The big green boxes you see on the roadside are three-phase transformers. Just like a single-phase transformer, a three-phase transformer “transfers” voltage from one circuit to another. However, a three-phase transformer deals with three phases instead of single-phase. The article explains the three-phase transformer through its working, needs, applications, advantages, and disadvantages.

Harmonic distortion is a common problem in any electrical/electronic device, affecting their operation and reliability. In the case of three-phase transformers, harmonics tend to de-rate or permanently degrade their performance. The article explains harmonic distortion, and what it results in, and explores ways to mitigate it.

Hitachi Energy has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered energy forecasting solution, Nostradamus AI. Developed using Hitachi Energy’s deep energy industry expertise, Nostradamus AI leverages the company’s 30 years of the most extensive energy market data to provide utilities, power system operators, energy producers, and traders with highly precise forecasts for common energy-specific use cases.

Power converters are relatively simple circuits that play a fundamental role in enabling electronic devices to function. Here’s an introduction to what power converters are, how they work, and why they’re important.

This article explains the essentials of AC to DC conversion, from understanding AC and DC currents to the key steps involved and real-world applications for powering electronics.

The nanoSPECTRAL chip is a chip-size spectrometer based on the nanoSPECTRAL technology developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS.

onsemi and Würth Elektronik have announced the integration of Würth Elektronik’s passive components database into onsemi’s one-of-a-kind Self-Service PLECS Model Generator (SSPMG). This intuitive web-based platform enables engineers to create custom high-accuracy, high-fidelity PLECS models of complex power electronic applications, which helps identify and fix performance bottlenecks early in the design process. With the addition of Würth Elektronik’s passive system components to SSPMG, the generated switching loss models achieve even higher precision than before.

Thanks to ongoing hardware and software development, PID technology continues to evolve and remain relevant; for one example, this article shows how it is being used for various aspects of smart grid management. Yet PID is not the only possibility. The article concludes by discussing how smart grids increasingly rely on AI to either augment or replace PID solutions.

Power electronics is a fundamental enabler for transitioning to all-electric society and Digital Transformation enables sustainability and productivity along the entire lifecycle.

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation has developed "X5M007E120," a bare die[1] 1200V silicon carbide MOSFET for automotive traction inverters[2] with an innovative structure that deliver both low On-resistance and high reliability. Test samples are now shipping, for evaluation by customers.