Questions regarding the delivery of power via a USB port for charging or powering a device.
Questions tagged [usb-power-delivery]
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How can I detect the USB-C power delivery voltage?
I have an HP laptop which I charge with a USB-C charger through the USB-C port. I have no idea which power delivery (PD) version it has and if it's PD-compliant at all. However, as the charging works, he-he, I assume it is.
On the HP website…
Suncatcher
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Does a USB-C Power Delivery splitter exist?
Does a USB-C Power Delivery splitter exist?
I’m considering purchasing an Apple 96W USB-C charger, which could Fast-Charge 2-3 devices at one time with that amount of power. The only downside is that it’s designed for the MacBook Pro, so only comes…
camzenxbt
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Howto repair broken USB-C Power Delivery cable?
tl;dr: What are the requirements for a PD capable USB-C cable and plug?
As the USB-C plug/jack of my Dell charger is mechanically broken, I want to replace it.
So far, my naive attempt to simply replace the broken plug with one from a 4 pole USB-C…
nidi
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Do USB-C monitors work without the video input device being plugged into a power source?
For example:
A USB-C monitor is connected to a laptop with a USB-C cable.
The monitor receives video/audio and power over the USB-C cable.
The laptop is plugged into a power source.
The laptop has a built-in battery.
When the laptop is unplugged…
olfek
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Laptop won't charge using USB-C hub with power delivery
Wondering why my laptop doesn't charge using the USB-C hub with power delivery only after reconnecting the power source to the hub.
List of Devices:
Laptop
(LG Gram 15 2022 lg-15z90q-gaa56p) USB-C (Thunderbolt 4) with power delivery. Original power…
rpinto
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Driving a USB-C (video and power) monitor from regular Displayport or HDMI connection from a non-USB C PC?
There are a few display devices available now that use a single USB-C input for both video (Displayport alt mode) and power (USB Power Delivery). However, only devices equipped with the appropriate USB-C port that supports this can utilize them out…
zeel
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Can a USB-C phone charger charge a mouse or headphones?
Can you charge a wireless mouse or headphones with a USB-C phone charger? Both devices came with a USB-C cable and are meant to be charged from a laptop.
I want to avoid warming, shortened battery life or any damage. I don't care however how fast it…
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Options to provide Type-C Power Delivery from a Type-A host
So in my vehicle I have some Type-A ports and those can be used with a phone to get Android Auto. Of course this is the 5V, 500mA standard and this can be enough to have a small net power for my Pixel 6 if it's not under load.
The goal is trying to…
Jarrod Farrell
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Can I use the same USB-C port for power delivery and video at the same time?
I've recently bought an LG 17Z90P-K.AA78A1 laptop. According to the spec it has "USB 4 Gen3x2 Type C (x2, with Power Delivery, Display Port, Thunderbolt 4)"
I've been ploughing through the minefield of competing USB-C modes and specifications, and…
Andy
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Can I charge mouse with phone adapter?
There are a similar post but with USB-C.
In my case I used phone adapter (pic below) connected to my mouse (Death Adder v2 Pro) with the Razer SpeedFlex cable (seems like USB 2.0 standard A on one end USB 2.0 Micro-B5 pin on the other end).
Will my…
DogHot
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Dell 5491 USB-C suddenly stopped accepting power
The problem
I have a Dell 5491 laptop which I could charge using its USB-C port. However, about two weeks ago, it suddenly stopped working.
The USB-C port also has DisplayPort capabilities, and that still works properly. It can still transfer data…
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20V from Dell Precision 3581 USB C/Thunderbolt 4 Port with Power Delivery
USB-PD provides up to 100W of power through the USB-C Port, so I wanted to use 20V power from my Laptop to power my device.
According to the data on the Dell homepage regarding the ports, they are ports with Thunderbolt 4 and power delivery. 2 ports…
mab3602
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Iiyama monitor disconnects frequently over USB-C in Windows 10
I have been using Dell XPS 13 9370 with Lenovo 4K monitor connected with USB-C cable only (USB-hub for mouse + keyboard, power delivery 60 W) and it was working smoothly.
Recently I bought a new monitor for another working location. It is 27" iiyama…
Leos Literak
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How to automate powering of a USB port?
The Problem
I have a bonkers KVM switch configuration to control 4 monitors across 2 PCs and a raspberry pi, and due to the nature of my configuration one of my monitors occasionally needs to have a video repeater power cycled for the signal to be…
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Powering Power Delivery device with non-PD cable/splitter
I know that USB-C splitters don't follow the USB spec, but I have an use case where I actually need to run one cable, but get two USB-C cables out. Neither will have data, but they will have power, however, not Power Delivery.
I have a 15.6" touch…
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