santo, A., Araújo, P., et al. (2019). Energy efficiency in low consistency refining: a study using a Valley beater. Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal, 34(1), pp. 67-74. January, 2019, doi:10.1515/npprj-2018-0009.
  14. José Salvado, Maria do Rosário Calado, António Espírito Santo, and Anna Guerman, “Numerical Modal Analysis of Vibrations in a Three-Phase Linear Switched Reluctance Actuator,” Modelling and Simulation in Engineering, vol. 2017, Article ID 3258376, 18 pages, 2017.
  15. R. A. Calado, A. E. V. Espírito-Santo, J. A. C. Salvado, C. M. P. Cabrita and S. J. P. S. Mariano, “Using finite element method based software to teach electrical machines—the linear switched reluctance actuator,” Computer Applications in Engineering Education, John Wiley & Sons, DOI: 10.1002/cae.21653, Published: APRIL 2015.
  16. Salvado, J. A. C.; Calado, M.R.A.; Santo, A. Espírito; “A Simple yet Effective Semi-Anechoic Chamber for the Acoustic Characterization of an LSRA,” IEEE Latin America Transactions, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 1190 – 1200, SEPT 2013.
  17. José Salvado, António Espírito-Santo, Maria Calado, “Intelligent Sensor Array Distributed System for Vibration Analysis and Acoustic Noise Characterization of an LSRA,” Sensors 12, Vol. 6, Pages 7614-7633, DOI: 10.3390/s120607614, JUN 2012.
  18. Amado L.; Albuquerque A.; Espírito Santo A. “Influence of stormwater infiltration on the treatment capacity of a LECA-based horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland,” Ecological Engineering, Volume: 39, Pages: 16 – 23, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.11.009, Published: FEB 2012.
  19. E. Espírito-Santo, M.R.A. Calado, C.M.P. Cabrita, “On the influence of the pole and teeth shapes on the performance of linear switched reluctance actuator,” COMPEL: The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 412 – 430, DOI: 10.1108/03321641111101005, Published: JAN 2011.
  20. E. Santo, M. R A. Calado, C. M. P. Cabrita, “Dynamic Simulation of Electromagnetic Actuators Based on the Co-Energy Map,” Journal of Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society, Volume: 25, Number: 12, Pages: 1118 – 1128, Published: DEC 2010.
  21. António Eduardo Vitória do Espírito Santo, Maria do Rosário Calado, Carlos Manuel Pereira Cabrita, “Design and Evaluation of a Linear Reluctance Actuator for Positioning Tasks“, TJEECS: Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences, Volume: 18, Number. 6, Pages: 925 – 942, DOI: 10.3906/elk-0911-295, Published: NOV 2010.
  22. António Espírito Santo, Maria do Rosário Calado, Carlos Cabrita, “Static Simulation of a Linear Switched Reluctance Actuator with the Flux Tube Method“, Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Volume: 10, Number: 2, Pages: 35 – 41, DOI: 10.4316/AECE.2010.02006, Published: MAY 2010.
  23. Espírito Santo, M. R. Calado, C. M. Cabrita, “Influence of Pole Shape in Linear Switch Reluctance Actuator Performance,” Journal of Electrical Engineering, Volume: 8, Edition: 2, Pages: 151 – 155, Published: FEB 2008.
  24. P. Cabrita, D. S. B. Fonseca, M. R. A. Calado, A. Espírito Santo, Design of the Commutator Series Motor Operating in Both Direct Current and Single-Phase Electric Traction,” WSEAS Transaction on Power Systems, Volume: 1, Number: 7, Pages: 1273 – 1281, Published: JUL 2006.
  25. Carla S. da C. Goncalves, Bruno A. F. Neves, Antonio E. V. Espírito Santo, Francisco M. P. Brojo, Maria do Rosario A. Calado, “Electronic Control of a Four Stroke Internal Combustion Engine,” WSEAS Transaction on Power Systems,” Issue: 7, Volume: 1, Pages: 1311-1316, Published: JUL
  26. António Espírito Santo, Maria R. A. Calado, Carlos M. P. Cabrita, Nuno Mota, Óscar Coelho, “Position Control of Linear Switched Reluctance Actuator with a Digital Signal Processor,” WSEAS Transactions on Power Systems, Issue: 2, Number: 1, Published: FEB 2006.
