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Usb-C Power Adapter For Dc House Project, Tyler G. Starr, Ezzeddeen Gazali
Usb-C Power Adapter For Dc House Project, Tyler G. Starr, Ezzeddeen Gazali
Electrical Engineering
Despite the importance of electricity and the impact it has on our daily lives, many people around the world still live without this essential utility today. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), approximately 1.1 billion people in the world did not have access to electricity in 2017. The DC House Project at Cal Poly aims to provide electricity to people living in rural areas by directly utilizing DC energy generated from renewable or human powered sources without the need for DC-AC conversions. However, one significant issue is the lack of a standardized DC wall socket. Standards for AC wall …