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An AC adapter or AC/DC adapter (also called a wall charger, power adapter, power brick, or wall wart) [1] is a type of external power supply, often enclosed in a case similar to an AC plug. [2] AC adapters deliver electric power to devices that lack internal components to draw voltage and power from mains power themselves.
IEC Technical Specification 62700: DC Power supply for notebook computer is an IEC specification of a common standard for external laptop computer AC adapters.Laptops and AC adapters following this standard will have interchangeable power supplies, which will enable easy reuse of used power supplies (thereby reducing electronic waste) and make buying a new compatible power supply for a laptop ...
Standard may include a limit of 20 V at 7.5 amperes [5] Sometimes, there's a knurled retaining ring surrounding the male plug which allows fastening the plug to the chassis receiving the power. Some connectors have a right-angle connector, as seen in the picture. For aesthetics, some Dell laptop chargers have a glowing ring at the connector tip.
Diagram showing positive tip polarity on the left and negative tip polarity on the right. To read diagram: The center positive drawing on the left indicates that the center (also known as the tip) of the output plug is positive (+) and the barrel (ring) of the output plug is negative (−).
6.3 Nokia 2-mm DC Charging Interface Specification [3] 4.65–9.3 V Nokia DC-096 (0.48×2.1 mm on socket side) Nokia AC-3 charger Nokia 2-mm DC Charging Interface, used in Nokia phones and Bluetooth headphones 2.35 0.70 9.5 A EIAJ-01 0–3.15 V Kobiconn 3218-EX Lumberg 1636 01 Kobiconn 0307-EX (inline)
For example, the 5 V and 3.3 V rails are rated with a combined total current limit. For a description of the potential problem, a 3.3 V rail may have a 10 A rating by itself (33 W), and the 5 V rail may have a 20 A rating (100 W) by itself, but the two together may only be able to output 110 W. In this case, loading the 3.3 V rail to maximum ...
Trickle charging is the process of charging a fully charged battery at a rate equal to its self-discharge rate, enabling the battery to remain at its fully charged level. This state occurs almost exclusively when the battery is not loaded, as trickle charging will not keep a battery charged if current is being drawn by a load.
Chargers may elevate the output voltage proportionally with current to compensate for impedance in the wires. [3] A trickle charger provides a relatively small amount of current, only enough to counteract self-discharge of a battery that is idle for a long time. Some battery types cannot tolerate trickle charging; attempts to do so may result ...