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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

Microgrids On-Site Generation & Microgrids Research

EPB and Oak Ridge Lab Test Dynamic Microgrids With 58 MWh Storage

Marin Holt February 25, 2026

5 sources Verified EPB of Chattanooga and Oak Ridge National Laboratory are 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

Power Electronics Research SiC & GaN Power Semiconductors Voltage & Reactive Power

Synchronous Condensers Plus Grid-Forming Solid-State Transformers Are the Hybrid Plant Architecture for Inverter-Heavy Grids

Marin Holt February 12, 2026

4 sources NREL SuperFACTS: synchronous condenser + grid-forming BESS under unified controller. Synchronous condenser provides real inertia + reactive power; Read More

Data Centers Efficiency & Optimization Grid Capacity Research

Infleqtion’s 6.2M ARPA-E Quantum Grid Dispatch Optimization

Marin Holt February 10, 2026

3 sources Infleqtion formally launched its 6.2 million dollar ARPA-E ENCODE contract in February 2026, applying 1,600-qubit neutral-atom quantum processors Read More

Power Electronics Research Solid State Transformers Voltage & Reactive Power

Solid-State Transformers Enable DC Microgrids for Remote Communities Where Conventional Grid Extension Is Uneconomic

Marin Holt February 5, 2026

4 sources ~750M people lack electricity access globally; several hundred million more have intermittent/low-reliability service. DC microgrid Read More

Power Electronics Research Solid State Transformers Voltage & Reactive Power

Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X): How Bidirectional Solid-State Transformers Enable EVs as Mobile Battery Resources for Homes, Buildings, and the Grid

Marin Holt January 24, 2026

4 sources V2X scope: V2G (grid), V2H (home), V2B (building), V2L (load) — bidirectional Read More

Power Electronics Research Solid State Transformers Voltage & Reactive Power

Optimal Microgrid Sizing With Solid-State Transformers: $0.16 per kWh Energy Cost at 92 Percent Renewable Fraction in Rural Reference Designs

Marin Holt January 9, 2026

4 sources Optimized rural microgrid energy cost: ~$0.16/kWh at 92% renewable fraction. Representative 200-household design: 50 kW PV + 12 kWh BESS/Read More