Solar Power World

Advanced silicone gels protect IGBT7 modules in PV inverters

PV inverters convert the direct current (DC) produced by solar panels into the alternating current (AC) used by homes and ...
IEEE

Dual-Port Grid-Forming Control of Double-Stage Interlinking Converters in Islanded Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids

Abstract: Hybrid AC/DC microgrids (MGs) are comprised of AC and DC MGs interconnected through an interlinking converter (ILC). This paper presents a novel control strategy for double-stage ILCs ...
IEEE

A Family of Dual Power Path Hybrid Converter for AC-AC Power Conversion

Abstract: The traditional ac–dc–ac power conversion has two power conversion stages and low efficiency. In order to improve the system efficiency, the direct-type ac–ac chopper and two-stage ac–dc–ac ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Hundreds of Australian Bagpipers Attempt to Set World Record While Playing AC/DC

Hundreds of bagpipers set a new world record for the largest bagpipe ensemble while playing AC/DC’s “It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll).” A whopping 374 pipers joined forces in ...
dcnewsnow

DC advocates, leaders push back on House effort to reinstate cash bail system

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — More than 180 organizations and community leaders signed onto a letter urging Congress not to pass the District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act of 2025. The bill would ...