They’re marketed as “Solar Generators” or “Solar Power Stations” but what they are is a nice box with a battery, charge controller, and inverter inside. [DoItYourselfDad] on Youtube decided that since ...

Researchers from the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) have investigated how power electronics may be embedded in solar cells and proposed several design options for PV devices integrating ...

A new top-cool packaging approach is reshaping thermal management in power-hungry systems, promising cooler, more efficient, ...

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Azuray Technologies announced it will introduce its new AP260 DC-DC power optimizer and AC160 solar module performance monitor at Solar Power International next week ...

What will bikes be like in 10 years' time? It's a popular question, and it’s hard to see how the best road bikes could be any more advanced than they are now. The inventors and engineers who can ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. Innovative photovoltaic inverters are key components driving growth in the solar-power market. Gallium-nitride (GaN) technology, in turn, is essential ...

With external components including mosfets and inductors, the IC, called AEM15820, can mediate power flow between a solar cell up to 4.34V, an external 5V power adapter, a storage element between 2.4 ...

BASF has developed a polyphthalamide (PPA) for next-generation power electronics that is especially suited for manufacturing housings of IGBT (insulated-gate bipolar transistor) semiconductors.

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Kristin is a lead editor at Forbes Home and has nearly a decade of ...

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are looking for a happy medium to enable the grid of the future, filling a gap between high and low voltages for power ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...