Can electric truck hydropower be used for energy storage?
Storing large quantities of electric energy is hard; is trucked hydropower and regeneration a viable option?
A primer on EV battery management systems
Here is a brief tutorial on battery management system, how charge balancing works in it, and what's required for its…
The fundamental problems with ‘traditional’ power transmission
The growth of touchless wireless power transfer is ushering in a disruptive technology for medium-range and long-range transmission.
Developing green hydrogen systems with power semiconductors
The production of clean energy is driving many companies and industries toward investments on hydrogen-related research.
AI-empowered grids pave the way for second electrical revolution
Solid-state control with embedded intelligence dramatically improves the overall value and safety of the existing electrical grid.
Are solar-powered cars the ultimate electric vehicles?
Cars powered entirely by solar cells sound like a dream come true, but physics and power numbers may indicate a…
Novel energy harvesting tech could reshape medical devices
One primary downside of medical devices is that their batteries need replacement or recharging. That may not be the case…
Is hydrogen power an alternative to Li-ion batteries in EVs?
Alternative power mediums like hydrogen address Li-ion recharge/distance ratio challenge as hydrogen recharge time is equivalent to the current gasoline…
Is it again time for the flywheel-based energy storage systems?
Flywheel-based energy storage technology looks very promising "on paper" but has some very difficult issues in practice.
UCAP offers lead-acid alternative to energy storage
Ultracapacitors are moving beyond the status of a component in a quest for new energy storage solutions.