An electronic device includes a first switch configured to connect a first configuration channel (CC) terminal of a Universal Serial Bus Type-C (USB-C) controller to a V.sub.CONN supply of the USB-C controller. The first CC terminal of the USB-C controller being is to directly connect to the first CC terminal of a USB-C receptacle. The electronic device includes a second switch configured to connect a second CC terminal of the USB-C controller to a control channel physical layer logic (PHY) of the USB-C controller. The second CC terminal is to directly connect to the second CC terminal of the USB-C receptacle. The electronic device includes an overvoltage detection and protection circuit configured to deactivate the first switch or the second switch when a voltage exceeding a predetermined threshold is detected. The first switch and the second switch are each coupled to the overvoltage detection and protection circuit.

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.

Provided are an electric shock protection contactor and a portable electronic device including the same. The electric shock protection contactor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a conductive connection unit electrically in contact with a conductor of an electronic device and an electric shock protection element connected to the conductive connection unit in series and blocking a leakage current of an external power source that is introduced from the ground of a circuit board of the electronic device.

A USB Type-C interface chip having a CC pin. In an embodiment, the chip includes an internal unit coupled through a signal path to the CC pin; a high voltage detection unit coupled in the signal path, for detecting a voltage at the CC pin and comparing the detected voltage and a reference voltage; a high voltage protection unit for protecting, in response to the comparison result of the high voltage detection unit the internal unit from high voltage possibly present at the port of the chip.

The present disclosure provides a connector protection method in which the connector is used to connect a first device and a second device, and the method includes, a first detection unit of the first device detects a first parameter of the first device; a first controller of the first device obtains a second parameter from the second device through the communication line in the connector; and the first controller determines whether the connector is faulty based on the first parameter and the second parameter.

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.

An electrical power distribution unit for overload prevention is provided. The power distribution unit has a plurality of electrical power outlet sockets each for receiving a power plug and a power distribution system for supplying electrical power to each of the sockets. The power distribution unit includes an excess power detector for detecting an aggregate power drawn from the plurality of sockets and for actuating a disabling mechanism for disabling power supply for a subset of the sockets in response to the detected aggregate power exceeding a predetermined first threshold, wherein the subset of the sockets are sockets that are detected as currently not drawing power.

An electric vehicle supply equipment device includes a removable grid cord having an electrical plug and a device housed within the electrical plug. The device has a plurality of temperature sensing elements, a control module, and an electrical circuit electrically coupling the plurality of temperature sensing elements and the control module, the electrical circuit having an electrical power carrying conductor. The device further includes an in-cable control protection device. The control module communicates an indication of a temperature condition of the electrical plug to the in-cable control protection device via the electrical power carrying conductor.

An electrical plug provides protection against electrical surges with a replaceable surge protector cartridge that is readily removable and replaceable along an exterior of the plug. Surge protector circuitry in the cartridge can absorb an electrical surge received at the plug from an electrical mains source, and the electrical plug can maintain electrical continuity from plug prongs to an electrical cord both before and after the surge protector has absorbed an electrical surge.

Electrical cables with integral surge protection are disclosed. An example electrical cable surge protector includes an electrically insulated cable; first and second plugs; and a surge protection circuit electrically coupled to be integral with the power cable with the electrically insulated cable and configured to divert surge energy conducted between the first and second plugs by the electrically insulated cable.