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    • Improving efficiency of a mine compressed air system 

      Fouché, Stephanus Jacobus (North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
      Eskom supplies electricity to South Africa, which experienced a capacity margin shortfall. Energy savings companies (ESCOs) implement demand side management (DSM) initiatives to reduce the power strain on the electricity ...
    • Novel simulations for energy management of mine cooling systems 

      Maré, Philip (North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
      The South African mining industry purchased 13.8% of the electricity supplied by Eskom in 2015. Deep-level mines are some of the largest electricity consumers in the mineral extraction industry. The electricity costs of ...