Power Adapters & Chargers

Power is supplied to a connection; however, some adapters include several outputs that can be transmitted via one or more cables. AC adapters labeled “universal” feature interchangeable inputs.

A power supply is an electrical device that provides electricity to a load. A power supply’s primary function is to convert electric current from a source to the proper voltage, current, and frequency to power the load. As a result, power supplies are sometimes known as electric power converters. Some power supplies are stand-alone units, while others are integrated into the load appliances they power. Power supplies seen in desktop computers and consumer electronics devices are examples of the latter. The power supply may also serve other purposes, such as limiting the voltage.

All power supplies have one or more power output or rail connections that send current to the load and at least one power input connection that accepts energy in the form of electric current from a source. The power source could be an electrical outlet, a generator, an alternator, a solar power converter, a fuel cell, a battery, the electrical power grid, or another power source. Although some power supplies use wireless energy transfer to power their loads without wire connections, the input and output are typically hardwired circuit connections. For purposes like external monitoring and control, some power supplies also have different kinds of inputs and outputs.

regulating the load’s current to safe levels, cutting it off in the event of an electrical fault, power-factor correction, preventing electronic noise or voltage surges from reaching the load, and storing energy so it can continue to power the load in the event of a brief source power interruption (uninterruptible power supply).

Functional characteristics are one technique among several to classify power supplies. 

For instance, a regulated power supply keeps output voltage or current constant despite changes in load current or input voltage. 

On the other hand, when an unregulated power supply’s input voltage or load current changes, the output can alter dramatically. 

Adjustable power supplies allow the user to program the output voltage or current using mechanical controls (such as knobs on the power supply front panel), control inputs, or a combination of the two. 

A power source that is both regulated and adjustable is called an adjustable regulated power supply. 

In contrast to other power supplies that share a power input, an isolated power supply has a power output that is electrically independent of its power input.

is a link that joins the input and output of power.

Power supplies come in various forms and are categorized as such. 

A bench power supply is a standalone desktop device used for tasks like developing and testing circuits. 

An open frame power supply, which is frequently integrated into machinery or other equipment, has only a minimal mechanical enclosure and occasionally merely a mounting base. 

Rackmount power supplies are made to fit into racks for common electronic equipment. 

A power supply that is integrated has its load mounted on the same printed circuit board. 

A power source inside the AC power cord of the load that plugs into a wall outlet is known as an external power supply, an AC adapter, or a power brick; a wall wart is an external supply built into the outlet socket itself.

These are common in consumer electronics because of how safe they are; before entering the appliance body, the dangerous 120 or 240-volt main current is reduced to a safer voltage.

All types of wall warts, power bricks, wall chargers, and power adapters are types of adapters. 

Chargers or rechargers may be used to describe adapters for battery-operated devices.

adapter

adequate for supplying electricity to consumer electronics. 

Consumer devices Small, stand-alone power supplies are referred to as AC adapters, power bricks, or wall warts.

The vehicle itself wirelessly picks up a battery charger and power. 

Most mobile phone chargers are actually power adapters that supply a power source rather than true chargers.

15-Volt Original Empower Connector

Many commercial aircraft use a 15-volt DC connector type to power passengers’ electrical gadgets. 

Only 75 watts can be used by the system. 

A unique connector is utilized in order to prevent laptops from charging at altitude and to guarantee that only authorized adapters may be used.

Power Outlet

Some airlines only offer it in business class or on specific types of flights or aircraft. In the 2000s, travelers often purchased Empower adapters from duty-free stores at airports in order to run laptops and other electronic devices without the use of batteries.

Numerous flights on Cathay Pacific are among the supporting airlines.

Others There are adapters to connect EmPower plugs to cigarette lighter receptacles, and the majority of Power power adapters come with these. The SeatGuru website provides more specific information on which flights use power.

Primex Technologies (VA) initially registered the trademark Power, which was given to Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems, Inc. in Kirkland, Washington, USA. 

The trademark has since been enlarged to include both the 120 V 60 Hz AC in-seat power (and video entertainment) systems as well as the unique 15 V DC connector. 

American Airlines makes use of conventional 120 V AC outlets.

At 75 W, many laptops won’t run efficiently. 

When was that? 

A 60 Hz AC power supply offers higher power compared to a DC system.

In order to prevent further strain on laptop chargers that are already under strain due to limited cooling at altitude, the AC power system transforms aircraft 400 Hz AC or high-frequency power to conventional 60 Hz AC. 

The method still allows laptops to charge their batteries. 

