ENGINEERING

Name of Degree: Master of Engineering in Energy

Title of dissertation: Controller optimisation of an evacuated tube solar water heating system

The aim of my research is to design a solar water heating system to substitute the original electric heating element system at the Belhar community centre here in Cape Town, and thereby reduce the expense of power utilisation.

I come from Douala, Cameroon, and started my CPUT journey in 2015. I was doing a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering at the time. And I hope to graduate from this degree in 2022.

A standout experience for me at CPUT has been doing a training in sailing. It was such an amazing experience.

My only suggestion for CPUT to improve is to give more financial support to postgraduate students.

Here Jean explains his research in English & French.