Dr. Wescley Tiago Batista de Sousa

Dr. Wescley Tiago Batista de Sousa

Biographie

Herr Dr. de Sousa hat den Bachelorgrad in Physik der Staatliche Universität Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Master und Doktor Titel der Bundesuniversität Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in Brasilien. Seine Erfahrung umfasst Anwendungen der Supraleitung für Elektroenergiesysteme, in Speziel die Entwicklung geeigneter Simulationsmethode für supraleitende Geräte. Er ist derzeit Wissenschaftler am Institut für Technische Physik (ITEP) des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie (KIT).  Sein Promotionsvorhaben am ITEP/KIT wurde vom Forschungszentrum für elektrische Energie (CEPEL), dem Nationale Rat für Wissenschaftliche und Technologische Entwicklung (CNPq) und dem Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienst (DAAD) unterstützt. Zwischen 2015 und 2016 war er Subkoordinator und Postdoc des Labors für Anwendungen der Supraleitung (LASUP) in Brasilien. Von 2016 bis 2018 war er Dozent an der Carl Benz School of Engineering (CBS) in Karlsruhe. Er ist außerdem Vorstandsmitglied der HTS Modeling Workgroup (der internationalen Gruppe für die Modellierung von Hochtemperatur-Supraleitern) und technischer Redakteur des IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity Journal (IEEE TASC). Seit 2021 ist er außerdem aktives Vorstandsmitglied der COST Action 19108 High-Temperature SuperConductivity for AcceLerating the Energy Transition.
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

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

Publikationsliste


  1. Modeling Superconducting Components of the Electric Aircraft
    Khonya, A.; Noe, M.; Sousa, W. T. B. de; Berg, F.; Cooper, M.
    2024. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 34 (3), Article no: 3800205. doi:10.1109/TASC.2024.3350599 VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  2. Enhancing grid protection: The crucial role of resistive-type superconducting fault current limiters in transmission line current differential relays
    Dong, Q.; Wang, H.; Chen, B.; Zhang, N.; Sousa, W. T. B. de; Liu, Y.
    2024. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 156, Article no: 109711. doi:10.1016/j.ijepes.2023.109711 VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  3. Mitigating commutation failures in HVDC systems with SFCL deployment
    Dong, Q.; Wang, H.; Chen, B.; Zhang, N.; Sousa, W. T. B. de; Liu, Y.
    2024. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 156, Article no: 109712. doi:10.1016/j.ijepes.2023.109712 VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  4. Simulation Models for Superconducting Components of the Electric Aircraft
    Khonya, A.; Noe, M.; Sousa, W. T. B. De; Berg, F.; Cooper, M.
    2023, Oktober 18. 8th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid (eGrid 2023), Karlsruhe, Deutschland, 16.–18. Oktober 2023. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.11423.33441 VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  5. Simulation Models for Superconducting Components of the Electric Aircraft
    Khonya, A.; Noe, M.; De Sousa, W. T. B.; Berg, F.; Cooper, M.
    2023. 2023 8th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid (eGRID), 7 S., Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/eGrid58358.2023.10380880 VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  6. Simulation-Based Insights into Resistive Superconducting Fault Current Limiter Integration for Enhanced Stability in a German Power Distribution Network
    Dong, Q.; Sousa, W. T. B. de
    2023. 2023 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Power System Automation and Protection (APAP), 471–478, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/APAP59666.2023.10348472
  7. Modeling Superconducting Components of the Electric Aircraft
    Khonya, A.; Noe, M.; Sousa, W. T. B. De; Berg, F.; Cooper, M.
    2023, September 6. 16th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity (EUCAS 2023), Bologna, Italien, 3.–7. September 2023. doi:10.13140/rg.2.2.28997.01767 VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  8. Design of a 110-kV 2.0-kA SmartCoil Superconducting Fault Current Limiter
    de Sousa, W. T. B.; Noe, M.; Huwer, S.; Reiser, W.
    2023. IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 33 (4), Art.-Nr.: 5600709. doi:10.1109/TASC.2023.3246818
  9. High temperature superconducting cables and their performance against short circuit faults: current development, challenges, solutions, and future trends
    Yazdani-Asrami, M.; Seyyedbarzegar, S.; Sadeghi, A.; de Sousa, W. T. B.; Kottonau, D.
