Niek Brekelmans
PhD Candidate on Power System Reliability @ TU/e
Bio
Niek is a Ph.D. Researcher at Eindhoven University of Technology, within the Electrical Energy Systems group of the Department of Electrical Engineering. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology. His research focuses on the reliability and aging of power system components, with particular emphasis on physical and statistical modeling of component failures in the context of the energy transition.
Education
- M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Electrical Energy Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, 2023
- B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, 2021
Publications
Additive Weibull Survival Analysis of Distribution Transformers in the Presence of Censoring and Truncation
N. Brekelmans, Y. Zhang, P. H. Nguyen, A. van der Molen and P. van der Wielen, "Additive Weibull Survival Analysis of Distribution Transformers in the Presence of Censoring and Truncation," 2025 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2025 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe), Chania, Crete, Greece, 2025, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/EEEIC/ICPSEurope64998.2025.11169264.
Assessing the temporal and spatial impact of renewable energy integration on medium voltage transformer failures
N. Brekelmans, Y. Zhang, P. Nguyen, A. van der Molen and P. van der Wielen, "Assessing the temporal and spatial impact of renewable energy integration on medium voltage transformer failures," 28th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2025), Geneva, Switzerland, 2025, doi: 10.1049/icp.2025.2272.