However, contemporary laptop batteries come with a temperature sensor that should make up for the diminished cooling at altitude. 

The majority of laptop chargers will work successfully at 120 V 60 Hz AC even though they are offered in 230 V 50 Hz AC markets because the new system accommodates a variety of national power plugs.

The USB standard’s original iterations called for connectors that were simple to use and would last for a reasonable amount of time; later iterations introduced smaller connectors that were suitable for small portable devices. 

Another series of connectors was created in response to the USB standard’s faster evolution, allowing for more data pathways. 

Version 3. x cables include more data pathways; all USB versions define cable attributes. 

Modern versions of the standard extend the power delivery restrictions to allow battery charging and devices requiring up to 100 watts. The USB standard originally provided a power supply for peripheral devices. 

Many mobile phones have chosen to use USB as their main charging method, which has curbed the development of specialized chargers.

Comparison of USB connector plugs, excluding plugs of the USB-C type

The three different sizes of USB connectors were the usual or standard format for desktop or portable equipment, the mini for mobile equipment, which was deprecated when it was replaced by the slimmer micro size, and all of them were deprecated with the introduction of Type-C. 

The USB data transfer specification has five speeds: Low Speed, Full Speed, High Speed (from version 2.0), SuperSpeed (from version 3.0), and SuperSpeed+ (from version 3.1). 

Different hardware and cable requirements apply to the modes. 

The implemented modes of USB devices might vary, and the USB version is not a reliable indicator of the implemented modes. 

The names and icons of modes serve as indicators, and the specification calls for colored plugs and receptacles. SuperSpeed is identified by blue.

In contrast to other data buses (like Ethernet), connections via USB are directed; a host device’s “downstream” facing ports connect to other devices’ “upstream” facing ports. 

This design was chosen to readily prevent electrical overloads and damage to equipment; electricity is only provided through downstream facing ports. 

As a result, USB cables have two different ends: A and B, each with a unique physical connector. 

For each of the A and B ends of each format, a plug and receptacle are specified. 

By definition, a USB cable contains an A (or C) and a B (or C) connector on either end, and the corresponding receptacle is often on a computer or other electronic device. 

An AB plug may be used to connect the mini and microforms.

It accepts either an A or a B plug, with the plug dictating the receptacle’s function.

connector attributes

A USB extension cable with a non-standard receptacle on the right and a plug on the left (receptacles are often not permitted on cables).

The USB committee specifies connectors that satisfy a number of USB’s fundamental objectives and takes into account the numerous connectors the computer industry has employed. 

Receptacle refers to the connector mounted on the host or device, and plug refers to the connector connected to the cable. 

Although these definitions conflict with accepted definitions of connector gender, they are occasionally used in the official USB standard documents to refer to the plug and receptacle, respectively.

A USB plug’s receptacle is difficult to wrongly insert by design. 

According to the USB specification, the cable plug and receptacle must be labeled so that the user may identify the correct orientation.

However, the USB-C plug may be flipped over. 

There are no screws, clips, or thumb-turns used with USB connectors; instead, the gripping force of the receptacle holds USB cables and compact USB devices in place.

Two power sources cannot be unintentionally connected since the A and B plugs are different. 

With the development of multipurpose USB connections (such as USB On-The-Go in smartphones and USB-powered Wi-Fi routers), which call for A-to-A, B-to-B, and occasionally Y/splitter cables, some of this directed topology is lost. 

For a more thorough overview explanation, see the USB On-The-Go connectors section below.

There are supposedly cables with A connectors on both ends. If the so-called cable contains, for instance, a USB host-to-host transfer device with two ports, then it would be acceptable. 

By definition, this is not a cable with two A ends, but rather a device with two logical B ports, each with a captive cable.

The technique of power conversion

The power supply can be generally categorized as switching or linear. 

With linear power converters, all active power conversion components operate within their linear operating ranges to directly process the input power. 

Switching power converters use components that primarily work in non-linear modes to convert the incoming power to AC or DC pulses before processing.

transistors that are primarily in the cutoff or saturation states). 

Switching converters are typically more efficient than linear converters because their components spend less time in linear operating zones, which reduces the amount of power “lost” (converted to heat) while components run in their linear areas.

The power supply is switched-mode

The AC mains input is directly rectified and then filtered to produce a DC voltage in a switched-mode power supply (SMPS). 

Electronic switching circuitry is then used to switch the resulting DC voltage on and off at a high frequency, resulting in an AC current that will flow through a high-frequency transformer or inductor. 

