Abstract: This paper presents development of MATLAB simulation model for power factor improvement using fixed capacitor thyristor controlled reactor (FC-TCR). Electrical and Electronics Department, ...

Single-phase power factor correction (PFC) circuits—a kind of front-end AC/DC converters—are ubiquitous in a variety of consumer electronic devices, including laptop adapters, LED driver power ...

For years, California lawmakers were stymied. But now, at a crucial juncture for electricity in America, the state is embracing an ambitious and long-awaited plan: to buy and sell far, far more power ...

Nearly every home and business in Pepperell, Massachusetts, lost power Tuesday morning. Nearly 5,000 customers, approximately 95% of the town, lost power, according to the Massachusetts Emergency ...

ONTARIO COUNTY, N.Y. – There’s a big power problem in Ontario County. There isn’t enough room on the electric grid to power future houses and businesses and the problem has local leaders furious and ...

IR drop is becoming more problematic for a growing proportion of designs, an indication that the power delivery network (PDN) is not providing enough current to parts of the design when required.

The Fonda project is one of four community solar projects in central and western New York developed by Catalyze in partnership with CS Energy. Courtesy: Catalyze I apologize to the Powers That Be for ...

Abstract: In conventional ac systems, power factor correction is usually applied to medium and high-power loads, but this can reduce overall system efficiency in residential and commercial ...

The "North America Power Factor Correction Market by Reactive Power, Type, Sales Channel, Application, and Region - Global Trends & Forecast to 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's ...

It hasn’t been that long since humans figured out how to create power grids that integrated multiple generators and consumers. Ever since AC won the battle of the currents, grid operators have had to ...

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) have the most problems of any category of new vehicles, reports J.D. Power in the 2025 U.S. Initial Quality Study. That includes more problems than their ...