Profile of Paulo Renato da Costa Mendes

Competences

  • Linear and non-linear dynamical systems
  • Distributed, hybrid, stochastical and fault-tolerant Model Predictive Control (MPC)
  • Systems and control theory
  • Neuronal control systems

 

Fields of Activity

  • Smart Grids
  • Energy systems
  • Energy and demand management

 

Publications

Journals

  • MENDES, P.R.C.; VALVERDE, L.; BORDONS, C. & NORMEY-RICO, J. E.. Energy management of an experimental microgrid coupled to a V2G system. In: Journal of Power Sources, 2016.
  • MENDES, P.R.C.; MAESTRE, J. M.; BORDONS, C. & NORMEY-RICO, J.E. . A Practical Approach for Hybrid Distributed MPC. In: Journal of Process Control, 2017.
  • VERGARA-DIETRICH, J. D.; MORATO, M.M.; MENDES, P.R.C.; CANI, A. A.; NORMEY-RICO, J.E. & BORDONS, C.. Advanced chance-constrained predictive control for the efficient energy management of renewable power systems. In: Journal of Process Control, 2017.
  • HERNÁNDEZ, C.; RODRÍGUEZ, F.; MORENO, J.; MENDES, P.R.C.; NORMEY-RICO, J.E. & GUZMÁN, J.. The Comparison Study of Short-Term Prediction Methods to Enhance the Model Predictive Controller Applied to Microgrid Energy Management. In: Energies, 2017.
  • MORATO, M.M.; MENDES, P.R.C.; BORDONS, C. & NORMEY-RICO, J.E.. Optimal Operation of Hybrid Power Systems Including Renewable Sources in the Sugar Cane Industry. In: IET Renewable Power Generation, 2017.
  • MORATO, M.M.; MENDES, P.R.C.; CANI, A. A.; BORDONS, C. & NORMEY-RICO, J.E.. Future Hybrid Local Energy Generation Paradigm for the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Scenario. In: International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 2018.
  • ELIAS, T.A.; MENDES, P.R.C. & NORMEY-RICO, J.E.. Mixed Logical Dynamical Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller for Large Scale Solar Fields. In: Asian Journal of Control, 2018.
  • OLAMA, A.; MENDES, P.R.C. & CAMACHO, E.. Lyapunov-Based Hybrid Model Predictive Control for Energy Management of Microgrids. In: IET Generation Transmission & Distribution, 2018.
  • OLAMA, A.; CHASADEGHI, M.; RAMEZANI, A.; KHORRAMIZADE, M. & MENDES, P.R.C.. Ellipsoidal Lyapunov Based Hybrid Model Predictive Control for Mixed Logical Dynamical Systems With a Recursive Feasibility Guarantee. In: Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 2018.
  • MORATO, M.M.; REGNER, D. J.; MENDES, P.R.C.; NORMEY-RICO, J.E. & BORDONS, C.. Fault Analysis, Detection and Estimation for a Microgrid via H2/H LPV Observers. In: International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 2019.
  • MORATO, M. M.; MENDES, P.R.C.; NORMEY-RICO, J. E. & BORDONS, C.. Robustness conditions of LPV fault estimation systems for renew able microgrids.. In: International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 2019.
  • ELIAS, T.A.; MENDES, P.R.C. & NORMEY-RICO, J.E.. Hybrid predictive controller for overheating prevention of solar collectors. In: Renewable Energy, 2019.
  • OLAMA, A.; BASTIANELLO, N.; MENDES, P.R.C & CAMPONOGARA, E.. Relaxed Hybrid Consensus ADMM for Distributed Convex Optimization with Coupling Constraints. In: IET Control Theory & Applications, 2019.
  • MORATO, M.M.; MENDES, P.R.C.; NORMEY-RICO, J.E. & BORDONS, C.. LPV-MPC Fault-Tolerant Energy Management Strategy for Renewable Microgrids. In: International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 2020.
  • MORATO, M.M.; VERGARA-DIETRICH, J. D.; MENDES, P.R.C.; NORMEY-RICO, J.E. & BORDONS, C.. A Two-Layer EMS for Cooperative Sugarcane-based Microgrids. In: International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 2020.
  • LUNA, J.D.F.; MENDES, P.R.C. & NORMEY-RICO, J.E.. A Convex Formulation for Voltage Unbalance Compensation Problem on Hybrid Microgrids. In: Principia 2019, Brazil.