  27. Maria R. A. Calado, António E. Espírito Santo, Carlos M. P. Cabrita, “Performance Analysis of a Linear Switched Reluctance Actuator. A Basis to the Control Design,” WSEAS Transactions on Circuits and Systems. Issue: 7, Volume 4, Published: JUL 2005.

International Conferences

  1. R. Abrishambaf, H. da Rocha, D. E. Gomes and A. Espírito-Santo, “Enhancing IEC 61499 with an IEEE 1451 TIM Function Block,” IECON 2023- 49th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Singapore, Singapore, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IECON51785.2023.10312113.
  2. P. Caruso, H. da Rocha, V. Paciello, S. D. Iacono and A. Espírito-Santo, “Smart Sensor Acoustic Communication Along Metallic Structures,” IECON 2023- 49th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Singapore, Singapore, 2023, pp. 01-06, doi: 10.1109/IECON51785.2023.10312243.
  3. M. Carratù, S. D. Iacono, V. Gallo, V. Paciello, G. Monte and A. Espírito-Santo, “An enhanced Smart Sampling algorithm based on Deep Learning,” 2023 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2023, pp. 01-06, doi: 10.1109/I2MTC53148.2023.10176051.
  4. A. Coelho, J. Salvado and A. Espírito-Santo, “Expanding the Frequency Range of 2nd Order Sinewave Oscillators with Composite Amplifiers,” 2023 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), Orlando, FL, USA, 2023, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/ICIT58465.2023.10143107.
  5. J. C. V. Fernandes, H. da Rocha and A. Espírito-Santo, “Encryption and Authentication in Smart Transducers Implemented in RISC-V Softcore Processors,” 2023 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), Orlando, FL, USA, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICIT58465.2023.10143043.
  6. R. Brama and H. da Rocha, “An IoT Oriented Ontology for Physical World Awareness in Autonomous Objects,” 2023 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), Orlando, FL, USA, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICIT58465.2023.10143139.
  7. H. Da Rocha, A. Espírito-Santo and R. Abrishambaf, “Semantic Level of Interoperability by Proposing an IEEE 1451 Family of Standards Ontology,” IECON 2022 – 48th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Brussels, Belgium, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IECON49645.2022.9968883.
  8. M. Moreira, H. Da Rocha, J. D. Pereira, J. Salvado and A. E. Santo, “Smart Transducers Promoting Smart Cities Interoperability,” IECON 2022 – 48th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Brussels, Belgium, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IECON49645.2022.9968431.
  9. H. da Rocha, J. L. D. Pereira, T. A. G. N. Rodrigues, J. A. Salvado and A. Espirito-Santo, “An Energy-Efficient Process for Optimal Communication Synchronization in Low Power Wireless Smart Sensors,” 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Measurements & Networking (M&N), Padua, Italy, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/MN55117.2022.9887722.
  10. J. D. Pereira and A. Espírito-Santo, “Open Access Online Platform for Transducers Development Conforming the IEEE 1451,” 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Measurements & Networking (M&N), Padua, Italy, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/MN55117.2022.9887739.
  11. R. Abrishambaf, H. Da Rocha and A. Espírito-Santo, “IEC 61499 and IEEE 1451 for Distributed Control and Measurement Systems,” IECON 2021 – 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IECON48115.2021.9589997.
  12. L. Ferrigno, F. Milano, A. Espírito-Santo, J. Salvado, M. Laracca and V. Paciello, “On the Power Consumption of a Bluetooth Device Operating in Beacon Mode,” IECON 2021 – 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IECON48115.2021.9589601.
  13. V. Huang, H. Nishi, A. Espírito-Santo, A. Chen and D. Bruckner, “Standards and Interoperability in Industrial Electronics – A Trending View,” 2021 IEEE 19th International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN), Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/INDIN45523.2021.9557461.
  14. M. Carratù, A. Espírito-Santo, G. Monte and V. Paciello, “Earthquake Early Detection as an IEEE1451 Transducer Network Trigger for Urban Infrastructure Monitoring and Protection,” in IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, vol. 23, no. 9, pp. 43-49, December 2020, doi: 10.1109/MIM.2020.9289072.