Transistors and filter capacitors that are significantly smaller, lighter, and less expensive than those found in linear power supplies running at mains frequency can be used since switching happens at a very high frequency (usually 10 kHz to 1 MHz). 

The high-frequency AC is rectified and filtered after the inductor or transformer secondary to provide the DC output voltage. 

If the SMPS uses a high-frequency transformer that is sufficiently insulated,

The output of a switched-mode power supply (SMPS) will be electrically isolated from the mains when connected directly to the AC mains; this feature is frequently crucial for safety.

Normally regulated, switched-mode power supplies use a feedback controller to track the load’s current in order to maintain a constant output voltage. 

With rising demands for power output, the switching duty cycle rises.

To assist in safeguarding the device and the user from injury, safety measures like current limiting or a crowbar circuit are frequently included in SMPSs.

The switched-mode supply can assume that a high-current abnormal power draw is a direct short and will automatically cut off before any harm is done. 

When anomalous supply voltages are present, PC power supplies frequently provide a power good signal to the motherboard; in the absence of this signal, the operation is not possible.

Some SMPSs have a fixed minimum current output limit. 

They can only produce electricity over a certain threshold and cannot operate below it. 

When there is no load, the power-slicing circuit’s frequency rises rapidly, turning the isolated transformer into a Tesla coil and creating damage-causing power spikes of extremely high voltage. 

When no load has been detected, a switched-mode supply with protection circuits may momentarily come on before turning off. 

To enable the supply to function without a primary load attached, very small, low-power dummy loads, such as a ceramic power resistor or 10-watt light bulb, can be connected to it.

Low power factors and large sources of line interference have historically been characteristics of switch-mode power supplies used in computers (due to induced power line harmonics and transients). 

Simple switch-mode power supplies’ input stages have the potential to cause the line voltage waveform to be distorted, which could negatively influence other loads (and lead to poor power quality for other utility customers) and unnecessarily heat wires and other distribution equipment. 

Additionally, clients pay more for electricity while using lower power factor loads. 

Some computer switch-mode power supplies do power factor adjustments to get around these issues, and they might also include input filters or extra switching stages to cut down on line interference.

power conditioners

An AC power supply normally employs a transformer to step up or step down the voltage from the mains supply (a wall outlet) to the desired voltage. 

Additionally, some filtering might happen. 

An isolation transformer is one in which the source and output voltages are identical in some circumstances. 

Other AC power supply transformers are known as autotransformers, and a variable output autotransformer is referred to as a variac. These transformers do not provide mains isolation. 

Other types of AC power supplies are made to deliver a virtually constant current, and the output voltage can change based on the load’s impedance. 

An inverter is used when the power source is direct current (such as a storage battery for an automobile).

It might be transformed into AC electricity using a step-up transformer. 

An alternator powered by a diesel or gasoline engine can produce portable AC power, which is then passed via a regulator circuit to produce a constant voltage at the output (for instance, on a construction site, in a car or boat, or as a backup power source for emergency services). 

Some methods of converting AC power do not require a transformer. 

If the device’s principal function is to filter AC electricity and the input and output voltages are the same, the device may be referred to as a line conditioner. 

A device may be referred to as an uninterruptable power supply if it is intended to supply backup power. 

A circuit could be made with a Historically, a vacuum tube AC/DC receiver served as an application voltage multiplier to directly step up AC power.

Single-phase and three-phase AC power supplies are the two main types used today. 

Manufacturers frequently use AC power supplies to test whether their products are appropriate for usage in other nations since they may be used to change the frequency in addition to the voltage. 

For avionics testing, 230 V 50 Hz, 115 60 Hz, or even 400 Hz may be used.

main electricity

A general-purpose alternating-current (AC) electric power source is also known as utility power, power grid, domestic power, wall power, or hydro in some regions of Canada. 

In many parts of the world, the electrical grid distributes this type of power to residences and commercial buildings. 

By plugging them into a wall socket, people use this electricity to power commonplace objects like household appliances, televisions, and lamps.

Electricity in different regions has different voltages and frequencies. 

A voltage (nominally) of 230 volts and a frequency of 50 Hz are commonly utilized throughout much of the world. 

The most common configuration in North America is 120 V and 60 Hz. 

There are other combinations too, such as 230 V at 60 Hz. 

Portable electronics used by travelers may become dysfunctional or harmed due to foreign electrical supply. 

Different areas’ non-interchangeable plugs and sockets offer some defense against unintentional usage of appliances with incompatible voltage and frequency requirements.

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