University Staff
Prof MJ (Thinus) Booysen
IOT CHAIR; COMPUTER SYSTEMS
mjbooysen@sun.ac.za
Project Role: Project leader supervising all students and overseeing all projects.
Prof J (Joubert) Abraham
Sustainable Road Freight; Logistics Operations
jveeden@sun.ac.za
Project Role: Renewable energy integration for sustainable road freight and logistics operations.
Dr AJ (Arnold) Rix
PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS
rix@sun.ac.za
Project Role: Renewable energy integration for the charging of electric minibus taxis.
Dr AA (Armand) Du Plessis
PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS
armandd@sun.ac.za
Project Role: Design of a retrofit minibus taxi and bus.
Dr JM (Johann) Strauss
ELECTRICAL ENERGY SYSTEMS
jstrauss@sun.ac.za
Project Role: Efficient energy conversion for vehicle to grid (V2G) applications.
Dr N (Nkosinathi) Gule
ELECTRICAL MACHINES AND DRIVES
nathie@sun.ac.za
Project Role: Design of an electric motor for the retrofit of an electric minibus taxi.
Dr CJ (Chris) Abraham
Electric Vehicle Fleet Simulations
emobility@sun.ac.za
Project Role: Mobility simulations and subsequent energy demand estimations of electric minibus taxis and other fleets.
Students
Stephan Lacock
MEng (Electronic)
22583408@sun.ac.za
Project Role: Design of a retrofit minibus and bus.
Brendan Pretorius
MEng (Electronic)
22659269@sun.ac.za
Project Role: Vehicle to grid (V2G) applications.
Jacques Wüst
MEng (Electronic)
22794425@sun.ac.za
Project Role: Scheduling of electric fleets to reproduce ICE operations.
Johan Giliomee
Phd (Electronic)
jhgiliomee@sun.ac.za
Project Role: Examining the energy demands, simulating and reducing grid impact, and sustainable long-distance paratransit solutions.
Menelaos Meli
Phd (Electronic)
menelaos.meli@gmail.com
Project Role: Design of portable EV charging solutions using renewable energy.
Joshua Sello
MEng (Electronic)
24129496@sun.ac.za
Project Role: Integration of IoT solutions into transportation systems.