  15. J. L. Dâmaso Pereira and A. Espírito-Santo, “Energetic Evaluation and Management of Low-Power Wireless Smart Transducers,” IECON 2020 The 46th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Singapore, 2020, pp. 4572-4577, doi: 10.1109/IECON43393.2020.9254414.
  16. H. da Rocha, A. Espirito-Santo and R. Abrishambaf, “Semantic Interoperability in the Industry 4.0 Using the IEEE 1451 Standard,” IECON 2020 The 46th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Singapore, 2020, pp. 5243-5248, doi: 10.1109/IECON43393.2020.9254274.
  17. M. A. Ugwiri, M. Carratù, G. Monte, A. Espírito-Santo and V. Paciello, “Edge Sensor Signal Processing Algorithms for Earthquake Early Detection,” 2020 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/I2MTC43012.2020.9129617.
  18. J. L. D. Pereira, H. da Rocha and A. E. Santo, “A Platform for IEEE 1451 Standard’s Education, Development and Validation for Industry 4.0,” 2020 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/I2MTC43012.2020.9129114.
  19. R. Pinto, M. Moreira, J. Bonifácio and A. E. Santo, “An IEEE 1451 Vehicular Sensor Network Development,” 2020 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/I2MTC43012.2020.9129224.
  20. A. Espírito-Santo, S. Ambrósio, P. M. D. Serra and R. J. C. Pinto, “Water pH Monitoring with a Smart Sensor Powered by a Thermoelectric Generator with a Phase-Change Material,” IECON 2019 – 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal, 2019, pp. 5550-5555.
    DOI: 10.1109/IECON.2019.8927259.
  21. R. Pinto, A. Espírito-Santo and V. Paciello, “Proposal of a Sustainable e-Bike Sharing Infrastructure Based on the IEEE 1451 Standard,” IECON 2019 – 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal, 2019, pp. 5538-5543. DOI: 10.1109/IECON.2019.8927149.
  22. R Pinto, J Pereira, H Rocha, R Martin, A Espírito-Santo, “A Discussion about the Implementation of a WSN to Industry 4.0 based on the IEEE 1451 Standard,” in Proceedings of the IEEE 17th International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN), 22-25 July 2019, Helsinki-Espoo, Finland. DOI: 10.1109/INDIN41052.2019.8972222
  23. P. M. D. Serra, A. Espírito-Santo, J. Bonifácio and F. S. Relvas, “Capacitive Level Smart Sensors in the Management of Wastewater Treatment Processes,” 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Measurements & Networking (M&N), Catania, Italy, 2019, pp. 1-6. DOI: 10.1109/IWMN.2019.8804993.
  24. F. Abate, A. Espírito-Santo, G. Monte and V. Paciello, “Smart Sensor Efficient Signal Processing for Earthquake Early Detection,” 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Measurements & Networking (M&N), Catania, Italy, 2019, pp. 1-6. DOI: 10.1109/IWMN.2019.8805009.
  25. Pedro Serra, António Espírito-Santo, Manuel Magrinho, “Energy Harvesting from Wastewater with a Single-Chamber Air-Cathode Microbial Fuel Cell,“ in Proceedings of the 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society the IECON 2018, Washington, USA, October, 2018. DOI: 10.1109/IECON.2018.8592827.
  26. Antonio Espírito-Santo, Reza Abrishambaf, Vincenzo Paciello, Victor Huang, “The Need for Standardisation in Low Power Smart Sensing,” in Proceedings of the 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society the IECON 2018, Washington, USA, October 2018. DOI: 10.1109/IECON.2018.8591376.
  27. J. A. Salvado, M. d. Rosário Calado and A. E. Santo, “Evaluation of the Operational Modal Responses in Linear Switched Reluctance Actuators,” in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2018 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe), Palermo, 2018, pp. 1-6. DOI: 10.1109/EEEIC.2018.8493646.
  28. José A. Salvado, Maria R. Calado and António E. Santo, “Wavelet-Fourier Analysis of Audible Signals to Characterize the Vibrations in LSRA,” in Proceedings of the XXIIIrd International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM’2018), Alexandroupoli – Greece, September 3-6, 2018. DOI: 10.1109/ICELMACH.2018.8506761.
