Members can download this article in PDF format. High-voltage systems serve applications ranging from renewable-energy generation to industrial motor control. Such systems require precise control to ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. Reliability of the power-conversion system is a critical issue, especially at high power levels. Application areas that fall under this umbrella ...

The term firefighter switch indicates a remotely controllable DC Disconnect with which the DC side of a photovoltaic system in proximity of the modules (or directly below the cable outlet) can be ...

High-speed video footage taken by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories shows a high-energy arcing fault vaporizing a steel panel of power plant equipment, providing data that could help keep ...

The comparison figure between no arc-fault state and arc-fault state under various type of loads, ranging from 30 W–60 W. An arc fault is an electrical discharge between two conductors due to poor ...

Researchers from China's Tianjin University and inverter manufacturer Ginlong Solis have developed a novel AI-based method for DC arc detection in PV systems. A DC arc occurs in PV arrays when there ...