 

Conference abstracts and proceedings

  • VERGEL, J. D. G.; MENDES, P.R.C.; ANDRADE, G. A.; ROCA, L.; BERENGEL, M. & NORMEY-RICO, J.E.. Hybrid NMPC Applied to a Solar-powered Membrane Distillation System. In: 12th IFAC Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Process Systems, including Biosystems, 2019, Florianópolis, Brazil.
  • MORATO, M. M.; MENDES, P.R.C.; NORMEY-RICO, J. E. & BORDONS, C.. LPV -Filtered Predictive Control Design for Fault-Tolerant Energy Management. In: 12th IFAC Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Process Systems, including Biosystems, 2019, Florianópolis, Brazil.
  • LIMA, B. M.; MORATO, M. M.; MENDES, P.R.C. & NORMEY-RICO, J. E.. Moving Horizon Estimation of Faults in Renew able Microgrids. In: 12th IFAC Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Process Systems, including Biosystems, 2019, Florianópolis, Brazil.
  • ANDRADE, G. A.; GARCIA-CLUA, J. G.; MENDES, P.R.C. & NORMEY-RICO, J. E.. Optimal Control of a Grid Assisted Phovoltaic-Hydrogen Production System. In: 12th IFAC Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Process Systems, including Biosystems, 2019, Florianópolis, Brazil.
  • BRANDÃO, A.; ELIAS, T.A.; MENDES, P.R.C. & NORMEY-RICO, J. E.. Overheating Prevention in Solar Collectors Using a Hybrid Predictive Controller. In: Solar World Congress 2019, Santiago, Chile.
  • MENDES, P.R.C.; ELIAS, T.A. & NORMEY-RICO, J. E.. Hybrid CSP-PV Advanced Control, Integration and Real-time Optimization: Review and Future Line of Research. In: Solar World Congress 2019, Santiago, Chile.
  • MORATO, M. M.; MENDES, P.R.C. & NORMEY-RICO, J. E.. Automation and Renewable Energy: outreach efforts in Brazilian public schools. In: Solar World Congress 2019, Santiago, Chile.
  • LUNA, J.D.F.; MENDES, P.R.C. & NORMEY-RICO, J.E.. A Chance Constrained MPC-Based Microgrid Central Controller for Building-Sized Hybrid Microgrids. In: Brazilian Symposium on Intelligent Automation, SBAI, 2019, Ouro Preto, Brazil.
  • Junior,A.G.C.; MENDES, P.R.C. & NORMEY-RICO, J.E.. Use of subspace identification techniques for solar fields mathematical modeling. In: Brazilian Symposium on Intelligent Automation, SBAI, 2019, Ouro Preto, Brazil.
  • LUNA, J.D.F.; MENDES, P.R.C. & NORMEY-RICO, J.E.. A Convex Optimal Voltage Unbalance Compensator for Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids. In: Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Latin America 2019, Gramado, Brazil.
  • MORATO, M. M.; MENDES, P.R.C. & NORMEY-RICO, J.E.. Dealing with Energy-Generation Faults to Improve the Resilience of Microgrids: A Survey. In: Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Latin America 2019, Gramado, Brazil.
  • ELIAS, T.A.; MENDES, P.R.C. & NORMEY-RICO, J.E.. Optimal Solar Collectors Defocusing Based on Maximum Temperature. In: 9th International Renewable Energy Congress, IREC, 2018, Hammamet, Tunisia.
  • MORATO, M.M.; MENDES, P.R.C.; NORMEY-RICO, J.E. & BORDONS, C.. LPV-H Fault Estimation for Boilers in Sugarcane Processing Plants. In: 2nd IFAC Workshop on Linear Parameter Varying Systems, 2018, Florianópolis, Brazil.
  • PICON, B.B.; MENDES, P.R.C.; NORMEY-RICO, J.E.; BRANCO, A.F. & Vettorazo, C.. Regulatory Antisurge Control PI+Feeforward Applied to Ccompressors for Oil&Gas Production Platforms. In: XXII Brazilian Automatic Congress, 2018, João Pessoa, Brazil. (in Portuguese)
  • MENDES, P.R.C.; BORDONS, C. & NORMEY-RICO, J. E.. Distributed Energy Management System for V2G Networked Microgrids. In: Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Latin America, ISGTLA, 2017, Quito, Ecuador.
  • CANI, A.A.; MENDES, P.R.C.; BORDONS, C. & NORMEY-RICO, J.E.. Economic Viability Analysis of a Hybrid Power System Including Renewable Sources in the Sugar Cane Industry. In: Brazilian Symposium on Intelligent Automation, SBAI, 2017, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • DIETRICH, J.D.V., NORMEY-RICO, J.E.; MENDES, P.R.C. & BORDONS, C.. Stochastic Approach to the Temperature Control of Large-Term Solar Fields – Probability Constraints. In: Brazilian Symposium on Intelligent Automation, SBAI, 2017, Porto Alegre, Brazil. (in Portuguese)
