EU sets date for common phone charge cable

kona786 · 12 Jun 2022 at 12:30

Pawnless Endgame said:
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Yep that's the way to go.

jpaul · 13 Jun 2022 at 09:12

subsequently saw below V ... so the EU may need to specify charging standards a usb-c charger should support,
seems they are not yet ruling on laptop charging connector, that is the real power consumer in my household, had looked into getting a more efficient GaN charger, but their support for both usb-c and barrel plugs I have in laptops is limited.

Fast charging standards: How many are there? How are they different?

Many smartphones offer support for fast charging technologies. By using them, our smartphones can charge a lot quicker than older smartphones could. That can only be a good thing considering how fast modern processors have become and how much energy our smartphones need. Unfortunately, there are...

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Orcvader · 13 Jun 2022 at 10:36

jpaul said:
subsequently saw below V ... so the EU may need to specify charging standards a usb-c charger should support,
seems they are not yet ruling on laptop charging connector, that is the real power consumer in my household, had looked into getting a more efficient GaN charger, but their support for both usb-c and barrel plugs I have in laptops is limited.

Fast charging standards: How many are there? How are they different?

Many smartphones offer support for fast charging technologies. By using them, our smartphones can charge a lot quicker than older smartphones could. That can only be a good thing considering how fast modern processors have become and how much energy our smartphones need. Unfortunately, there are...

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They already have, check page 10 here: https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/46755/attachments/3/translations/en/renditions/native

New Annex (Part I): It requires that mobiles phones and the similar radio devices, if
they are capable to be recharged via wired charging, are equipped with the USB
Type-C receptacle and, if they also require charging at voltages higher than 5 volts or
currents higher than 3 amperes or powers higher than 15 watts , incorporate the USB
Power Delivery charging communication protocol.

So anything above the usual 15W 5V/3A will be required to support USB-PD for fast charging.

Orcvader · 13 Jun 2022 at 14:42

A better breakdown on the exact fast charging requirement here: https://www.xda-developers.com/editorial-eu-harmonizing-fast-charging-usb-pd-big-deal-android/

Short version, all phones, tablets, digital cameras, headphones and headsets, handheld consoles and portable speakers will be required to comply with USB-PD Rev 3.0 v2 (so PPS should also be supported). OEMs can still include their own fast charging tech, just need to ensure it's USB-PD PPS compatible.

No mention of laptops but I suspect it's because when this was drafted earlier versions of USB-PD were not fast enough for high end laptops (only up to 100W). USB-C 2.1 that was announced last does support up to 240W so maybe a later amendment will include it for laptops, at least for lower end ones.

m4rmite · 13 Jun 2022 at 14:46

Probably already mentioned but we aren't in the EU any more, so some can continue to make proprietary power connectors for their equipment in the uk.

Would be interesting if the uk government would follow suit.

SPG · 13 Jun 2022 at 15:13

It's not... Another Brexit joy so we will get all the left overs of crap for a while

teenwolf · 13 Jun 2022 at 15:22

the usb c cable is so reliable though compared to apples.

jpaul · 13 Jun 2022 at 21:39

... lightening must be rubbish then,
Because all the phone/tablet usb-c female/male connectors I have seem to become loose, and I have marked the ones I use in the car so I don't put them in the wrong way around in a hurry under poor light;
std hdmi plugs are pretty junk too and become loose

Gregvivi0401 · 22 Aug 2022 at 22:32

m4rmite said:
Probably already mentioned but we aren't in the EU any more, so some can continue to make proprietary power connectors for their equipment in the uk.

Would be interesting if the uk government would follow suit.

I hope so will be nice that all Europe be on same cable.

Hotwired · 23 Aug 2022 at 02:01

m4rmite said:
Probably already mentioned but we aren't in the EU any more, so some can continue to make proprietary power connectors for their equipment in the uk.

Would be interesting if the uk government would follow suit.

No we did this ages ago.

If a business has to make a change to their mass produced product for a huge customer (EU) the small customer (UK) will get it and have no say in the matter.

And unless there's money in making variants then everyone is going to get the same one just because a large enough customer demanded a change.