Best technical articles in EngineerIT, Energize, Vector and PositionIT in 2015
In December 2015 you were invited to help the editorial committee of
EE Publishers choose the best article in EngineerIT, Energize, Vector and PositionIT magazines for 2015.
Qualifying articles were 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 is pleased to announce the winning papers and authors from each magazine as follows:
--------------------------------- Vector ---------------------------------
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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------------------------------ EngineerIT ---------------------------
As time goes by technology evolves and advances, bringing many benefits. An example of this would be the replacement of relay control logic with programmable logic controllers (PLCs). The use of PLCs reduced a lot of wiring work and engineering design cost. Another example would...(
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------------------------------ Energize -----------------------------
by Riaan Smit, Eskom
Energize June 2015, pp 31
This article summarises the introduction of the renewable energy independent power producer (REIPPP) programme in South Africa and the Eskom renewable energy grid integration process. It also addresses the technical evaluations considered by Eskom and how to ensure... (
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----------------------------- PositionIT -----------------------------
by Daniel van Zyl, Professional Land Surveyor
PositionIT July 2015, pp 26
The technological age of electronic distance measurement, satellite positioning, 4x4s and aeroplanes often numbs one's appreciation of what our surveying predecessors accomplished. Much is taken for granted and time should be taken to stand still to honour these men... (
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------------------------------ The prizes -----------------------------
The author of each winning paper will receive a Canon i-SENSYS MF 8280Cw series device valued at about R4000, kindly sponsored by Canon.
