Paseka Mabina

Candidate Engineer

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City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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About me
PhD (cand.) at Stellenbosch University, Professional Engineer (PrEng.), M&G top 200 Young South Africans
Education
- University of the Witwatersrand
  2015 - 2016
  Master of Engineering (MEng) Power Systems Course Work
  Activities and Societies: Modules: Principles of Insulation Coordination in Electrical Power Systems, Selected Topics in Power Engineering, Earthing and Lightning Protection, Variable Speed Drives for AC Machines, Power Electronics, Advanced Electromechanical Conversion, Investigational and Design Project in Electrical Engineering, Project Management, Management of Technology Research topics and Design Projects:Switching surges found with MV motors fed via cables and switched by vacuum circuit breakersParticipation of PV parks in the transient stability and small signal stability behaviour of power system Lightning and Earthing protection for a railway system Investigation into the control of the converters used with variable speed wind turbines Investigate two approaches of controlling slip ring induction motors, which… Show more Research topics and Design Projects:Switching surges found with MV motors fed via cables and switched by vacuum circuit breakersParticipation of PV parks in the transient stability and small signal stability behaviour of power system Lightning and Earthing protection for a railway system Investigation into the control of the converters used with variable speed wind turbines Investigate two approaches of controlling slip ring induction motors, which are static Kramer and Scherbius drives Modelling of a salient-pole synchronous generatorDesign and modelling of a grid connected Wind-PV Hybrid System in the Eastern Cape The Future of Project ManagementInvestigating the effects of innovation in Banking Industry Show less
- Stellenbosch University
  2020 - 2024
  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  Load Management using machine Learning
- University of Cape Town
  2010 - 2013
  Bachelor of Science (BSc) Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Experience
- Department of Water and Sanitation
  Feb 2014 - Nov 2015
  Candidate Engineer
  Electrical Design
- Tongaat Hulett Starch
  Dec 2015 - Mar 2017
  Engineer In Training
  Electrical and Instrument EIT
- CAHORS
  Apr 2017 - Dec 2017
  Research And Development Engineer
  Transformer Design
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
  Jan 2018 - Oct 2024
  Renewable Energy, Energy Modelling, Demand Response, Energy Efficiency and Energy Management.
  - Senior Research Engineer
    Apr 2023 - Oct 2024
  - Energy Engineer
    Jan 2018 - Apr 2023
- Tshwane University of Technology
  Jan 2018 - Apr 2023
  Part-time Lecturer
  BTech Linear Systems and Signals Module
- Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)
  Sept 2024 - now
  Director: Climate Change Mitigation Research and Analysis
  Manage, facilitate and conduct Climate Change mitigation research, analysis and studies to inform mitigation interventions and response measures of low carbon development; Conduct Climate Change mitigation potential analysis for all key economic sectors and sub-sectors; Conduct socio-economic studies to support decision-making in climate change mitigation analysis; Manage the development of methodologies and approaches that facilitate the implementation of climate change mitigation response measures and interventions. Show less
Licenses & Certifications
- Professional Engineer (PE)
  Engineering Council of South Africa
  Oct 2021