Power Electronics

160 articles

Power electronics innovation: solid-state transformers, medium-voltage switchgear, SiC and GaN power semiconductors, megawatt charging power stages, and MV converter deployments.

All 160 News 43 Analysis 29 Regulatory 11 Products 36 Research 43

All Medium-Voltage Switchgear 19 Megawatt Charging & Power Conversion 20 SiC & GaN Power Semiconductors 19 Solid State Transformers 99

Power Electronics Research Solid State Transformers Voltage & Reactive Power

Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Bidirectional Charging Architectures Require Solid-State Transformers at Megawatt-Class Fleet Scale

Marin Holt March 5, 2026

4 sources V2G requires bidirectional power flow at MW scale with controlled power factor and harmonic distortion. Read More

Power Electronics Product Solid State Transformers Voltage & Reactive Power

Sungrow Power Supply Prepares a Solid-State Transformer Entry for AI Data Center Markets

Marin Holt March 4, 2026

4 sources Sungrow preparing dedicated SST for AI data center market — shrunk footprint + boosted efficiency vs conventional MV-LV. Read More

Power Electronics Research Solid State Transformers Standards & Compliance

Solid-State Transformer Lifecycle Carbon: 30 Percent Lower Manufacturing Emissions Plus Substantially Lower Operational Losses

Marin Holt March 2, 2026

4 sources SST manufacturing emissions ~25 tonnes CO2e per unit — ~30% lower than iron-core baseline. Operational losses dominate lifecycle Read More

Analysis Megawatt Charging & Power Conversion Power Electronics

360iResearch: $5.06B Solid State Circuit Breaker Market

Marin Holt March 1, 2026

2 sources 360iResearch reports the solid-state circuit breaker market will reach $5.06 billion in 2026, an 8.22% CAGR through 2032. Its data-center Read More

Analysis Power Electronics Solid State Transformers Standards & Compliance

The Solid-State Transformer Industry Faces a Trained-Engineer Shortage That Will Bottleneck 2026-2028 Production Ramp

Marin Holt February 28, 2026

4 sources Global combined US + European power-electronics PhD graduation: ~100-200/year — materially less than SST industry demand. Mid-career Read More

News Power Electronics Solid State Transformers Voltage & Reactive Power

Enphase Energy Enters the Solid-State Transformer Race With a GaN Bidirectional Switch-Based Distributed Power Platform

Marin Holt February 26, 2026

3 sources Enphase IQ SST launched early 2026, uses GaN bidirectional switch (BDS) devices vs SiC industry standard. GaN Read More

Power Electronics Research Solid State Transformers Voltage & Reactive Power

Machine Learning Applied to Solid-State Transformer Control: How AI

Marin Holt February 25, 2026

4 sources Traditional SST control: cascaded PID stack with constant gains, sub-optimal at off-design operating points. Three ML Read More

Analysis Power Electronics Solid State Transformers Voltage & Reactive Power

Photovoltaic String Inverters and Solid-State Transformers Are Convergent Architectures From Different Starting Points

Marin Holt February 22, 2026

4 sources PV string inverters and SSTs are convergent architectures from different starting points. PV inverters: 100-350 kW Read More

Power Electronics Research Solid State Transformers Standards & Compliance

Geomagnetic Disturbance Survivability: Why Distribution-Class Solid-State Transformers Are Likely Less GIC-Vulnerable Than Iron-Core Equivalents

Marin Holt February 20, 2026

4 sources GICs are quasi-DC currents in grounded power-system portions from geomagnetic disturbances (solar storms). Iron-core transformer GIC Read More