First company to deliver 240W from a single USB-C port

Pulsiv Limited has become the world’s first company to deliver 240W from a single USB-C port. This ground-breaking achievement was developed by combining a Pulsiv OSMIUM front-end design with an industry-standard flyback that passes strict EMC/Line Current requirements and guarantees to change the global charging market.

Existing 240W USB-C chargers distribute the power across multiple ports, with a maximum of 140W supplied from a single 1C port. This leaves many higher power applications, including monitors, gaming laptops, and small domestic appliances unable to benefit from the common USB-C interface and fast-charging protocol. Traditional Boost PFC+LLC-based designs are notoriously noisy so that EMC compliance can be challenging. They are costly and do not respond well to variable output voltages or rapidly changing load needs. The OSMIUM technology allows a flyback topology to be employed at higher power levels, solving all these problems.

Delivering 240W of power has a huge impact on decreasing the charge time of virtually all battery-powered products. Chief product officer at Pulsiv, Dr Tim Moore, who was also former chief technology officer at consumer brands SharkNinja and GHD, understands this more than most and comments: “The small domestic appliance market has been anxiously waiting for USB-C technology to achieve higher power levels. Cordless power/garden tools, vacuums and portable kitchen appliances are just a small selection of products that can benefit from super-fast, efficient USB-C charging. With battery technology already well advanced, 240W enables charge times to be reduced by up to 80%, smashing charge anxiety and driving a new paradigm for small domestic appliances.”

Pulsiv’s director of Global Sales, Nick Theodoris, has been collecting valuable feedback from customers worldwide and adds: “240W USB-C is causing huge excitement in the industry. Manufacturers of in-wall sockets, in-desk solutions, and after-market chargers can now bring new levels of charging within existing products, but this further enables them to develop entirely new solutions too. However, the interest doesn’t stop there. Applications such as televisions, monitors, projectors, and game consoles, which don’t require charging, can benefit from 240W USB-C power supplies. It enables the entire power electronics to be removed from the product which significantly reduces the overall size, weight, and cost. We’re expecting to uncover even more applications which can benefit from our ground-breaking solution and the level of interest so far has been unprecedented. I’m looking forward to how Pulsiv will completely redefine the fast-charging space.”