Smart Power Grid

    October 2022
    ­New, Safe Nuclear Reactor Design Can Fit on a Truck

    BYU chemical engineering professor Matthew Memmott works in his lab on campus.

      In general, nuclear reactors are one of the safest methods of generating electricity. The problem is that when things do go wrong, the effects are disastrous, long lasting and very visible. Currently, the type of reactor used in the majority of nuclear generation is a light water reactor designs. Th
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    Date:
    10/11/2022
    Driving Wide Bandgap Devices

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    ­In power electronics, semiconductor transistors with a wide bandgap, such as silicon carbide or gallium nitride, are becoming increasingly popular. Higher switching speeds promise higher efficiency and higher power densities. Two reference designs from Würth Elektronik show how an isolated 6 W auxiliary power suppl
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    Date:
    10/01/2022
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