Standards
The European Union has defined a Common External Power Supply for smartphones intended to replace the many incompatible proprietary power supplies and eliminate waste by reducing the total number of supplies manufactured.
Larry Page, a founder of Google, has proposed a 12 V 15 A standard for almost all equipment requiring an external converter. New buildings would also have 12V DC wiring, so that in effect the AC to DC adapter circuitry would be built into the wall.
Read more about this topic: AC Adapter
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