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Grid Modernization: What’s Keeping Power Pros Up at Night? 

Grid Modernization: What’s Keeping Power Pros Up at Night? 

Grid professionals struggle to keep up with increasing power demands and a changing energy landscape.


Mitigating DC Link Anti-Resonance for WBG-Based Designs

Mitigating DC Link Anti-Resonance for WBG-Based Designs

What causes failure in wide bandgap semiconductors, and how can engineers mitigate them?


Renewables Drive Power Modules With Cutting-Edge Chip Design

Renewables Drive Power Modules With Cutting-Edge Chip Design

The 2.5 kV IGBT module with enhanced SLC+ technology sets a benchmark in reliability, tackling power and thermal cycling stress to ensure long-term…


Can Hybrid Plant Design Ease Grid Congestion?

Can Hybrid Plant Design Ease Grid Congestion?

Solar- and wind-plus-storage power systems add value to energy transmission, but can they ease connection backlogs?


News Nov 14, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Why Do Switching Transistors Fail?

Why Do Switching Transistors Fail?

This article examines practical experiences and explains why switching transistors fail based on a flyback converter.


AI Optimizes Grid Power Flow

AI Optimizes Grid Power Flow

Researchers have developed an AI model using multi-fidelity graph neural networks to manage power fluctuations and unpredictable changes in power…


Can Lakes Become Giant Hydrogen Batteries?

Can Lakes Become Giant Hydrogen Batteries?

Storing hydrogen underwater resolves many challenges of above-ground storage.


tech insights Nov 07, 2024 by Jane Marsh
Remote Monitoring Drone Team Gathers Real-Time Grid Data

Remote Monitoring Drone Team Gathers Real-Time Grid Data

Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed an automated drone inspection system that can quickly assess grid failures in remote areas.


Supercapacitors: Improving STATCOM Ops, Enhancing Grid Stability

Supercapacitors: Improving STATCOM Ops, Enhancing Grid Stability

Grid operators can improve power quality, stabilize voltages, and achieve stability using static synchronous compensators.


Smart Meters, Smarter Grids: Forging AMI Partnerships

Smart Meters, Smarter Grids: Forging AMI Partnerships

Trilliant’s partnerships aim to provide improved energy management services.


News Nov 02, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Gridlock to Grid Growth: HV Transmission for a Renewable Future

Gridlock to Grid Growth: HV Transmission for a Renewable Future

Constructing high-voltage transmission lines would upgrade the U.S. national grid to accommodate renewable energy sources.


News Oct 31, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Solar-Powered Line Sensors Predict Wildfires

Solar-Powered Line Sensors Predict Wildfires

Gridware uses solar-powered sensors and artificial intelligence to detect fire risks.


News Oct 25, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
How Do Inverters Contribute to Grid Resilience?

How Do Inverters Contribute to Grid Resilience?

As renewable energy grows, advanced inverters plus battery energy storage systems are keys to grid stability.


AI Stabilizes the Grid by Sharing Energy Between Buildings

AI Stabilizes the Grid by Sharing Energy Between Buildings

Researchers demonstrated how algorithms can facilitate energy-sharing between urban buildings to ease grid strain. 


Breaking the Backlog: How To Solve Europe’s Wind Delays

Breaking the Backlog: How To Solve Europe’s Wind Delays

Wind farms wait for months for grid connection. What’s causing the delays, and what will it take to streamline the process?


Moon Power: NASA Seeks Energy Solutions for Lunar Living

Moon Power: NASA Seeks Energy Solutions for Lunar Living

Living on the moon requires reliable energy. Two teams have developed power solutions to withstand harsh lunar conditions.


News Oct 11, 2024 by Liam Critchley
GET-ing More: Increasing Grid Capacity With Renewables

GET-ing More: Increasing Grid Capacity With Renewables

How can grid-enhancing technology help a strained power grid add more renewable resources without building more infrastructure?


Reducing Transportation Sector Carbon Emissions With Power Modules

Reducing Transportation Sector Carbon Emissions With Power Modules

This article presents the latest developments in 3.3 kV SiC power modules.


Calculating Transformer Currents

Calculating Transformer Currents

The article explains the calculation of transformer currents using the power formula and turns ratio and looks at transformer impedance and…


Wish List: What Power Pros Need To Meet Future Energy Demands

Wish List: What Power Pros Need To Meet Future Energy Demands

What do power industry leaders prioritize in modernizing the grid?