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Theses and Dissertations (Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)The need to ease pressure from the depleting fossil fuel reserves coupled with the rising global energy demand has seen a drastic increase in research and uptake of renewable energy sources in recent decades. Of the commonly ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Developing nations face insurmountable challenges to reliably and sustainably provide energy and water to the population. These resources are intricately entwined such that decisions on the use of one affects the other ...
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(2017)Current trends in electrical power consumption indicate that there is an increase in the number of electrical appliances that consume direct current (DC) power such as computers, lighting appliances, TVs and other ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Latency is becoming a significant factor in many Internet applications such as P2P sharing and online gaming. Coupled with the fact that an increasing number of people are using online services for backup and replication ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Passive radar detects and ranges targets by receiving signals which are reflected off targets. Communication transmissions are generally used, however, theoretically any signal with a suitable ambiguity function may be ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Wireless sensor networks have become increasingly popular in many applications such as environment monitoring and law enforcement. Data aggregation is a method used to reduce network traffic but cannot be used together ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Cognitive radio networks (CRN) have been tipped as one of the most promising paradigms for next generation wireless communication, due primarily to its huge promise of mitigating the spectrum scarcity challenge. To help ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)This work deals with the energy management of belt conveyor systems (BCS) under various demandside management (DSM) programmes. The primary objective of this work is to model the energy consumption and energy related ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)A generic plant-wide control structure is proposed for the optimal operation of a grinding mill circuit. An economic objective function is defined for the grinding mill circuit with reference to the economic objective ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Approximately three rhinos are poached daily in South Africa. Rhino poaching is a serious problem that a ects not only the rhino population of South Africa, but also the rhino population of the world. South Africa has ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017-05)The primary problem addressed in this thesis is to develop a Multi-carrier Code Division Multiple Access (MC-CDMA) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) modem, capable of delivering 1 Gbps aggregated throughput over a 200 m single ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Radiofrequency spectrum is a finite resource that consists of the frequencies in the range 3 kHz to 300 GHz. It is used for wireless communication and supports several applications and services. Whether it is at the personal, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)In his thesis, CONDUCTED EMC MODELLING IN MODERN DC-DC POWER CONVERTERS, the conducted electromagnetic effects of high-density high-switching frequency modern power converters are studied. The noise source and noise path ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)The concept of lights-out process control is explored in this work (specifically pertaining to the minerals processing industry). The term is derived from lights-out manufacturing, which is used in discrete component ...
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(University of PretoriaUniversity of Pretoria, 2016)In this dissertation, the phase noise performance of single-ended ring oscillators was investigated to determine their suitability in wideband, low phase noise oscillator applications. The main focus was on improving the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)In light of the energy shortage and environmental pollution, improving the energy efficiency of energyintensive industrial processes is a research topic of increasing importance. The mining industry is one such heavy ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have found a use in various applications due to their compact size, durability and energy efficiency. Traditionally, due to low levels of illuminated light, LEDs have been mostly utilised as ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The track stitching problem can be divided into two tasks, namely target tracking to create track fragments, and track stitching to stitch the resulting track fragments together. In this study a tracking algorithm is ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The rising costs, power deficit and environmental concerns about fossil fuel-based energy resources have led to significant research effort in renewable and cleaner energy resources. Globally, governments are adopting ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)This research study presents a multi-objective optimization model aimed at optimizing the retrofitting costs, energy savings, water savings, pay-back period and points earned under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental ...
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