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Improving energy consumption of an induction motor by design of a power factor correction system and estimation of it's saving on a large scale
(IEEE, 2014)
Power factor correction (PFC) is common in commercial and industrial applications. A need to extend its application increased with the dwindling natural resources used for power generation and also exceeding energy demand, ...
Verifying the cooling capacity and power consumption of thermoelectric cooling holders for vaccine storage
(IEEE, 2015)
The purpose of this paper is to verify the power
consumption of different topologies of cooling system for the
storage of vaccine in a portable solar powered vaccine carrier
box for the domestic use in South Africa. The ...
Implications of residential electricity theft, detection and enforcement: Corruption of consumers and agents
(SAAPAM, 2014)
This paper analyses the economic impact of residential electricity theft. Theft and corruption are common in electricity distribution systems worldwide. Electricity theft form part of the revenue protection objectives in ...
The pursuit of African continental governance: the stone that the builders "forgot"
(SAAPAM, 2014)
The African Union is an inter-governmental arrangement aimed at fostering democratic ideals and development on the African continent. The metamorphosis of inter-governmental arrangements has led to the need for the inclusion ...
Municipal resources for enhancing communication and Information services
(SAAPAM, 2014)
This paper examines the norms and standards for using municipal resources. Managing resources forms part of internal procedures. the paper specifically analysis the strategies implemented for upholding municipal employees ...
Public service (mis)management of the gifts: travesty to fostering integrity and preventing corruption
(SAAPAM, 2014)
This paper seeks to analyse South Africa’s regulatory frameworks relating to the receipt of gifts in the Public Service in order to assess the mechanisms for management of this practice in Sedibeng District Municipality ...
“No more going to Nandos”: Rudimentary statistics and venal public servants in tender adjudication
(SAAPAM, 2014)
This paper advances the notion that corruption in public service is perpetrated by the corruptibility of functionaries. The psychopathology of corruption demonstrates that hominids are inherently venal and will thus ...
Focused intervention study and the promotion of effective oversight: experiences from the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
(SAAPAM, 2014)
This aim of this paper is to analyse the experiences of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL) and its Focused Intervention Study (FIS) to demonstrate that oversight could be effective in serving public interests if it ...
A review on switched reluctance machines for electric vehicle
(IEEE, 2016)
Nowadays, switched reluctance machines (SRM) are gaining interest in the scientific community due to the advantages they offer. The SRM offers an overall efficiency similar to an induction motor of the same rating, since ...
FaceFunda: a taxi ride with teacher-students towards social media literacy in the rural Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
(Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2014)
This paper explores and describes how teacher-students from rural communities in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, enrolled for a BEd Honours programme, experienced social media support to assist and guide them to compile ...