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Power System Grounding: Understanding Lightning Strikes

Power System Grounding: Understanding Lightning Strikes

Learn about the fundamentals of lightning strikes and the risk they pose for electric power systems and operator safety.


EPC Launches 170 V eGaN FET

EPC Launches 170 V eGaN FET

This article highlights EPC 170 V, 6.8 milliohm EPC2059 eGaN® FET, offering designers a device that is smaller, more efficient, more reliable,…


Murata’s Fully Integrated, Compact DC/DC Converters Feature High-Efficiency

Murata’s Fully Integrated, Compact DC/DC Converters Feature High-Efficiency

This article highlights Murata UltraBK™ converters that are aimed at space-constrained applications such as IT and network infrastructure…


University Researchers Develop an Eco-Friendly Power Storage Battery Using Vanillin

University Researchers Develop an Eco-Friendly Power Storage Battery Using Vanillin

TU Graz University researchers discover a way of replacing liquid electrolytes in redox flow batteries by using a plant-based compound called…


News Oct 31, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
The Benefits of High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Power

The Benefits of High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Power

This article highlights ABB as HVDC has emerged as a viable complement to AC power transmission, with the ability to connect asynchronous AC grids…


Research Findings Uncover a More Sustainable Hybrid Energy Storage System

Research Findings Uncover a More Sustainable Hybrid Energy Storage System

Austrian researchers unveil key findings for a more sustainable, efficient, and safe hybrid supercapacitor. 


News Oct 18, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
Frequency Control in a Power System

Frequency Control in a Power System

Learn about the primary, secondary and tertiary frequency control in a power system.


Analyzing the Advantages of 100V GaN in 48V Applications

Analyzing the Advantages of 100V GaN in 48V Applications

This article describes an ultra-low parasitics Eon/Eoff measurement platform and the advantages of 100V GaN in 48V applications.


Testing Gallium Nitride Devices Under Extreme Voltage and Current Stress

Testing Gallium Nitride Devices Under Extreme Voltage and Current Stress

This article focuses on the stressor of current. Parts were tested to failure under two specific conditions that demonstrate the exceptional…


MEAN WELL Launches Incentives Program To Stimulate Industrial Economy

MEAN WELL Launches Incentives Program To Stimulate Industrial Economy

Aiming to spur economic recovery, Taiwanese power supply provider MEAN WELL is launching a new rewards incentive program for its partners.


News Oct 06, 2020 by Shannon Cuthrell
SimpliPhi Looks to Maximize Power Efficiency With New 3.8 kWh AmpliPhi Battery

SimpliPhi Looks to Maximize Power Efficiency With New 3.8 kWh AmpliPhi Battery

SimpliPhi releases the 3.8 kWh AmpliPhi battery loaded with communication and BMS capabilities, giving it the brains to manage a variety of…


News Oct 02, 2020 by Nicholas St. John
University Researchers Develop a Green Supercapacitor

University Researchers Develop a Green Supercapacitor

Texas A&M University researchers use plant-based material lignin to create a stable and efficient supercapacitor.


News Sep 30, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
Tektronix’s Series of Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes Feature a 10 GHz Bandwidth and Handle up to 50 GS/S

Tektronix’s Series of Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes Feature a 10 GHz Bandwidth and Handle up to 50 GS/S

Tektronix’s mixed signal oscilloscopes are the first on the market to feature a greater than 2 GHz bandwidth while providing up to 8 input channels


esVolta Chooses to Adopt ION Energy’s Edison Analytics Platform

esVolta Chooses to Adopt ION Energy’s Edison Analytics Platform

esVolta leverages ION Energy’s software expertise by integrating its Edison Analytics platform across its battery energy storage projects.


News Sep 26, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
Stony Brook University Researchers Develop a New Highly Efficient Conducting Material

Stony Brook University Researchers Develop a New Highly Efficient Conducting Material

An international team of physicists research a new material that could help create more efficient electrical conductors and change the face of…


News Sep 25, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
Bonding Ribbon for the Next Generation of Power Electronics

Bonding Ribbon for the Next Generation of Power Electronics

he product enables power modules to be designed and manufactured more reliably, efficiently, and cost-effectively.


News Sep 14, 2020 by Hailey Stewart
Vibration-Proof Capacitor Technology

Vibration-Proof Capacitor Technology

To verify that components are sufficiently protected against vibration damage, we must first set ourselves a standard of acceptability.


Technical Articles Sep 10, 2020 by
BCMs Transform High Voltage Batteries Into SELV Systems

BCMs Transform High Voltage Batteries Into SELV Systems

This article details the Vicor BCM converter’s function, operation and capabilities as compared to a conventional DC-DC converter, and suggests…


Compact Active Clamp Flyback Design

Compact Active Clamp Flyback Design

Würth Elektronik Presents the WE-TGF Thermoconductive Gap Filler

Würth Elektronik Presents the WE-TGF Thermoconductive Gap Filler

The WE-TGF is made of silicone incorporating ceramic particles.