Members can download this article in PDF format. Power modules offer many benefits. Versions with integrated inductors can simplify designs, reduce overall size, and help assure compliance with EMI ...

The world’s energy demand is rising, and NREL’s ULIS power module could help meet it. Demand for energy worldwide is climbing rapidly, driven in part by power hungry data centers that support ...

Developing a power module requires enhanced design and verification methods. Currently, multiple iterations are needed to get the design done. Today, design and manufacturing processes are heavily ...

Researchers at the AGH University of Krakow in Poland and its Eko-Energia AGH student group have published a study about their approach to lightweight bifacial vehicle integrated PV (VIPV) modules, ...

With the ongoing increase in module operating current, a reliable junction box is critical for modules which are to last for 25 to 30 years. This article will analyse which factors need to be ...

Size and power often seem like opposite sides of a coin. When you reduce size – one of the ever-pressing goals in our industry – you inevitably reduce power. But does that have to be the case? By ...

Last month’s column talked about a simpler way to exchange stackups with manufacturing partners. This month, continuing the ...

Adoption of silicon carbide (SiC) is becoming more widespread among electric-vehicle (EV) systems such as dc-dc converters, traction inverters, and on-board chargers (OBCs) with bidirectional ...

The year 2020 saw the launch of solar modules exceeding 500 W of rated power generation capacity, in a leap from the previous standard of between 400 W and 450 W. The solar market experienced an ...

HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Josh Shapiro announced that Module Design, Inc. (Module), a Pittsburgh-based modular housing manufacturer, will expand its operations in Allegheny County with a $2.4 million ...