Portrait of Piet Janse Van Rensburg

Piet Janse Van Rensburg

D.Eng (Electrical), BScHons (Physics), MIEEE

Lecturer, Electrical Engineering

School of Engineering and Technology


About Me

General

Recent Research Projects

Driving Resilience: Harnessing Green Mobile Energy Hubs for Electrical Distribution Network and Disp (CQU.0001.2324D.RFI)
From: 30/09/2024 to 31/12/2026
Grant: Competitive Grant (Category 2: Other Public Sector)
Funding Schemes: Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund (QRRRF) 2023
Total Funding: $1,097,444.60
Optimised Operation of Solar Powered Water Treatment Plants for Whitsunday Regional Council
From: 22/03/2021 to 21/06/2023
Grant: Scholarship (Category 2: Other Public Sector)
Funding Schemes: Elevate Scholarship 2020 - Whitsunday Water/CQUniversity
Total Funding: N/A

Research Supervision

Accreditation

I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:

  • 4006 Communications engineering
  • 4008 Electrical engineerin

Current Capacity

I am currently available to supervise more research candidates

Current Supervision

Doctor of Philosophy (Industry)
Development and Validation of a Risk-Informed Framework for Safe Integration of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Substation DC Supply Systems.
Associate Supervisor
Doctor of Philosophy (Industry)
Solar farm DC arc fault signature detection improvement under high operating currents and severe electrical noise environment.
Associate Supervisor
Master of Research
Autonomously Assisting Controller for Solar Powered Pontoon Platform
Principal Supervisor
PhD (Offshore)
Impacts of Electric Ferry Charging on Power Distribution Network
Associate Supervisor

Complete Supervision

Master of Research
Active optimisation of water treatment and pumping scheduling to maximise solar energy use and minimise electricity network peak demands
Principal Supervisor

Research Interests

Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering - Renewable Power and Energy Systems Engineering (excl. Solar Cells)
Smart Grid applications of Power-Line Communications. Renewable Energy.

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Teaching

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