1. Ingeniería

SAUPEC Presentation Programme 29 January 2015
SESSION 1-A: MEDIUM AND HIGH VOLTAGE 1
SAU003: REAL TIME MONITORING OF HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINE
CONDUCTOR SAG USING RFID RADAR SYSTEM
T.S. Hlalele
SAU031: ANALYSIS OF THE INDUCED VOLTAGE ON BURIED PIPELINE IN THE
VICINITY OF HIGH AC VOLTAGE OVERHEAD TRANSMISSION LINES
K.B. Adedeji, A.A. Ponnle, B.T. Abe and A.A. Jimoh.
SAU043: PARTIAL DISCHARGE ANALYSIS IN POWER CABLES USING 3D PHASE
RESOLVED PATTERNS
I.K. Kyere, J.J. Walker and D.V. Nicolae
SAU030: EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF AEOLIAN-VIBRATIONAL LOADS
ON COMPOSITE INSULATORS
K.A. Ntambwe, R.C. Loubser, P. Moodley and K.O. Papailiou
SAU014: NATURAL POLLUTION TEST FOR INVESTIGATING LEAKAGE CURRENT
EFFECTS ON MEDIUM VOLTAGE WOODPOLE DISTRIBUTION LINE STRUCTURES
A. Beutel, M.D. Ntshani, K.V. Thejane, H.J. Geldenhuys, T.D. Mvayo, R.F. Watson, W.L.
Vosloo, A. Khatri
SAU013: DESIGN, TEST AND BASIC EVALUATION OF A TEST RESISTOR FOR USE
ON A MEDIUM VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
A.A. Beutel, F. Jooste, H.J. Geldenhuys, A. Khatri
SAU032: PREDICTING THE REMAINING LIFE OF MEDIUM VOLTAGE VACUUM
SWITCHGEAR USED IN DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
J. O’Reilly, J.M. van Coller and N. Smit
SAU011: APPARENT SOIL STRUCTURES RELEVANT TO BURIED EARTH
ELECTRODES IN SOUTH AFRICA - A RESEARCH PROPOSAL
P. H. Pretorius
SESSION 1-B: POWER ELECTRONICS AND MACHINES 1
SAU080: PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A NINE-PHASE SELF- EXCITED
INDUCTION GENERATOR
G.C. Mangena and M. Muteba
SAU081: MODELLING OF A DC EXCITATION OF A SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR
M. Mtsamane and M. Muteba
SAU024: STATOR DESIGN FOR A 1.5 kW AXIAL FLUX PERMANENT MAGNET
GENERATOR
A. Smith and A.J. Grobler
SAU002: SOFTWARE SIMULATION INTEGRATION IN ENHANCING ENGINEERING
DESIGN IN POWER CONVERSION STUDIES
A.M. Almaktoof, A.K. Raji and M.T.E. Kahn
SAU044: SENSOR-LESS OUTPUT CURRENT MEASUREMENT FOR SWITCHING
CONVERTERS
A.M. Hank, D.J. Cooper, I. Hofsajer
SAU048: EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF DELTA MODULATION FOR PWM
NINE PHASE INVERTER WITH A TRAPEZOIDAL REFERENCE CURRENT
WAVEFORM.
L. Gunda and N. Gule
SAU039: THE FUNDAMENTAL CONSTRAINTS OF CONSTANT VOLTAGE POWER
CONVERTERS
J.A. Naudé_ and I.W. Hofsajer
SAU008: DEVELOPMENT OF SMART CONTROLLER FOR FUEL CELL AND
SUPERCAPACITOR APPLICATION IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES
H.J. Rautenbach, R. Gouws, D. Bessarabov, A. Kruger and G. Human
SESSION 1-C: MICRO- AND SMART-GRID
SAU028: ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN AUTONOMOUS MICROGRID
A,A. Aminou Moussavou, M. Adonis, A.K. Raji
SAU029: EVALUATION OF SMART TECHNOLOGY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF
RELIABILITY IN A POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
G.C. Dumakude, .A.G. Swanson, R. Stephen and I.E. Davidson
SAU056: COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION FOR A SMART HOUSE ENVIRONMENT
D. Horne, Q. Machin, M. Shuma-Iwisi and I. Hofsajer
SAU084: A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING APPROACH TO ANALYSING MICROGRID
CHALLENGES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
W. Doorsamy, L. Lakay-Doorsamy and W.A. Cronje
SAU108: A DYNAMIC THREE-PHASE LOAD EMULATOR FOR DISTRIBUTED
GENERATION STUDIES IN A MICROGRID LOAD TEST-BED
T.K. Nkalai, M.V. Mabuyakhulu and W.A. Cronje
