Sandy Rodrigues, João Paulo Carvalho, Helena Geirinhas Ramos, and Fernando Morgado-Dias, “A More Accurate Machine Learning PV System Performance Analyser by Using Fuzzy Logic”, 35th EU PVSEC 2018 Conference Proceedings Paper, September 2018.

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Daniel Garigali Pestana, Sandy Rodrigues and F. Morgado-Dias, “Environmental and Economic Analysis of Solar Systems in the Region of Madeira”, Utilities Policy Journal.

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Sandy Rodrigues, Helena G. Ramos, Fernando Morgado-Dias, “Machine Learning PV System Performance Analyser”, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications Journal. 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3060

Roham Torabi, Sandy Rodrigues, Nuno Cafôfo, Lucas Pereira, Filipe Quintal, Nuno J. Nunes, F. Morgado-Dias, “A global Monitoring System for Electricity Consumption and Production of Household Roof-top PV Systems in Madeira”, Neural Computing and Applications, SPRINGER Journal.

Daniel Garigali Pestana, Sandy Rodrigues and F. Morgado-Dias, “An overview of the Solar PV policy in the Region of Madeira”, International Conference on Energy and Sustainability in Small Developing Economies, Funchal, July 2018.

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Sandy Rodrigues, Helena G. Ramos, and F. Morgado-Dias, “Machine Learning PV System Performance Analyser”, 33rd EU PVSEC 2017 Conference Proceedings Paper, September 2017.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20172017-6BO.7.6

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Sandy Rodrigues, Roham Torabikalaki, Helena G. Ramos, and F. Morgado-Dias, “Powerwall 2.0 Economic Feasibility in Australia”, International Conference in Engineering Applications Track: Energy and Sustainability in Small Developing Economies, July 2017.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ES2DE.2017.8015346

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Roham Torabi, Sandy Rodrigues, Nuno Cafofo, F. Morgado-Dias, “Development of a Model to Predict the electricity produced by small scale roof-top PV systems in Madeira island”, International Conference in Engineering Applications Track: Energy and Sustainability in Small Developing Economies, July 2017.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ES2DE.2017.8015344

Sandy Rodrigues, Helena G. Ramos, and F. Morgado-Dias, “Machine Learning in PV Fault Detection, Diagnostics and Prognostics: A Review”, International 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, June 2017.

Roham Torabi, Sandy Rodrigues, F. Morgado Dias, Alvaro Gomes, “An Overview of Deploying an Integrated Management of Energy Resources in Porto Santo Island”, Energy for Sustainability International Conference, February 2017.

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Sandy Rodrigues, Fábio Faria, Nuno Cafôfo, Xiaoju Chen, Herlander Mata-Lima and F. Morgado-Dias , “Analysis of the Self-Consumption Regulation for Photovoltaic Systems with Battery Banks in the Portuguese Residential Sector”, Journal of Clean Energy Technologies, Vol. 5, N.º 1, pp. 52-59.

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18178/JOCET.2017.5.1.343

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Sandy Rodrigues, Xiaoju Chen, Fernando Morgado-Dias, “Economical analysis of photovoltaic systems for the residential market under China’s new regulation”, Energy Policy Journal - ELSEVIER, Vol. 101, pp. 467-472.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2016.10.039

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Darío Baptista, Sandy Abreu, Carlos Travieso-González, Fernando Morgado-Dias, “Hardware implementation of artificial neural network model to predict the energy production of a photovoltaic system”, Microprocessors and Microsystems Journal ELSEVIER, Vol. 49, pp. 77-86.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micpro.2016.11.003

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Torabi, Roham; Šahović, Nikola; Rodrigues, Sandy; Mata-Lima, Herlander; F. Morgado-Dias “Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Roof-top PV Systems in Montenegro and Serbia”, 4th International Symposium on Friendly Energies and Applications (EFEA 2016), Serbia, September 2016.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EFEA.2016.7748773

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Sandy Rodrigues, Roham Torabikalaki, Fábio Faria, Helena G. Ramos, and F. Morgado-Dias, “Australian PV System Market Analysis for the Powerwall”, 32nd EU PVSEC 2016 Conference Proceedings Paper, June 2016.

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20162016-7DV.4.50

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Poster Award Winner at EU PVSEC 2016 Conference

Sandy Rodrigues, Roham Torabikalaki, Fábio Faria, Helena G. Ramos, and F. Morgado-Dias, “Australian PV System Market Analysis for the Powerwall”, Poster session in EU PVSEC in Munich, June 2016.

Sandy Rodrigues, Helena Geirinhas Ramos, Fernando Morgado-Dias, “PV System Analyser using Machine Learning Techniques”, Poster session in PhD Open Days in Instituto Superior Técnico, May 2016.

