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With renewable energies on the rise there is a growing need for high capacity energy storage and one possible solution…

With renewable energies on the rise there is a growing need for high capacity energy storage and one possible solution are “virtual power plants”. What is a virtual power plant?

LiDAR has recently taken off with engineers integrating it into anything they can whether it is robotics or astronomy.…

LiDAR has recently taken off with engineers integrating it into anything they can whether it is robotics or astronomy. But FLiDAR, or Floating LiDAR, presents some real opportunities for solutions in areas that are otherwise difficult and costly to solve.

An overview of two PLC design solutions shows the progress in the realization of smart grid infrastructure.

An overview of two PLC design solutions shows the progress in the realization of smart grid infrastructure.

A new PCB ensures over-voltage protection for supercapacitors serving the industrial controls, remote monitoring, and…

A new PCB ensures over-voltage protection for supercapacitors serving the industrial controls, remote monitoring, and battery backup systems.

Researchers from Soochow University have developed a prototype solar panel that can harvest energy from rain. Could this…

Researchers from Soochow University have developed a prototype solar panel that can harvest energy from rain. Could this be a new direction for solar energy or is it merely a neat science project?

How do we design, build, and test a sensitive piece of equipment for millions of times more heat and radiation exposure?

How do we design, build, and test a sensitive piece of equipment for millions of times more heat and radiation exposure?

This News Brief looks at Infineon's Intelligent Power Module (IPM), the MIPAQ Pro, which has been updated for use in…

This News Brief looks at Infineon's Intelligent Power Module (IPM), the MIPAQ Pro, which has been updated for use in smart grid applications.

Sudipta Chakraborty is the Director of Energy Systems at OPAL-RT. In this Engineer Spotlight, he speaks about challenges…

Sudipta Chakraborty is the Director of Energy Systems at OPAL-RT. In this Engineer Spotlight, he speaks about challenges facing power system design, how hardware-in-the-loop simulations are important for problem-solving with grid integration, and his work on the IEEE-1547 standard for power grid test procedures.

The ADE9153A from Analog Devices is a single-phase energy-metering IC that includes autocalibration.

The ADE9153A from Analog Devices is a single-phase energy-metering IC that includes autocalibration.

Gallium nitride, or GaN, was a hot topic among power companies at APEC 2018. AAC's Karissa Manske had the chance to ask…

Gallium nitride, or GaN, was a hot topic among power companies at APEC 2018. AAC's Karissa Manske had the chance to ask GaN Systems CEO, Jim Witham, about what GaN's capable of and where we'll see it in the future.

Gartner predicts that 50% of large industrial companies will use digital twins by 2021. What are they and what do they do?

Gartner predicts that 50% of large industrial companies will use digital twins by 2021. What are they and what do they do?

In this teardown, we examine the innards of a solar-powered floating water fountain by Feelle.

In this teardown, we examine the innards of a solar-powered floating water fountain by Feelle.

Learn about the man who helped Nikola Tesla propel the adoption of the AC electrical grid in the United States.

Learn about the man who helped Nikola Tesla propel the adoption of the AC electrical grid in the United States.

A team from Washington State University has made a Schottky diode that recycles heat from electronics to charge a…

A team from Washington State University has made a Schottky diode that recycles heat from electronics to charge a battery. But will we ever see one in a consumer device?

In this teardown, we examine the innards of the solar-powered ultrasonic dog repellent, complete with solar panel and PIR sensor.

In this teardown, we examine the innards of the solar-powered ultrasonic dog repellent, complete with solar panel and PIR sensor.

Here is how two key facets of the IoT world come together to create a holistic solution.

Here is how two key facets of the IoT world come together to create a holistic solution.

Here is a look into both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2’s mission objectives, the experiments onboard, and the data it…

Here is a look into both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2’s mission objectives, the experiments onboard, and the data it collected that has complimented and expanded our knowledge of our solar system.

AAC continues to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Voyager spacecraft by looking at the Plasma experiments. In this…

AAC continues to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Voyager spacecraft by looking at the Plasma experiments. In this article, we take a look at the Voyager missions' plasma experiments.

Let's take a look at some of the instruments the Voyager spacecraft use to gather data for imaging and atmosphere analysis.

Let's take a look at some of the instruments the Voyager spacecraft use to gather data for imaging and atmosphere analysis.