3. What is meant by a power supply with a “floating” output?

February 12,2022

In most ac input supplies the input voltage terminals (line and neutral) are galvanically isolated from the input ac safety ground. However, ground may or may not be galvanically isolated from the output terminals. A “floating” power supply is one where the output is galvanically isolated from ground. The output of a power supply with one of the output terminals dc connected to ground may be called “ground referenced.”

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