Trojan Marinex Introduces Inline Lamp Driver
Trojan Marinex said its ballast water treatment (BWT) system now includes inline lamp drivers, therefore enabling a reduction in cabling and electrical panels , as well as a total system footprint reduction of up to 30 percent.
“Research and science, in combination with rigorous product development, enables continual, meaningful innovation,” said Mark Kustermans, Market Manager at Trojan Marinex. “We immediately recognized the synergistic advantages of connecting our UV lamp and drivers together. It’s an industry first which allows our system to provide consistently lower power draw in an even smaller footprint.”
The inline driver configuration of the entire Trojan Marinex BWT product suite, consisting of models ranging in flow rate from 150 m3/h to 1,500 m3/h, received International Maritime Organization (IMO) Type Approval by DNV GL on July 8, 2016.
According to Trojan Marinex , recent orders indicate that the system’s inline driver configuration has immediately resonated with shipowners and market needs.
The Trojan Marinex BWT system has maintained its purpose-built design and proven TrojanUV Solo Lamp Technology, but now integrates the inline lamp driver innovation to further reduce footprint while maintaining industry-leading power draw. Footprint and power draw are two of the most critical parameters for the upcoming retrofit market.
“Previously, power draws for UV systems were quite high for vessels with larger flow rates,” Kustermans said. “However, with our low-energy solution, larger vessels are no longer forced to use a chemical-based system – they can now utilize and benefit from UV technology. For example, our 1000 m3/h system has a maximum installed power requirement of 44 kW. This enables larger vessel owners to readily install the system within the available power on a vessel.
