Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering is an exciting and dynamic field. Electrical engineers are responsible for the generation, transfer and conversion of electrical power, while electronic engineers are concerned with the transfer of information using radio waves, the design of electronic circuits, the design of computer systems and the development of control systems such as aircraft autopilots. These sought-after engineers can look forward to a rewarding and respected career.
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Analysis and performance evaluation of large-scale wound rotor synchronous wind generator with non-overlap winding technology
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis covers the analysis, performance evaluation and design optimisation of a wound rotor synchronous generator (WRSG) for medium-speed wind generator drive train applications. Permanent magnet ... -
Design and simulation of a flux-locked-loop for use in low-frequency magnetometry systems using DC SQUIDS
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: his thesis presents the design of a Flux-Locked-Loop (FLL) for use in readout electronics for High Temperature Superconductor Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (HTS SQUIDs). SQUIDs are used ... -
The research and development of a capacitive biosensor to detect and measure Arg Gingipain A
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and Periodontitis are non-communicable diseases with devastating consequences for the patients and people caring for the patients. It has been found that inflammation ... -
Degenerate Gaussian factors for probabilistic inference
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Gaussian random variables and distributions are widely used for inference across many ap- plications, where correlations within probabilistic models can be used to calculate accurate posterior distributions ... -
A novel approach to identify frequency transient (un)stable sub-networks in low-inertia power systems with high renewable energy penetration
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Due to global environmental concerns, power systems are transitioning from conventional to renewable energy sources (RES). The integration of large-scale inverter-based RES introduces numerous challenges ... -
Nomad: a pithos based P2P distributed storage network implementation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Massively multi-user virtual environments (MMVEs) can be defined as virtual environments where thousands of users are able to simultaneously interact with one another or with a virtual world. A popular ... -
Investigating surge protection and earthing designs used for utility-scale PV plants
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Due to the global impact of fossil fuel energy generation, renewable energy source imple- mentation is growing. Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy generation has seen the second-highest growth of all renewable ... -
Tuneable VHF and UHF notch filters for protection against jamming
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A novel narrow-band helical resonator stop-band filter, with PIN-diode based switched frequency states, is presented for the first time. The use of PIN- diodes offers a very low-loss discrete tuning ... -
Reconfigurable microstrip filter with continuous coupling and frequency tunability
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: For the modern communication system, adaptability is an essential requirement to remain relevant in the current day and age. This project focuses on the implementation of a varactor structure to provide ... -
Differential LNA for SKA Mid-frequency aperture array
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The sensistivity of a receiver is determined by the total collecting area of the radio system and the noise temperature of the system. To maximize the sensitivity, the collecting area needs to be made ... -
Mitochondrial fission, fusion and depolarisation event location prediction for a high-throughput analysis of three-dimensional fluorescence microscopy images
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Cells are the basic building blocks of all living organisms and the overall health and quality of life are closely linked to their health and functioning. Amongst others, morphological mitochondrial ... -
Wave front simulator for closed loop testing of direction finding systems
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Direction finding systems are highly complex and intricate. The direction finding antenna arrays are expensive and sometimes physically large (more than 125 m is some arrays). When these systems are ... -
Development of a sensor for the early detection of pancreatic ductal carcinoma
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Cancer has always been a serious problem in the medical field. Certain types of cancer such as pancreatic cancer, has a very low survival rate. One of the reasons for this is because it is typically ... -
Wind resource clustering based on statistical Weibull characteristics
(Multi-Science Publishing, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This investigation presents results for the clustering of wind resource data based on statistical Weibull characteristics. The clustering of a chosen geographical area is based on the Weibull and mean ... -
Solving sparse-reward problems in partially observable 3D environments using distributed reinforcement learning
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: n this study, we address sparse-reward problems in partially observable 3D environments. The example task is set in a simulation environment where a reinforcement learning (RL) agent has to deliver a ... -
Evaluation of next-generation low-power communication technology to replace GSM in IoT-applications
(Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The large demand for smart metering and control, asset tracking, remote monitoring, and other applications has resulted in the emergence of innovative new internet of things (IoT) low-power wide-area ... -
Robust voice activity detection for low-resource automatic speech recognition
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The automatic separation of raw audio into speech and non-speech is an important preprocessing step for many real-world speech processing systems. This task, known as voice activity detection (VAD), has ... -
Wideband modelling and parameter estimation of capacitor voltage transformers using a pseudo-random impulse sequence
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Capacitor voltage transformers are widely used on power transmission networks for voltages of 275 kV and above for voltage measurement, installed on high voltage busbars and transmission lines. The ... -
Adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference systems and data clustering for short-term load forecasting in a capacity constrained market
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Accurate short-term load forecasting of electrical power systems is of critical importance when it comes to accurately managing and controlling a modern grid. It allows for the effective allocation and ... -
Development of a local hot-cold antenna measurement system
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Active antennas and antenna arrays are of great interest for high-sensitivity receiver systems, as used in radio astronomy. Several topologies for such receiver systems have low noise amplifiers closely ...
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