Electricity transmission network operators are being tasked with adding more renewable energy resources to the power grid. The use of static VAR compensators (SVCs) is growing as a means to control ...

The distribution system, a key subset of the overall electric grid, provides power to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Voltage and reactive power management and control have been done ...

Traditionally, wind power plants have addressed voltage instability by installing low voltage capacitors and static VAR compensators. The capacitors and compensators reduce inductive loads and change ...

The traditional grid has been reliable because it is centralized. When a customer flips a switch, the lights turn on. Originally, the grid was designed with large generators accounting for much of the ...

Hoymiles is unveiling its 4-in-1 microinverter, the HM-1200, which is the first designed with reactive power control for 4 solar panels. It still offers the same features as Hoymiles former released ...

Editor's note: I thought this might be a thought-provoking white paper for Power Engineers in our audience. It's quite in-depth but will surely lead to some excellent insights into controlability and ...

In its latest monthly column for pv magazine, IEA-PVPS provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art practices, best practices, and recommendations for managing reactive power amidst the ...

Infographic: Major power outage events in 2025 reveal a broad spectrum of reliability risks—from voltage instability and protection failures to extreme weather and heat-related transmission stress.

ETH Zurich has won the Watt d’Or 2024 in the “Energy technologies” category in cooperation with the Aargau-based electricity supplier AEW Energie AG. They received the award for an algorithm called ...

Power factor correction is a frequently misunderstood topic. Improper techniques can result in over-correction, under-correction, and/or harmonic resonance, so it can be helpful to understand the ...