Power quality compliance and grid reliability: harmonics, THD, power factor, voltage regulation, reactive power, IEEE 519, NERC CIP standards, and measurement instruments.
4 sources NERC has finalized PRC-030-1, a new reliability standard that holds inverter-based resource operators accountable for Read More
3 sources SST cost-per-kVA today: 2-4x iron-core transformer equivalent rating. PV inverter historical decline: $0.80/W (2010) → $0.07/W (2025), 91% decline Read More
4 sources NSF FREEDM Center entered 17th operational year in 2025 (founded 2008 as Gen-III ERC). Y10 SST core program (Read More
3 sources Hundreds of solar, wind, and battery storage facilities that have operated outside federal reliability oversight are Read More
4 sources Japan SST market: $9.8M (2024) → $45.2M (2030) at 28% CAGR. Industrial anchors: Mitsubishi Electric (SiC), Hitachi (via Hitachi Energy), Read More
4 sources Three PD detection methods: HFCT (high-freq current transformer), UHF couplers (300 MHz - 3 GHz), acoustic emission (AE). Read More
4 sources Conventional iron-core transformer warranties: 5-10 years winding/core, insurance premium 0.1-0.3% insured value/year. SST warranties 2026: 2Read More
4 sources Schneider Electric identified as one of 9 major SST market participants by MarketsandMarkets. Has not announced finished Read More
4 sources Three SST-specific catastrophic failure modes: DC-link capacitor rupture, SiC single-event burnout, MFT thermal runaway. MPPF capacitor Read More
4 sources The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has accepted the Standard Authorization Request (SAR) for Project 2026Read More