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A Quiet Switch-Mode Power Supply for Noise-Sensitive Devices

A Quiet Switch-Mode Power Supply for Noise-Sensitive Devices

Historically, switch-mode power supplies have been too noisy for noise-sensitive A/D converters, requiring a separate LDO regulator. Recent…


3 Alternatives: Energy Storage Options Move Beyond Lithium

3 Alternatives: Energy Storage Options Move Beyond Lithium

Alternate materials could provide cheaper, more sustainable, and longer-lasting batteries


tech insights Jan 22, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Full Potential: Is 2025 the Year for GaN?

Full Potential: Is 2025 the Year for GaN?

Tech giants like Intel and Infineon unveiled significant developments in gallium nitride technology in 2024.


tech insights Jan 22, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Power Stack Reference Design for Inverter-Based Resources

Power Stack Reference Design for Inverter-Based Resources

This article examines the reference design of a power stack designed by electrothermal simulation and presents the experimental results supporting…


8k Designs! MIT Data Uses AI, ML to Optimize Electric Vehicles

8k Designs! MIT Data Uses AI, ML to Optimize Electric Vehicles

MIT’s DrivAerNet++ offers thousands of 3D car designs with aerodynamic data to empower manufacturers to innovate and release more sustainable…


tech insights Jan 21, 2025 by Jack Shaw
Grid Cyber Threats a Rising Concern in 2025

Grid Cyber Threats a Rising Concern in 2025

AI and digital twins are on the horizon to strengthen smart grid cybersecurity.


tech insights Jan 21, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Improving Current Collection With Digital Current Collector Devices

Improving Current Collection With Digital Current Collector Devices

The third rail is just as essential for subways and metros as the overhead wire is for long-distance and high-speed trains since both supply…


Coreshell EV Batteries: MG-Si-gnificantly Better Than Tesla?

Coreshell EV Batteries: MG-Si-gnificantly Better Than Tesla?

Startup Coreshell Technologies has outpaced Tesla’s efforts to integrate metallurgical silicon into electric battery anodes.


News Jan 20, 2025 by Austin Futrell
Eyes Underground: AI Sensors Assist in Power Line Installations

Eyes Underground: AI Sensors Assist in Power Line Installations

A subsurface sensing system allows faster and safer undergrounding of power lines.


News Jan 20, 2025 by Shannon Cuthrell
Edge AI Gateway Improves Smart Grid Communication

Edge AI Gateway Improves Smart Grid Communication

Lantronix showcased its edge AI solutions at CES 2025.


News Jan 20, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Debunking 3 Myths About Aluminum Nitride in Electronics

Debunking 3 Myths About Aluminum Nitride in Electronics

Aluminum nitride is an attractive alternative for next-gen power electronics, such as electric vehicles and renewable energy systems, but myths…


Eaton Offers Efficient Power Management Solutions

Eaton Offers Efficient Power Management Solutions

Eaton's lithium-ion UPS battery systems and PowerPak 2 EX PDU offer compact, efficient, and scalable solutions.


Thermal Batteries Heat Up in 2025

Thermal Batteries Heat Up in 2025

Thermal batteries could replace conventional batteries in storing renewable energy.


tech insights Jan 17, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Good News and Bad for Energy Engineers in 2025

Good News and Bad for Energy Engineers in 2025

The energy landscape is changing in 2025. Here’s what you need to know.


How Do Drones Make Smart Grids Smarter?

How Do Drones Make Smart Grids Smarter?

Oak Ridge National Laboratory recommends drone surveillance to enhance smart grid infrastructure.


Power Trains: Delivering Stored Energy for Local Grid Needs

Power Trains: Delivering Stored Energy for Local Grid Needs

SunTrain is developing freight trains equipped with lithium iron phosphate battery storage to transport renewable energy across existing rail…


News Jan 16, 2025 by John Nieman
3 Types of Photovoltaic Systems

3 Types of Photovoltaic Systems

This article highlights the applications, features, and functionality of three types of PV systems: day-use-only, DC with storage, and DC powering…


Autonomous Energy Systems Turn Grid Management Upside Down

Autonomous Energy Systems Turn Grid Management Upside Down

Autonomous energy systems use artificial intelligence to integrate renewable energy and strengthen grid resilience.


Wind, Solar, Storage Heat Up in 2025

Wind, Solar, Storage Heat Up in 2025

This year, massive solar farms, offshore wind turbines, and grid-scale energy storage systems will join the power grid.


Locating the Disconnecting Means on a Motor Branch Circuit

Locating the Disconnecting Means on a Motor Branch Circuit

Learn to locate the controller and local motor disconnecting means in a motor branch circuit.