Power electronics is an interdisciplinary field that centres on the efficient conversion, control and conditioning of electrical energy through semiconductor devices and innovative circuit topologies.

Bob Erickson, a professor of electrical, computer and energy engineering at CU Boulder, was recently named a CU Distinguished Professor—the highest faculty rank bestowed by the university. Known for ...

Power electronics underpin modern energy systems and transportation, making the reliability and thermal management of semiconductor modules a matter of global significance. The field is marked by ...

Swedish-Swiss multinational conglomerate ABB said it has signed an agreement to acquire Gamesa Electric's power electronics business in Spain from Siemens Gamesa, The financial terms of the ...

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has introduced a 30 kW integrated drive system designed to ...

Wide bandgap semiconductors have taken both power electronics and high frequency circuits by storm, replacing so many applications that were previously dominated by silicon-based devices, e.g., LDMOS ...

The term ‘bandgap’ refers to the energy difference between a material’s insulating and conducting states, a critical factor determining its electrical conductivity. As shown in figure 1, with its wide ...

The rapid electrification of transportation is transforming vehicles into active participants within smart grid ecosystems. Electric vehicles (EVs) and ...

There’s a transition taking place in the power grid. Actually there are a number of transitions taking place and it’s a normal continuous process. Some are in the foreground while others are in the ...

One of the healthy aspects of the power engineering space is that the people involved typically consider themselves to be part of a larger community. Of course, other markets and application spaces ...

A research team in the Netherlands investigated how copper planar air-core inductors can yield the required inductor properties to support sub-module power conversion in PV modules. The scientists ...

Unveiled at CES 2026, Tau's software-defined power electronics platform enables high-efficiency, scalable, and reconfigurable systems for electric infrastructure and energy services. Ion introduces a ...