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ON Semiconductor Rebrands and Sets Sights on New Sustainability Efforts

ON Semiconductor Rebrands and Sets Sights on New Sustainability Efforts

Changing its name to onsemi, Arizona-based power giant ON Semiconductor announced plans to expand its reach in the industrial and automotive…


News Aug 17, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell
Aceleron Brings a Totally Renewable Lithium-ion Battery to the Energy Storage World

Aceleron Brings a Totally Renewable Lithium-ion Battery to the Energy Storage World

Aceleron releases its new sustainable energy storage solution, the Essential lithium-ion battery.


News Aug 14, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Introduction to Renewable Energy Systems

Introduction to Renewable Energy Systems

Renewable energy is energy from self-replenishing sources. The main sources of renewable energy include the sun, wind, and water. Renewable energy…


Sandia National Laboratories Looks to Reinvent the Molten Sodium Battery for Grid Scale Energy Storage

Sandia National Laboratories Looks to Reinvent the Molten Sodium Battery for Grid Scale Energy Storage

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have designed an all-liquid sodium battery that could operate at a lower temperature than its…


News Aug 13, 2021 by Ahmad Ezzeddine
The Basics of Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) Design

The Basics of Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) Design

Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) are PV materials that are used to replace conventional building materials in parts of the building envelope.


AnPV Power Back-up Systems

AnPV Power Back-up Systems

There are many versions of backup power systems. This article will discuss the various types of PV power backup systems and how they are utilized.


Understanding Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Generation

Understanding Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Generation

Learn about grid-connected and off-grid PV system configurations and the basic components involved in each kind.


Atom Power Tackles Electric Vehicle Charging and Residential Markets

Atom Power Tackles Electric Vehicle Charging and Residential Markets

Atom Power moves into the electric vehicle charging market and residential market with its digital circuit breaker technology.


News Jul 31, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Market Trends in Current Sensing: Solar Energy Systems

Market Trends in Current Sensing: Solar Energy Systems

Projected to grow by an estimated 25 percent CAGR by 2026, the solar energy market will continue to benefit from technology innovations that will…


Customized Current Sensors Enable High Power Density Electric Vehicle Inverters

Customized Current Sensors Enable High Power Density Electric Vehicle Inverters

The demand for high power density converters in EVs requires further integration of sensors within power electronics.


Toshiba Announces a New Photovoltaic-Output Photocoupler

Toshiba Announces a New Photovoltaic-Output Photocoupler

A photovoltaic coupler, such as the new TLP3910, is a photorelay that contains the optical elements but not the MOSFET that performs the…


An Introduction to Microgrid Energy Management Systems

An Introduction to Microgrid Energy Management Systems

This article highlights the growth of microgrids and the components of these systems.


MIT and Princeton University Researchers Explore Long-Duration Energy Storage Applications

MIT and Princeton University Researchers Explore Long-Duration Energy Storage Applications

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Princeton University have announced new efforts toward energy transition…


 Toshiba Unveils Photovoltaic-Output Optocoupler For Solid State Relays

Toshiba Unveils Photovoltaic-Output Optocoupler For Solid State Relays

The new electrically isolated device features the high open voltage needed to drive power MOSFETS


Could Concrete Batteries Become the New Building Blocks and Power Source of Cities?

Could Concrete Batteries Become the New Building Blocks and Power Source of Cities?

Researchers from the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden think so. The team recently published their project findings describing the idea…


News Jun 08, 2021 by Darshil Patel
Clemson Researchers Create Perovskite-Based Solar Cell Materials for Next-Generation Power Electronics

Clemson Researchers Create Perovskite-Based Solar Cell Materials for Next-Generation Power Electronics

Researchers from Clemson University come up with a way to observe current flow to help optimize materials for next-generation perovskite…


News Jun 06, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
The Silicon Integration Initiative Looks to Standardize a SiC SPICE Model

The Silicon Integration Initiative Looks to Standardize a SiC SPICE Model

The Si2 Compact Model Coalition (CMC) has announced it will fund and help institute the standardization of a SPICE model for silicon carbide MOSFETs.


News Jun 04, 2021 by Darshil Patel
GeneSiC’s G3R 750V SiC MOSFETs for Solar Inverters and EV Onboard Chargers

GeneSiC’s G3R 750V SiC MOSFETs for Solar Inverters and EV Onboard Chargers

This article highlights GeneSiC Semiconductor 750V G3R™SiC MOSFETs that deliver unprecedented levels of performance, robustness and quality that…


Fraunhofer Project Explores Applications for Longer Electric Vehicle Range

Fraunhofer Project Explores Applications for Longer Electric Vehicle Range

The Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration (Fraunhofer IZM) in Berlin has announced a new project aimed at increasing the range…


Fabricating Different Types of Photovoltaic Cells

Fabricating Different Types of Photovoltaic Cells

The manufacture of crystalline silicon modules involves fabricating silicon wafers, transforming the wafers into cells, and assembling cells into…