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Kandalepa, N. (author)The worldwide demand for electricity, which is steadily increasing, leads to a continuous need for developing and extending the transmission networks. However, the installation of new overhead lines faces many challenges due to social, environmental and technical reasons. One solution that gains widespread public support is the installation of...master thesis 2015
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Yip, T. (author)The purpose of this MSc thesis is to find a feasible concept for a circa 4500 m long buoyancy bridge, which is located at the Sognefjord in Norway. The concept should be structurally and aesthetically competitive. In contrast to bridges on shore with fixed supports, a buoyancy bridge is supported on floating pontoons. As result, loads will cause...master thesis 2015
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Lu, S. (author)With the development of offshore wind farms, Voltage Source Converter based High Voltage Direct Current or Multi-terminal High Voltage Direct Current Technology (VSC-HVDC/MTDC) is becoming promising in the field of large-capacity and long-distance power transmission. However, its extreme vulnerability to DC contingencies remains a challenge in...master thesis 2015
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Leontaris, G. (author)During the past years a lot of attention has been drawn towards the development of renewables, due to the expected depletion of fossil fuels and political decisions. Offshore wind energy is considered as one of the most promising renewable energy sources, however the cost of offshore wind farms have not yet reached competitive levels. Hence...master thesis 2015
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Papadopoulos, A. (author)Despite the recent technological improvements, the cost of off shore wind energy has not yet reached competitive levels. Optimization tools designed to reduce the overall losses in off shore wind farms (OWFs) may reduce its cost of energy. Hence, fast and accurate loss models are necessary for the optimization of the OWFs design. The aim of this...master thesis 2015
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Karapanou, A. (author)In today’s world, terrorism is an unfortunate reality. Since 9-11, blast design has become a well-sought after design not only for federal and military buildings but also for other high risk buildings being a life safety issue. Facades are the barriers between the blast and the structure. De¬signing a façade for the safety of the occupants has...master thesis 2014
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Sridhar, A. (author)In high precision motion systems, rather flexible cable slabs provide electrical power and cooling liquid to moving stages. The positioning accuracy of free floating stages is defined by the disturbances action on it. So, it is of utmost importance to accurately quantify the disturbance forces of these cables. The mathematical model of such a...master thesis 2014
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Van Veen, L.W. (author)Nowadays there are many partial discharge (PD) measurement systems on the market. There are systems that measure according to the IEC60270 standard (conventional measurement) and systems that don’t, the so called ‘’unconventional measurement systems’’. For PD measurement in power cables, measurement according to the standard has some...master thesis 2014
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Brouwers, R.J.P. (author)This version of the thesis only covers the non-confidential part of the report. Tideway, as an offshore contractor, is often involved during the construction of an offshore wind farm to carry out cable burial and/or rock placement operations. The process of burying a cable, by means of a trencher, is until now executed by subcontractors. Tideway...master thesis 2013
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Velitsikakis, K.S. (author)Modern transmission power networks consist mainly of High Voltage overhead lines, since the later have proven their high operational reliability. However, technological developments have made it possible to use High Voltage cables, not only in the distribution grids, but also at higher transmission voltage levels. Thus, more mixed configurations...master thesis 2013
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Henselmans, P.W.J. (author)Minimally Invasive Surgery or MIS is a branch of surgery focused on reducing the invasiveness of surgical procedures, accomplished by minimizing the size and number of incisions. The approach inevitable leads to confinement of the operational space and restricts the movement of the used instrumentation. In this thesis, a MIS procedure called...master thesis 2013
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Tsekmes, I.A. (author)The world’s first commercial High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission link was built in 1954 between the Swedish mainland and the island of Gotland. At that time, it was proved that HVDC transmission is technically feasible. Since then, HVDC cable systems have been used worldwide in electrical energy transportation. Most HVDC...master thesis 2012
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Xue, H. (author)Large transient overvoltages can be caused by the switching operation of vacuum circuit breakers of induction motors. In order to analyze the switching transient overvoltage and use an appropriate protective method in the power system of floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, the accurate models of electrical equipments are...master thesis 2012
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Spruijt, P. (author)Guidance structures are built in the vicinity of a sluice complex to serve as berth for ships waiting for the sluice to be available. The structure is loaded by the ship and should stop the ship without being damaged. The design of a guidance structure did not significantly change over the last decades. Therefore one could talk about a...master thesis 2012
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Ondejcik, V. (author)The project Transferium Almere 2.0 was developed in two separate but tightly connected stages. The networked urban solution and wind informed geometry of main Transferium volumes. The development of urban solution ran in fall term. The solution is reflexing changes needed in development of new cities’ extensions. The current master plans served...master thesis 2012
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Valk, M.L. (author)The available shoulder harness controlled prostheses do no fulfill the requirements of the users. It is unknown for which operating forces and cable displacements the user can make good use of proprioceptive feedback without feeling pain, discomfort or fatigue. These operating forces and cable displacements can be related to grasping forces and...master thesis 2012
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Van der Born, D. (author)Polymeric insulation materials have not been used in HVDC cable systems until recently. The main cause of this being the tendency of polymers to deplete accumulated charge very slowly. Research into the dynamics of space charge trapping, injection and conduction in polymers can reveal important information from which new materials can be...master thesis 2011
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Alons, P. (author)Urban strategy for the transformation of Schieoevers North area in Delft. Taking into account the preservation of the industrial heritage and the new development of the Spoorzone Delft. This urban strategy is used for the transformation of an old cable factory in to new vibrant living and working environment.master thesis 2011
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Mehairjan, R.P.Y. (author)The greater pressure from both customers and regulators to maintain and enhance service reliability, while at the same time controlling costs, has caused many utility distribution businesses to adopt Asset Management (AM) as their framework. Therefore, AM is widely being applied in asset intensive industries around the world. Generally, AM...master thesis 2010
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Gockel, P.N.M. (author)In the current society, energy is getting more and more important and one of the most important energy carriers is electricity. TenneT TSO b.v, being the Dutch Transmission System Operator and the administrator of the national transmission grid is responsible not only for the continuity of the electricity supply, but also for the reliability and...master thesis 2009