Power electronics innovation: solid-state transformers, medium-voltage switchgear, SiC and GaN power semiconductors, megawatt charging power stages, and MV converter deployments.
4 sources The solid-state transformer has carried four different names across 50 years—electronic transformer, PETT, IUTS—still used Read More
4 sources Single-stage AC-AC solid-state transformers remain lab-only; every commercial SST shipped in 2026 uses the two-stage AC-DC-AC topology Read More
3 sources ABB PETT pilot on SBB Ee 933 shunting locomotive, mid-2011 deployment. Swiss Federal Office for Transport certification Read More
4 sources MIT 2024 research identifies AI accelerator loads drawing reactive power beyond what conventional transformers supply; solid-state transformers Read More
4 sources DC-link capacitors are the single biggest lifetime determinant in solid-state transformers. Dielectric degradation and ESR rise Read More
4 sources MFT operating frequency 5-100 kHz, commercial sweet spot 10-30 kHz. Conventional silicon-steel cores fail above ~1 kHz Read More
3 sources Eaton committed S$3M to the NUS Sustainable Tropical Data Centre Testbed, anchored by a 2.5 MW Read More
4 sources All commercial medium-voltage SSTs use SiC MOSFETs for 650 V–6.5 kV input stages. GaN is limited to Read More
4 sources Deepak Divan, Georgia Tech Pippin Chair, founded Soft Switching Technologies and two other spinouts over a 30Read More
4 sources NEC Article 706 caps DC defaults at 100 V. Deploying 800 VDC data centers requires AHJ variances most US Read More