SAU101: DYNAMIC POWER REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTROLLED ENERGY STORE
USED FOR STABILIZATION OF THREE-PHASE LOW-VOLTAGE STANDALONE
MICROGRID
N. Horonga and W. Cronje
SAU068: SMART MICROGRIDS FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN SOUTH
AFRICA
R Chetty
SAU036: A DATA VISUALISATION SOLUTION FOR SMART ENERGY
MONITORING SYSTEMS
M.C. Geddes, B.E. Phillips and K.J. Nixon
SESSION 1-D: RENEWABLE ENERGY 1
SAU053: MODELLING AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF A MICROHYDROKINETIC RIVER SYSTEM AS COMPARED TO WIND SYSTEM
S.P. Koko, K. Kusakana and H.J. Vermaak
SAU042: ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF A STAND-ALONE SOLAR PV SYSTEM FOR
DIFFERENT SIZES OF MIDDLE INCOME RESIDENTIAL LOAD CLUSTERS IN
SOUTH AFRICA
M. N. Martin, C. Buque and S. Chowdhury
SAU034: A CUSTOMIZABLE ENERGY MONITORING SYSTEM FOR RENEWABLE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
P.E. Hertzog and A.J. Swart
SAU049: IMPACT OF PV GENERATORS ON POWER SYSTEM VOLTAGE
REGULATION FOR DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS WITH VERY LONG BRANCH
NETWORKS
M. Dlamini and N. Gule
SAU004: A PRELIMINARY STUDY TO ASCERTAIN THE TECHNO-ECONOMIC
VIABILITY OF RESIDENTIAL AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER: FORT
BEAUFORT, SOUTH AFRICA
Stephen L. Tangwe, M. Simon and E.L. Meyer
SAU010: A TECHNOLOGICAL AND PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF WASTE-TOENERGY THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES
W. Maisiri, L. Van Dyk and J. De Kock
SAU100: PERFORMANCE PREDICTION OF WIND TURBINE BLADES:
PRELIMINARY TESTING AND RESULTS
J. Braid
SAU040: ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS OF RURAL STANDALONE
BIOFUEL-BASED ELECTRICITY GENERATION WITH AND WITHOUT ENERGY
STORAGE
P.M. Seshabela, M.P. Nthontho and S. Chowdhury
SESSION 2-A: MACHINES 2
SAU015: THE CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELLING OF A LINE START
PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE
A.J. Grobler and P.E. Plaatjie
SAU069: POWER FACTOR CORRECTION AND REACTIVE POWER CONTROL OF A
SLIP SYNCHRONOUS PERMANENT MAGNET WIND TURBINE USING VARIABLE
FLUX.
A.S. Erasmus, L.L. Amuhaya and M.J. Kamper_
SAU096: A HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCENTRIC MAGNETIC GEAR
A. Matthee, S. Gerber and R-J Wang
SAU041: IMPLEMENTATION OF A ROTOR ANGLE MEASUREMENT METHOD
USING SYNCHROPHASOR TECHNIQUES
B.W.D. Berry, M.A. Edwards and K.J. Nixon
SAU035: OPTIMISATION OF A LINE-START PERMANENT MAGNET
SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE FOR A LOAD SPECIFIC APPLICATION
A.J. Sorgdrager, R-J Wang and A.K. Pfeffer
SAU026: ROTOR DESIGN OF A RETROFIT LINE START PERMANENT MAGNET
SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR
K. Garner and A.J. Grobler
SAU075: ROTOR DESIGN OF A LINE START PERMANENT MAGNET
SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE USING THE TAGUCHI METHOD
A.J. Sorgdrager, R. Smith and R-J Wang
SAU088: THEORETICAL AND FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF A DOUBLE ROTOR
RADIAL FLUX PERMANENT MAGNET EDDY CURRENT COUPLING
C.H.O. Lombard and M.J. Kamper
SESSION 2-B: MEDIUM AND HIGH VOLTAGE 2
SAU103: LIGHTNING RETURN STROKE MODELLING WITH REFERENCE TO
LIGHTNING ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
C.W.I. McAfee and K.J. Nixon
SAU105: CORRELATION BETWEEN IEC 60853 AND F.E. SIMULATIONS FOR
TRANSIENT RATINGS OF BURIED CABLES.
