AC and DC power differ in direction, usage, and efficiency. Learn the basics of how alternating and direct current work and where each is used.

A power tip that discusses how to address highly integrated USB PD charger design constraints with a self-biasing circuit.

Batteries store DC. If more and more homes have some local DC generation capability, it stops making sense to convert the local DC to AC just to plug in a wall wart and convert it back to DC again.

That means each device needs to convert AC power to DC, as well as reducing the voltage to the much lower levels used in digital circuits.

The outlets in your house produce alternating current, but your phone charger needs DC. How do you get from AC to DC? This simple demo shows you how.

Aligning on DC standards is key to powering next-generation AI data centers – or they risk being knocked out by inefficiency ...

What would an expert recommend? The experts recommend an AC motor if you’re building something new. If the customer can bear the cost, for most applications in heavy industry - AC conversion from DC ...

ROHM leverages its LogiCoA technology to control a power-factor-correction stage and flyback DC-DC converter stage at the same time.

Batteries are a part of our everyday life, and power everything from phones to gaming handhelds to laptops, but do those batteries use AC or DC current?

Polar Power, Inc. DC Hybrid Power Systems for the Construction Equipment Industry GARDENA, CA, Sept. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE ...

ChargePoint's newest platform can support charging at up to 3 megawatts, far exceeding what the most advanced EVs can accept ...