    2022. Superconductor Science and Technology, 35 (8), Art.-Nr.: 083002. doi:10.1088/1361-6668/ac7ae2 VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  10. Optimized Shape of Short-Circuited HTS Coils by Cutting Process for Superconducting Fault Current Limiters
    Oliveira, R. A. H. de; Murta Pina, J.; Batista de Sousa, W. T.; Nast, R.; Pronto, A. G.; Vilhena, N.
    2021. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 31 (9), Art.Nr. 5605009. doi:10.1109/TASC.2021.3118920
  11. An open-source 2D finite difference based transient electro-thermal simulation model for three-phase concentric superconducting power cables
    Batista de Sousa, W. T.; Shabagin, E.; Kottonau, D.; Noe, M.
    2021. Superconductor science and technology, 34 (1), Art.Nr. 015014. doi:10.1088/1361-6668/abc2b0
  12. Study of contact resistivity of a no-insulation superconducting coil
    Liu, Y.; Ou, J.; Gyuraki, R.; Schreiner, F.; Sousa, W. T. B. de; Noe, M.; Grilli, F.
    2021. Superconductor science and technology, 34 (3), 035009. doi:10.1088/1361-6668/abd14d
  13. Deployment of a Resistive Superconducting Fault Current Limiter for Improvement of Voltage Quality and Transient Recovery Voltage
    De Sousa, W. T. B.; Kottonau, D.; Karrari, S.; Geisbusch, J.; Noe, M.
    2021. IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 31 (1). doi:10.1109/TASC.2020.3016460
  14. PHIL Testing Experience at KIT: Experimental Validations of New Technologies
    Hubschneider, S.; Waczowicz, S.; Wiegel, F.; Karrari, S.; Sousa, W. T. B. de; Carne, G. de; Geisbüsch, J.; Hiller, M.; Leibfried, T.; Hagenmeyer, V.; Noe, M.
    2020, Juni 18. RT20: Opal-RT’s 12th Conference on Real-Time Simulation (2020), Online, 18. Juni 2020
  15. Simulation of the Thermal Performance of HTS Coated Conductors for HVDC SFCL
    Sousa, W. T. B. de; Kudymow, A.; Strauss, S.; Palasz, S.; Elschner, S.; Noe, M.
    2020. Journal of physics / Conference series, 1559, Art.Nr. 012097. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1559/1/012097 VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  16. Resistivity of REBCO tapes in overcritical current regime: Impact on superconducting fault current limiter modeling
    Riva, N.; Sirois, F.; Lacroix, C.; De Sousa, W. T. B.; Dutoit, B.; Grilli, F.
    2020. Superconductor science and technology, 33 (11), Art.-Nr.: 114008. doi:10.1088/1361-6668/aba34e
  17. Evaluation of the Use of Superconducting 380 kV Cable
    Kottonau, D.; Shabagin, E.; De Sousa, W.; Geisbüsch, J.; Noe, M.; Staggo, H.; Fechner, S.; Woiton, H.; Küsters, T.
    2020. KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000117918 VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  18. Design Comparisons of Concentric Three-Phase HTS Cables
    Kottonau, D.; Sousa, W. T. B. de; Bock, J.; Noe, M.
    2019. IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 29 (6), Art. Nr.: 5401508. doi:10.1109/TASC.2019.2897893
  19. Real-Time Simulation and System Integration
    Geisbuesch, J.; Karrari, S.; Kottonau, D.; Batista de Sousa, W. T.; Kreideweis, P.; Lange, C.; Groener, F.; Noe, M.
    2019, Juni 5. 9th International Conference on Smart Grids, Green Communications and IT Energy-aware Technologies (ENERGY 2019), Athen, Griechenland, 2.–6. Juni 2019
  20. Influences of the Resistive SFCL on the Incremental Power Frequency Relay of Transmission Lines
    Dong, Q.; Sousa, W. T. B. de; Geng, J.; Zhang, X.; Zhang, H.; Shen, B.; Coombs, T.