  • HERNÁNDEZ, C.; RODRÍGUEZ, F.; MORENO, J.C.; MENDES, P.R.C. & NORMEY-RICO, J. E.. The use of Model Predictive Control (MPC) in the optimal distribution of electrical energy in a microgrid located in southeastern of Spain: A case study simulation. In: International Conference on Renewable Energies and Power Quality, ICREPQ’17, 2017, Malaga, Spain.
  • MORATO, M.M.; MENDES, P.R.C.; NORMEY-RICO, J.E. & BORDONS, C.. Advanced Control for Energy Management of Grid-Connected Hybrid Power Systems in the Sugar Cane Industry. In: 20th IFAC World Congress, 2017, Tolouse, France.
  • MENDES, P.R.C.; MAESTRE, J.M.; BORDONS, C. & NORMEY-RICO, J.E.. Binary Search Algorithm for Mixed Integer Optimization: Application to energy management in a microgrid. In: European Control Conference, 2016, Aalborg, Denmark.
  • MORATO, M.M.; MENDES, P.R.C.; BERTOL, D.W.; CEMBRANEL, D.; BORDONS, C. & NORMEY-RICO, J. E.. Study of a hybrid Power Generation Plant in Sugar Cane Industry. In: XXI Brazilian Automatic Congress, 2016, Vitória, Brazil. (in Portuguese)
  • HERNÁNDEZ, C.; RODRÍGUEZ, F.; MORENO, J. C.; MENDES, P.R.C. & NORMEY-RICO, J.E. . An Optimal Approach for Microgrid Energy Distribution using Model Predictive Control (MPC): a Simulation of a study case. In: XXXVI National Automatic Conference, 2016, Madrid, Spain.
  • HERNÁNDEZ, C.; RODRÍGUEZ, F.; MORENO, J.C.; MENDES, P.R.C. & NORMEY-RICO, J.E.. Modeling and forecasting short-term of electric power consumption and production in a microgrid using methods based on time series and artificial neural networks. In: XXXVI National Automatic Conference, 2016, Madrid, Spain. (in Spanish)
  • MENDES, P.R.C.; BORDONS, C.; NORMEY-RICO, J.E. & VALVERDE, L.. Energy Management of a Microgrid coupled to a V2G system. In: XXXVI National Automatic Conference, 2015, Bilbao, Spain. (in Spanish)
  • MENDES, P.R.C.; NORMEY-RICO, J. E. & BORDONS, C.. Economic Energy Management of a Microgrid Including Electric Vehicles. In: Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Latin America, ISGTLA, 2015, Montevideo, Uruguay.
  • MENDES, P.R.C.; JOAO, V. & NORMEY-RICO, J. E.. A Bilinear FSP-SPC in a Solar Desalination Plant Collector Field. In: 5th International Renewable Energy Congress, IREC, 2014, Hammamet, Tunisia.
  • MENDES, P.R.C.; NORMEY-RICO, J.E.; JOAO, V. & CRUZ, D.M.. A filtered Smith predictor based subspace predictive controller. In: 19th IFAC World Congress, 2014, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • MENDES, P.R.C.; NORMEY-RICO, J.E.; PLUCENIO, A. & Carvalho R.L.. Disturbance Estimator based Nonlinear MPC of a Three Phase Separator. In: International Symposium on Advanced Control of Chemical Process - ADCHEM, 2012, Singapore.
  • MENDES, P.R.C.; NORMEY-RICO, J.E. & PLUCENIO, A.. PI Control with Tuning via zone MPC: Application in a Three Phase Separator. In: XIX Brazilian Automatic Congress, 2012, Campina Grande, Brazil. (in Portuguese)
  • MENDES, P.R.C.; CARVALHO R.L. & NORMEY-RICO, J.E.. Nonlinear Predictive Control Applied to Load Oscillations Damping in a Three Phase Separator. In: Rio Pipeline, 2011, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • RICHTER, C.M.; MENDES, P.R.C. & TAVARES, M.C.. Software for Embedded Controller Design: Application in Air and Water Caloric Electronystagmography Stimulators. In: Biodevices 2008, Funchal, Madeira.
  • MENDES, P.R.C.; RICHTER, C.M. & TAVARES, M.C.. Software for Embedded Controllers Design: Application to a Caloric Stimulator for Electronystagmography. In: IV Biomedical Engineering Latin American Congress, 2007, Caracas, Venezuela.

Fraunhofer-Publica

A collection of publications by Andreas Wirsen in the Fraunhofer-Publica