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Dr R Naidoo

Position

Senior Lecturer and Group Head: Power Systems

Address

Dr. R Naidoo
Department of Electrical Electronic & Computer Engineering
University of Pretoria
0002 Pretoria
South Africa

Visiting Address:
Engineering II Building, Room 2-23

Tel. +27 12 420-5239
Fax. +27 12 362-5000
E-mail: raj.naidoo@up.ac.za

Qualifications

B.Sc Eng (Natal)
M.Sc Eng (Wits)
PhD (UCT)

Professional status

  • Registered as a Professional Engineer, ECSA Registration Number: 20010115

Memberships

  • IEEE
  • SAIEE
  • ECSA

Teaching

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

Power Distribution Engineering (EEV732)
http://www.ee.up.ac.za/main/en/postgrad/subjects/eev732/index

General Research Fields

  • Power and Energy Systems

Specific Research Areas

  • Power System Planning
  • Power System Operations
  • Power System Protection
  • Power Quality
  • Demand Side Management and Energy Efficiency

Research Topics

Please contact me

Awards

  • FRD Scholarship for B.Sc Eng (Electrical) Studies
  • Eskom Scholarship for M.Sc Eng Studies
  • Eskom Managers Award for Best M.Sc Student
  • DL and Associates - Best Presentation Award

Grants

  • Eskom Tesp Grant 2004 - current
  • NRF Tutuka 2005 - 2008
  • NRF Thrip 2007 - current

Recent Publications

Papers Published in Journals

  • Naidoo R.M, Pillay P, “A new method of voltage sag and swell detection,”, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Apr 2007, Vol 22, No. 2
  • Smit P, Naidoo R.M and Naidoo V “Reserve optimisation incorporating demand market participation,”, Energize, Jan/Feb 2008, pp. 59-63

Papers Submitted for Publication in Refereed Accredited Journals

  • Naidoo R.M, Visser J, Pillay P, “An adaptive method of symmetrical component estimation”, in review, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, TPWRD-00744-2009
  • Naidoo R.M, Manning J, “A Reliability Evaluation of a Power Distribution Network with Reference to Petrochemical and Gas to Liquid Plants” for consideration for publication in International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems.

Recent Papers Presented and Published in International Conference Proceedings

  • Leuschner F.W, Naidoo R.M, Practical wiring training for power engineering students, 3rd African Regional Conference on Engineering Education (ARCEE 2006), Pretoria, September 26-27, 2006
  • Naidoo R.M, Barendse P, Douglas H, Pillay P, A new algorithm for improved dip/sag detection with application to improved performance of wind turbine generators, IEEE IAS 2006 Annual Meeting, Tampa Florida, October 8-12, 2006
  • Grobler M, Naidoo R.M, Determining Transmission Line Parameters from GPS Time-Stamped Data, IEEE IECON, Paris, November 2006
  • Naidoo R.M, Pillay P, An online method of extracting single-event sag indices, IEEE PES Africa 2007, Johannesburg, South Africa, July 16-20, 2007
  • Smit P, Naidoo R.M, A generation reserve optimization model incorporating demand market participation, IEEE PES Africa 2007, Johannesburg, South Africa, July 16-20, 2007
  • Kala Konga L, Naidoo R.M, A design model for a fuel cell compression system, Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy Conference (ICUE 2009), Cape Town, June 10-12, 2009
  • Dlamini V, Manyage M, Naidoo R.M, A Non-Intrusive Compensated Slip Method for Motor Efficiency Estimation using Vibration Signature Analysis, accepted for publication, IEEE Africon, September 13-15, 2011
  • Naidoo R, Naidoo R, Multi-Period Co-optimisation of Energy and Reserves using an Optimal Power Flow Formulation, accepted for presentation, IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems, which will be held Apr 02, 2012 to Apr 04, 2012, in Phuket, Thailand

Recent Papers Presented and Published in Local Conference Proceedings

  • Carolin T, Naidoo R.M, A model of a transient stability stabiliser, SAUPEC, January 2005.
  • Nene M, Naidoo R.M, Harmonic penetration from capacitor coupled substations, SAUPEC, January 2005.