Embodiments of a multi-function power strip are shown, said strip including a first endcap and a second endcap; at least one rail, said rail being adapted to engage with at least one outlet module; the rail also being engaged with a transformer module, said transformer module in electrical connection with the at least one outlet module, and adapted to receive electrical power therefrom, said transformer module further comprising a transformer adapted to transform electrical power into a plurality of voltages suitable for powering a plurality of different models of electronic accessories, and a connector forming a circuit to provide a suitable one of the plurality of voltages to an electronic accessory; and wherein the at least one outlet module and the transformer module are releasably joined together.

A relay connector (1) includes: a first input/output unit (11) to which a cable connector (92) connected to one end of a cable (91) is detachably connected; a second input/output unit (12) that is detachably connected to a board connector (93) provided in a board (94) to which the cable connector (92) can be detachably connected, and that is electrically connected to the first input/output unit (11); and a core (13) that suppress noise radiated by a signal flowing between the first input/output unit (11) and the second input/output unit (12).

A safety power socket device includes a housing having a depositing space, a power plug, a temperature sensor module, a power supply module, a transformer rectifier, a charging battery, an illumination module, and a power failure switch module. In addition of having power supply and power expansion, the safety power socket device may compare its temperature and an overhead threshold with its embedded temperature sensor module to prevent from high temperature lasting and damage resulting from electric fire by cutting off power supplying. Moreover, home safety protection is also improved by an embedded illumination module of the safety power socket device.

A power over Ethernet (PoE) interface for 10GBase-T Ethernet includes at least one communication channel Ethernet interface including an autotransformer having a center tap for coupling direct current (DC) power. A combination of the geometry of the toroid core of the autotransformer and in some embodiments of a common mode choke, as well as the wire twisting, the wire distribution and the wire routing allow maximizing bandwidth up to or greater than 500 MHz for 10GBase-T performance by increasing the coupling and reducing capacitance across the wires, and results in return and insertion losses and OCL that meet anticipated standards.

The subject disclosure relates improved common mode choke (CMC) and integrated connector module (ICM) designs for Ethernet applications. Some aspects provide an improved CMC component, including an upper chassis element having a first plurality of comb structures vertically protruding from an edge of the upper chassis element, and a lower chassis element comprising a second plurality of comb structures vertically protruding from an edge of the lower chassis element, the second plurality of comb structures configured to interlock with the first plurality of comb structures to form an enclosure when the upper chassis element is mechanically coupled with the lower chassis element.

Technologies for providing DC arc protection in a DC socket include an electromagnet positioned in the DC socket configured to produce a magnetic field. The electromagnet is positioned to be adjacent to a contact region between one or more supply terminals of a DC socket and one or more prongs of a DC plug. As the DC plug is disconnected from the DC socket, a DC arc might form between one or more of the supply terminals and one or more of the prongs. The magnetic field produced by the electromagnet reduces the energy of the DC arc and reduces the time duration of the DC arc.

An electrical communications system includes a communications cable that couples electrical communications between a first device, a second device, and a third device, the communications cable having a group of root wires that electronically and modularly connects to the third device to permit electronic communication with the third device and allow communications and signaling between the first, second, and third devices without the functionalities of each the first, second, and third devices detrimentally affecting one another.

A self unplugging power connector for charging mobile devices is provided. The self unplugging power connector includes electrical contact members for an electrical outlet, a release mechanism to remove the electrical contact members from the outlet and a current sensing circuit to activate the release mechanism when the circuit senses a current reduction.

Provided is an electrical connector (10) comprising supply side and load side housings (12) and (30 that are connectable by means of female socket (22) and male plug (32). The connector (10) includes an AC input (14) with input protection (18) for receiving an AC supply (16), a primary rectifier arrangement (20) configured to rectify the AC input (14) to a DC input, a female socket (22) having a single layer air-cored supply coil (24) sealed within the socket (22), and a capacitor arranged in series with the supply coil (24) to form a series resonant LC arrangement (26). Also included is a half-bridge resonant converter switched mode power supply arrangement (28) supplied from the DC input and driving the supply coil (24) to produce a symmetrical AC waveform, said converter configured with a switching frequency substantially matched to a resonant frequency of the series resonant LC arrangement. Power is transferrable to load coil (34) sealed within male plug (32), which includes a secondary rectifier arrangement (36) configured to rectify an AC waveform induced within the load coil (34) to produce a DC output for supply to a load (40).

A terminal for a power generator includes an electrical conductor comprising a cavity and end member. The end member is configured to be disposed inside the power generator and receive electrical power from the power generator. A stud is disposed into the cavity of the electrical conductor. Accordingly, the terminal can be directly coupled into the power generator without straps or other intermediate equipment to provide electrical power to the terminal.