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Innergie PowerGear USB-C 45 45W Laptop Adapter

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Innergie PowerGear USB-C 45W Laptop Adapter- A Travel Friendly AC Power Adapter Supporting USB Power Delivery

The Delta Group is one of the largest providers of power supplies in the world found inside many electronics products around the world, and through their Innergie brand, now also sells power supplies directly to consumers.  One of the hottest trends emerging in power supplies today is USB Power Delivery which allows millions of notebooks, tablets, and smartphones to be charged using the same USB Type-C power supply.  To support this trend, Innergie has released their PowerGear USB-C 45 which is an AC power adapter that you can use as a replacement power supply or something small enough that you can take with you on the road to use as a travel power adapter.

After purchasing the Innergie PowerGear USB-C 45 through Amazon Prime, it arrived within a couple days.

The Innergie PowerGear USB-C 45 packaging shows that it supports the various power profiles- 45 watts (20 volts @ 2.25 amps or 15 volts @ 3 amps), 36 watts (12 volts @ 3 amps), or 15 watts (5 volts @ 3 amps).  As a comparison, the Google Universal Type-C Charger 60W which was the first USB Power Delivery based AC power adapter launched in the market, supports 60 watts (20 volts @ 3 amps), 36 watts (12 volts @ 3 amps), and 15 watts (5V @ 3 amps).  Despite supporting only 45 watts of charging, this still is still enough to works with many USB Type-C notebooks in the market today, and more than enough to work with tablets and phones.

The Innergie PowerGear USB-C 45 also comes with a carry pouch to make it easier to carry it around in your bag.

The Innergie PowerGear USB-C 45 is definitely one of the lightest power supplies out there and is more travel friendly compared to the other AC power supplies that come with your notebook.  It's also a lot more more stylish than the traditional black AC power brick.

The Innergie PowerGear USB-C 45 should be able to work with a lot of the notebooks, tablets, and smartphones out there that support charging from USB Power Delivery sources. Note that some notebooks like the HP Spectre Laptop (13.3") do not support third party USB Power Delivery adapters and won't work with the Innergie PowerGear USB-C 45.

Using the USB Power Delivery Compliance C2 Tester from Granite River Labs to run just a subset of the full USB Power Delivery compliance test suite, we can verify that the Innergie PowerGear USB-C 45 does support the following fixed PDO's for charging as claimed: 15 watts (5 volts @ 3 amps), 36 watts (12 volts @ 3 amps) and 45 watts (20 volts @ 2.25 amps or 15 volts @ 3 amps). Note some compliance failures were observed.

GRL

DUT Information

Manufacturer

Innergie

Model Number

45W PD AC Charger 122431

Serial Number

Comm

Test Information

Date and Time:

20180316_161942

Controller and Instrument Information

Parameter

Value

GRL USB-PD_C2 Serial No.

044.027.044.031.067.

GRL USB-PD Software Version

1.3.3.8

GRL USB-PD Firmware Version

1.3.3.0.7

Board Calibration

Calibration Success.

App Mode

COMMUNICATION_ENGINE_TESTS

Tx Mask

true

Rx Mask

false

RX mask Power selection

Neutral Power

Device Type

Provider Only

Cable IR drop Imp(R)

0

Product Capabilities

Parameter

GetCapabilities

Type_C

NONE

SOP_Capable

NONE

SOP_P_Capable

NONE

SOP_PP_Capable

NONE

SOP_P_Debug_Capable

NONE

SOP_PP_Debug_Capable

NONE

USB_Comms_Capable

NO

DR_Swap_To_DFP_Supported

NO

DR_Swap_To_UFP_Supported

NO

Externally_Powered

YES

VCONN_Swap_To_On_Supported

NONE

VCONN_Swap_To_Off_Supported

NONE

Responds_To_Discov

NONE

Attempts_Discov

NONE

Chunking_Implemented_SOP

NO

Unchunked_Extended_Messages_Supported

NO

Accepts_PR_Swap_As_Src

NO

Accepts_PR_Swap_As_Snk

NO

Requests_PR_Swap_As_Src

NONE

Requests_PR_Swap_As_Snk

NONE

Data_Capable_as_USB_Host

NONE

Data_Capable_as_USB_Device

NONE

Modal_Operation_Supported

NONE

Security_Msgs_Supported_SOP

NO

SVIDs Min

0

SVIDs Max

0

SVID Fixed

NONE

Power Capabilities

Parameter

GetCapabilities

No_USB_Suspend_May_Be_Set

NONE

GiveBack_May_Be_Set

NONE

Higher_Capability_Set

NONE

USB Suspend may be cleared

NO

Send Ping

NONE

Supply Type #1

Fixed

Peak Current #1

0x0(A)

Voltage #1

0x64(5V)

Max Current #1

0x12C(3A)

Supply Type #2

Fixed

Peak Current #2

0x0(A)

Voltage #2

0xF0(12V)

Max Current #2

0x12C(3A)

Supply Type #3

Fixed

Peak Current #3

0x0(A)

Voltage #3

0x12C(15V)

Max Current #3

0x12C(3A)

Supply Type #4

Fixed

Peak Current #4

0x0(A)

Voltage #4

0x190(20V)

Max Current #4

0xE1(2.25A)

No_USB_Suspend_May_Be_Set

NONE

GiveBack_May_Be_Set

NONE

Higher_Capability_Set

NONE

Result Summary

Sl No

Test ID

Test Name

Test Result

1

TDA.2.1.1.1

BMC-PHY-TX-EYE

FAIL

2

TDA.2.1.1.2

BMC-PHY-TX-BIT

PASS

3

TDA.2.1.2.2

BMC-PHY-RX-INT-REJ

FAIL

4

TDA.2.1.2.1

BMC-PHY-RX-BUSIDL

FAIL

7

TDA.2.2.1

BMC-PROT-SEQ-GETCAPS

PASS

11

TDA.2.2.7

BMC-PROT-BIST-NOT-5V-SRC

PASS

15

TDB.2.2.9

BMC-PROT-GSC-REC

FAIL

BMC Eye Diagram


Eye Diagram 

We further observe a load screenshot taken from the GRL-USB-PD C2 Compliance Test Solution App to see that the Innergie PowerGear USB-C 45 makes use of different voltages and current levels for charging.

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