  29. A. R. Silva, F. Santos, A. Espirito-Santo, J. P. Marques and C. Fael, “Study of a Water-Energy Integrated System: Challenges of Prototyping,” in Proceedings of the Energy and Sustainability for Small Developing Economies (ES2DE), Funchal, 2018. DOI: 10.1109/ES2DE.2018.8494315.
  30. A. R. Silva, F. Santos, A. Espírito-Santo, J. P. Marques and C. S. Fael, “Development of the Concept vs Prototyping: Implementation of a real scale Water-Energy Integrated System,” in Proceedings of the IEEE 16th International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN), Porto, July 2018. DOI: 10.1109/INDIN.2018.8471998.
  31. Espírito-Santo, B. J. F. Ribeiro, C. G. M. Lima, S. Ambrósio and J. Bonifácio, “Self-Powered Smart Sensors in the Management of Water Infrastructures,” in Proceedings of the IEEE 16th International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN), Porto, July 2018. DOI: 10.1109/INDIN.2018.8471949.
  32. António Espírito-Santo, Pedro Serra, Sérgio Albuquerque, Bruno Ribeiro, Fernando Santos, José Páscoa, “Low-Power Smart Sensing in Energy and Water Systems Integration,” in Proceedings of the IEEE International Workshop on Measurements & Networking (M&N 2017), Naples, Italy, 27-29 September 2017. DOI: 10.1109/IWMN.2017.8078408.
  33. G. D. Simone, A. Pietrosanto, A. Espirito-Santo, B. Ribeiro and V. Paciello, “Wireless indoor low power tracking system for elderly people assistance in an urban environment,” 2016 IEEE 18th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services (Healthcom), Munich, 2016, pp. 1-6.
  34. Patuleia, A. Espírito-Santo, V. Paciello, A. Pietrosanto, “Algorithmic Development for Power Quality Monitoring by a Network of Wireless Sensors,” in Proceedings of the IEEE International Workshop on Measurements & Networking (M&N 2015), Coimbra, Portugal, 12-13 October 2015.
  35. RJC Pinto, MRA Calado, SJPS Mariano, AEV Espírito-Santo, “Micro-generation with solar energy: Power quality and impact on a rural low-voltage grid,” in Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Compatibility and Power Electronics (CPE), Lisbon, Portugal, 24-26 June 2015.
  36. Gil, F. Charrua-Santos, A.A. Baptista, S. Azevedo, A. Espirito-Santo, J. Páscoa, Augmented Reality as enhancer of the Lean Philosophy – Exploratory Study, International Conference on Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering, Amsterdam, Netherland,14-15 May 2015.
  37. S. Guia, A. Espírito-Santo, V. Paciello, F. Abate, A. Pietrosanto, “A Comparison Between FFT and MCT for Period Measurement with an ARM Microcontroller,” in Proceedings of the IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), Pisa, Italy, 11-14 May 2015.
  38. M. D. Serra, A. Espírito Santo, A. Albuquerque, “An Experimental Setup for Energy Efficiency Evaluation of Microbial Fuel Cells,” in Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial technology (ICIT2015), Sevilla, Spain, 16 – 17 March 2015.
  39. Abate, F.; Paciello, V.; Pietrosanto, A.; Guia, S.S.; Santo, A.E., “Period measurement with an ARM microcontroller,” in Proceedings of the Associazione Italiana Sensori e Microsistemi (AISEM) Annual Conference, 2015 XVIII, vol., no., pp.1,4, 3-5 February 2015.
  40. Bruno Ribeiro, António Espírito-Santo, Weber Calixto, Nuno Garcia, “Development of a Low Power Wireless Network to Support Elderly People Based on Ez430-Chronos and Simpliciti,” in Proceedings of the 6th European DSP Education & Research Conference (EDERC2014), Milan, Italy 11-12 September 2014.
  41. M. D. Serra, S. S. Guia, E. J. S. Teixeira, A. Albuquerque, A. Espírito Santo, M. J. C. Magrinho, “A Distributed Sensor Network Powered by Energy Harvesting Technologies for Wastewater Process Monitoring,” in Proceedings of the International Congress on Water, Waste and Energy Management, (EWWM2014), Oporto, Portugal, 17-18 July 2014.
