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I installed a few outlets last year which claimed to offer USB-PD at 18 watts. They were certainly more expensive than any other kind of receptacle, but not so
by marssaxman 3y ago
I installed a few outlets last year which claimed to offer USB-PD at 18 watts. They were certainly more expensive than any other kind of receptacle, but not so much that I remember what I spent on them.
I don't think anyone would switch the wall voltage altogether; not in one generation, at least. But a majority of the devices we plug into AC outlets these days convert that power to DC before doing anything with it, and a majority of those devices do so using USB; so one could imagine that a house which had solar panels and batteries could also have DC power wiring and dedicated USB-PD receptacles, skipping the inverter and all the rectifiers.
- ianburrell 3y agoThe majority of devices might be USB powered, but the majority of energy use is from large AC appliances. USB is solved by adapter or special outlets. Also, the DC voltage for house wires and batteries need to be much higher than USB voltage so will need conversion. Might as well have it be AC to DC converter. There is a problem connecting solar panels to batteries and needing two inverters. But that could be solved with higher voltage DC between them.