António J. Arsénio Dos Santos Costa Email & Phone Number

Lisbon

Conception, design, optimization, prototyping and testing of hydroreaction devices to promote the exploitation of hydroelectric power from tidal and run-of-river currents with the creation of a net-head by difference in pressure in addition to the current kinetic head.

Remote

▪ R&D on Magnetic-Levitation (MagLev) and electrical machines with High-Temperature Superconductors (HTSs).▪ Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of Electromagnetic and Thermo-Fluid multi-physics.▪ Optimization of magnetic circuits from electric machines with HTSs and Neodymium Iron Boron (NdFeB) permanent magnets using genetic decision algorithms.▪ Intelligent Adaptative Control of electromagnets in the generation of electromagnetic compensation forces to cancel vibrations and… Show more ▪ R&D on Magnetic-Levitation (MagLev) and electrical machines with High-Temperature Superconductors (HTSs).▪ Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of Electromagnetic and Thermo-Fluid multi-physics.▪ Optimization of magnetic circuits from electric machines with HTSs and Neodymium Iron Boron (NdFeB) permanent magnets using genetic decision algorithms.▪ Intelligent Adaptative Control of electromagnets in the generation of electromagnetic compensation forces to cancel vibrations and increase stability.▪ Predictive Control for power dispatch in the autonomous hybrid wind/photovoltaic/diesel micro-generation plants with additional storage capacity. Show less

Lisbon

▪ Radio planning and link-budget of terrestrial MW links for the transport of PDH, SDH, and ETH-IP traffic on the access porsion of 2G to 4G Mobile Networks.▪ Radio planning and link-budget of VSAT links.▪ Request for the licensing of stations/channels for terrestrial MW Links and VSAT links.▪ Execution of site surveys and line-of-sights between telecommunication towers to check for infraestruture and equipment installation requirements.▪ Project cost analysis calculating the… Show more ▪ Radio planning and link-budget of terrestrial MW links for the transport of PDH, SDH, and ETH-IP traffic on the access porsion of 2G to 4G Mobile Networks.▪ Radio planning and link-budget of VSAT links.▪ Request for the licensing of stations/channels for terrestrial MW Links and VSAT links.▪ Execution of site surveys and line-of-sights between telecommunication towers to check for infraestruture and equipment installation requirements.▪ Project cost analysis calculating the return of investment with the cancellation of leased lines.▪ Analysis of bids from suppliers of MW radio and network equipment according to project requirements.▪ Management of project deployment till the commissioning and the acceptance to operation.▪ IP-subnet design of the DCN network for supervision of MW link equipment. Show less

Lisbon

▪ Co-channel and adjacent channel interference analysis for channel reuse in FDMA/TDM cellular radio planning and in short-wave broadcast planning.▪ Planning of OFDM single-frequency networks for terrestrial digital video broadcast (DVB-T).▪ Operation of spectrum analysing equipment in a vehicle to detect illegal emissions after radio operator complaints.▪ Determination of coordination areas around Earth stations of satellite services inside which stations of terrestrial services… Show more ▪ Co-channel and adjacent channel interference analysis for channel reuse in FDMA/TDM cellular radio planning and in short-wave broadcast planning.▪ Planning of OFDM single-frequency networks for terrestrial digital video broadcast (DVB-T).▪ Operation of spectrum analysing equipment in a vehicle to detect illegal emissions after radio operator complaints.▪ Determination of coordination areas around Earth stations of satellite services inside which stations of terrestrial services sharing the same MW spectrum should coordinate.▪ Contribution to task groups of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for radio regulation of the fixed and mobile terrestrial services and for coordination between satellite services and terrestrial services sharing the same MW spectrum.▪ Analysis of bids from suppliers of radio planning tools on GIS, according to the spectrum management, radio planning, and engineering requirements. Show less

Aveiro, Portugal

▪ Study and assessment of mobility and handover management techniques for Universal Mobile Telecommunication Networks (UMTS) with global coverage via constellations of non-geostationary low and medium orbit satellites.▪ Contribution to task groups of the project SAtellite INTegration (SAINT) from the second European program on Research of Advanced Communications for Europe (RACE-II).

Phd, Electrical And Computers Engineering

▪ Electrical machines and Magnetic Levitation (MagLev) using High-Temperature Superconductors (HTSs). ▪ Finite element simulation.

Msc, Main Specialization In Electrical Power Engineering

▪ Electromechanical energy conversion. ▪ Power electronics and power electronic converters. ▪ Analysis of power flow in electric power.

Msc, Telecommunications And Electronics Engineering

▪ Object-oriented programming. ▪ Database Management Systems (DBMS). ▪ Broadband Integrated Services Digital Networks (B-ISDN). ▪.

5 Year Degree On Electrical And Computers Engineering, Main Specialization In Telecommunications And Electronics

▪ Circuit analysis. ▪ Theory of electromagnetics. ▪ Digital systems and microprocessors. ▪ Digital electronics. ▪ Analogue and digital.

Secondary Studies