Help us choose the best technical article in Vector for 2015 and win R1000
You are invited to help the editorial committee of EE Publishers choose the best article in Vector magazine for 2015.
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 five qualifying articles of 2015 (below), and requests your participation in choosing the best article from these finalists.
The 20th person that votes to select 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 R4000, kindly sponsored by Canon.
Voting deadline: 11 pm, 15 January 2016
The finalists chosen by the EE Publishers editorial committee, in order of publication date, are:
by Andrew Etzinger, Eskom
Vector January 2015, pp 60 - 62
Tucked away just off busy Grayston Drive in Strathavon, Johannesburg, is a facebrick office park that does not appear to be very different to the many other stylish developments mushrooming in the area. The three-storey Upper Grayston Office Park on Linden Road is, in many...
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by Connie Jonker, IESSA
Vector February 2015, pp 24 - 28
In August 2014, IESSA formed the Lighting Industry Technical Committee (LITC) to deal with matters of concern to the South African lighting industry. The LITC has also formed a working group tasked with evaluating the status of key industry challenges. The committee makes proposals...
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by Henk Rotman, Philips Lighting SA
Vector May 2015, pp 31 - 32
A major challenge facing South Africa at present is a renewed electricity shortage and the devastating impact this has on the economy. This issue is much-discussed with the focus firmly on Eskom's financial situation; the threat of further tariff hikes and, especially, on when...
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by Stirling Marais, Cosine and Kurt Isele, Lightnet
Vector July 2015, pp 28 - 31
Heat rise inside bulkhead-type fluorescent emergency light fittings will age the batteries prematurely and, in serious cases, damage the emergency gear itself. The worst offenders here are switch-start CFLs due to the electromagnetic ballast dissipation. These are thankfully...
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by Paul Louw, ABB
Vector September 2015, pp 41 - 42
It is only in daily use over time that the true value of the design and control parameters of low-voltage switchgear become evident. Sasol's Secunda Synfuels Operations migrated certain plant to ABB's MNS LV switchgear more than 20 years ago. The transition to new switchgear... (more) (vote)