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Sandy Rodrigues, Fábio Faria, Ashkan Ivaki, Nuno Cafôfo, Xiaoju Chen, F. Morgado-Dias, “Tesla Powerwall in the United States and Portugal - a Comparative Analysis on the use of Storage with Small Scale Photovoltaic Systems”, International Journal of Engineering and Technology studies, Vol. 2, N.º 1, pp. 12-19. April 2016.

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.20469/ijtes.2.40003-1

Sandy Rodrigues, Roham Torabikalaki, Fábio Faria, Nuno Cafôfo, Xiaoju Chen, Ashkan Ramezani Ivaki, Herlander Mata-Lima, and F. Morgado-Dias, “Economic feasibility analysis of small scale PV systems in different countries”, Solar Energy Journal - ELSEVIER, Vol. 131, pp. 81-95. March 2016. 

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2016.02.019

AudioSlides:  http://goo.gl/Ix0Ujs

Sandy Rodrigues, Fábio Faria, Ashkan Ivaki, Nuno Cafôfo, Xiaoju Chen, Herlander Mata-Lima and F. Morgado-Dias,            “Tesla Powerwall: Analysis of its use in Portugal and United States”, International Journal of Power and Energy Systems, Vol. 36, N.º 1, pp. 37-43. March 2016. 

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.2316/Journal.203.2016.1.203-6218

Sandy Rodrigues, Fábio Faria, Ashkan Ivaki, Nuno Cafôfo, Xiaoju Chen, and F. Morgado-Dias “The Tesla Powerwall: Does it bring something new? A Market Analysis”, International Conference on Engineering & Technology, Computer, Basic & Applied Science (ECBA-2015), December 2015. Beijing Conference.

Sandy Rodrigues, Fábio Faria, Nuno Cafôfo, Xiaoju Chen, Fernando Morgado-Dias, “Small Scale Photovoltaic Analysis for the Residential and Commercial Market in Portugal”, International Journal of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Vol. 6 N.º 4, pp. 247-255. July 2015. 

ISSN: 2078-0737

Sandy Rodrigues, Fábio Faria, Ashkan Ivaki, Nuno Cafôfo, Xiaoju Chen, Fernando Morgado-Dias, “New opportunities for using Tesla Powerwall Battery in the United States of America and Portugal”, The 6th International Congress of Energy and Environment Engineering and Management (CIIEM15), France - Paris, July 2015. France Conference

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Abreu, Sandy Rodrigues, Leca, M., Chen, X., Morgado-Dias, F., “On the Current Payback Time for Small Investors in the Photovoltaic Systems in the Region of Madeira”, Proceedings of the 11th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control (CONTROLO 2014), Vol. 321, pp. 375-384. 2015. 

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10380-8_36

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Best Paper Award

Sandy Rodrigues, Fábio Faria, Nuno Cafôfo, Xiaoju Chen, Fernando Morgado-Dias, “Self-Consumption and Battery Bank PV Systems in the Residential Sector in Portugal”, International Conference on Renewable Energy and Bioenergy (ICREB 2015), Romania - Bucharest, June 2015. Romania Conference

Sandy Rodrigues, Fábio Faria, Nuno Cafôfo, Xiaoju Chen, Fernando Morgado-Dias, “The Current Situation of the Residential and Commercial PV System Self-Consumption Market in Portugal”, International Renewable Energy and Environment Conference (IREEC-2015), Czech Republic - Prague, June 2015. Czech Republic Conference

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Abreu, Sandy Rodrigues, Leca, M., Chen, X., Morgado-Dias, F., “On the Current Payback Time for Small Investors in the Photovoltaic Systems in the Region of Madeira”, 11th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control – CONTROLO 2014. July 2014. Portugal Porto Conference

D. Baptista, Sandy Rodrigues, F. Morgado-Dias, “Performance comparison of ANN training algorithms for classification”, IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Signal Processing (WISP2013), pp. 375-384. 2013. Madeira Conference Proceedings

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WISP.2013.6657493

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D. Baptista, Sandy Rodrigues Abreu, F. Freitas, R. Vasconcelos, F. Morgado-Dias, “A survey of software and hardware use in artificial neural networks”, Neural Computing and Applications SPRINGER Journal Vol. 23, Nº. 3-4, pp. 591-599, 2013.

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00521-013-1406-y

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Sandy Rodrigues Abreu, C. Barreto, F. Morgado-Dias, “Renewable Energy Characterization of Madeira Island”, 10ª Conferência Portuguesa de Controlo Automático (CONTROLO2012), Portugal -Funchal, 2012. Madeira Conference

ISBN: 978-972-97025-3-2