A Brief History of VHDL and The FPGA | From a documentation tool to synthesizable hardware - Simple Thread

As transmission corridors become more congested, the space around energized infrastructure is becoming more valuable and more complicated.

Utilities are rebuilding and expanding lines. Developers are siting new generation, storage, and large loads closer to existing infrastructure. Transportation, pipeline, telecommunications, and industrial assets often share or cross...

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Since 2016, grid disturbances have triggered more than 15,000 MW of unexpected generation loss from inverter-based resources. These weren’t equipment failures or extreme weather events. They were genera...

I’ve been writing music for several years now. What started with an alto sax in marching band has evolved into 9 guitars, a five-string bass, a drumset and 240 sound panels tucked into a makeshift home studio. And over the years of writing, playing, and mixing my own tracks, I’ve come to a strange realization: mixing a track and maintaining the power grid are essentially the ...

A recurring theme in both life and work is expectation versus reality, and how basing your understanding too much on previous patterns can blind you to the actual reality of a situation. When we encounter a familiar scenario, we naturally load up a blueprint of how things are supposed to work. Most of the time, this is helpful. But occasionally, that expectation obscures what...