Trials of a direct current (DC) circuit-breaker module prototype – a technology key to the development of a high-voltage DC meshed offshore grid off Europe – have been successfully completed at DNV GL ...

The rapid expansion of high voltage direct current (HVDC) grids, driven by the massive integration of renewable energy sources, has underscored the critical role of DC circuit breakers (DCCBs) and ...

A publicly-funded European team lead by Infineon is to try and develop a semiconductor-based DC circuit breaker Losses in power grids and electric devices are between 5% and 7% smaller with direct ...

Mitsubishi Electric (OTCPK:MIELY) entered into a share transfer agreement last week for wholly acquiring Swedish-based, Scibreak AB, company that develops direct current circuit breakers. Both the ...

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ideal Power Inc. (NASDAQ: IPWR) (the “Company”), pioneering the development and commercialization of highly efficient and broadly patented B-TRAN™ ...

As the story goes, the rock band AC/DC took its name from a label on an old sewing machine in the Young brothers’ home. It must have meant that the machine could run on either alternating-current or ...

A fourth requirement was added to Sec. 240.15(B) in the 2011 NEC. This new section states, "Individual single-pole circuit breakers rated 125/250VDC, with identified handle ties shall be permitted as ...