B.J. le Roux and J.J. Walker
SAU001: INVESTIGATING THE CONCEPT OF FRAUNHOFER LINES AS A
POTENTIAL METHOD TO DETECT CORONA IN THE WAVELENGTH REGION
338.67NM – 405NM DURING THE DAY
N. Maistry, J. van Coller and R.A. Schutz
SAU076: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SURFACE PARTIAL DISCHARGE
PARAMETERS AT VERY LOW FREQUENCY (VLF) AND POWER FREQUENCY
TEST VOLTAGES
S. Chimunda, C. Chidzikwe, C. Nyamupangedengu
SAU077: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CAVITY PARTIAL DISCHARGE
PARAMETERS AT VLF AND AT 50 Hz TEST VOLTAGES
K. Mosito, M. Dlamini and C. Nyamupangedengu
SAU012: COGNITIVE EXPLORATION IN SUPPORT OF FORMULATING AN
HYPOTHESIS TO EXPLAIN ANOMALOUS FLASHOVERS IN HVDC SYSTEMS
P.H. Pretorius
SAU061: POWER SYSTEM TRANSIENT STABILITY ANALYSIS AND STABILITY
IMPROVEMENT OF A LARGE MULTI-MACHINE HVAC NETWORK USING HVDC
TECHNOLOGIES
K.N.I. Mbangula and I.E. Davidson
SAU089: SOUTH AFRICAN LOAD MODELS FOR RESIDENTIAL ENERGY
CONSUMPTION USING A BOTTOM-UP MODELLING TOOL
K.D. Mutamba, M.T. Samanga and K.J. Nixon
SESSION 2-C: PROTECTION SYSTEM AUTOMATION AND
STABILITY
SAU067: IMPACT OF SYSTEM EXPANSION ON SPECIFICATION OF
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: ARC FLASH ANALYSIS
D. Edwards and P. Bokoro
SAU066: A CASE STUDY OF INDUCED CURRENT UNBALANCE AS A
RESULT OF CAPACITOR FAILURE
S. Zondi, P. Bokoro and B. Paul
SAU109: RING MAIN PROTECTION
H. Sewnarain and A.K. Saha
SAU070: PRIME MOVER FAILURE PROTECTION FOR GENERATORS
D.N. Ngema and A.K. Saha
SAU062: STABILITY ENHANCEMENT OF HVAC NETWORKS USING
HVDC LINKS
S. M’builu Ives, A. Edwards, A.G. Swanson, and N. Parus
SAU091: SIMULATION OF 100 % STATOR WINDING INTERNAL GROUND FAULT
PROTECTION IN RTDS
A. Gwala, A.K. Saha
SAU102: SIMULATION STUDY OF OVERCURRENT PROTECTION COORDINATION
OF DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
A.K. Saha
SAU090: REAL TIME SIMULATION AND TESTING OF LOSS OF FIELD
EXCITATION EVENTS IN RTDS
A. Gwala, A.K. Saha
SESSION 2-D: EMC, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND
ECONOMICS
SAU060: PROPOSED MODEL OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC ENVIRONMENT IN
TRACTION SYSTEMS TO PREDICT THE PATH OF RETURN
J. Clay and I. Hofsajer
SAU058: CURRENT PROBE CALIBRATION FOR MEERKAT LIGHTNING INDUCED
CURRENT MEASUREMENT
S.L. Combrink and P.G. Wiid
SAU019: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A DATA ACQUISITION STATION
J. Joubert and A.J. Grobler
SAU059: SHORT TERM LOAD FORECASTING USING PSO AND ANN
E. Shezi, K.A. Folly
SAU071: HYDROCYCLONE SEPARATION EFFICIENCY ESTIMATION USING
ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS
S. van Loggenberg, G. van Schoor, K.R. Uren and A.F. van der Merwe
SAU051: MINIMUM COST SOLUTION OF ISOLATED BATTERY-INTEGRATED
DIESEL GENERATOR HYBRID SYSTEMS
K. Kusakana
SAU087: COMPARISON OF ECONOMIC LOAD DISPATCH OF NIGERIA THERMAL
PLANTS USING GENETIC ALGORITHM AND DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION
METHODS
O.O. Awodiji and K.A. Folly
DIS05: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT HIGH VOLTAGE ALTITUDE
CORRECTION METHODS
T. Gora and C. Nyamupangedengu
SESSION 3-A: CONTROL
SAU018: MODELLING AND SIMULATION OF A FUZZY CONTROLLER FOR
DOMESTIC BATTERY CHARGING APPLICATIONS
P. Lambert, C. Buque and S. Chowdhury
SAU038: QUADRUPLE TANK PROCESS DEMONSTRATOR
S. van Graan, G. van Schoor and K.R. Uren
SAU078: NONLINEAR STATE SPACE MODELLING OF AN AXIAL-FLOW
COMPRESSOR SYSTEM FOR ENERGY VISUALISATION
