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Stories about MGRID (61)

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  The Open-Source Solid-State Transformer Control Software Question: Why Vendors Won’t Open Source and Why Customers Want Them To

  March 7, 2026 · Analysis

  4 sources SST control software is the single most valuable IP in the device — converter modulation, protection, grid-forming behavior. Vendor case against open source: differentiation erosion + legal liability…

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  Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Bidirectional Charging Architectures Require Solid-State Transformers at Megawatt-Class Fleet Scale

  March 5, 2026 · Power Electronics

  4 sources V2G requires bidirectional power flow at MW scale with controlled power factor and harmonic distortion. Conventional iron-core + thyristor rectifier cannot support V2G without substantial auxiliary equipment

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  Sungrow Power Supply Prepares a Solid-State Transformer Entry for AI Data Center Markets

  March 4, 2026 · Power Electronics

  4 sources Sungrow preparing dedicated SST for AI data center market — shrunk footprint + boosted efficiency vs conventional MV-LV. Sungrow engineering heritage in utility-scale solar inverters + BESS interconnect;…

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  Solid-State Transformer Lifecycle Carbon: 30 Percent Lower Manufacturing Emissions Plus Substantially Lower Operational Losses

  March 2, 2026 · Power Electronics

  4 sources SST manufacturing emissions ~25 tonnes CO2e per unit — ~30% lower than iron-core baseline. Operational losses dominate lifecycle GHG: >96% of total transformer emissions

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  Enphase Energy Enters the Solid-State Transformer Race With a GaN Bidirectional Switch-Based Distributed Power Platform

  February 26, 2026 · News

  3 sources Enphase IQ SST launched early 2026, uses GaN bidirectional switch (BDS) devices vs SiC industry standard. GaN advantages: higher switching frequency, smaller passives, denser packaging

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  Machine Learning Applied to Solid-State Transformer Control: How AI

  February 25, 2026 · Power Electronics

  4 sources Traditional SST control: cascaded PID stack with constant gains, sub-optimal at off-design operating points. Three ML application categories: reinforcement-learning policies, deep-NN observers, model-predictive control with NN plant models

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  Photovoltaic String Inverters and Solid-State Transformers Are Convergent Architectures From Different Starting Points

  February 22, 2026 · Analysis

  4 sources PV string inverters and SSTs are convergent architectures from different starting points. PV inverters: 100-350 kW typical, 1,500 VDC string input, 480 VAC three-phase output

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  Geomagnetic Disturbance Survivability: Why Distribution-Class Solid-State Transformers Are Likely Less GIC-Vulnerable Than Iron-Core Equivalents

  February 20, 2026 · Power Electronics

  4 sources GICs are quasi-DC currents in grounded power-system portions from geomagnetic disturbances (solar storms). Iron-core transformer GIC vulnerability: core saturation → reactive power absorption + harmonics + hot-spot heating…

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  Hitachi Energy OceaniQ Subsea Transformers Position the Industry to Pivot Toward Solid-State Architectures in Offshore Oil and Gas

  February 15, 2026 · Power Electronics

  4 sources Hitachi Energy OceaniQ subsea transformers rated to 3,000 meters depth with dry-type construction. Ormen Lange Norwegian shelf: "world's most powerful" subsea transformer test deployment

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

  February 12, 2026 · Power Electronics

  4 sources NREL SuperFACTS: synchronous condenser + grid-forming BESS under unified controller. Synchronous condenser provides real inertia + reactive power; grid-forming SST provides active control + bidirectional flow