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ISTR that ternary computers require a three-phase AC power supply. Is this true? I'm not sure where I picked up the notion (and a cursory search doesn't seem t
by webmaven 6y ago
ISTR that ternary computers require a three-phase AC power supply. Is this true?
I'm not sure where I picked up the notion (and a cursory search doesn't seem to turn up any supporting evidence), so it's possible that I absorbed this idea from technobabble in some mid-80s or earlier SF novel or TV show.
- turminal 6y agoYour computer's components (other than the power supply) never get in contact with the AC. Components are powered by DC that comes out of the power supply. Laptops running on battery are completely powered by DC in a way. I'm not sure why would that differ in ternary computers.
- magicalhippo 6y agoThat sounds like technobabble. I can't imagine a computer relying on AC, and in any case you can create whatever you need using transistors. After all that's how 12V inverters do it. Heck here's a 12V to three-phase inverter[1] as a random example. [1]: https://www.sigineer.com/product-category/inverter-chargers/three-phase-inverter-charger/ https://www.sigineer.com/product-category/inverter-chargers/...
- patentatt 6y agoIt may be that they would utilize split power rails, and one way of making a split rail power supply is to use a center-tapped transformer, like many linear power supplies for audio amplifiers.