Usb pd or usb c power delivery is a new protocol specification that allows for faster and more flexible charging.
Usb c power delivery logo.
Usb c and power delivery.
Usb c formally known as usb type c is a 24 pin usb connector system with a rotationally symmetrical connector.
Its aim is to operate with and build on the existing usb ecosystem.
Providing a thunderbolt 3 0 signal which is pci express displayport 1 2 usb 3 1 generation 2 and usb power delivery multiplexed into a signal served over the same connector using more expensive active cables.
The usb power delivery specification enables the maximum functionality of usb by providing more flexible power delivery along with data over a single cable.
The first is merely a usb c port that operates using the latest usb 3 1 charging standards at up to 3 amps.
Displayport 1 2 compatible with existing displayport monitors devices and cables.
The usb type c specification 1 0 was published by the usb implementers forum usb if and was finalized in august 2014.
What this means is that.
Providing an hdmi 1 4b signal you will need a passive adapter.
Situated on the face of our goal zero yeti lithium 1400 and 3000 power stations are two new ports.
Usb power delivery up to 130w on supported computers.
It was developed concurrently with usb type c usb c which is the physical connection and it is a subset of the new usb 3 1 standards.
Perhaps the hdmi logo will be used but then again it may not.
The second supports a dynamic fast charging technology called power delivery.
In december 2014 usb if submitted usb 3 1 usb power delivery 2 0 and usb c specifications to the iec tc 100 audio video and multimedia systems and equipment for inclusion in the international standard iec 62680 universal serial bus interfaces for data and power which is currently based on usb 2 0.
In july 2016 it was adopted by the iec as iec 62680 1 3.
Usb power delivery is a separate specification that can work across usb 2 0 and 3 0 ports and cables but you ll still need a usb type c port too due to the communication pins used by the standard.
Thunderbolt 3 supports speed up to 40 gbps.
Thunderbolt 3 uses usb type c connector and cables it is compact and reversible.
Usb power delivery offers the following features.
Increased power levels from existing usb standards up to 100w.