Ms Lindiwe Bokopane
Ms Lindiwe Bokopane

POSITION
Lecturer
QUALIFICATIONS
MTech: Electrical Engineering
PORTFOLIO
L Bokopane obtained her B. Tech degree in Electrical Engineering in 2012, her M. Eng degree in 2015, she is currently busy with her D.Eng. She obtained experience at Dihlase Consulting Engineers, an engineering consultation company. She began her academic career as a lecturer assistance in 2011 and was promoted to lecturing at the Central University of Technology since 2016 to present. Her research areas include energy management and renewable energy systems. She has published in journals and attended several conferences during his time at Central University of Technology.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Renewable Energy, Energy management, Electric vehicle charging infrastructure
PUBLICATIONS
Bokopane, L., Kusakana, K., & Vermaak, H. J. (2014). Hybrid system configurations and charging strategies for isolated electric Tuk-Tuk charging station in South Africa. Journal of Electrical, Robotics, Electronics and Communications Engineering, 8(11), 1395-1400.
Bokopane, L., Kusakana, K., & Vermaak, H. J. (2015, March). Optimal energy management of an isolated electric Tuk-Tuk charging station powered by hybrid renewable systems. In 2015 International Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy (DUE) (pp. 193-201). IEEE.

Bokopane, L., Kusakana, K., & Vermaak, H. J. (2018, October). Energy management of a grid-integrated hybrid peer-to-peer renewable charging station for electric vehicles. In 2018 Open Innovations Conference (OI) (pp. 275-280). IEEE.


Jordan, E. A., Kusakana, K., & Bokopane, L. (2018, October). Prospective architecture for local energy generation and distribution with Peer-to-Peer electricity sharing in a South African context. In 2018 open innovations conference (OI) (pp. 161-164). IEEE.
Meje, K. C., Bokopane, L., & Kusakana, K. (2018, October). Practical implementation of hybrid energy systems for small loads in rural South Africa. In 2018 Open Innovations Conference (OI) (pp. 293-298). IEEE.
Bokopane, L., Kanzumba, K., & Vermaak, H. (2019, October). Is the South African electrical infrastructure ready for electric vehicles?. In 2019 Open Innovations (OI) (pp. 127-131). IEEE.

Bokopane, L., Kusakana, K., & Vermaak, H. (2020, July). POET Structured energy management and efficiency improvement of a grid-integrated electric vehicle energy Charging Stations. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 1577, No. 1, p. 012052). IOP Publishing.
Meje, K., Bokopane, L., Kusakana, K., & Siti, M. (2020). Optimal power dispatch in a multisource system using fuzzy logic control. Energy Reports, 6, 1443-1449.
Meje, K. C., Bokopane, L., & Kusakana, K. (2020, October). Microgrids control strategies: A survey of available literature. In 2020 International Conference on Smart Grid and Clean Energy Technologies (ICSGCE) (pp. 167-173). IEEE.
Meje, K. C., Bokopane, L., Kusakana, K., & Siti, M. (2021). Real-time power dispatch in a standalone hybrid multisource distributed energy system using an Arduino board. Energy Reports, 7, 479-486.
PRESENTED CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS
Bokopane, L., Kusakana, K., & Vermaak, H. J. (2014). Hybrid system configurations and charging strategies for isolated electric Tuk-Tuk charging station in South Africa. Journal of Electrical, Robotics, Electronics and Communications Engineering, 8(11), 1395-1400.
Bokopane, L., Kusakana, K., & Vermaak, H. J. (2015, March). Optimal energy management of an isolated electric Tuk-Tuk charging station powered by hybrid renewable systems. In 2015 International Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy (DUE) (pp. 193-201). IEEE.

Bokopane, L., Kusakana, K., & Vermaak, H. J. (2018, October). Energy management of a grid-integrated hybrid peer-to-peer renewable charging station for electric vehicles. In 2018 Open Innovations Conference (OI) (pp. 275-280). IEEE.


Jordan, E. A., Kusakana, K., & Bokopane, L. (2018, October). Prospective architecture for local energy generation and distribution with Peer-to-Peer electricity sharing in a South African context. In 2018 open innovations conference (OI) (pp. 161-164). IEEE.
Meje, K. C., Bokopane, L., & Kusakana, K. (2018, October). Practical implementation of hybrid energy systems for small loads in rural South Africa. In 2018 Open Innovations Conference (OI) (pp. 293-298). IEEE.
Bokopane, L., Kanzumba, K., & Vermaak, H. (2019, October). Is the South African electrical infrastructure ready for electric vehicles?. In 2019 Open Innovations (OI) (pp. 127-131). IEEE.

Bokopane, L., Kusakana, K., & Vermaak, H. (2020, July). POET Structured energy management and efficiency improvement of a grid-integrated electric vehicle energy Charging Stations. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 1577, No. 1, p. 012052). IOP Publishing.
Meje, K., Bokopane, L., Kusakana, K., & Siti, M. (2020). Optimal power dispatch in a multisource system using fuzzy logic control. Energy Reports, 6, 1443-1449.
Meje, K. C., Bokopane, L., & Kusakana, K. (2020, October). Microgrids control strategies: A survey of available literature. In 2020 International Conference on Smart Grid and Clean Energy Technologies (ICSGCE) (pp. 167-173). IEEE.
Meje, K. C., Bokopane, L., Kusakana, K., & Siti, M. (2021). Real-time power dispatch in a standalone hybrid multisource distributed energy system using an Arduino board. Energy Reports, 7, 479-486.
EXTERNAL PROFILES
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ResearchGate
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Contact Us
  • Ms Lindiwe Bokopane
  • Tel: +27(0)51 507 3241
  • lbokopane@cut.ac.za