The June 2016 issue of IEEE Electrification Magazine features a viewpoint article describing “The DC Revolution.” In this article, FREEDM researchers Dr. Ewan Pritchard and Dr. Srdjan Srdic along with Dan Gregory, CEO of Pos-En, outline the broad trends shaping this revolution. These trends include microgrids, a push from the grid edge for DC products and the expanding market for electric vehicles. The authors highlight advanced power electronic solutions like solid state transformers as technologies that are enabling this revolution and rapidly bringing the benefits of DC to the grid.
Visit the magazine website to read the full article starting on page 5.