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Magnetic Losses Under Control—Beyond Inductance Measurement

Magnetic Losses Under Control—Beyond Inductance Measurement

Excessive core heating can degrade long-term component reliability. ed-k’s Loss-Q-Check enables rapid screening of chokes and transformers…


Exclusive Interview: Aerospace Quality at Automotive Volumes to Power AI Racks

Exclusive Interview: Aerospace Quality at Automotive Volumes to Power AI Racks

Eaton VP Peter de Bock explains why 800 VDC and solid-state transformers matter for dense AI racks, and why those racks need aerospace-grade…


Unlocking AI Capacity: Why DC Power Architecture Will Be a Competitive Advantage

Unlocking AI Capacity: Why DC Power Architecture Will Be a Competitive Advantage

Grid queues now stretch up to a decade, making power access AI's new constraint. Here is how DC distribution, layered with AC, frees capacity…


Beyond Fast Fault Detection: Current Sensing for AI Data Center SSCBs

Beyond Fast Fault Detection: Current Sensing for AI Data Center SSCBs

Learn how modern sensing technologies overcome the traditional trade-off between accurate current measurement and fast fault protection. while…


Briefs: Companies Go Big on Power Infrastructure Upgrades

Briefs: Companies Go Big on Power Infrastructure Upgrades

Several major tech companies, including LS Electric, Voltus, Navitas, Entergy, and Google, have committed to major improvements in energy…


News Oct 29, 2026 by Karen Hanson
Research on Smart Distribution Transformers and Integrated Communication Applications

Research on Smart Distribution Transformers and Integrated Communication Applications

A smart distribution transformer architecture integrating condition monitoring, active voltage compensation, and AMI communication to improve…


Briefs: Tech Focuses on Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency

Briefs: Tech Focuses on Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency

Amazon, X-energy, Hitachi, Brookfield Japan, Toshiba, Sungrow, onsemi, Infineon, and Wolfspeed are leading efforts to meet growing energy demand…


News Oct 22, 2026 by Karen Hanson
Q&A With Richard Qiu: Fast-Response Storage for AI Data Centers

Q&A With Richard Qiu: Fast-Response Storage for AI Data Centers

In this virtual interview, Richard Qiu, president of LiCAP Technologies, explains why fast-response energy storage and ultracapacitors matter in…


The Grid America Needs: 765 kV, SF₆-Free, and Built for the Future

The Grid America Needs: 765 kV, SF₆-Free, and Built for the Future

A new generation of circuit breakers is becoming the future backbone of the United States’ energy transition.


From Grid to GPU: Enabling Multi-Megawatt SST Architectures With High-Current SiC Power Modules

From Grid to GPU: Enabling Multi-Megawatt SST Architectures With High-Current SiC Power Modules

AI-driven data centers require power supplies with high efficiency, power density, and reliability. Solid-State Transformer (SST) architectures…


Distribution Transformers—Part 6: Voltage Drops, Quality Standards

Distribution Transformers—Part 6: Voltage Drops, Quality Standards

This article reviews feeder voltage drop, practical calculation methods, service quality standards in North America and Europe, and planning…


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…


Distribution Transformers—Part 5: Line Voltage Regulators and Capacitor Banks

Distribution Transformers—Part 5: Line Voltage Regulators and Capacitor Banks

Learn how line voltage regulators and capacitor banks provide fine control of feeder voltage profiles and reactive power balance, ensuring…


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…


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,…


Hitachi Energy Commits to Flying Taxi Energy Solutions

Hitachi Energy Commits to Flying Taxi Energy Solutions

The company has partnered with Eve Air Mobility to provide ground power infrastructure for its eVTOL aircraft.


News Jul 24, 2026 by Karen Hanson
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…


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…


Renewable Energy to Power AI Data Center Near Amazon River

Renewable Energy to Power AI Data Center Near Amazon River

The AI computing facility in northern Brazil, powered by 100% renewable energy, is expected to be operational in mid-2027.


News Jul 16, 2026 by Claire Turvill
Emerson Launches Sync Tool for Digital Twins in Power Plants

Emerson Launches Sync Tool for Digital Twins in Power Plants

The Ovation Curation Tool software automates version control and change tracking between production Ovation systems and their simulation models


new products Jul 13, 2026 by Luke James