Author:Simelane, Sengiphile N; Isaac, Nithin; Duma, Talent C; Chowdhury, SPDDate:Jun 2018The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Pretoria is currently implementing an energy autonomous programme aimed at creating an Energy- Autonomous Campus (EAC) by supplying energy from the three primary energy sources: ...Read more
Author:Kuchena, JDate:Feb 2010This presentation proposes energy efficient housing in South Africa, and presents the economic, social and environmental sustainability challenges it brings. The CSIR's expertise in terms of design, construction methods, material selection, ...Read more
Author:Olatinwo, DD; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Hancke, GP; Myburgh, HCDate:May 2023Among the wireless body area network (WBAN) scarce resources, energy resource is an essential resource on which most of the WBAN biomedical devices activities depend upon. The biomedical devices are usually battery-powered and if they fail ...Read more
Author:Aron, FO; Olwal, TO; Kurien, A; Odhiambo, MODate:Aug 2008The control of the topology of a network makes it possible for the network nodes to reduce their power of transmission while ensuring that network connectivity is preserved. This paper explains the need for energy consumption control in ...Read more
Author:Osburn, LDate:Feb 2009Current perceptions conjure images of photovoltaic panels and wind turbines when green building or sustainable development is discussed. How energy is used and how it is generated are core components of both green building and sustainable ...Read more
Author:Fon, RC; Igboamalu, F; Ndjiongue, AR; Ouahada, K; Leke, C; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Aug 2022The new concept of smart city requires numerous electronic devices such as actuator sensor interface distributed across multiple outdoor environment. The internet of things (IoT) plays a crucial role in connected devices via the internet. In ...Read more
Author:Osburn, LDate:Jan 2010The construction industry has turned to energy modelling in order to assist them in reducing the amount of energy consumed by buildings. However, while the energy loads of buildings can be accurately modelled, energy models often under-predict ...Read more
Author:Mabina, Paseka G; Mukoma, PeterDate:Nov 2019For years, utilities have used traditional demand response (DR) programmes to send out signals to consumers to reduce electricity consumption at times of high stress on the grid. Now, a new generation of communication and control technologies ...Read more
Author:Mhlanga, Martin M; Olwal, TO; Mutanga, MB; Adigun, MODate:Sep 2011It is everyone’s dream to have network connectivity anywhere at all times. This dream can only be realized provided there are feasible solutions that are put in place for the next generation of wireless works. Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) ...Read more
Author:Tazvinga, Henerica; Fore, SDate:Mar 2010This paper looks at an energy performance analysis for a photovoltaic, diesel, and battery hybrid power supply system. The procedure starts by the identification of the hourly load requirements for a typical target consumer and the concept ...Read more
Author:Masonta, Moshe T; Olwal, T; Ntlatlapa, Ntsibane SDate:May 2010In the past decade, the access to telephone services has increased drastically due to the deployment of wireless technologies and liberalization of telecommunications markets. But internet access in most African rural communities still remains ...Read more
Author:Bladergroen, B; Bischof-Niemz, TDate:Oct 2015With the emergence of variable renewable energy (VRE) sources, such as solar photovoltaics (PV) and wind power, flexibility requirements in the power system are generally increasing. However, what is not so clear yet is what “increasing ...Read more
Author:Bladergroen, B; Bischof-Niemz, Sebastian TDate:Oct 2015With the emergence of variable renewable energy (VRE) sources, such as solar photovoltaics (PV) and wind power, flexibility requirements in the power system are generally increasing. However, what is not so clear yet is what “increasing ...Read more
Author:Matekenya, W; Mehlwana, MADate:May 2006Climate change is emerging as one of the most challenging problems confronting the humankind in the 21st century. Global warming is almost proportionally interrelated with the pace of industrialization over the past 200 years. This paper ...Read more
Author:Dhlamini, MS; Mhlongo, Gugu H; Swart, HC; Hillie, KTDate:Apr 2011Preparation of Er3+, Ho3+ and Tm3+ ions co-doped SiO2 nanoparticle phosphor powders by sol gelmethod is reported. The morphology and the particle size of the SiO2 hostmatrix were confirmed by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). ...Read more
Author:Moyo, DDate:Oct 2012The hydroentanglement of fibres is achieved by the energy of the high-velocity waterjets. This method is highly energy intensive and
costly, hence the attempt to study the energy transfer during the process. Generally, the amount of energy ...Read more
Author:Moyo, D; Anadjiwala, RDate:01 Sep 2010Nonwoven fabrics are engineered assemblies of natural and man-made fibres bonded together mechanically, thermally, chemically or by a combination of these techniques. The nonwoven industry has a huge growth potential compared to weaving and ...Read more
Author:Bogaers, Alfred EJ; Botha, NDate:Oct 2016The aim of this paper is to outline a preliminary investigation into an energy optimisation model with the aim of eventually being incorporated into a real-time driver assist program. A significant portion of the South African economy is ...Read more
Author:Olatinwo, DD; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Hancke, GPDate:Feb 2022Energy efficiency is an important quality-of-service requirement that needs to be considered when designing an efficient MAC protocol for a WBAN system due to the limited power resources of biomedical sensor devices. To address this, an ...Read more