Roberto Oliveira

Curriculum Vitae

Education
Doctor’s Degree
2014–2018 Doctor of Science in Electrical Engineering, COPPE - Federal University of
Rio de Janeiro and IFW - Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung
Dresden, Brasil and Germany, Power Electronics/Drive Electric Machines.
Title Theoretical and Experimental Study of a Traction System Using Linear Induction
Motor for Superconductors Magnetic Levitation Vehicles.
Advisors Prof. Ph.D. Antônio Carlos Ferreira & Prof. Dr.-Ing. Richard Magdalena Stephan
Description The proposal of a new linear motor for superconducting magnetic levitation vehicles
is presented in order to improve the traction system of MagLev-Cobra vehicle. The
results are analyzed and the conclusions used in the project development.
Master’s Degree
2008–2013 Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, COPPE - Federal University of Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil, Power Electronics/Drive Electric Machines.
Title Regenerative Braking System with Linear Induction Motor of the Vehicle Maglev-
Cobra.
Advisor Prof. Dr.-Ing. Richard Magdalena Stephan
Description Implementation and operation of MagLev-Cobra’s (superconductor magnetic levita-
tion train developed in the labs of COPPE/UFRJ) regenerative braking system with
linear induction motor.
Bachelor’s Degree
2003–2007 Electrical Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Telecommunication.
Title Programmable Logic Controller Used to Illuminate of Teaching Institutions.
Advisor Prof. M.Sc. Kátia Lavatori
Description Management of electrical energy used at educational institutions.
2017–2018 Physics (stopped), UFRJ - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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 Work Experience
Research, Development and Innovation
? current Scientific Researcher, New University of Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal.
2019/jan Losses Calculation in High-Temperature Superconducting Power Systems.
... Guest Scientific Researcher, Institut de Ciència de Materials de
Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Developing research on ICMAB. Period: June 2019 .
... Guest Scientific Researcher, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Karl-
sruher, Germany.
Developing research on ITEP. Period: From March to April 2019 .
... Guest Scientific Researcher, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain.
Developing research on UEx. Period: February 2019 .
2015–2018 PhD Scholarship – CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico
e Tecnológico), PEE/COPPE/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Developing research on Laboratory of Electrical Machines (LABMAQ) and Superconductors
Application Laboratory (LASUP). Design and analysis of new topologies of linear motors
applied to superconducting magnetic levitation train (http://www.coppe.ufrj.br/pt-br/a-
coppe/coppe-produtos/maglev-cobra).
2014–2015 PhD Scholarship – CAPES/DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdi-
enst), Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung
Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Conducting PhD studies with emphasis on linear induction motors and energy storage
systems. Research and development of works together with the german group researchers who
developed SupraTrans II (http://www.ifw-dresden.de/institutes/imw/research/functional-
oxide-layers-and-superconductors/supratrans-ii/).
2012–2014 Scientific Researcher – RDI, Fundação Coppetec, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Developing research on Laboratory of Electrical Machines (LABMAQ) and Superconductors
Application Laboratory (LASUP) together Prof. Dr.-Ing. Richard Magdalena Stephan,
Prof. Ph.D. Antônio Carlos Ferreira and Prof. D.Sc. Rubens de Andrade Jr. The main
lines of the research are: regenerative braking, traction system, drive motors, linear motors,
energy storage and others. Design, development and implementation of the control and
automation of auxiliary systems (doors, emergency brakes, liquid nitrogen supply system, air
conditioning) of the MagLev-Cobra, superconducting magnetic levitation vehicle, through
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Human Machine Interface (HMI).
2011–2011 Master of Science Scholarship - CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento
de Pessoal de Nível Superior), PEE/COPPE/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Development of the master’s studies that resulted in the dissertation titled: “Regenerative
Braking System with Linear Induction Motor of the Vehicle MagLev-Cobra”.

Electrical Engineer
2018–2019 Electrical Engineer, TV Globo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Developing activities on Laboratory of Electromechanical and Supports.
2011–2012 Field Engineer, Otis Elevator Company, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Installation and modernization of the passengers elevators.

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2006–2011 Field Engineer, ThyssenKrupp Elevators, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Installation and modernization of the passengers elevators.

Scientific Production
• IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity (2020)
Title Optimized Linear Motor for Urban Superconducting Magnetic Levitation Vehicles.

• SAFRAN TECH - Scientific Day (2020)

Title Proof of concept of an electronic pole changing concept for highly flexible HTS
motors.

◦ IEEE Industry Applications Society (2020)

Title Design and Innovative Test of a Linear Induction Motor for Urban MagLev Vehicles.

• 27th International Workshop on Electric Drives (IWED2020)

Title Medium Frequency Transformer Design with Artap Framework.

• 14th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity (EUCAS - 2019)

Title Shell and core-type magnetic circuits in inductive SFCL under asymmetric faults.

