Inline Lamp Driver Substantially Reduces Ballast Water Treatment System Footprint
Example installation of a Trojan Marinex BWT 250 system. Total footprint is 3m2 , treating 250 m3 /h and requiring only 14 kW installed power.
The Trojan Marinex Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) system (already up to 50% smaller than others in the industry), now includes inline lamp drivers, enabling a substantial reduction in cabling and electrical panels. With this innovation, total system footprint has been further reduced by up to 30%.
“Research and science, in combination with rigorous product development, enables continual, meaningful innovation,” says 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.”
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 low 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,” says Kustermans. “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.”
“Research and science, in combination with rigorous product development, enables continual, meaningful innovation,” says 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.”
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 low 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,” says Kustermans. “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.”
