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Circular Economy Insights: Lithium-ion Battery Recycling

Circular Economy Insights: Lithium-ion Battery Recycling

A new report charts lithium-ion battery recycling projects, as well as public and private interest in reusing electric vehicle batteries. 


National Electrical Code 2023 Basics: Grounding and Bonding Part 11

National Electrical Code 2023 Basics: Grounding and Bonding Part 11

Learn about grounding electrode systems and conductors.


Power Packaging for GaN Generation of Power Conversion

Power Packaging for GaN Generation of Power Conversion

Since the launch of GaN-on-Si enhancement mode power transistors in March 2010, there has been a slow but monotonic shift towards the adoption and…


GaN Transistors Improve Switching Efficiencies

GaN Transistors Improve Switching Efficiencies

Power electronics have evolved rapidly in recent decades primarily due to increasingly fast semiconductor switches, which make it possible to…


Immersed, Integrated Aircraft Fuel Cell System Converter

Immersed, Integrated Aircraft Fuel Cell System Converter

Integrated systems typically use several independent subsystems from different manufacturers connected to each other. To improve power density,…


Connecting Job-seeking Engineers With New Opportunities

Connecting Job-seeking Engineers With New Opportunities

As layoffs cause disruption in our industry, EE Power wants to help connect out-of-work engineers with interesting new job prospects.


Parallel Operation: Influence of Power Module Parameters

Parallel Operation: Influence of Power Module Parameters

The challenge of IGBT module paralleling is to understand the necessary de-rating of power converters under consideration of different module…


Managing Thermals: Breaking Through Power-density Barriers

Managing Thermals: Breaking Through Power-density Barriers

The number of semiconductors in nearly every application is multiplying. Many of the design challenges facing electronics engineers all tie back to…


Intelligent Power Management in the World of Vision Systems

Intelligent Power Management in the World of Vision Systems

Vision systems are now incorporated into a variety of products. Processing the video signal is typically performed by a dedicated IC requiring…


Sweden Discovers Largest Rare Earth Element Deposit in Europe

Sweden Discovers Largest Rare Earth Element Deposit in Europe

​​​​​​​The recent discovery of Europe's largest deposit of rare earth elements could help move electrification forward. 


National Electrical Code 2023 Basics: Grounding and Bonding Part 10

National Electrical Code 2023 Basics: Grounding and Bonding Part 10

Learn the grounding and bonding rules for impedance-grounded systems.


Designing Switch-mode Power Supply Board Layouts

Designing Switch-mode Power Supply Board Layouts

This article explains the basis for achieving an optimized board layout, a critical aspect in the design of switch-mode power supplies.


National Electrical Code 2023 Basics: Grounding and Bonding Part 9

National Electrical Code 2023 Basics: Grounding and Bonding Part 9

Learn the grounding and bonding rules for portable, trailer-mounted, vehicle-mounted, and permanently installed generators.


Sense Resistor Basics

Sense Resistor Basics

Measuring the electrical current flowing through a circuit can be done using various techniques. One of the simplest and most common ways is to use…


Silicon Carbide Tech Improves Efficiency, Lowers Solar Inverter Size/Cost

Silicon Carbide Tech Improves Efficiency, Lowers Solar Inverter Size/Cost

Navitas Semiconductor and Katek Group have announced that Katek’s coolcept fleX family of Steca solar inverters will use GeneSiC power…


new products Feb 14, 2023 by Mike Falter
The Theory of Magnetism Explained

The Theory of Magnetism Explained

This article focuses on various magnetic materials, their magnetic moments, and magnetic flux and flux density.


Intro to High-voltage Battery Disconnect Switches

Intro to High-voltage Battery Disconnect Switches

This article introduces high-voltage battery disconnect switches, where transistors have replaced the old-fashioned relays.


Self-healing Distribution Circuit Restores Power in 60 Seconds

Self-healing Distribution Circuit Restores Power in 60 Seconds

S&C Electric Company unveiled the EdgeRestore underground distribution restoration platform at Distributech International. This automated…


new products Feb 07, 2023 by Mike Falter
An Introduction To Flow Batteries

An Introduction To Flow Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries get all the headlines, but flow batteries are a viable option, particularly for large-scale grid storage.


ABB Funds Danish Startup Developing Power Asset Monitoring Platform

ABB Funds Danish Startup Developing Power Asset Monitoring Platform

ABB recently invested in OKTO GRID, a Danish startup developing an IoT-enabled power asset monitoring platform for transformers.


News Feb 03, 2023 by Shannon Cuthrell