USB-IF announced the new specification of USB Type-C

by ddos ·

USB-IF recently announced a new set of USB Type-C 2.1 interface standards, charging power up to 240W, more than double the current maximum of 100W.

At present, the highest charging power of USB Type-C is 100W, and there are many such charging heads on the market. And many manufacturers take advantage of this feature and add a USB Type-C interface that can provide 60 to 90W charging to charge mobile devices such as thin and light notebooks, mobile phones, or tablets.

However, for a notebook with higher power consumption, the charging power at this point is not enough. In many cases, the USB Type-C port of a notebook can only be used for charging around 40 to 60W, which is why notebooks with slightly mainstream or advanced hardware configurations will come with a converter.

USB Type-C

However, the new USB Type-C Power Delivery (DP) standard announced by USB-IF may allow many laptops to completely get rid of the converter. In the new 2.1 version of the standard, USB-IF said that the new USB Type-C DP specification named “Extended Power Range (EPR)” will be able to support 240W of charging power. Of course, under the new specifications, users need a new USB charging head and USB Type-C cable to achieve 240W charging power. o reach the 240W standard, a USB Type-C cable needs to support 5A 50V voltage and current.

It is not yet known when the USB charging head and related cables with this monster-level power supply will be on the market, but you can also look forward to it.

Tags: USB Type-C 2.1