Publications de Wim Van der Merwe

Stability Analysis of Multi-Port MVDC Distribution Networks for All-Electric Ships

Drazen Dujic, Francisco Daniel Freijedo Fernández, Uzair Javaid, Wim Van der Merwe

2020

MVDC Supply Technologies for Marine Electrical Distribution Systems

Drazen Dujic, Francisco Daniel Freijedo Fernández, Uzair Javaid, Wim Van der Merwe

The increase in the popularity of the medium voltage dc (MVDC) electrical distribution, as a possible evolution of the medium voltage ac (MVAC) electrical distribution for the ship on-board power systems, arises a need for a comparative evaluation and demo ...

2018

Dynamic Assessment of Source–Load Interactions in Marine MVDC Distribution

Drazen Dujic, Uzair Javaid, Francisco Daniel Freijedo Fernández, Wim Van der Merwe

Medium-voltage direct-current (MVDC) distribution is a possible replacement due to the advancements in power electronic technologies, for existing medium-voltage ac distribution on ships. The new systems based on MVDC are expected to increase fuel efficien ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2017

Marine MVDC Multi-Phase Multi-Pulse Supply

Drazen Dujic, Francisco Daniel Freijedo Fernández, Uzair Javaid, Wim Van der Merwe

This paper presents comparative evaluation and explores the different technologies suitable for the implementation of the Medium Voltage Direct Current (MVDC) electrical supplies for the marine on-board electrical distribution network. To realize the MVDC ...

2017

MVDC Marine Electrical Distribution: Are we ready?

Drazen Dujic, Uzair Javaid, Wim Van der Merwe

Marine high-power on-board electrical systems are predominantly utilizing three-phase medium voltage alternating current (MVAC) distribution. Depending on the size and purpose of the ship, on-board electrical systems provide supply to loads in excess of 60 ...

2015