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Many discussions about power system design focus on fundamental challenges such as the quest for greater power supply efficiency or the improvements made possible by advances in power component

Forecasting the growth of solar (photovoltaic or PV) power is a tricky business. The PV marketplace is highly dynamic with respect to time and place. The growth of PV power today is very much dependent

In the communications equipment industry, many companies that previously designed power systems in-house, have outsourced this engineering work to other vendors. But in one segment of this industry

As in many other industries, companies in the medical equipment field that once designed and built power supplies for their applications, now turn to power supply and contract manufacturers to develop

Over the next few years, the adoption of electric vehicles is expected to accelerate as more consumers across the globe adopt plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery-only electric vehicles

ABB, the world’s leading power and automation technology company, announced today it has reached a major construction milestone for its high-voltage transmission cable factory: the exterior structure

A global wind power industry that has experienced rapid growth over the past decade predicts much more of the same in the years ahead. Power electronics engineers, who play a critical role in this

Solid-state lighting (SSL) or LED lighting promises energy savings, longer lamp life, and other potential benefits in general lighting applications. Spurred on by steady improvements in high-brightness

Demands for consumer-friendly features and energy-saving operation translate to increasing electronics content in each new generation of appliances and white goods. Naturally, the power systems within

Use of digital power control is on the rise as it finds its way into more and more applications, a wider range of power levels, and even high-volume applications where cost barriers may have prevented