  42. José Salvado, António Espírito Santo, Maria do Rosário Calado, “Improved Distributed System for Analysis of Vibrations in Linear Switched Reluctance Actuators,” in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT2012), Athens, Greece, 19-21 March 2012.
  43. José Salvado, António Espírito Santo, Maria do Rosário Calado, “Vibration Analisys of a Linear Switched Reluctance Actuator,” in Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computer as a Tool (EUROCON201), Lisboa, Portugal, April 27-29, 2011.
  44. Pereira Cabrita, Davide Fonseca, Maria do Rosário Calado, A. Espírito Santo, Sílvio Mariano, “Penetration of both Electric and Magnetic Fields into Human Tissues Part 1 – Electric Field,” in Proceedings of the 12th Conferência Luso-Espanhola de Engenharia Electrotécnica, Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal, 30 June – 2 July 2011.
  45. Pereira Cabrita, Davide Fonseca, Maria do Rosário Calado, A. Espírito Santo, Sílvio Mariano, “Penetration of both Electric and Magnetic Fields into Human Tissues Part 2 – Magnetic Field,” in Proceedings of the 12th Conferência Luso-Espanhola de Engenharia Electrotécnica, Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal, 30 June – 2 July 2011.
  46. Pedro Dinis Gaspar, António Espírito Santo and Bruno Ribeiro, “MSP430 microcontrollers essentials – A new approach for the embedded systems courses: Part 1 – Overview and tools,” in Proceedings of 4th European DSP Education & Research Conference (EDERC2010), pp. 66 – 70, Nice, France, 1-2 December 1-2, 2010. (Print ISBN 978-0-9552047-5-3)
  47. Pedro Dinis Gaspar, António Espírito Santo and Bruno Ribeiro, “MSP430 microcontrollers essentials – A new approach for the embedded systems courses: Part 2 – System and Peripherals,” in Proceedings of 4th European DSP Education & Research Conference (EDERC2010), pp. 76 – 80, Nice, France, 1-2 December 2010. (Print ISBN 978-0-9552047-5-3)
  48. Pedro Dinis Gaspar, António Espírito Santo and Bruno Ribeiro, “MSP430 microcontrollers essentials – A new approach for the embedded systems courses: Part 3 – Data acquisition and Communications,” in Proceedings of 4th European DSP Education & Research Conference (EDERC2010), pp. 205 – 209, Nice, France, 1-2 December 2010. (Print ISBN 978-0-9552047-5-3)
  49. Tiago Gonçalves, A. Espírito-Santo, B.J.F. Ribeiro, P. D. Gaspar, “Design of a Learning Environment for Embedded System,” in Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering 2010, Vol I, WCE 2010, pp. 172 – 177, London,U.K, June 30 – 2 July (Print ISBN: 978-988-17012-9-9)
  50. E. Espírito Santo, M. R. A. Calado and C. M. P. Cabrita, “Dynamic Simulation of Electromagnetic Actuators Based on the Co-energy Map,” in Proceedings of the 26th International Review of Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics (ACES), pp. 365 – 370, Tampere, Finland, 26-29 April 2010.
  51. José Salvado, António Espírito Santo, Maria Rosário Calado, “Design of a System for Analysis and Monitoring of Vibrations in Linear Switched Reluctance Machines” in Proceedings of the 15th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON), pp. 768 – 773, Valletta, Malta, 25-28 April 2010. (Print ISBN: 978-1-4244-5793-9)
  52. E. Espírito Santo, M. do Rosario Calado, C.M.P. Cabrita, “Analysis of Different Driving Schemes Applied to a Linear Switched Reluctance Actuator,” in Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives (POWERENG), Lisbon, Portugal, 18-20 March 2009.
  53. do Rosário Calado, A.E. Espírito Santo, Sílvio Mariano, Carlos Cabrita, “Characterization of a New Linear Switched Reluctance Actuator,” in Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives (POWERENG), Lisbon, Portugal, 18-20 March 2009.
  54. Espírito Santo, M. R. Calado, C. M. Cabrita, “Analysis and Position Control of a Linear Switched Reluctance Actuator Based on Sliding Mode Control,” in Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Power Electronics and Motion Control, Poznan, Poland, 1-3 September 2008.
