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D-Index
34
Citations
5375
World Ranking
5761
National Ranking
26

E.R.C. da Silva publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where E.R.C. da Silva sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 188 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

E.R.C. da Silva D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where E.R.C. da Silva sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to static power converter and machine drives.

Overview

E.R.C. da Silva is affiliated with the Federal University of Paraíba in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with specialization in electrical and electronic engineering, control and systems engineering, economics and econometrics, materials chemistry, and safety, risk, reliability, and quality.

Their work frequently addresses topics within the following areas:

  • Multilevel Inverters and Converters
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Advanced DC-DC Converters
  • HVDC Systems and Fault Protection
  • Power Quality and Harmonics
  • Wind Turbine Control Systems
  • Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies

Da Silva has published extensively in journals and conference proceedings, including recurring appearances in:

  • Eletrônica de Potência
  • 2021 Brazilian Power Electronics Conference (COBEP)
  • IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • IEEE Power Electronics Magazine

Recent notable publications include:

  • "A Seven-Level Inverter With Natural Balance and Boosting Capability" (2022), IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
  • "A Single-Phase ac-dc-ac Unidirectional Three-Leg Converter" (2020), IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • "Dual Converter Connecting Open-End Doubly Fed Induction Generator to a DC-Microgrid" (2021), IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
  • "A Four-Switch Five-Level Inverter" (2020), IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • "Modulated Predictive Controller for a Single-Phase to Three-Phase Converters with Two Parallel Single-Phase Rectifiers" (2021), 2021 Brazilian Power Electronics Conference (COBEP)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Nady Rocha, Victor F. M. B. Melo, Cursino B. Jacobina, Ronnan de B. Cardoso, and Leonardo R. Limongi.

Da Silva's contributions have been recognized with the IEEE Fellow distinction awarded in 2003 for contributions related to static power converters and machine drives.

Best Publications

  • Fault detection of open-switch damage in voltage-fed PWM motor drive systems

    R.L. de Araujo Ribeiro;C.B. Jacobina;E.R.C. da Silva;A.M.N. Lima

  • A General PWM Strategy for Four-Switch Three-Phase Inverters

    M. Beltrao de Rossiter Correa;C.B. Jacobina;E.R.C. da Silva;A.M.N. Lima

  • Digital scalar pulse-width modulation: a simple approach to introduce nonsinusoidal modulating waveforms

    C.B. Jacobina;A.M. Nogueira Lima;E.R.C. da Silva;R.N.C. Alves

  • An induction motor drive system with improved fault tolerance

    Unknown

  • Current control of unbalanced electrical systems

    C.B. Jacobina;M.B.deR. Correa;T.M. Oliveiro;A.M.N. Lima

  • Pulsewidth Modulation Strategies

    Unknown

  • Vector control strategies for single-phase induction motor drive systems

    M.B. de Rossiter Correa;C.B. Jacobina;E.R.C. da Silva;A.M.N. Lima

  • Vector modeling and control of unbalanced electrical systems

    C.B. Jacobina;M.B.R. Correa;T.M. Oliveira;A.M.N. Lima

  • Rotor-flux-oriented control of a single-phase induction motor drive

    M.B. de Rossiter Correa;C.B. Jacobina;A.M.N. Lima;E.R.C. da Silva

  • A three-leg voltage source inverter for two-phase AC motor drive systems

    M.B. de Rossiter Correa;C.B. Jacobina;A.M.N. Lima;E.R.C. da Silva

  • Vector and scalar control of a four switch three phase inverter

    C.B. Jacobina;E.R.C. da Silva;A.M.N. Lima;R.L.A. Ribeiro

  • Induction motor drive system for low power applications

    C.B. Jacobina;M.B. de Rossiter Correa;E.R.C. da Silva;A.M.N. Lima

  • Control of the single-phase three-leg AC/AC converter

    C.B. Jacobina;T.M. Oliveira;E.R.C. da Silva

  • Single-Phase to Three-Phase Power Converters: State of the Art

    Euzeli Cipriano;C. B. Jacobina;E. R. C. da Silva;N. Rocha

  • A feasible loss model for IGBT in soft-switching inverters

    M.C. Cavalcanti;E.R. da Silva;D. Boroyevich;W. Dong

  • AC motor drive systems with a reduced switch count converter

    Unknown

  • Reduced Switch Count DC-Link AC–AC Five-Leg Converter

    C.B. Jacobina;I.S. de Freitas;E.R.C. da Silva;A.M.N. Lima

  • Modeling and control of unbalanced three-phase systems containing PWM converters

    C.B. Jacobina;M.B. de Rossiter Correa;R.F. Pinheiro;E.R.C. da Silva

  • A Novel Monitoring of Load Level and Broken Bar Fault Severity Applied to Squirrel-Cage Induction Motors Using a Genetic Algorithm

    H. Razik;M.B. de Rossiter Correa;E.R.C. da Silva

  • Application of single-phase to three-phase converter motor drive systems with IGBT dual module losses reduction

    Unknown

  • Fault-tolerant reversible AC motor drive system

    C.B. Jacobina;R.L. de Araujo Ribeiro;A.M.N. Lima;E.R.C. da Silva

  • A fault tolerant induction motor drive system by using a compensation strategy on the PWM-VSI topology

    R.L.A. Ribeiro;C.B. Jacobina;E.R.C. da Silva;A.M.N. Lima

  • Fault tolerant control of five-phase AC motor drive

    C.B. Jacobina;I.S. Freitas;T.M. Oliveira;E.R.C. da Silva

  • Fault detection in voltage-fed PWM motor drive systems

    R.L.A. Ribeiro;C.B. Jacobina;E.R.C. da Silva;A.M.N. Lima

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Marcus Nogueira Lima
Antonio Marcus Nogueira Lima Federal University of Campina Grande
Francesco Profumo
Francesco Profumo Polytechnic University of Turin
Hamid A. Toliyat
Hamid A. Toliyat Texas A&M University
Cursino B. Jacobina
Cursino B. Jacobina Federal University of Campina Grande
Andrzej M. Trzynadlowski
Andrzej M. Trzynadlowski University of Nevada Reno
Roberto Kawakami Harrop Galvão
Roberto Kawakami Harrop Galvão Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica
Mário César Ugulino de Araújo
Mário César Ugulino de Araújo Federal University of Paraíba

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