• The 12th International Symposium on Linear Drives for Industry Applications (2019)
Title Development of a Linear Motor for Urban Magnetically Levitated Vehicles Using
an Innovative Workbench-Topology.

• Workshop MagLev-Cobra: Investimento, Interdisciplinaridade, Pesquisa & Desen-

volvimento. (2017)
Title Sistema de Tração do MagLev-Cobra: Uma Contribuição Genuinamente Nacional.

• Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física (RBEF - 2016).

Title Projeto MagLev Cobra - Levitação Supercondutora para Transporte Urbano.

• Congresso Brasileiro de Eletrônica de Potência (COBEP - 2015).

Title Finite Element Analysis of the Forces Developed on Linear Induction Motors.

• 10th International Symposium on Linear Drives for Industry Applications (LDIA-

2015).
Title Evaluation of Linear Induction Motors With two Different Topologies by FEM.

• Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Eletrônica de Potência (SOBRAEP - 2014).

Title Regenerative Braking of a Linear Induction Motor Used for the Traction of a Maglev
Vehicle.

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 • 22th International Conference on Magnetically Levitated Systems and Linear Drives
(Maglev 2014).
Title Applying Regenerative Braking to the MagLev-Cobra.
Title Automatic Liquid Nitrogen Supply Line of the MagLev-Cobra Vehicle.
Title Flywheel as Energy Storage in MagLevTrain.

• Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems (EEMODS - 2013).

Title Energy Regeneration in a Magnetically Levitated Vehicle for Urban Transportation.

• European Conference on Applied Superconductivity (EUCAS - 2013).

Title MagLev Cobra: Test Facilities and Operational Experiments.

• Congresso Brasileiro de Eletrônica de Potência (COBEP - 2013).

Title Force and Current Characteristics of a Linear Induction Motor Used for the Traction
of a Maglev Vehicle.

• Applied Superconductivity Conference (ASC - 2012).

Title Tests With one Module of the Brazilian Maglev-Cobra Vehicle.

Academic Experience
Advisor
2020 Claudio Mendes, Transmissão de Energia sem Contato Aplicada a
Veículos de Levitação Magnética Supercondutora, New University of
Lisbon / NOVA School of Science and Technology, Caparica, Portugal.
2020 Rui Pedro Rodrigues Matos, Impressão 3D de suportes para bobinas
supercondutoras produzidos em vários materiais, New University of
Lisbon / NOVA School of Science and Technology, Caparica, Portugal.
2016 Lívia Corrêa Capistrano, Acionamento do veículo de levitação mag-
nética supercondutora MagLev-Cobra, Universidade Federal do Rio de
Janeiro, Cidade Universitária, Brazil.
2013 Marcelo Moraes Benes, Frenagem Regenerativa do Motor de Indução
do Veículo MagLev-Cobra, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade
Universitária, Brazil.
2013 João Vitor França, Modelagem de um Conversor CC-CC Aplicado ao
Acionamento de um Motor Linear, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói,
Brazil.
Examiner
2017 Eric Lustosa Caillaux, Mecanismos de Automação do Veículo MagLev-
Cobra e Enquadramento à Norma APM-“Automated People Mover”,
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária, Brazil.

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 2014 Alain Bruhn Esteves, Elaboração dos circuitos de comando e cont-
role do veículo MagLev-Cobra e proposta de sistema de condução
automática, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária, Brazil.
Reviewer
. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
. International Symposium on Linear Drives for Industry Applications
. Periodica Polytechnica Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Training
Ansys - Finite Element Methods (all physics); Artificial Neural Networks; Com-
putational Intelligence; Principal and Independent Components Analysis; Scientific
Methodology and Integrity in Academic Research; 3D Printer

Softwares Skills
Advanced Ansys (all packages ie APDL, Maxwell, Discovery etc), LATEX, MatLab, Mathemat-
ica, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, iOS, Pages, KeyNote, Numbers, Libre
Office, Eagle, Fusion 360, AutoCAD
Intermediary Maple, PSCAD, Gnuplot, MS Project, Visio, Adobe, CorelDRAW

Communication Skills
2019 Oral presentation on 12th International Symposium on Linear Drives for Industry
Applications (LDIA 2019) in Neuchâtel - Switzerland.
2017 Presentation on Workshop MagLev-Cobra COPPE/UFRJ - Brazil.
2015 Oral presentation on 10th International Symposium on Linear Drives for Industry
Applications (LDIA 2015) in Aachen - Germany.
2015 Oral presentation on Brazilian Power Electronics Conference (COBEP 2015).
2015 Joint presentation of the SupraTrans II, Dresden - Germany, for Gynasium students
from the cities of Aachen and Dresden.
2013 Oral presentation on Brazilian Power Electronics Conference (COBEP 2013).

Languages
Portuguese Mother tongue
English Independent user Understanding, speaking and writing.
Germany Basic user Deutsches Sprachniveau A1

Others Interests
- Philosophy - Philanthropy

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