devices utilising solid-state technology are often more expensive than their traditional counterparts, so AC power remains in widespread use.

Components of power systems

Supplies

All power systems have one or more sources of power. For some power systems, the source of power is external to the system but for others, it is part of the system itself--it is these internal power sources that are discussed in the remainder of this section. Direct current power can be supplied by batteries,

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