# How solid-state transformers could help power the AI boom

**Published:** October 27, 2026
**Author:** Casey Crownhart
**Source:** MIT Technology Review
**Language:** en-US
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Transformers are a crucial but nearly invisible part of our grid. The devices help efficiently move power across long distances, but they’re complicated and in short supply. And given that their basic design hasn’t changed much for about a century, they could use an upgrade. As…

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**Tags:** #Дата-центры & ЦОД

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