Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ph.D., 1988 - Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
M.S., 1983 - Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
B.S., 1981 - Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa
Electrica Land Electronics Engineering
Contact Information
Office: 109 Zucker Family Graduate Education Center
Office Phone: 843.730.5117
Email: jenslin@clemson.edu
Professional
Johan H Enslin is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clemson University. He is the founding director of the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) and the Duke Energy Distinguished Chair in Power Systems at UNC Charlotte. He is also a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. Johan received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), South Africa, in 1981, 1983 and 1988, respectively.
He has combined a balanced industry and academic career with 38 years of leadership experience in industry and academia throughout the USA, Europe and South Africa. Johan served as an executive, with P/L responsibilities, for private business operations and as a professor in electrical engineering at several universities. Enslin initiated and led renewable energy teams, incubated startup companies and was the lead PI for large multi-disciplinary power system research, system planning and construction projects. Some of his industry appointments include Chief Technology Officer at Petra Solar Systems, Vice President at Quanta Technologies, Vice President at KEMA, General Manager at Alpha Energy, and Director at ESKOM and Spoornet.
Enslin’s current research focuses mainly on the area of building a smarter, modern, integrated power grid with high penetration of renewable energy generation. Among others he is evaluating the role and optimization of energy storage technologies in grid modernization initiatives and for Virtual Power Plants (VPPs). Priority is given to technologies and approaches that support large-scale renewable energy integration and improve energy efficiency into a more secure and resilient power system that shows positive business cases. Other research areas include high-power electronic converter systems for HVDC, MVDC, solar, energy storage, variable speed generation and wind energy conversion.
He is a registered Professional Engineer in South Africa, a Fellow of the SAIEE and a Fellow of the IEEE.