The battery as we know it today was an invention of Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta. He witnessed electricity splitting water into its constituent elements of oxygen and hydrogen and ...

Part 2 provides an analysis of the factors that affect energy savings. Various types of DC power distribution are examined as alternatives to AC distribution for data centers and network rooms. A ...

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When energy-efficiency costs come into play, more designers are opting for the electronically commutated motor rather than familiar AC and DC versions. For motor applications, engineers have several ...

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are breaking technical barriers with faster circuit breakers to enable and protect the modern electric grid. The ORNL ...