    2019. IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 29 (2), Art. Nr.: 8629324. doi:10.1109/TASC.2019.2895926
  21. An unconditionally stable laguerre based finite difference method for transient diffusion and convection-diffusion problems
    De Sousa, W. T. B.; Matt, C. F. T.
    2019. Numerical mathematics, 12 (3), 681–708. doi:10.4208/nmtma.OA-2018-0026
  22. Transient Simulation and Recovery Time of a Three-Phase Concentric HTS Cable
    De Sousa, W. T. B.; Kottonau, D.; Noe, M.
    2019. IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 29 (5), 8649604. doi:10.1109/TASC.2019.2900937
  23. Set-Up of a Dynamic Multi-Purpose Power-Hardware-in-the-Loop System for New Technologies Integration
    Geisbuesch, J.; Karrari, S.; Kreideweis, P.; Batista de Sousa, W. T.; Noe, M.
    2018. Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE Workshop on Complexity in Engineering (COMPENG), Firenze, I, December 19, 2018, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/CompEng.2018.8536233
  24. Investigation of a Concentric Three-Phase HTS Cable Connected to an SFCL Device
    Sousa, W. T. B. de; Kottonau, D.; Bock, J.; Noe, M.
    2018. IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 28 (4), Art. Nr.: 77. doi:10.1109/TASC.2018.2794586
  25. A strategy for protection of high voltage systems using resistive superconducting fault current limiters
    Schettino, H. J.; Andrade Jr, R. D.; Polasek, A.; Kottonau, D.; Sousa, W. T. B.
    2018. Physica / C, 544, 40–45. doi:10.1016/j.physc.2017.11.004
  26. Power-hardware-in-the-loop operation of a purpose-built air-coil superconducting fault current limiter
    Geisbüsch, J.; Kaiser, F.; Sousa, W. .. B. de; Noe, M.
    2018. 6th International Workshop on Numerical Modelling of High Temperature Superconductors (2018), Caparica, Portugal, 26.–29. Juni 2018
  27. Application of resistive superconducting fault current limiters in offshore oil production platforms
    Mafra, G. R. F. Q.; Sotelo, G. G.; Fortes, M. Z.; Sousa, W. T. B. de
    2017. Electric Power Systems Research, 144, 107–114. doi:10.1016/j.epsr.2016.11.006
  28. Status of energy Lab 2.0 and overview of power-hardware-in-the-loop activities
    Geisbüsch, J.; Batista de Sousa, W.; Kaiser, F.; Karrari, S.
    2017. RT17: OPAL-RT’s 9th International Conference on Real-Time Simulation (2017), Montreal, Kanada, 5.–8. September 2017
  29. Status of energy Lab 2.0 and overview of power-hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) activities
    Geisbüsch, J.; Batista de Sousa, W.; Kaiser, F.; Karrari, S.
    2017. 3.Wissenschaftliches SCI Treffen, Karlsruhe, 11.-12.September 2017
  30. Simulation of a Superconducting Fault Current Limiter: A Case Study in the Brazilian Power System With Possible Recovery Under Load
    Batista de Sousa, W. T.; Mariano Lessa Assis, T.; Polasek, A.; Monteiro, A. M.; de Andrade, R.
    2016. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 26 (2), 1–8. doi:10.1109/TASC.2015.2510609
  31. Simulations of the Recovery Process of an Air-Coil SFCL
    Sousa, W. T. B. de; Dicler, F. N. F.; Martins, F. G. dos R.
    2016. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 26 (1), 6 S. doi:10.1109/TASC.2015.2507128
  32. Projeto MagLev Cobra - Levitação Supercondutora para Transporte Urbano
    Sousa, W. T. B. de; Stephan, R. M.; Costa, F. S.; Rodriguez, E. F.; Martins, F. G. R.; Oliveira, R. A. H. de; Andrade Jr., R. de
    2016. Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física, 38 (4), Article no: e4308. doi:10.1590/1806-9126-RBEF-2016-0123 VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  33. Application of the FDM-ADI Method for Simulating SFCL under Inrush Conditions
    De Sousa, W. T. B.; Polasek, A.; Dicler, F. N. F.; De Andrade, R.
