Biography

Dr. de Sousa is bachelor of Physics from State University at Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Master and Doctor of Science from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in Brazil. He has experience in Applied Superconductivity and currently is Researcher of the Institute for Technical Physics (ITEP) in the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany. His area of expertise is the development of suitable simulation tools for superconducting power devices. His doctoral project at the ITEP/KIT was supported by the Electric Power Research Center (CEPEL), National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Between 2015 and 2016 was Sub-coordinator of the Laboratory for Applied Superconductivity (LASUP) in Brazil and between 2016 and 2018, was lecturer at the Carl Benz School of Engineering (CBS) in Karlsruhe. He is also board member of the HTS Modeling Workgroup (the international group for the modeling of high temperature superconductors) and associate editor of the IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity Journal (IEEE TASC).

Bücher, technische Berichte und Studien
Autor	Titel	Jahr
M. Noe, W. Reiser, R. Steinhorst, M. Klatt, W. T. B. de Sousa, S. Huwer, C. Hanebeck et. al.	Vergleichende Studie zwischen supraleitendem resistivem Strombegrenzer und supraleitendem Induktivem SmartCoil	2022
	Studie über den Einsatz von DC Gigawatt Leitungen in der Mittelspannung mit Supraleitung	2021
W. Reiser; M. Noe, W. T. B. de Sousa, S. Huwer, C. Hanebeck et. al.	Studie über den Einsatz von DC Gigawatt Leitungen in der Mittelspannung mit Supraleitung	2021
D. Kottonau, E. Shabagin, W. T. B. de Sousa, M. Noe, H.Stagge, S. Fechner, H. Woiton, T. Küsters	Evaluation of the Use of Superconducting 380 kV Cable	2020
D. Kottonau, E. Shabagin, W. T. B. de Sousa, M. Noe, H.Stagge, S. Fechner, H. Woiton, T. Küsters	Bewertung des Einsatzes supraleitender 380-kV-Kabel	2019
M. Noe, J. Bock, W. T. B. de Sousa, D. Kottonau	Machbarkeitsstudie für supraleitende Kabel im Netz der Rheinischen NETZGesellschaft mbH	2017

