Power Systems
Bridging the gap between electrical infrastructure and renewables
While renewable energy sources like wind and solar photovoltaics may be the future of a low carbon electric grid, they there is a need for reliable and resilient dispatchable generation along with energy storage
Atomic dynamics help turn heat into electricity
An atomic mechanism that makes some thermoelectric materials efficient near high-temperature phase transition could help unlock better options for technologies reliant on transforming heat into electricity.
Mirror-like photovoltaics get more electricity out of heat
Heat-harnessing solar cells that reflect 99% of the energy they can’t convert to electricity could help bring down the price of storing renewable energy as heat and improve overall energy efficiency.
Your questions answered: Arc flash mitigation
Reducing arc flash to electrical personnel is an evolutionary process. Learn more in this Q&A
How nanomaterials are improving battery design
Graphene coating enables new electrode designs with potential for electric vehicles
Electrically-injected laser developed
An electrically-injected laser made with germanium tin has been developed and is used as a semiconducting material for circuits on electronic devices.
How to improve electrical maintenance with predictive tests
How to use these four predictive tests to improve your electrical maintenance plan
Adhesive tape improves lithium batteries’ performance, lifespan
Rice University researchers turned adhesive tape into a silicon oxide film improve lithium metal technology and make them last longer.
Spectrometry research advances could lead to safer rechargeable batteries
Researchers have found a way to advance safer rechargeable batteries with spectrometry. Their findings could improve batteries used for consumer electronics such as laptops and cellphones.
Electron energy distribution measured for improved storage, conversion
Researchers at the University of Michigan, Purdue University, and the University of Liverpool in the UK have figured out a way to measure how many hot charge carrier are present in a metal nanostructure for improved energy storage and conversion.
