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The Grid America Needs: 765 kV, SF₆-Free, and Built for the Future

The Grid America Needs: 765 kV, SF₆-Free, and Built for the Future

A new generation of circuit breakers is becoming the future backbone of the United States’ energy transition.


Why a Conforming Two-Layer ESD Mat Can Fail Incoming Inspection

Why a Conforming Two-Layer ESD Mat Can Fail Incoming Inspection

A shipment read non-conforming until the inspector realized which layer he had measured. Two-layer ESD matting carries two separate resistance…


Direct Liquid Cooling Multiplies Power-Cycling Life in Truck Drivetrains

Direct Liquid Cooling Multiplies Power-Cycling Life in Truck Drivetrains

Learn how Littelfuse, Daimler Truck AG, and the Steinbeis Institute validated a non-isolated power module architecture that cuts IGBT junction…


Arizona’s AI Docket Previews What Utilities Will Need To Prove

Arizona’s AI Docket Previews What Utilities Will Need To Prove

Utilities nationwide should start now to determine and document their AI usage in grid planning, operations, cybersecurity, and management.


Rethinking Isolation in AI Factories for High-Density Power Conversion

Rethinking Isolation in AI Factories for High-Density Power Conversion

AI factories are moving to 800 VDC to manage power demands, complicating isolation. Integrated gate drivers solve this by merging signal and power.


How String PCS Architecture Can Improve BESS Lifetime

How String PCS Architecture Can Improve BESS Lifetime

String-level power conversion systems increase usable lifetime energy yield in battery storage by independently managing battery strings to…


Interview: EPC Execs Discuss GaN Technology and Solutions at PCIM Asia

Interview: EPC Execs Discuss GaN Technology and Solutions at PCIM Asia

In this interview article, we learn about EPC’s Gen 8 GaN platform for AI power delivery and Trinity motor control—on display this week at PCIM…


AI Data Centers Can Lower Communities’ Power Bills Using Our Existing Grid

AI Data Centers Can Lower Communities’ Power Bills Using Our Existing Grid

Physics-based analysis and operational flexibility safely unlock unused infrastructure capacity. This strategy connects massive computing loads…


Compressed Air Storage: The Energy Transition’s Missing Piece

Compressed Air Storage: The Energy Transition’s Missing Piece

Compressed air energy storage can provide efficient, long-duration grid power using caverns underground, without burning fossil fuels.


Implementing Effective Hot Swap Protection for AI Datacenters

Implementing Effective Hot Swap Protection for AI Datacenters

This article discusses how to protect the hot swap stage in high-density AI datacenters by coordinating inrush current sensing, overvoltage…


A Simple, Effective Way to Suppress Voltage Spikes in Flyback Converters

A Simple, Effective Way to Suppress Voltage Spikes in Flyback Converters

Learn how to reduce voltage spikes in flyback converters using a low-cost, easy-to-implement clamping controller that improves efficiency and EMI…


Integrating Maintenance Data for Better Electrical Asset Reliability

Integrating Maintenance Data for Better Electrical Asset Reliability

This article shows how integrating maintenance data with modern bolt-on solutions improves electrical asset reliability and overcomes current…


Why Lithium-Ion Batteries Last Longer at 20–80% State of Charge

Why Lithium-Ion Batteries Last Longer at 20–80% State of Charge

Explore the electrochemistry behind optimal charging habits and learn how avoiding extreme energy levels minimizes chemical stress and…


Capacitors: Indispensable Building Block of Electrification

Capacitors: Indispensable Building Block of Electrification

As inverter-based resources replace spinning generation, capacitors are becoming a critical tool for maintaining grid stability.


Thermomechanical Wear-Out in GaN Devices: A Focus on CSP and PQFN Packaging

Thermomechanical Wear-Out in GaN Devices: A Focus on CSP and PQFN Packaging

GaN power devices offer high efficiency, but reliability is now a package-level challenge. CTE mismatch causes solder-joint cracking, which EPC…


When the Grid Becomes Software

When the Grid Becomes Software

How utilities can avoid the telecom industry’s historical virtualization mistakes to successfully build a software-orchestrated, resilient energy…


 Securing and Scaling a Connected Grid: Communications Architecture

Securing and Scaling a Connected Grid: Communications Architecture

Modernizing the grid into a distributed, data-driven system requires secure and flexible communication networks to handle the growing complexity of…


After the Flight: Why Drone Inspection Is Only Half the Job

After the Flight: Why Drone Inspection Is Only Half the Job

Maximizing the value of aerial PV inspections requires integrating thermal data into structured post-flight workflows, data prioritization, and…


DC-Link Capacitors: The Component That Will Make or Break AI Power

DC-Link Capacitors: The Component That Will Make or Break AI Power

Discover why next-gen film technology is crucial to meeting modern efficiency and reliability targets for 800 VDC AI data centers.


Reengineering Silicon Power Devices for High-Efficiency Conversion

Reengineering Silicon Power Devices for High-Efficiency Conversion

Reengineering silicon power devices with new architectures overcomes material limits to achieve significantly higher efficiency and power density.