Browsing Engineering by Subject "Load management"
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Centralised vs decentralised PI control for an islanded multi-inverter microgrid
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023)Energy supply security is arguably one of the most pressing challenges for both emerging and established countries around the world, as technology grows increasingly reliant on reliable energy. With the increase of ... -
A holistic approach to evaluate the feasibility of implementing ice thermal storage on deep mines
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Over the past decade, the mining industry has been faced with several challenges that have contributed towards dwindling profit margins across many South African deep-level mines. One of the major, if not the most significant ... -
An integrated energy efficiency strategy for deep mine ventilation and refrigeration
(2014)South Africa’s electricity supply is under pressure. Mining is one of South Africa’s largest electricity consumers with electricity-intensive services such as compressed air, cooling, ventilation, etc. More than 40% of ... -
Load management on a municipal water treatment plant
(2015)Water Treatment Plants (WTPs) supply potable water which is transferred by pumps to various end users. WTPs and other sub-systems are energy intensive with pump installed capacities varying between 75 kW – 6 000 kW. It has ... -
Optimising deep-level mine refrigeration control for sustainable cost savings
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Declined productivity and increased operational costs have seen South African deep-level gold mines become marginal operations during the past few years. The price of electricity is one of the major contributors to an ... -
Optimising energy recovery on mine dewatering systems
(North-West University, 2018)Mines in South Africa face many challenges. Chief among these are rising production costs. This coupled with labour unrests and investor uncertainty means that mines are under significant strain. An excellent method to ...