When Thomas Edison developed the first practical incandescent lamp in the 1880s, the merits of alternating current (AC) electric power and direct current (DC) power distribution were debated. It was ...
The use of direct current (DC) power in buildings is expanding, driven by the growing reliance on renewable energy sources, increased demand for advanced energy storage devices, and increased demand ...
At the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair—held in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of the American continent—as U.S. President Cleveland pressed a button, 250,000 light bulbs lit up ...
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has launched a newly branded lineup, D-SMiree ─ Diamond-Smart Medium Voltage Direct Current Distribution Network System for Innovative Reliable Economical Ecology ─ for ...
The project will be linked to SIT’s campus microgrid to trial more efficient, resilient power architectures amid rising AI demand.
The first-annual DC Building Power Japan (DCBPJ) conference held last month in Tokyo included numerous important “firsts,” such as the first comprehensive review of dc power architectures from homes ...
Dublin, Nov. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "DC Distribution Network Market With Impact Analysis of US Tariffs (2025 Edition)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global ...
400 VDC distribution has long been known to offer the potential for reduced losses, and a recent a live demonstration of a 400-VDC system may help usher in this technology. Oct. 5, 2012 3 min read It ...
Following my last post about the problems of using DC power distribution in today’s data centers, I contacted Neil Rasmussen, chief technology officer at American Power Conversion. While others have ...
West Kingston, R.I. – American Power Conversion Corp. here has launched a power plant and Valere Power Inc. (Richardson, Texas) has introduced a power plant system that each extends the bar for system ...
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "European DC Power Distribution Market, Forecast to 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. With the rising penetration of energy-consuming ...
As vendors continue to pack more servers into a smaller footprint, keeping a lid on power requirements — and keeping server racks cool — has become a huge challenge. And the lowly AC power supply ...