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Using blinds, day-lighting, and geyser temperature settings to reduce electricity consumption and pricing patterns in energy-efficient buildings 在节能建筑中使用百叶窗、日光照明和间歇泉温度设置来减少电力消耗和价格模式

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SAIEE Africa Research Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-27 DOI: 10.23919/SAIEE.2022.9695422

Godwin Norense Osarumwense Asemota;Nelson M. Ijumba

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Personal Information Two-dimensional Code Encryption Technology in the Process of E-commerce Logistics Transportation 电子商务物流运输过程中的个人信息二维码加密技术

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SAIEE Africa Research Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-27 DOI: 10.23919/SAIEE.2022.9695425

Ju Ouyang;Xianping Chen

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Software validation of optimal bidirectional composite conductor design with applications 双向复合导体优化设计的软件验证及应用

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SAIEE Africa Research Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-27 DOI: 10.23919/SAIEE.2022.9695424

Godwin Norense Osarumwense Asemota;Nelson M. Ijumba

{"title":"Software validation of optimal bidirectional composite conductor design with applications","authors":"Godwin Norense Osarumwense Asemota;Nelson M. Ijumba","doi":"10.23919/SAIEE.2022.9695424","DOIUrl":"10.23919/SAIEE.2022.9695424","url":null,"abstract":"The ever-increasing electricity consumption patterns worldwide and the very many drivers of load growth have placed heavy burdens on new and existing power supply infrastructures, globally. The measurement of standards of living based on the quantity and quality of electricity consumed has further exacerbated power systems transmission network problems. Software validation of optimal bidirectional composite conductor designs, which carry very high currents at high temperatures, vertically and horizontally in tandem, attempt to provide solutions to the above problems. Composites comprising a conductor and insulating material strips in which the density approaches the minimum conducting area and satisfies Laplace's equation was considered. The variational problem was homogenized and polyconvexified using Lagrange multipliers and Green's identity, while the Hessian was used to relax the minimized characteristic function for convexification. The results indicate materials and costs optimization. Both the horizontal and vertical currents were equal, without hotspots or irregular power transfer problems in the composite conductor matrix. The vertical and horizontal gradients along the composite were equal and optimal, and their respective directions of highest change were uniform along their lines of equal energy. The conductor materials occupied about two-thirds area of composite. The high-temperature low-sag cable is light in weight, strong, and bendable. Its larger diameter reduces corona effects, which makes it useful for voltages beyond 300 kV and can minimize the incidence of power blackouts, globally.","PeriodicalId":42493,"journal":{"name":"SAIEE Africa Research Journal","volume":"113 1","pages":"37-51"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel7/8475037/9693436/09695424.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48655548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Terrestrial Free Space Optical Communication Systems Availability based on Meteorological Visibility Data for South Africa 基于南非气象能见度数据的地面自由空间光通信系统可用性

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SAIEE Africa Research Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-27 DOI: 10.23919/SAIEE.2022.9695423

Olabamidele O. Kolawole;Thomas J. O. Afullo;Modisa Mosalaosi

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Editors and reviewers 编辑和审稿人

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SAIEE Africa Research Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-27 DOI: 10.23919/SAIEE.2022.9695420

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Notes for authors 作者须知

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SAIEE Africa Research Journal Pub Date : 2021-11-01

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How assessment shapes learning: A perspective from engineering students 评估如何塑造学习：来自工科学生的视角

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SAIEE Africa Research Journal Pub Date : 2021-11-01

Teresa S. Hattingh;Laura Dison

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Ethics in engineering education 4.0: The educator's perspective 工程教育4.0中的伦理学：教育者的视角

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SAIEE Africa Research Journal Pub Date : 2021-11-01

Bronwyn Swartz

{"title":"Ethics in engineering education 4.0: The educator's perspective","authors":"Bronwyn Swartz","doi":"","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/","url":null,"abstract":"The advent of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) has had an all-pervasive influence on virtually every aspect of high-quality manufacturing and associated services. Consequently, it triggered increasing industry demand to drive technological transformation. By implication, this propelled transformation in the requirements of Higher Education (HE) during the process of training engineers, towards more blended or online modes of delivery. A common concern from commentators has been “What are the ethical implications of using technology when teaching engineering students”. The objective of this paper is to expand on a previously published literature study which theoretically examined the extent to which ethics has been considered during the process of training engineers in contemporary times. In this follow-up study, a survey research instrument (n=68) which included eight likert scale questions and ten open-ended questions, was used to empirically explore three ethical dilemmas which emerged during the precursor study. The ethical dilemmas are (1) the unintended negative consequences of using technology; (2) discrimination as a result of the use of technology and (3) educator agency in the Engineering Education 4.0, at a University of Technology (UoT) in South Africa. Ethical clearance to do this research was secured through institutional channels. The findings of this study were consistent with findings of the precursor study and the recommendation of this study is that a series of workshops be held to develop ethics guidelines and establish ethical best practices to assist engineering educators to assure the quality of online engineering education, avoid discrimination, protect the privacy of both students and educators and reinforce the integrity of online engineering assessments.","PeriodicalId":42493,"journal":{"name":"SAIEE Africa Research Journal","volume":"112 4","pages":"181-188"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel7/8475037/9580763/09580771.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67864422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Guest editorial: Engineering education 客座编辑：工程教育

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SAIEE Africa Research Journal Pub Date : 2021-11-01

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IEEE Xplore digital library indexes the Transactions of the SAIEE, 1909 to date IEEE Xplore数字图书馆索引了1909年至今的SAIEE汇刊

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SAIEE Africa Research Journal Pub Date : 2021-11-01

Saurabh Sinha;Beatrys Lacquet;B.T.J. Maharaj

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