Research Interests & Publications

This section shows a brief description of Eng. Benard Makaa ‘s research interests.

I am seeking a PhD and scholarship in electrical engineering—any research field in electrical power and energy systems, sustainable energy transition, resiliency, etc.

I am honing my Python, Matlab/Simulink, and OpenDSS skills.

Publications

  1. B. M.Makaa. Wireless Power Transmission using Solid State Tesla Coils.2015- Sustainable Research and Innovation (SRI) Conference Proceedings, 6-7th May 2015, pages 23-29.
  2. B.M.Makaa. Heuristic view on intelligent building designs as a means to save energy. Kenya’s National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI), National Science Week.11th May 2015.
  3. Makaa, B.M; Irungu, G.K; Murage, D.K “Electrical and Physicochemical Properties of Persea Americana Oil as an Alternative Transformer Insulation Oil”, was presented in IEEE SAUPEC/RobMech/PRASA 2019 Conference Proceedings held on 29 – 31 January 2019, at Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. ISBN: 978-1-7281-0368-6 pp.247-253.
  4. Makaa, B., Irungu, G., & Murage, D. (2019). Comparison of Statistical Breakdown Voltages in Persea Americana Oil and Mineral Insulation Oil and their Mixtures was published by European International Journal of Science and Technology, Vol.6. No 2, ISBN: 2304-9693, March 2019, pp.27-36.
  5. Makaa, B.M; Irungu, G.K; Murage, D.K: “Investigation of Persea Americana Oil as an Alternative Transformer Insulation Oil” was presented in the 2019 IEEE, 37th Electrical Insulation Conference (EIC) held on June 16-19, 2019, at Hyatt Regency Calgary in Calgary, AB, Canada.ISBN:978-1-5386-7624-0 pp.197-200.
  6. Makaa, B. M; Irungu, G.K; Murage, D.K: “Study on the Ageing Characteristics of Persea Americana Oil as an Alternative Transformer Insulation oil” was presented in the 2019 IEEE, 37th Electrical Insulation Conference (EIC) held on June 16-19, 2019, at Hyatt Regency Calgary in Calgary, AB, Canada. ISSN: 978-1-5386-7624-0 pp.287-290.
  7. Makaa, B.M:” Skin in the Game and Engineering Training” was presented at the Sixth  Annual Educational Research And Evaluation International Conference organized by the Society of Educational Research and Evaluation in Kenya (SEREK) held on August  7-9/08/2019, at Egerton University (Main Campus – Njoro), Kenya.

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Research Interests

A. Impact of Large-scale integration of electric vehicles into the grid.

B.Wireless Power Transmission.

Wireless power transmission, on a scale larger than used by magnetic induction devices, would allow systems to operate remotely without the need for relatively large energy storage devices or routine maintenance. It can also be employed in cases where interconnecting wires are inconvenient, hazardous or impossible, such as in wet environments, rotating or moving joints, as well as powering remote telecommunication equipment.

C. Research on sound and sound transmission.

Exploring how sound is transmitted and if we can reverse engineer the process and develop a system/device that can completely truncate or cancel sound or noise.

D. Investigating and Developing Natural Esters as Transformer Insulation Liquids.

Exploring ester-based dielectric fluids as alternative transformer insulation liquids.

I am currently searching for research opportunities. Kindly fill out this contact form for collaboration or research opportunities/suggestions.