With the average number of electronics devices used by each person increasing, keeping them all charged has become quite a challenge. Fortunately, many of these devices can now be charged with USB Power Delivery based chargers using the USB Type-C connector.

With the Energear 46W USB-C Wall Charger, you can now charge a variety of popular notebook PC's, tablets, mobile phones, game consoles, and action cameras. Unlike a lot of chargers found on Amazon, the Energear 46W USB-C Wall Charger has been certified by the USB Implementers Forum to be compliant, meaning it should enjoy a high degree of charging compatibility with other certified products in the market.

Most smaller notebook PC's, tablets, and phones use a maximum of 45 watts which is covered by the Energear 46W USB-C Wall Charger but if you have a notebook PC that needs over 60 watts, Energear also offers the Energear 65W PD Charger.

The Energear 46W USB-C Wall Charger was designed with travel portability in mind, having foldable AC power prongs which can also be changed depending on which country you are in. With support of 100 to 240V AC power, the Energear 46W USB-C Wall Charger can be used in most places around the world in addition to providing the most popular DC charging voltage levels- 5V, 9V, 12V, 15V, and 20V.

The Energear 46W USB-C Wall Charger comes in professional packaging showcasing it has been certified to provide up to 46 watts of USB Power Delivery based charging.

The Energear 46W USB-C Wall Charger itself has a nice compact design with smooth rounded edges.

 

 

The Energear 46W USB-C Wall Charger has a single USB Type-C port and comes with a 6 ft USB Type-C to Type-C cable.

Through USB Power Delivery technology, the Energear 46W USB-C Wall Charger is actually five chargers in one, and can provide 15 watts (5 volts @ 3 amps), 27 watts (9 volts @ 3 amps), 36 watts (12 volts @ 3 amps), 45 watts (15 volts @ 3 amps), and 46 watts (20 volts @ 2.3 amps) depending on what power profile fits best with the device it is charging.

The AC power prongs can be removed to support different regions, although the Energear 46W USB-C Wall Charger itself is sold in only one region.

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 Energear 46W USB-C Wall Charger does support the following PDO's for charging as claimed: 15 watts (5 volts @ 3 amps), 27 watts (9 volts @ 3 amps), 36 watts (12 volts @ 3 amps), 45 watts (15 volts @ 3 amps), and 46 watts (20 volts @ 2.3 amps).

DUT Information

Manufacturer	Energear
Model Number	46W AC Charger
Serial Number	Comm

Test Information

Date and Time:

20180226_184918

Controller and Instrument Information

Parameter	Value
GRL USB-PD_C2 Serial No.	039.019.039.027.062.
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
UUT_Device_Type
Vendor_Name
Product_Name
Version_Info
TID
Type_C	NONE
SOP_Capable	NONE
SOP_P_Capable	NONE
SOP_PP_Capable	NONE
SOP_P_Debug_Capable	NONE
SOP_PP_Debug_Capable	NONE
Manufacturer_Info_Supported_Port
Manufacturer_Info_VID_Port
Manufacturer_Info_PID_Port
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
XID
Structured_VDM_Version
Data_Capable_as_USB_Host	NONE
Data_Capable_as_USB_Device	NONE
Product_Type_UFP_SOP
Product_Type_DFP_SOP
Modal_Operation_Supported	NONE
Security_Msgs_Supported_SOP	NO
USB_VID
PID
bcdDevice
SVIDs Min	0
SVIDs Max	0
SVID Fixed	NONE

Power Capabilities

Parameter	GetCapabilities
PD_Power_as_Sink
No_USB_Suspend_May_Be_Set	NONE
GiveBack_May_Be_Set	NONE
Higher_Capability_Set	NONE
Num_Snk_PDOs
Supply Type #1	-
Min Voltage #1	-
Max Voltage #1	-
Supply Type #2	-
Min Voltage #2	-
Max Voltage #2	-
Supply Type #3	-
Min Voltage #3	-
Max Voltage #3	-
PD_Power_as_Source
Rp Value
USB Suspend may be cleared	NO
Send Ping	NONE
No of Source PDOs
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	0xB4(9V)
Max Current #2	0x12C(3A)
Supply Type #3	Fixed
Peak Current #3	0x0(A)
Voltage #3	0xF0(12V)
Max Current #3	0x12C(3A)
Supply Type #4	Fixed
Peak Current #4	0x0(A)
Voltage #4	0x12C(15V)
Max Current #4	0x12C(3A)
Supply Type #5	Fixed
Peak Current #5	0x0(A)
Voltage #5	0x190(20V)
Max Current #5	0xE6(2.3A)
PD_Power_as_Sink
No_USB_Suspend_May_Be_Set	NONE
GiveBack_May_Be_Set	NONE
Higher_Capability_Set	NONE
Num_Snk_PDOs
Supply Type #1	-
Min Voltage #1	-
Max Voltage #1	-
Supply Type #2	-
Min Voltage #2	-
Max Voltage #2	-
Supply Type #3	-
Min Voltage #3	-
Max Voltage #3	-

Result Summary

Sl No	Test ID	Test Name	Test Result
1	TDA.2.1.1.1	BMC-PHY-TX-EYE	PASS
2	TDA.2.1.1.2	BMC-PHY-TX-BIT	PASS
3	TDA.2.1.2.2	BMC-PHY-RX-INT-REJ	PASS
4	TDA.2.1.2.1	BMC-PHY-RX-BUSIDL	PASS
5	TDA.2.1.3.1	BMC-PHY-TERM	PASS
7	TDA.2.2.1	BMC-PROT-SEQ-GETCAPS	PASS
11	TDA.2.2.7	BMC-PROT-BIST-NOT-5V-SRC	PASS
13	TDA.2.3.1.1	POW-SRC-LOAD-P-PC	PASS
14	TDA.2.3.2.1	POW-SRC-TRANS-P-PC	PASS
15	TDB.2.2.9	BMC-PROT-GSC-REC	PASS

BMC Eye Diagram

We further observe a load screenshot taken from the GRL-USB-PD C2 Compliance Test Solution App to see that the Energear 46W USB-C Wall Charger makes use of different voltages and current levels for charging.

With the Energear 46W USB-C Wall Charger, you can use a single charger to not only charge your notebook PC but also quickly charge your iPhone X, 10.5-inch iPad Pro, and other phones and tablets that use USB Power Delivery technology.