3 sources MIT identified cascading voltage instability -- not generation failure -- as the cause of the April 2025 Read More
Energy Storage
Power Electronics
Research
Solar + Storage Integration
Solid State Transformers
Voltage & Reactive Power
Solid-State Transformers Integrate Battery Storage Through Multiport Architectures: NREL’s Dispatch and Control Research
3 sources Multiport SST architectures couple BESS, PV, and grid via DC ports, cutting conversion stages and round-trip Read More
Power Electronics
Research
Solid State Transformers
Voltage & Reactive Power
Grid-Forming Solid-State Transformers and the Virtual Synchronous
4 sources Grid-forming SSTs using virtual synchronous machine control provide inertia and voltage support that grid-following inverters lack Read More
Power Electronics
Research
SiC & GaN Power Semiconductors
Voltage & Reactive Power
Solid-State Transformers for Direct Offshore Wind Turbine Grid
4 sources Conventional offshore wind chain: turbine iron-core + inter-array AC + offshore substation + HVAC/HVDC to shore, 4-8% losses. Read More
Analysis
Microgrids
Power Electronics
Solid State Transformers
Voltage & Reactive Power
Solid-State Transformers Make Intentional Microgrid Islanding
4 sources Conventional islanding requires separate switchgear + controller cabinet + protective relaying coordination. SST input AC-DC converter can disconnect Read More
Data Centers
Grid Capacity
Grid Connection & Reliability
Product
Voltage & Reactive Power
ON.energy Tests Medium-Voltage AI UPS
3 sources Miami-based ON.energy completed initial testing of its medium-voltage AI UPS at the National Lab of Read More
Power Electronics
Regulatory
Solid State Transformers
Voltage & Reactive Power
1500 V DC vs 800 V DC: The Voltage Standardization Debate Shaping
3 sources VDC: NVIDIA AI Factory + OCP Mount Diablo (Microsoft+Meta+Google 2025) — data center standard. 1500 VDC: utility-scale solar Read More
Power Electronics
Research
Solid State Transformers
Voltage & Reactive Power
Medium-Voltage to Low-Voltage DC Distribution Architecture Co-Design: Why the SST Choice Drives Everything Downstream
4 sources Conventional MV-LV: 4-35 kVAC → iron-core step-down → 277-480 VAC secondary → downstream conversion at load. 800 VDC architecture (NVIDIA Read More
Analysis
Power Electronics
Solid State Transformers
Voltage & Reactive Power
Green Hydrogen Electrolyzer Interconnect Is the Largest Underdeveloped Solid-State Transformer Market Opportunity
4 sources Electrolyzer stack voltages: 200-1500 VDC depending on cell technology and stack configuration. Hydrogen Council projects 10-25 Read More
Microgrids
Power Electronics
Research
Solid State Transformers
Voltage & Reactive Power
Black-Start Microgrid Restoration: How Solid-State Transformers Plus Battery Storage Replace the Diesel Generator
4 sources SST + BESS + grid-forming control replaces diesel generator for distribution/microgrid black start. Black-start sequence: SST detects Read More