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The harnessing of electricity has played a pivotal role in human history and has exponentially expedited our growth as a species. Since becoming a household commodity in the late 19th century, ...

The battery as we know it today was an invention of Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta. He witnessed electricity splitting water into its constituent elements of oxygen and hydrogen and ...

In the simplest of terms, an AC generator supplies power directly to a 120-volt circuit to run AC accessories throughout a boat, as well as charge the boat’s batteries (through an AC-to-­DC charger).

Rendering of DC Grid modular, direct current power generators using energy sources such as solar, renewable natural gas and biogas. Frustrated with the combination of what its founder terms ...

Get ready for a brighter, cleaner future. The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced a $2.2 billion investment to expand and strengthen the country's power grid. This investment is the federal ...

Modular multilevel converters (MMCs) are at the forefront of high voltage direct current (HVDC) technology, offering significant advantages in terms of efficiency, scalability and reduced harmonic ...