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Solid-state transformers could also benefit EV charging and someday households.
NC State's 1 MW solid state transformer system during deployment for field testing on a live distribution feeder at EPRI's Lenox, Mass., test site. The shipping container houses, from left to right, the charger enclosure, the SST enclosure, and the breaker box enclosure.
Data centers have become the largest driver of surging electricity demand that is straining US power grids. But the AI data center boom has also accelerated investment in a technology that could provide a silver lining for everyone—solid-state power transformers that replace industrial-age technology with modern power electronics.
