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Research profile
Peter van der Wielen is part-time professor of Reliability Grid Components with the Electrical Energy Systems group at the TU/e department of Electrical Engineering. His main affiliation is with DNV GL – Energy, where he is a business director responsible for the power failure investigations business and principal consultant in power cables. He initiates, coordinates and performs research and teaches students on subjects related to grid component reliability. Furthermore, he lectures various modules in the various DNV GL training courses, related to power cables, condition and remaining lifetime assessment, as well as power failure investigations.
Subjects in his current field of work and research are: testing & diagnostics, grid component reliability, remaining life estimations, degradation and failure mechanisms, failure analysis, power cables, maintenance methodologies, and asset management in general. Peter van der Wielen is author of over 80 scientific publications, reviewer of many publications and provided various plenary and invited speeches at conferences. He has been (and regularly is) member of various national and international technical committees.
Academic background
Peter van der Wielen studied Electrical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e, The Netherlands) where he received his MSc degree in 2000. In 2005, he received his PhD degree for his study on on-line monitoring of partial discharges in medium voltage power cables, which evolved into a system now known as “Smart Cable Guard”. This research was carried out both at TU/e and at KEMA (Arnhem, The Netherlands, now DNV GL), where he started working as consultant in the field of Power Cables and Systems. In 2014, he received the ‘Hidde Nijland’ Award (a prestigious Dutch award of the power sector, awarded once every 4 years) for “his innovative and relevant research, and the development and implementation of ground-breaking technology for the availability and reliability of power cable networks”. In 2017, he was appointed Business Director Power Failure Investigations and Principal Consultant Power Cables at DNV GL. In 2018, he was appointed part-time professor of Reliability Grid Components at the TU/e department of Electrical Engineering.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Business Director Power Failure Investigations & Principal Consultant Power Cables, DNV GL Netherlands B.V.
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Projects
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Generic Dynamic Cable Rating TKI 2121501
Slootweg, J. G. (Project Manager), Yaqoob, Y. (Project member), van der Wielen, P. C. J. M. (Project member) & Morren, J. (Project member)
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Third tier
Research output
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Generating Industrial and Residential Load Profile Scenarios with a Multivariate Elliptical Copula Approach
Arruda Moura, R. A., Mehmood, K. K., van der Molen, A., van der Wielen, P. C. J. M. & Nguyen, P. H., 25 Feb 2025, 2024 59th International Universities Power Engineering Conference, UPEC 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 6 p. 10892609Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Challenges in wave-velocity based cable temperature monitoring for widespread implementation in medium-voltage networks
Wouters, P. A. A. F., van der Wielen, P. C. J. M., Kruizinga, B. & Wagenaars, P., 19 Sept 2024, 2024 IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Applications, ICHVE 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 4 p. 10676078Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Efficient Congestion Management: Optimizing Non-Firm Capacities for Maximized Grid Utilization
Mehmood, K. K., Arruda Moura, R. A., van der Molen, A., Tonkoski, R., van der Wielen, P. C. J. M. & Nguyen, P. H., 20 Nov 2024, 2024 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2024 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC/I&CPS Europe). Leonowicz, Z. & Stracqualursi, E. (eds.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 6 p. 10751051Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Generation of Load Profile Scenarios Using Multivariate Elliptical Copulas
Arruda Moura, R. A., Mehmood, K. K., van der Molen, A., van der Wielen, P. C. J. M. & Nguyen, P. H., 2 Feb 2024, IEEE Young Researchers Symposium 2024.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic
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Wave-velocity based real-time thermal monitoring of medium-voltage underground power cables
de Clippelaar, S., Kruizinga, B., van der Wielen, P. C. J. M. & Wouters, P. A. A. F. (Corresponding author), Apr 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. 39, 2, p. 983-991 9 p., 10375132.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Press/Media
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DNV’S POWER FAILURE INVESTIGATION IN THE NETHERLANDS REVEALS SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND PROVIDES IMPORTANT LEARNING POINTS
7/02/23
1 item of Media coverage
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-DNV's power failure investigation in the Netherlands reveals special circumstances and provides important learning points
6/02/23
2 items of Media coverage
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DNV's Power Failure Investigation Reveals Special Circumstances & Provides Important Learning Points
3/02/23
1 item of Media coverage
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Thesis
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Corrosiediagnostiek voor loodmantelkabels
van der Wielen, P. C. J. M. (Author), Wetzer, J. (External coach) & Steennis, E. F. (Supervisor 1), 30 Jun 2000Student thesis: Master
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