    2016. IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 26 (3), 7416209. doi:10.1109/TASC.2016.2532459
  34. Simulations of resistive and air coil SFCLs in a power grid
    Sousa, W. T. B. de; Polasek, A.; Assis, T. M. L.; Andrade, R. de; Noe, M.
    2015. IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 25 (3), 5601605/1–5. doi:10.1109/TASC.2014.2387311
  35. The ADI method for simulations of SFCL
    Sousa, W. T. B. de; Noe, M.
    2015. IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 25 (2), 5600309/1–9. doi:10.1109/TASC.2014.2368121
  36. Investigation of 2G coil SCFCL - Modeling and testing
    Sousa, W. T. B. de; Polasek, A.; Dias, R.; Matt, C. F. T.; Silva, F. A. da; Andrade, R. de
    2014. Journal of physics / Conference Series, 507, 032005/1–4. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/507/3/032005
  37. Thermal-electrical analogy for simulations of superconducting fault current limiters
    Sousa, W. T. B. de; Polasek, A.; Dias, R.; Matt, C. F. T.; Andrade, R. de
    2014. Cryogenics, 62, 97–109. doi:10.1016/j.cryogenics.2014.04.015
  38. Transient simulations of an air-coil SFCL
    Sousa, W. T. B. de; Näckel, O.; Noe, M.
    2014. IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 24, 5601807/1–7. doi:10.1109/TASC.2014.2311396
  39. Comparison Between the Fault Current Limiting Performance of Bi-2212 Bifilar Components and 2G YBCO Coils
    Sousa, W. T. B. de; Dias, R.; Silva, F. A. da; Polasek, A.; de Andrade, R.
    2013. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 23 (3), Article no: 5602204. doi:10.1109/TASC.2013.2238275
  40. Recovery of Superconducting State in an R-SCFCL MCP-BSCCO-2212 Assembly
    Sousa, W. T. B. de; Polasek, A.; Matt, C. F. T.; de Andrade, R.
    2013. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 23 (1), Article no: 5601407. doi:10.1109/TASC.2012.2232915
  41. Limitadores de Corrente de Curto-Circuito Supercondutores: Principais Conceitos e Testes
    Sousa, W. T. B. de; Polasek, A.; Dias, R.; Andrade Jr., R. de
    2012. Revista Brasileira de ensino de física, 34 (4), 4313. doi:10.1590/S1806-11172012000400013
  42. Short-Circuit Tests and Simulations with a SFCL Modular Assembly
    Sousa, W. T. B. de; Polasek, A.; Dias, R.; Silva, F. A. da; Lopes, F. C.; Filho, O.; Andrade Jr., R. de
    2012. Physics procedia, 36, 1242–1247. doi:10.1016/j.phpro.2012.06.283 VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  43. Simulations and Tests of MCP-BSCCO-2212 Superconducting Fault Current Limiters
    Sousa, W. T. B. de; Polasek, A.; Silva, F. A.; Dias, R.; Jurelo, A. R.; Andrade Jr., R. de
    2012. IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 22 (2), 5600106. doi:10.1109/TASC.2012.2187189
  44. Critical and Gaussian Conductivity Fluctuations in Granular Ho₁₋ₓ Pr x Ba₂Cu₃O₇₋δ Superconductor
    Sousa, W. T. B. de; Leite Gusmão Pinheiro, L. B. de; Jurelo, A. R.; Costa, R. M.; Rodrigues, P., Jr.; Cruz, G. K. da; Dias, F. T.
    2010. Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, 23 (7), 1307–1312. doi:10.1007/s10948-010-0774-0
  45. Analysis of fluctuation conductivity of polycrystalline Er1-xPr xBa2Cu3O7-δsuperconductors
    Jurelo, A. R.; Menegotto Costa, R.; Andrade, A. V. C. de; Júnior, P. R.; Cruz, G. K. da; Lopes, C. S.; Santos, M. dos; Sousa, W. T. B. de
    2009. Brazilian Journal of Physics, 39 (4), 667–672. doi:10.1590/S0103-97332009000600009 VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument