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.

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

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.