3 sources A new Wiley-IEEE Press book argues that reactive power, apparent power, and phasors rest on definitions Read More
Grid operators face an October 2026 NERC PRC-030-1 compliance deadline as AI infrastructure and megawatt EV charging push harmonic and reactive-power standards Read More
Analysis
Power Electronics
Solid State Transformers
Standards & Compliance
Solid-State Transformer Industry Reality Check: What Patents
10 sources A May 2026 audit found fewer than 10 commercially deployed SSTs in global revenue service, while dozens of Read More
Analysis
Power Electronics
Solid State Transformers
Standards & Compliance
The MGRID Solid-State Transformer Coverage: A Comprehensive Index
Index of ~100 MGRID articles published May 2026 covering SST origins, manufacturers, deployments, federal programs, technology foundations, and applications.Read More
Power Electronics
Research
Solid State Transformers
Standards & Compliance
The 1968 GE Patent That Founded Solid-State Transformer Technology
4 sources US Patent 3,517,300 filed at GE Schenectady in 1968 by William McMurray. Original motivation: 16.66 Hz European locomotive traction Read More
Power Electronics
Research
Solid State Transformers
Voltage & Reactive Power
FREEDM Systems Center at NCSU: The 2008 NSF Center That Turned
4 sources NSF Generation-III Engineering Research Center launched 2008 at NCSU. Y10 SST program led by Dr. Subhashish Bhattacharya Read More
Harmonics (THD)
Power Electronics
Power Quality
Research
Solid State Transformers
Standards & Compliance
How Solid-State Transformers Solve the IEEE 519 Harmonic Problem
4 sources IEEE 519-2022 sets 5% voltage THD limit at utility-customer interface. Conventional MW chargers routinely exceed 5% THD and Read More
Power Electronics
Research
Solid State Transformers
Standards & Compliance
Why the Iron-Core Transformer Has Outlasted Every Replacement
4 sources Iron-core transformer technology, unchanged since 1886, has outlasted every solid-state challenger by offering single-step voltage conversion with Read More
Power Electronics
Research
Solid State Transformers
Standards & Compliance
From “Electronic Transformer” to “Intelligent Universal Transformer”: A Naming History of the Solid-State Transformer
4 sources The solid-state transformer has carried four different names across 50 years—electronic transformer, PETT, IUTS—still used Read More
Harmonics (THD)
Power Electronics
Research
Solid State Transformers
Why Single-Stage AC-AC Solid-State Transformers Are the Holy Grail —
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