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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.


AI-Driven Battery Intelligence for UAVs

AI-Driven Battery Intelligence for UAVs

This article outlines the V.nod digital twin for UAVs: a battery-centric workflow using hardware-coupled emulation and AI. It validates batteries…


Breaking the Silicon Limit and Moving Beyond the SiC Ceiling

Breaking the Silicon Limit and Moving Beyond the SiC Ceiling

Learn how IceMOS Technology’s MEMS-based superjunction platform pushes power transistor limits, aiming to break the silicon barrier and surpass…


High Reliability Preforms for Module-To-Heatsink Attach

High Reliability Preforms for Module-To-Heatsink Attach

Learn how Innolot 2.0 offers a cost-optimized, highly reliable solder alloy for EV power module heatsink attachment, delivering superior creep…


Briefs: Deals in SiC, GaN, Smart Grids, Storage, and EVs

Briefs: Deals in SiC, GaN, Smart Grids, Storage, and EVs

Navitas, Magnachip, Ionate, GM, Brookfield, Aypa Power, Blackstone, Ricardo, and Nissan are advancing high-voltage SiC, smart grids, energy storage…


News Jul 30, 2026 by Karen Hanson
What Current-Mode Gate Drivers Mean for Wide Bandgap Devices in Data Center Power

What Current-Mode Gate Drivers Mean for Wide Bandgap Devices in Data Center Power

AI's demand for power density drives the need for smaller, integrated gate drivers. High-voltage designs using wide bandgap transistors often…


Distribution Transformers and Voltage Regulation—Part 4: On- and Off-Load Tap Changers

Distribution Transformers and Voltage Regulation—Part 4: On- and Off-Load Tap Changers

In this article, we detail distribution transformer tap changers: fixed off-load (DETC) vs. dynamic on-load (OLTC) types, their operational roles,…


Analytical Relationship Between Feedback Loop Properties and Load Transient Response in Voltage Converters

Analytical Relationship Between Feedback Loop Properties and Load Transient Response in Voltage Converters

Here we present a generic, topology-independent loop model for voltage converters, linking frequency-domain design to time-domain performance using…


Schneider Launches Level 2 Charger to Bypass Grid Limit Roadblocks

Schneider Launches Level 2 Charger to Bypass Grid Limit Roadblocks

Today, Schneider Electric released the upgraded Charge Pro Level 2 charger, which allows commercial and fleet operators to connect directly to…


News Jul 22, 2026 by Karen Hanson
Low Voltage GaN Surpasses MOSFETs in AI Power Density

Low Voltage GaN Surpasses MOSFETs in AI Power Density

AI workloads are reshaping computing server power delivery requirements. Low-voltage GaN is emerging as a key enabler of higher efficiency and…


Transforming Energy Storage: The Role of Bidirectional Charging in BESS

Transforming Energy Storage: The Role of Bidirectional Charging in BESS

This article explores the role of Bidirectional functionality in enhancing Battery Energy Storage Systems' performance, reducing energy…


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…


A Novel Current Sensing Technology Utilizing III-V Compound Hall Elements

A Novel Current Sensing Technology Utilizing III-V Compound Hall Elements

This article discusses a novel current-sensing technology to address the challenges of shunt resistors and isolated modulators used in applications…


Utilities Leverage the Potential of the Residential Battery Boom

Utilities Leverage the Potential of the Residential Battery Boom

Virtual power plants allow utilities to use these behind-the-meter assets to help meet peak demand and increase grid stability,


7th Gen Fast Recovery Diode Enabling Full Performance of Modern IGBTs

7th Gen Fast Recovery Diode Enabling Full Performance of Modern IGBTs

With 7th gen IGBTs, switching speed limits shift from the transistor to the fast recovery diode. As IGBTs improve, this diode becomes the key…


A Three-Phase 3-level Flying Capacitor DC-AC Converter Based on GaN FETs

A Three-Phase 3-level Flying Capacitor DC-AC Converter Based on GaN FETs

This article examines the deployment of gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) featuring integrated gate drivers in a three-phase…


Briefs: Investing in BESS, Solid-State, EV Chargers, and Solar

Briefs: Investing in BESS, Solid-State, EV Chargers, and Solar

Tesla, NetPower, QuantumScape, Honda, Nissan, and PowerBank are investing to advance battery, EV, and solar technologies.


News Jul 02, 2026 by Karen Hanson
Closing the Gap: ICF Report Urges Strategic Grid Action Now

Closing the Gap: ICF Report Urges Strategic Grid Action Now

An ICF report advises utilities to prioritize location-specific planning and grid-enhancing technologies while grid expansions catch up to demand.


Test Equipment for the Next Generation of Power Semiconductors

Test Equipment for the Next Generation of Power Semiconductors

Modern power semiconductors demand advanced test equipment. As devices optimize for higher voltages and lower losses, precise, robust testing is…


Briefs: Nuclear, Renewables, and Energy Storage Tech Advances

Briefs: Nuclear, Renewables, and Energy Storage Tech Advances

TerraPower, Valar Atomics, Ore Energy, and ABB have made significant strides in nuclear energy and storage technology.


News Jun 25, 2026 by Karen Hanson