Is a Floating Ground Possible for Mobile Devices?

  • Thread starter Thread starter John Sheridan
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Floating Ground
Click For Summary
Creating a floating ground for mobile devices is feasible, especially when using battery power, as this inherently results in a floating ground without a physical connection to earth. The discussion highlights the challenge of integrating a floating ground with excess current channeling from current limiter circuitry. Some power supplies utilize a chassis ground, which differs from a true floating ground. The concept of a floating ground is clarified as being applicable when no ground cable is used. Overall, the feasibility of a floating ground in mobile devices is affirmed, emphasizing its reliance on battery power.
John Sheridan
Messages
3
Reaction score
0
Im doing a mobile device and i want to create a floating ground but I've no idea how to do it or even if its possible. the catch is that it also functions as a excess current channel from a current limiter circuitry included. thanks for any advice.
 
Engineering news on Phys.org
I've seen them available in some power supplies, where there's a ground, but that ground is in fact a 'chassis ground'.
 
Most likely you are using battery power for your mobile device, right? If you aren't dragging around a ground cable or something, then by definition your ground is floating.
 
I am trying to understand how transferring electric from the powerplant to my house is more effective using high voltage. The suggested explanation that the current is equal to the power supply divided by the voltage, and hence higher voltage leads to lower current and as a result to a lower power loss on the conductives is very confusing me. I know that the current is determined by the voltage and the resistance, and not by a power capability - which defines a limit to the allowable...

Similar threads

  • · Replies 13 ·
Replies
13
Views
6K
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7
Views
2K
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7
Views
2K
Replies
80
Views
5K
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10
Views
2K
Replies
6
Views
4K
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5
Views
435
Replies
3
Views
2K
Replies
6
Views
2K
Replies
3
Views
1K