Systems and methods for minimizing electrical arcing during disconnection

Abstract

A connection interface for a source device may include switching circuitry for causing the source device to deliver electrical energy to a sink device via an output of the source device when the source device and the sink device are electrically coupled via a connection, discharge circuitry for discharging an output voltage on the output when the connection is disconnected, and control circuitry for causing the switching circuitry to be activated and the discharge circuitry to be deactivated when the source device and the sink device are electrically coupled via the connection and causing the switching circuitry to be deactivated and the discharge circuitry to be activated when the connection is disconnected.

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