Sidelmo Magalhães Silva
Full Professor · Department of Electrical Engineering
Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) · Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Power electronics for power quality and microgrids: from the design and digital control of static power converters to the integration of distributed energy resources.
About
Education, research interests and key milestones
Sidelmo Magalhães Silva is a Full Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses. He received his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from UFMG in 1997, graduating with the class Gold Medal, followed by the M.Sc. (1999) and Ph.D. (2003) degrees from the same university, with research on dynamic voltage restorers.
From October 2001 to August 2002 he worked with the Product Development Department of ABB in Switzerland, developing power quality equipment rated 1.5–3.5 MVA. He was Executive Director of HPE High Power Engineering (2004–2006) and a faculty member at CEFET-MG (2006–2010). From August 2017 to July 2018 he was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA, working on electric power microgrids.
His expertise covers the design of static power converters, digital signal processing systems for converter control, and the analysis and mitigation of power quality problems. He reviews for journals including IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Access, IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, Journal of Power Electronics and Journal of Control, Automation and Electrical Systems.
Research interests
Milestones
- B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, UFMG — Gold Medal (Lúcio dos Santos Award)
- M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, UFMG
- ABB Schweiz, Turgi (Switzerland) — power quality R&D
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, UFMG (CAPES scholarship)
- Faculty member, CEFET-MG
- Joined DEE/UFMG; now Full Professor
- Postdoctoral researcher, University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Petrobras Inventor Award
- US Patent 12,676,473 B2 granted (arc suppression in electrical panels)
Selected awards
- Best Paper, Student & Young Professional category — Brazilian Power Electronics Society (SOBRAEP)
- Petrobras Inventor Award
- Best Paper, Undergraduate category — Brazilian Conference on Automation (CBA)
- Meritorious Paper Award — IEEE IAS Metals Industry Committee
- Best Paper, 16th Petrobras Electrical Engineering Meeting
- 3rd place, 19th Science and Technology Award — Minas Gerais Society of Engineers
Publications
By type and year, with links to DOIs
Projects
Ongoing research and development, and funding
Selected completed projects
Funders and partners
- FAPEMIG
- CNPq
- CAPES
- Petrobras
- ANEEL R&D
- CEMIG
- COELBA
- Cosern
- ANP
- ABB
- FUNED
Teaching & supervision
Courses taught and research supervision
Current courses — UFMG
PPGEEApplications of Power Electronics in Electric Power SystemsGraduate · since 2016—Microgrids and Active Distribution NetworksGraduate · since 2014
Previous courses
ENG002Electric Drives (lecture and laboratory) · interactive simulatorUFMG · 2010–2017EEE934ASpecial Topics in Power Engineering — Voltage Variations and FluctuationsUFMG · 2012–2015ELE028Electric Circuits Laboratory IUFMG · 2011–2013EEE883Low-Voltage Static ConvertersUFMG · 2011ELE065Electric Circuit Analysis IIUFMG · 2011ELE063ElectrotechnicsUFMG · 2010–2011CEFET-MGIndustrial Drives (lecture and laboratory); Industrial Electronics I; Electric Machines I; Electric Circuits I; Electrical MaterialsUndergraduate · 2006–2010CEFET-MGSignals and Systems; Applications of Static Power Devices in Electric Power SystemsGraduate · 2009–2010
Completed supervision
Current students
- Ph.D.Aloísio Eustáquio Garcia Junior — Integration of wind and photovoltaic plants into the Brazilian interconnected grid: modeling, validation and coordination between generators and the system operator (ONS) (since 2026, FAPEMIG)
- Ph.D.Danielly Bárbara Fernandes Pinto — Insulation fault diagnosis in inverter-fed induction motors by combining physical models and computational intelligence (since 2026, CAPES)
- Ph.D.Eduardo Santos de Almeida — A compensator to mitigate transient power injection in zero-export photovoltaic systems (since 2026)
- Ph.D. · co-supervisorLanderson Ferreira Silva — Digital-twin decision agent and thyristor-controlled active snubber to mitigate re-ignitions when switching large electric machines (since 2026, CAPES)
- Ph.D.Samuel dos Santos Bettoni — Switch-level interleaved converter (SLIC) for power generation applications (since 2024, CAPES)
- Ph.D. · co-supervisorBruna Rafaela Penido Conrado — Power-based control of soft open points in distribution networks (since 2021)
- M.Sc.Gustavo Viana Costa Teixeira — Control and application of soft open points in distribution networks (since 2024)
- PostdocArmando Souza Guedes (since 2026)
- PostdocFernando Venâncio Amaral (since 2025)
Curriculum Vitae
Summary CV in PDF and full record on the Lattes Platform
The PDF CV covers education, professional experience, projects, awards, patents and journal articles. For the complete, up-to-date record, see the Lattes CV, Brazil's national researcher database. Versão em português (PDF).