  55. Espírito Santo, M. R. Calado, C. M. Cabrita, “Sliding Mode Position Control of a Linear Switched Reluctance Actuator,” in Proceedings of European DSP Education and Research Symposium (EDERS), Tel Aviv, Israel, 18 June 2008.
  56. Espírito Santo, M. R. Calado, C. M. Cabrita, “Linear Switched Reluctance Actuator Modelling with Flux Tubes Considering Saturation Effects,” in Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM), Vilamoura-Portugal, 6-9 September 2008.
  57. Espírito Santo, M. R. Calado, C. M. Cabrita, “Influence of Pole Shape in Linear Switch Reluctance Actuator Performance,” in Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Linear Drives for Industrial Applications (LDIA 2007), Lille, France, 16-19 September 2007.
  58. Espírito Santo, M. R. Calado, C. M. Cabrita. “Finite Elements Analysis of Linear Switched Reluctance Actuator Pole and teeth Shape,” in Proceedings of the XIII International Symposium on Electromagnetic Fields in Mechatronics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering (ISEF 2007), Prague, Czech Republic, 13-15 September 2007.
  59. R.A. Calado, A.E.V. Espírito Santo, C.M.P. Cabrita, “Dynamic Behaviour Simulation of Electromagnetic Actuators using a New Method based on Co-Energy Maps,” in Proceedings of the 16th IASTED International Conference on Applied Simulation and Modelling (ASM 2007), Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 29-31August 2007.
  60. E. Espírito Santo, M.R.A. Calado, C.M.P. Cabrita, “Determinação da Posição Relativa do Translato de Um Actuador Linear de Relutância Variável Comutado Por Medida Directa da Indutância,” in Actas do 10º Congresso Luso Espanhol de Engenharia Electrotécnica (XCLEEE), Funchal, Portugal, 5-7 July 2007.
  61. Espírito Santo, M. R. Calado, C. M. Cabrita, “Power Converter for a Linear Switched Reluctance Actuator with Hysteresis Current Controller,” in Proceedings of the International Conference on Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives (POWERENG-07), 12-14 April 2007.
  62. Humberto Santos, Pedro Dinis, A. Espírito Santo, Bruno Ribeiro, “Robosapien Powered by TI MSP430,” in Proceedings of Texas Instruments V Advanced Technical Conference (ATC), Munich, Germany, 2006.
  63. P. Cabrita, D. S. B. Fonseca, M. R. A. Calado, A. Espírito Santo, “Some Design Aspects of the Commutator Series Motor Operating in Both Direct Current and Single-Phase Electric Traction. Part1- Commutation Analysis and Transformer E.M.F.,” in Proceedings of the 6th WSEAS International Conference on Power Systems (PE ’06), Lisbon, Portugal, 22-24 September 2006.
  64. P. Cabrita, D. S. B. Fonseca, M. R. A. Calado, A. Espírito Santo, “Some Design Aspects of the Commutator Series Motor Operating in Both Direct Current and Single-Phase Electric Traction. Part2 – Design of the Main Field Winding Shunt Resistor and Smoothing Coil,” in Proceedings of the 6th WSEAS International Conference on Power Systems (PE ’06), Lisbon, Portugal, 22-24 September 2006.
  65. Carla S. da C. Goncalves, Bruno A. F. Neves, A. Espírito Santo, Francisco M. P. Brojo, Maria do Rosario A. Calado, “Electronic Control of a Four Stroke Internal Combustion Engine,” in Proceedings of the 6th WSEAS International Conference on Power Systems (PE ’06), Lisbon, Portugal, 22-24 September
  66. Espírito Santo, M. R. A. Calado, C. M. P. Cabrita, “Long Stroke Linear Switched Reluctance Actuator Displacement with a Fuzzy Logic Controller,” in Proceedings of the 13th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON06), Málaga, Spain, 16-19 May 2006.
  67. Espírito Santo, M. R. A. Calado, Carlos M. P. Cabrita, Nuno Mota, Óscar Coelho, “Using Digital Signal Processor in Linear Switched Reluctance Actuator Driving and Control, in Proceedings of the 5th Int. Conf. on Electric Power Systems, High Voltages, Electric Machines (WSEAS/IASME), Tenerife, Spain, 16-18 December 2005.
