Higher USB power

[tomp]

A new specification has been proposed to allow up to 240W of power availability on a USB C connector.

https://audioxpress.com/news/usb-specif ... usb-type-c

Tom

[Pelliott321]

Hard to believe the USB type C connector can handle that much power

[Roscoe Primrose]

Hard to believe the USB type C connector can handle that much power

Power isn't the issue, current is. That 240W is 5A at 48V....

Roscoe

[David McGown]

Need to beef up the wire gauge to handle the current. 240W at 48V/5A is alot to push down thin wire for a typical USB Type C cable. Safe current for 24 ga. copper is around 3.5A, would need to go to at least 22 ga. wire.

David

[Pelliott321]

potato potadoe

[tomp]

It's amazing that the new spec is 10 times the original USB. Before you know it they will probably come with a whole house generator attached.

[Roscoe Primrose]

potato potadoe

How do you figure?

[HAL]

Yes, using the new GaN SMPS USBC 45watt supply and the cable is rated for 100 watts. That is 20V@5A, but the current does not go up at lower voltages. Probably due to connector pins in the USBC plug/jack more than wire diameter.

[DaveR]

A new specification has been proposed to allow up to 240W of power availability on a USB C connector.

https://audioxpress.com/news/usb-specif ... usb-type-c

Tom

Why?

[tomp]

Apparently a lot of people are making USB add ons that are power pigs.