2007-09-14 06:06:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
They charge in DC. If your charger plugs into the wall, it has an AC to DC converter, which includes several components, including a rectifier, which uses 1 or more diodes to convert to DC power, capacitors to reduce the ripple effect which remains after the diodes rectify the AC signal, and a transformer, which reduces the voltage of the incoming signal down to the voltage that the battery is rated for.
2007-09-14 06:29:59 · answer #1 · answered by Bigfoot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Battery chargers charge in DC
2007-09-14 22:27:25 · answer #2 · answered by koh_arian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Battery chargers input is ac you can plug it in ac(Alternating Current) outlet BUT it has a built in Full wave rectifier that converts that ac input into a DC output that is compatible to charge your Battery (Battery is a DC power source)
2007-09-14 23:12:36 · answer #3 · answered by manny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The charger units are usually ac powered but produce dc power.
2007-09-14 13:14:54 · answer #4 · answered by Captain S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The input of the battery charger is VAC and charge your batteries in DC.
2007-09-14 14:38:49 · answer #5 · answered by petep73 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A battery is DC, so it needs to be DC to charge it. If it takes in AC, it must first be passed through a transformer (that's the big thing at the end of the plug or between two wires) to convert it to DC.
2007-09-14 13:10:35 · answer #6 · answered by SC 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋
DC (The battery charger containers an invertor)
2007-09-14 13:11:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Transformers do not change A.C. to D.C. They only increase or decrease the voltages.. To convert A.C. to D.C. you need rectifiers. Rectifiers could be solid state ( thyristors) or valves that you may find in old radio sets. Yes. Battery chargers do convert to A.C. to D.C.so that D.C. input is fed into the batteries.Inverters change D.C. to A.C. NOT the other way around.
2007-09-14 13:16:38 · answer #8 · answered by Pandian p.c. 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes
Half or full wave RECTIFIED AC or DC
the current flow MUST be in the same direction or the net charge would otherwise be zero
2007-09-14 18:46:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DC
2007-09-14 13:13:36 · answer #10 · answered by credo quia est absurdum 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