power supply
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A power supply is a device that converts electrical current into the form needed by equipment it powers.
Computers, audio equipment, and other electronics contain internal power supplies that transform wall outlet current into the voltages their components require.
The term also refers to any source providing electrical power: The storm knocked out the power supply to three counties.
Device enabling equipment compatibility
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- rectifierAC-to-DC converter
- voltage regulatorControls electrical potential levels
- capacitorCharge-storing circuit element
circuit board · switching · linear · uninterruptible · UPS · PSU · motherboard · wattage
Botanical organism
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- solarOf the star
- windAir current outdoors
hydroelectric · nuclear · coal · natural gas · geothermal · biomass · diesel · photovoltaic
Functional worth or purpose
- substationPower distribution point
- transmissionSending of information
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- blackoutComplete power loss
outage · load shedding · peak demand · baseload · interconnect · feeder · transformer · meter
adapter
Device enabling equipment compatibility
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- rectifierAC-to-DC converter
- voltage regulatorControls electrical potential levels
capacitor · circuit board · switching · linear · uninterruptible · UPS · PSU · motherboard · wattage · amperage
plant
Botanical organism
wind · hydroelectric · nuclear · coal · natural gas · geothermal · biomass · diesel · photovoltaic · inverter
utility
Functional worth or purpose
- substationPower distribution point
- transmissionSending of information
- distributionAllocation across recipients
blackout · outage · load shedding · peak demand · baseload · interconnect · feeder · transformer · meter · rationing
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- maker hardwareArduino, Raspberry Pi, microcontroller, microcontrollers, breadboard
- power electronicsinverters, rectifiers, voltage converter, converters, transformers
- LED panel partspixels, diodes, drivers, diffusers, heat sinks
power supplypower outage
Loss of electrical supply
blackout · power failure · dead battery · power loss · power cut
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