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    A power supply unit (PSU) converts mains AC to low-voltage regulated DC power for the internal components of a desktop computer. Modern personal computers...
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    A power supply is an electrical device that supplies electric power to an electrical load. The main purpose of a power supply is to convert electric current...
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    uninterruptible power supply (UPS) or uninterruptible power source is a type of continual power system that provides automated backup electric power to a load...
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  • power supply is an electronic device that supplies electric energy to an electrical load. Power supply may also refer to: Power supply unit (computer)...
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    brother Joseph E. Galvin. In early laptop computers, the power supply units were internal like in desktop computers. To facilitate portability by sparing...
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    A switched-mode power supply (SMPS), also called switching-mode power supply, switch-mode power supply, switched power supply, or simply switcher, is...
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    Astec (category Computer power supply unit manufacturers)
    was a major vendor of power supply units for computer systems, and for a time it was the largest global manufacturer of power supplies. Astec was founded...
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    AT design. It was the first major change in desktop computer enclosure, motherboard and power supply design in many years, improving standardization and...
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  • family of high performance thermoplastics Power supply unit, an electronic device Power supply unit (computer) Phantasy Star Universe, a persistent ORPG game...
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  • Be quiet! (category Computer power supply unit manufacturers)
    be quiet! is a German computer hardware brand owned by Listan GmbH, which manufactures power supply units, CPU coolers, computer cases and case fans. The...
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    USB port may supply both signal and power (requiring additional circuitry, and only suitable for use with a computer). Battery-powered wireless Bluetooth...
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  • Xavier AMD CrossFireX, a computer graphics multiprocessing technology Compact form factor, a form factor of power supply unit (computer) Californium neutron...
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    case (such as the CPU, motherboard, memory, mass storage devices, power supply unit and various expansion cards) are referred as the internal hardware...
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  • NZXT (category Computer power supply unit manufacturers)
    Elitegroup while a Z490 one is made by ASRock. NZXT began selling power supply units in 2010, before ceasing sales of them in 2016. They re-entered the...
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  • Financial Exchange Low profile form factor, a form factor of power supply unit (computer) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the...
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    80 Plus (category Power supplies)
    launched in 2004, intended to promote efficient energy use in computer power supply units (PSUs). Certification is acquirable for products that have more...
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    A power distribution unit (PDU) is a device fitted with multiple outputs designed to distribute electric power, especially to racks of computers and networking...
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    Electric power is the rate of transfer of electrical energy within a circuit. Its SI unit is the watt, the general unit of power, defined as one joule...
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  • Current Energy Star guidelines for computers call for a power factor of ≥ 0.9 at 100% of rated output in the PC's power supply. According to a white paper authored...
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    Computer hardware includes the physical parts of a computer, such as the central processing unit (CPU), random access memory (RAM), motherboard, computer...
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    16-pin 12VHPWR connector (category Power supplies)
    processing units (GPUs) to computer power supplies for up to 600 W power delivery. It was introduced in 2022 to supersede the previous 6- and 8-pin power connectors...
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  • A regulated power supply is an embedded circuit; it converts unregulated AC (alternating current) into a constant DC. With the help of a rectifier it converts...
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  • The control unit (CU) is a component of a computer's central processing unit (CPU) that directs the operation of the processor. A CU typically uses a binary...
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  • Super Flower (category Computer power supply unit manufacturers)
    edition power supply, hexus.net commented it was the first consumer power supply of that size to be produced. "Super Flower Computer Inc. - Computer case...
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    flip-flops electrical cooling unit, needing a water tap connection (water cooling) 380 V 16 A three-phase power supply The Z22 operated at 3 kHz operating...
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    PS-ON Signal (category Power supplies)
    a pin on a 20-pin or 24-pin ATX-specified power connector used to turn a personal computer power supply unit on/off. The PS_ON pin is normally pulled high...
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    system is sold as a pre-built unit, with the motherboard and power supply already installed. Assembling a barebone computer by hand is usually less expensive...
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    general-purpose alternating-current (AC) electric power supply. It is the form of electrical power that is delivered to homes and businesses through the...
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    skills to assemble a computer kit. The Apple I as delivered was still technically a kit computer, as it did not have a power supply, case, or keyboard when...
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    Power management integrated circuits (power management ICs or PMICs or PMU as unit) are integrated circuits for power management. Although PMIC refers...
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