Publication List
Author	Title	Year	Source
Qihuan Dong, Haozong Wang, Binshu Chen, Ning Zhang, W. T. B. de Sousa, Yilu Liu.	Mitigating Commutation Failures in HVDC Systems with SFCL Deployment	2024	See
W. T. B. de Sousa, M. Noe, S. Huwer, W. Reiser	Design of a 110 kV 2.0 kA SmartCoil Superconducting Fault Current Limiter	2023	See
M. Yazdani-Asrami, S. M. Seyyedbarzegar, A. Sadeghi, W. T. B. de Sousa, D. Kottonau	High Temperature Superconducting Cables and their Performance against Short Circuit Faults: Current Development, Challenges, Solutions, and Future Trends	2022	See
R. A. H. de Oliveira, J. M. Pina, W. T. B. de Sousa, R. Nast, A. G. Pronto, N. Vilhena	Optimized Shape of Short-Circuited HTS Coils by Cutting Process for Superconducting Fault Current Limiters	2021	See
Y. Liu, J. Ou, R. Gyuraki, F. Schreiner, W. T. B. de Sousa, M. Noe, F. Grilli	Study of Contact Resistivity of a No-insulation Superconducting Coil	2021	See
W. T. B. de Sousa, D. Kottonau, S. Karrari, J. Geisbüsch, M. Noe	Deployment of a Resistive Superconducting Fault Current Limiter for Improvement of Voltage Quality and Transient Recovery Voltage	2021	See
W. T. B. de Sousa, E. Shabagin, D. Kottonau, M. Noe	An Open-Source 2D Finite Difference Based Transient Electro-Thermal Simulation Model for Three-Phase Concentric Superconducting Power Cables	2020	See
N. Riva, F. Sirois, C. Lacroix, W. T. B. de Sousa, B. Dutoit,F. Grilli	Resistivity of REBCO Tapes in Overcritical Current Regime: Impact on Superconducting Fault Current Limiter Modeling	2020	See
W. T. B. de Sousa, A. Kudymow, S. Strauss,S. Palasz, S. Elschner, M. Noe	Simulation of the Thermal Performance of HTS Coated Conductors for HVDC SFCL	2020	See
D. Kottonau, W. T. B. de Sousa, J. Bock, M. Noe	Design Comparisons of Concentric Three-phase HTS Cables	2019	See
Q. Dong, W. T. B. de Sousa, J. Geng, X. Zhang, H. Zhang, B. Shen, T. Coombs	Influences of the Resistive SFCL on the Incremental Power Frequency Relay of Transmission Lines	2019	See
W. T. B. de Sousa, Carlos F. T. Matt	An Unconditionally Stable Laguerre Based Finite Difference Method for Transient Diffusion and Convection-Diffusion Problems	2019	See
W. T. B. de Sousa, D. Kottonau, M. Noe	Transient Simulation and Recovery Time of a Three-Phase Concentric HTS Cable	2019	See
J. Geisbuesch, S. Karrari, P. Kreideweis, W. T. B. de Sousa, M. Noe	Set-Up of a Dynamic Multi-Purpose Power-Hardware-in-the-Loop System for New Technologies Integration	2018	See
W. T. B. de Sousa, D. Kottonau, J. Bock, M. Noe	Investigation of a Concentric Three-Phase HTS Cable Connected to an SFCL Device	2018	See
H. J. Schettino, R. de Andrade Jr., A. Polasek, D. Kottonau, W. T. B. de Sousa	A Strategy for Protection of High Voltage Systems Using Resistive Superconducting Fault Current Limiters	2018	See
G. R. F. Q. Mafra, G. G. Sotelo, M. Z. Fortes, W. T. B. de Sousa	Application of Resistive Superconducting Fault Current Limiters in Offshore Oil Production Platforms	2017	See
W. T. B. de Sousa, R. M. Stephan, F. S. Costa, E. F. Rodriguez, F. G. R. Martins, R. A. H. Oliveira, R. de Andrade Jr.	MagLev Cobra Project: Superconducting Levitation for Public Transportation	2016	See
W. T. B. de Sousa, A. Polasek,F. N. F. Dicler,R. de Andrade Jr.	Application of the FDM-ADI Method for Simulating SFCL Under Inrush Conditions	2016	See
W. T. B. de Sousa, T. M. L. Assis, A. Polasek, A. M. Monteiro, R. de Andrade Jr.	Simulation of a Superconducting Fault Current Limiter: A Case Study in the Brazilian Power System With Possible Recovery Under Load	2016	See
W. T. B. de Sousa, F. N. F. Dicler, F. G. R. Martins	Simulations of the Recovery Process of an Air-Coil SFCL	2015	See
W. T. B. de Sousa, A. Polasek, T. M. L. Assis, R. de Andrade Jr., M. Noe	Simulations of Resistive and Air Coil SFCLs in a Power Grid	2015	See
W. T. B. de Sousa, M. Noe	The ADI Method for Simulations of SFCL	2015	See
W. T. B. de Sousa and A. Polasek and R. Dias and C. F. T. Matt and R. de Andrade Jr.	Thermal-Electrical Analogy for Simulations of Superconducting Fault Current Limiters	2014	See
W. T. B. de Sousa, O. Näckel. M. Noe	Transient Simulations of an Air-Coil SFCL	2014	See
W. T. B. de Sousa, A. Polasek, R. Dias, F. A. da Silva, Jr., R. de Andrade Jr.	Comparison Between the Fault Current Limiting Performance of Bi-2212 Bifilar Components and 2G YBCO Coils	2013	See
W. T. B. de Sousa, A. Polasek, C. F. T. Matt, R. de Andrade Jr.	Recovery of Superconducting State in an R-SCFCL MCP-BSCCO-2212 Assembly	2013	See
W. T. B. de Sousa, A. Polasek, R. Dias, R. de Andrade Jr.	Superconducting Fault Current Limiters: Main Concepts and Tests	2012	See
W. T. B. de Sousa, A. Polasek, R. Dias, F. A. da Silva, F. C. Lopes, O. Filho, R. de Andrade Jr.	Short-Circuit Tests and Simulations with a SFCL Modular Assembly	2012	See
W. T. B. de Sousa and A. Polasek and F. A. Silva and R. Dias and A. R. Jurelo and R. de Andrade Jr.	Simulations and Tests of MCP-BSCCO-2212 Superconducting Fault Current Limiters	2012	See
W. T. B. de Sousa, L. B. L. G. Pinheiro, A. R. Jurelo, R. M. Costa, P. Rodrigues Jr., G. K. da Cruz, and F. T. Dias.	Critical and Gaussian Conductivity Fluctuations in Granular HoPrxBaCuO Superconductor	2010	See
A. R. Jurelo, R. M. Costa, A. V. C. de Andrade, G. K. P. R. da Cruz, C. S. Lopes, M. dos Santos, W. T. B. de Sousa	Analysis of Fluctuation Conductivity of Polycrystalline ErPrBaCuO Superconductors	2009	See