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Help us choose the best technical article in Vector for 2014 and win R1000


You are invited to help the editorial committee of EE Publishers choose the best article in Vector magazine for 2014.

 
Qualifying articles are limited to those by authors in South Africa, and exclude company white papers or information supplied under a company name. 
 
The EE Publishers editorial committee has chosen what it considers to be the top ten qualifying articles of 2014 (below), and requests your participation in choosing the best article from these finalists. 
 
The 20th person that selects a potential winner from the papers below will win R1000 sponsored by EE Publishers.
 
The  author of the winning paper will receive a Canon i-SENSYS MF 8280Cw series device valued at about R3699, kindly sponsored by Canon.
                       
Voting deadline: 5 February 2015 
 
The finalists chosen by the EE Publishers editorial committee, in order of publication date, are:

Ceramic metal halide: past present and future
by Henk Rotman, Philips Lighting 
Vector, Jan 2014, pp 27 - 28

This article explores ceramic metal halide, a conventional technology still evolving despite the LED revolution, and discusses its specifics, history, most recent developments, and future outlook...(more) (vote)

Managing diesel particulate matter
by Ossie Carstens, Deutz Dieselpower 
Vector, Jan 2014, pp 40 - 43

This article clarifies the origins of diesel particulate matter (DPM) in exhaust emissions and uses those insights to derive principles to manage these levels...(more) (vote) 

General factors to consider in lighting design
by Thomas Bond, ACDC Dynamics 
Vector, Mar 2014, pp 32 - 33

Lighting design for optimal light levels factors in location: the required illumination levels, working plane, lamp type, lumen output, mounting height and the required levels of uniformity...(more) (vote)

Unpacking the air circuit breaker - applications and development
by Paul Louw, ABB 
Vector, Mar 2014, pp 43 - 44

The development and applications of low voltage electrical circuit breakers, from the post-World War II days to the incorporation of the de-ionisation chamber in circuit breaker design in the 1940s, and the development and applications of the air circuit breaker...(more) (vote) 

SANS 10114-1 compliance remains a prerequisite
by Connie Jonker, IESSA technical liaison 
Vector, April 2014, pp 33 - 34

Performance and energy efficiency improvements in lamps and lighting, as well as an influx of new products in recent years have replaced the familiar, standard performance parameters, but SANS 10114-1 must still be complied with...(more) (vote) 

Restructuring dimensionally distorted slag pots: a case study
by Grant Sutherland, Xpert Welding 
Vector, April 2014, pp 51 - 52

Dimensional distortion in 160 mm thick cast-iron slag pots remained a major concern for steel furnaces with no successful solution in sight until a specialised welding company saved its client millions through a unique restructuring process... (more) (vote)

Emergency lighting control by means of DALI
by Stirling Marais, Cosine Developments 
Vector, Nov/Dec 2014, pp 31 - 32

With the global emergence of building automation, the powerful supervisory facilities and control of a DALI-based emergency lighting system in building designs and renovations are now too obvious to ignore...(more) (vote)

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