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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…


From EVs to BESS: Second-Life Batteries Power Modern Demand

From EVs to BESS: Second-Life Batteries Power Modern Demand

In this exclusive Q&A, Moment Energy’s Gabriel Soares explains how used EV batteries used in battery energy storage systems can help meet…


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…


London Microgrid Turns Buildings into Local Power Generators

London Microgrid Turns Buildings into Local Power Generators

The microgrid combines wind, solar, and energy storage at the building level to provide 80% of a London college’s energy needs.


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.


Why CMTI Ratings Can Be Misleading in SiC-Based Systems

Why CMTI Ratings Can Be Misleading in SiC-Based Systems

CMTI ratings often fall short in real-world systems. This article examines how factors such as layout, parasitic effects, and fast switching can…


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…


Exclusive—Powering AI Processors Using a 48 V Factorized Power Architecture

Exclusive—Powering AI Processors Using a 48 V Factorized Power Architecture

In this Q&A with Vicor, we explore current multiplication and decoupled conversion stages. Both overcome traditional multiphase limitations and…


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…


Distribution Transformers and Voltage Regulation—Part 3: Mounting

Distribution Transformers and Voltage Regulation—Part 3: Mounting

This article contrasts pole-mounted and pad-mounted transformers and their respective design, safety, and operational features in their different…


Can Underground Aquifers Provide Data Center Cooling?

Can Underground Aquifers Provide Data Center Cooling?

University of Illinois researchers examined the potential of using aquifer-based geothermal energy to cool data centers while reducing energy use…


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,


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.


Gate Driver Failure in High dv/dt Converters

Gate Driver Failure in High dv/dt Converters

High dv/dt switching can make gate drivers a point of failure. Parasitic coupling and false turn-on may cause unwanted switching and put extra…


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.


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…


Isolation Technology Under High dv/dt Stress

Isolation Technology Under High dv/dt Stress

Isolation technologies respond differently to fast voltage changes. This article examines how capacitive, magnetic, and optical isolation perform…


 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…


Hitachi Report: Power Demand Directly Linked to Data Centers

Hitachi Report: Power Demand Directly Linked to Data Centers

The six-month analysis attributes the increasing energy load to data centers, especially in certain regions, while renewable energy and capacity…