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technical articleCommercial Solar PV for Data Centers with Central Inverters
Case study of a 20 MWdc solar PV plant with 1,500 Vdc strings, 98.5% efficient central inverters and 3.5 MWh storage for a 50 MW IT data center, cutting grid demand 20–30% and delivering $0.045–0.055/kWh LCOE over 25 years.
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technical articleDesigning Power Transmission Towers: Analysis & Inspection
Designing 110–765 kV power transmission towers requires reliability-based structural analysis, integrated line–tower design, and risk-based inspection. Optimized FE-based designs cut steel by 8–15%, withstand 30–50 m/s winds and 20–25 mm ice, and achieve 40–60 year service lives with 3–10 year inspection cycles.
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technical articleBattery Energy Storage Market 2026: LFP vs NMC Benchmarks
Global BESS deployments are set to exceed 150 GWh in 2026, with installed costs at $180–220/kWh. LFP packs are 15–25% cheaper than NMC and offer 6,000–8,000 cycles, while NMC delivers 230–260 Wh/kg for space‑constrained, high‑power applications.
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technical articleSolar-Powered Security Systems with Edge AI Design
Explains how to design solar-powered security systems combining 80–200 Wp PV, 2–3 days battery autonomy, 2–8 MP cameras, and 1–5 W edge AI modules, achieving 99%+ uptime while cutting backhaul bandwidth by up to 90% through on-device analytics.
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technical articleFacial Recognition in Solar-Powered Warehouse Security
Solar-powered warehouse security can cut grid energy use by 60–90% while sustaining 24/7 facial recognition. By combining H.265+, edge analytics, and 10–30 Mbps backhaul, operators lower bandwidth costs 30–50% and keep recognition latency under 300 ms.
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technical articleOvercoming Remote Monitoring Needs in Precision Agriculture
Smart Agriculture Monitoring Systems use IoT sensors, LoRaWAN links up to 15 km, and edge–cloud analytics to cut irrigation water use by 20–40%, boost yields 10–25%, and reduce on-site inspections by up to 60% across 100–5,000 ha precision farming operations.
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