The Instability of the World’s Power Supplies Need Immediate Action
A new study reveals the urgent need to address instabilities in the world’s supply…
Author Michael Turashoff
An Advanced Power-Conversion Switch Helps Upgrade U.S. Power Grid
Researchers at General Electric Co. enlisted the help of the U.S. Department of Energy’s…
Nanomaterials to Improve Electric Vehicle Battery Technology
Electric vehicles in the future will need high-capacity batteries that recharge quickly, have very…
New Electric Car Battery Decay Caused by Heat
Electric vehicles are the best way to combat rising air pollution and carbon emissions.…
Researchers Develop Technology to Estimate Range of Electric Vehicles
North Carolina State University researchers have developed new software that estimates how much farther…
Environmentally Friendly Alternatives Exist for Li-ion Batteries
Physics researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have discovered that most of the electrolytes used…
What is a Square-Wave
A square wave is a non-sinusoidal periodic waveform (which can be represented as an…
What is a Sine Wave
The sine wave or sinusoid is a mathematical curve that describes a smooth repetitive…
Power Factor Correction
The power factor (PF) of a device is a number between zero and one…
UPS Battery LIfe
In today’s data filled world, it has become increasingly crucial to maintain uptime for…