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Renewables Race Propels Tech Titans Amazon, Apple, Meta, More

Renewables Race Propels Tech Titans Amazon, Apple, Meta, More

Amazon’s AI-powered solar farm is its latest effort to meet its renewable energy deadlines. Meta, Microsoft, and other tech companies have also…


News Jun 28, 2024 by Karen Hanson
MPPT Methods Keep Blades Turning

MPPT Methods Keep Blades Turning

Maximum power point tracking can maximize wind energy output under variable and unpredictable conditions.


WBG Meets Top-Side Cooling for Sustainable EV Power Conversion

WBG Meets Top-Side Cooling for Sustainable EV Power Conversion

Technologies like top-side cooling can help designers achieve high thermal performance and reduce assembly expenses in electric vehicles.


Solar in a Box: Bidirectional Generator Boosts Backup Power

Solar in a Box: Bidirectional Generator Boosts Backup Power

The PowerStream box could transform the standard power outlets into solar power inlets for bidirectional flow.


News Jun 25, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Fixed-Ratio Converters Charge Up Efficiency Across Battery Lifecycle

Fixed-Ratio Converters Charge Up Efficiency Across Battery Lifecycle

The battery lifecycle is constrained by power conversion technology limitations, but fixed-ratio converter technology could change that.


Siemens Software Powers Up Low-Voltage Grid

Siemens Software Powers Up Low-Voltage Grid

The software is a smart guide, preventing low-voltage grid instability, allowing maximum capacity operation, and accelerating digitalization.


News Jun 21, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Solar on Steroids: MPPT—The Secret Weapon to Maximize Sun Power

Solar on Steroids: MPPT—The Secret Weapon to Maximize Sun Power

Solar cell output can be variable, and weather can interfere with voltage, but maximum power point tracking allows operators to maximize solar…


Determining Semiconductor Chip Temperature

Determining Semiconductor Chip Temperature

Determining a power semiconductor’s temperature is no easy task—but it is so important.


No More Gridlock? AI Startup Offers a Digital Copilot

No More Gridlock? AI Startup Offers a Digital Copilot

ThinkLabs AI is developing digital assistants to help control room operators better manage the modern grid’s complexities.


News Jun 18, 2024 by Mike Falter
Rethinking Soft-Switching Efficiency With Silicon Carbide

Rethinking Soft-Switching Efficiency With Silicon Carbide

This article examines how silicon carbide differs from silicon, and how circuit techniques such as soft switching can be optimized beyond what is…


Growing Pains: Dynamic Power Management To Ease Smart Grid Overload

Growing Pains: Dynamic Power Management To Ease Smart Grid Overload

Grid company Norgesnett and energy optimization company Volue will leverage smart grid capabilities to incentivize customer power consumption at…


News Jun 17, 2024 by John Nieman
Just the FACTS: Increasing Transmission Capacity, Reliability

Just the FACTS: Increasing Transmission Capacity, Reliability

As renewable energy grows, Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems can increase capacity and augment voltage stability in power lines.


Solving Solar Stability With VPPs

Solving Solar Stability With VPPs

Solnet Goup’s virtual power plant management aims to maximize distributed energy sources for more reliable solar energy.


News Jun 14, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Using Fast Recovery Diode MOSFETs in Power Supplies

Using Fast Recovery Diode MOSFETs in Power Supplies

This article outlines the issues engineers must consider when designing Super Junction-based power devices.


Soaring Success? Airborne-Wind-Energy Research Takes Off

Soaring Success? Airborne-Wind-Energy Research Takes Off

Researchers hope studying wind and flight patterns will boost airborne-wind-energy development.


tech insights Jun 12, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Next-Gen IGBTs Offer Efficiency for Solar Inverters, Storage, Motors

Next-Gen IGBTs Offer Efficiency for Solar Inverters, Storage, Motors

Onsemi’s 7th generation IGBT modules simplify design and reduce costs in high-power applications. Onsemi spoke with EEPower about the products…


How Power Designs Benefit From Carbon Advances

How Power Designs Benefit From Carbon Advances

Carbon will play an increasingly important role in the future of electronics. This article explores advances in material science, where carbon is…


Smart Management: DERMS Evolve To Meet Changing Power Needs

Smart Management: DERMS Evolve To Meet Changing Power Needs

As the grid modernizes, distributed energy resource management systems are essential for efficient power management.


Geospatial Tech Transforms Smart Grid Performance

Geospatial Tech Transforms Smart Grid Performance

Black & Veatch has developed Canada’s first award-winning community-wide smart grid, deploying geospatial technology to improve grid…


News Jun 05, 2024 by John Nieman
Planning for Power: FERC Orders Prep for Future Demand

Planning for Power: FERC Orders Prep for Future Demand

U.S. grid operators have lacked long-term transmission planning, but the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is mandating it.  


tech insights Jun 04, 2024 by Jake Hertz