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AI Datacenters Drink More Water Than You Think
Why the "2.5 burger joints" metric doesn't tell the whole story, carbon-water footprint tradeoffs, and why long-term datacenter water usage looks very…
Feb 10 • Vikram Sekar
Understanding High-Voltage DC Power Architectures for AI Megafactories
Why traditional designs cannot power GigaWatt-class datacenters, and what new power system architectures are evolving to meet the demand.
Jul 20, 2025 • Vikram Sekar
The Rise of 800V Electric Vehicles and Role of Silicon Carbide
Exploring the engineering merits of higher voltage battery systems for next-generation EVs, and the benefits and challenges involved in using high…
Feb 9, 2025 • Vikram Sekar
Understanding How Electric Vehicles Convert Battery Power Into Propulsion
How IGBT and SiC based traction inverters use power from the lithium ion battery pack to drive the motors using sinusoidal pulse width modulation.
Dec 15, 2024
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