A peripheral power hub (PPH) (44) providing power to a plurality of outputs
(46). The PPH provides multiple predetermined DC voltages which may be
converted by an associated voltage converter circuit (28) to provide the
power requirements to an associated mobile device (72). Alternatively, the
voltage converter circuits (28) may be internal to the PPH. A programmable
Ac/Dc converter (42) may provide a DC voltage to the PPH, which may be
configured as an an accessory while powering another mobile device, such
as a laptop computer (50). The voltage converter circuits (28) may be buck
circuits or boost circuits depending on the application.
