charging system
Battery refilling mechanism
A charging system is the components that maintain electrical power in a vehicle or device.
In automobiles, the charging system includes the alternator, voltage regulator, and battery—the alternator generates electricity while the engine runs, replenishing the battery and powering electrical systems.
For electric vehicles, the charging system encompasses the onboard charger and associated hardware that converts AC power to DC for battery storage.
- dead batteryExhausted power source
- low batteryInsufficient stored power
- jump startEmergency battery charge
- alternatorMechanical-to-electrical energy converter
- voltageElectrical potential difference
voltage regulator · electric current · current · power · power supply · cable · adapter · plug · outlet · USB · amperage · regulator · electrical · cord · terminal · wattage · inverter · socket
- Car Electricsalternator, battery cable, battery terminal, fuse, fuse box
- blast furnaceshearth, bosh, shaft, stack, throat
- EV componentselectric motor, battery pack, inverter, drive unit, regenerative braking
- waste incinerationincineration, incinerator, incinerators, waste-to-energy, waste incineration
charging systemload
Carried weight or burden
electrical load · power draw · energy consumption · drain · discharge
charge, charging, charged, charger, chargers, charges, chargeable, discharge, discharged