  68. Humberto Santos, Pedro Dinis, A. Espírito Santo, Bruno Ribeiro, “Teaching Microcontrollers with the MSP430 family,” in Proceedings of Texas Instruments IV Advanced Technical Conference (ATC), Munich, 2005.
  69. Espírito Santo, M. R. A. Calado, C. M. P. Cabrita, “Variable Reluctance Linear Actuator Dynamics Analysis Based on Co-energy Maps for Control Optimization,” in Proceedings of the 5th Linear Drives for Industry Application (LDIA), Kobe – Awaji, 25-28 September 2005.
  70. Espírito Santo, M. R. C. Calado, C. M. Cabrita, “A New Methodology for Dynamic Behaviour Simulation of Electromagnetic Actuators Based on Knowledge of Devices Co-Energy Map,” in Proceedings of the XII International Symposium on Electromagnetic Fields in Mechatronics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering (ISEF 2005), Baiona – Spain, 15-17 September 2005.
  71. Maria R. A. Calado, A. Espírito Santo, Carlos M. P. Cabrita, “The Linear Switched Reluctance Actuator Functional Performance. A Basis to the Effectiveness on Control Design,” in Proceedings of the 5th International WSEAS Conference on Power Systems and Electromagnetic Compatibility (PSE), Corfu, Greece, 23-25 August 2005.
  72. Espírito Santo, H. J. Santos, M. R. A. Calado, S. J. P. S. Mariano, “E-learning in Power Electronics Studies Using Web Technologies,” in Actas do Congresso Brasileiro de Electrónica de Potência (COBEP), Recife, Brasil, 14-17 June 2005.
  73. Nilton Santos, A. Espírito Santo, Maria Rosário Calado, Francisco Brójo, “Dimensionamento e Análise Numérica de uma Electroválvula para Aplicação num Motor de Combustão Interna,” in Actas do Congreso de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería (SEMNI). Granada, Spain, 4-7 July 2005.
  74. M. Gomes, M. W. Gomes, M. R. A. Calado, F. M. Brójo, A. Espírito Santo, “Efficiency Increase and Greenhouse Gases Emission Reduction for an HEV Propulsion System,” in Proceedings of the 21st Worldwide International Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition (EVS21), Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2-6 April 2005.
  75. R. A. Calado, A. Espírito Santo, C. M. P. Cabrita, “Análise numérica para obtenção do desempenho funcional de um actuador. Uma base para o seu controlo,” in Actas do Congresso em Métodos Computacionais em Engenharia, Lisboa, Portugal, 31 May – 2 June 2004.
  76. Espírito Santo, J. Matias, “The importance of power quality in industrial performance,” in Proceedings of the 3th European Congress Economics and Management of Energy in Industry, Estoril, Portugal, 6-9 April 2004.
  77. Matias, A. Espirito Santo, D. A. Coelho, “Certification of Energy Management Systems: Innovation Geared at Energy Efficiency in Industry,” in Proceedings of the 3th European Congress Economics and Management of Energy in Industry, Estoril, Portugal, 6-9 April 2004.
  78. Espírito Santo, M. R. A. Calado, “Instrumentation Requirements for Automatic Power Quality Analysis and Dissemination,” in Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Renewable Energy and Power Quality (ICREPQ 04), Barcelona, Spain, 31 Mars 31 – 2 April 2004.
  79. R. A. Calado, C. M. P. Cabrita, A. Espírito Santo, “A New Saturation Factor for Linear Reluctance Actuator Characterization,” in Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Electrical Drives and Power Electronics, High Tatras, Eslováquia, 2003.
  80. A. Coelho, J. C. O. Matias, A. Espírito, “Extending Certification to Energy Management Systems: A Contribution to Improve Energy Efficiency in Industry,” in Proceedings of ECEEE 2003 Summer Study, Côte d’Azur – France, 2-7 June 2003.
  81. C. O. Matias, A. Espírito Santo, “The Relationship Between Industry, Energy and Environment,” in Proceedings of 16th International Conference on Production Research (ICPR), Prague, 29 July – 3 August 2001.