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Eliminating Brownouts and Blackouts by Manipulating Electricity Distribution in Power Grids

A research team from the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) School of Engineering is redesigning how electricity is distributed within power grids.

20 hours ago by Luke James

Casio Tips Its Hat to Renesas for Its Battery-Less, Solar-Powered Smartwatch

The secret sauce? Renesas' silicon-on-thin-buried-oxide (SOTB) process technology.

March 19, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Layered Solar Cell Technology Exhibits Record Levels of Power-Conversion Efficiency

Scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) have created a layered, low-cost solar cell technology that exhibits some of the highest levels of power-conversion efficiency to date.

March 14, 2020 by Luke James

Climate Change Model Identifies Global Warming’s Impact on Electricity Usage and Demands  

Global warming alone could push Chicago to generate 12% more electricity for each person each summer month by 2030.

March 13, 2020 by Luke James

Silicon Carbide Is Changing the Game of Solar Energy

There's plenty of buzz about SiC for electric vehicles. How is the wide-bandgap semiconductor pushing innovations in solar power, though?

March 11, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Tesla’s Expansion of the Hornsdale Power Reserve Comes with a Price

The world’s biggest lithium-ion battery, built by Tesla and housed in Southern Australia, is scheduled for a 50 percent increase in capacity later this year.

March 05, 2020 by Luke James

A New Method to Harvest and Generate Electricity by Manipulating Liquid

Researchers from Nagoya University and Kyushu University have used the energy harvested from the movement of liquid and developed a device that generates electricity.

February 24, 2020 by Luke James

Engineering Smart Cities Should Focus on Technologies that Make Cities Better Places to Live

When we think “smart city”, many picture a vast landscape governed by technology in every way, shape, and form. Swathes of tech do not necessarily make cities “smart” nor an objectively better place to live, however.

February 19, 2020 by Luke James

Panasonic Grid Eye Sensor | Tech Specs

This episode of Tech Specs is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

February 04, 2020 by TTI, Inc

Analog Devices Inc. Multi-Cell Battery Monitor | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

January 27, 2020 by Mouser Electronics

NXP Semiconductors Crossover Processor | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

January 22, 2020 by Mouser Electronics

Panasonic Anti-Vibration Electrolytic Alum Capacitor | Tech Specs

This episode of Tech Specs is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

January 14, 2020 by TTI, Inc

Murata Power Solutions BAC1 Isolated 1W AC/DC Converters | Featured Product Spotlight

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.

December 31, 2019 by Mouser Electronics

A Case for Renewables with Solar Photovoltaics: A Power Engineer’s Perspective

Why should we consider solar in design? Here's an argument put together by a power engineer.

October 18, 2019 by Lorenzo Mari

Introduction to the Advanced Extensible Interface (AXI)

This article will introduce the Advanced Extensible Interface (AXI), an extension of AMBA.

October 17, 2019 by Stephen St. Michael

ROHM’s New Family of 4-Pin Trench-Gate SiC MOSFETs Aims to Reduce Switching Losses

The SCT3xxx xR series, available in 650V and 1200V VDS versions, can reduce switching losses by up to 35%.

October 11, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Introduction to Vibration Energy Harvesting

Learn more about vibration energy harvesting as a source of power for electronic systems.

August 19, 2019 by Francesco Orfei

Disadvantages and Advantages of Energy Harvesting

Energy harvesting is a way to obtain electrical energy from the one already available in the environment. Where is energy harvesting appropriate in designs?

August 19, 2019 by Francesco Orfei

EV Charging Standards and Infrastructure

Learn more about EV charging connectors and standards in this overview.

August 13, 2019 by Erik Johnson

Microgrids vs. the Macrogrid: The Applications of Microgrids in Today’s Power Systems

Learn more about the argument for microgrids.

June 02, 2019 by Gary Elinoff