L.B. Fouché, K.R. Uren, G. van Schoor
SAU057: AERIAL APE: INDUSTRIAL BRACHIATING POWER LINE INSPECTION
ROBOT
J. Patel and E. Boje
SAU050: COMPUTER VISION FOR A POWER LINE INSPECTION ROBOT
A. Morarjee , F. Nicolls and E. Boje
SAU045: DEMYSTIFYING INTERCONNECTION AND DAMPING ASSIGNMENT
PASSIVITY-BASED CONTROL
P.J. Kruger, K.R. Uren and G. van Schoor
SAU072: THERMAL-FLUID STATE SPACE MODEL OF A COUNTER-FLOW
SINGLE PHASE HEAT EXCHANGER FOR ENERGY VISUALIZATION
S.B. Smuts, G. van Schoor and K.R. Uren
SESSION 3-B: ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY 2
SAU098: EFFICIENCY BENCHMARKING AND EVALUATION OF COAL FIRE
POWER STATIONS USING DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS
A. de Villiers and H.J. Vermeulen
SAU104: VOLTAGE PROFILES IMPROVEMENT WITH WIND ENERGY
CONVERTER CONNECTED TO A DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
Ayodeji Stephen Akinyemi and Kehinde Awodele
SAU047: AN INTELLIGENT GEYSER WITH WI-FI ACCESS TO SUPPORT DEMANDSIDE MANAGEMENT
J.W.K. Brown and M.J. Booysen
SAU007: DESIGN OF AN INTELLIGENT CONTROLLER FOR A RENEWABLE
ENERGY EFFICIENT BULK STORAGE TANK
W.A. Pelser and R. Gouws
SAU022: DESIGN A THERMOELECTRIC COOLING HOLDER SUPPLIED BY
PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS
N. Zabihi and R. Gouws
SAU021: IN-LINE WATER HEATING SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION
O. Dobzhanskyi, R. Gouws, N. Zabihi
DIS02: OFF-GRID HEATING OF A HOUSE-HOLD GEYSER USING SOLAR
AND WIND POWER: A FEASIBILITY STUDY
J. Braid
SESSION 3-C: NETWORKS AND RELIABILITY
SAU055: BAYESIAN PARAMETER ESTIMATION FOR POWER ENGINEERS
W. Doorsamy, J. Naude, W.A. Cronje, and I. Hofsajer
SAU097: ON THE ADEQUACY OF ELECTRICITY RELIABILITY INDICES IN SOUTH
AFRICA
R. Herman, C.T. Gaunt and L. Tait
SAU020: INTRA-BUILDING POWER NETWORK NOISE MODELLING IN SOUTH
AFRICA
A.M. Nyete, T.J.O. Afullo and I.E. Davidson
SAU107: DISTANCE TO FAULT ACCURACY IN AN ESKOM DISTRIBUTION
NETWORK
A. Snyman and A. Marks
DIS01: DESIGN AND OPTIMISE A POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR A
NATURAL GAS EXTRACTION PLAN
J. de Meyer and A.J. Grobler*
DIS03: INTERCONNECTION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SOURCES INTO THE ESKOM
POWER STATION AUXILIARIES - MODELLING AND PERFORMANCE ANAYLSIS
N. Mazibuko, A.K. Saha and M. Manyage
DIS04: NON-CONVEX OPTIMIZATION THROUGH SCHEDULING OF GENERATING
UNITS WITH RESPECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
M. Govan, A. Goudarzi and I.E. Davidson
SESSION 3-D: TRANSFORMERS
SAU037: MEASUREMENT OF SWITCHING SURGES AND RESONANCE
BEHAVIOUR IN TRANSFORMER WINDINGS
C.A. Bandaa and J.M. van Coller
SAU052: ADVANCEMENTS IN DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER ELECTRICAL
TRANSIENTS AND POWER FREQUENCY SIGNAL MONITORING
F. A. Netshiongolwe, R. Cormack, J. M. van Coller
SAU099: INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSES OF 11kV/400V
DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS’ HIGH FAILURE RATE: CASE STUDYSWAZILAND ELECTRICITY COMPANY
M.T. Maziya and K. Awodele
SAU106: WIDE BAND ANALYTICAL INDUCTANCE CALCULATIONS FOR LARGE
POWER TRANSFORMERS USING WILCOX’S APPROACH
B.J. van Jaarsveld
SAU016: APPLICATION OF KEY FAULT GASES AND OIL TESTING FOR
EVALUATION OF TRANSFORMER CONDITION AND ITS MAINTENANCE
REQUIREMENT
G.K. Irungu, A.O. Akumu, J.L. Munda and B. Lubisi
SAU065: MODELLING AND EVALUATION OF SINGLE-PHASE OPTIMISA POWER
TRANSFORMER
A. Coetzer and M.J. Kamper