Electronic – How does multi-voltage power supply work

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So I was looking at this USB power supply by Xiami, and I noticed in the specs, it says:


Input voltage 12V/9V/5V
Output voltage 12V/9V/5V

So how is it able to achieve that? I understand there might be some circuitry that would convert between the voltages, but how does it know which voltage is needed?

Best Answer

It looks like it supports USB-C which has power negotiation. I would assume that the power bank has the circuitry to negotiate with a connected peripheral on how much voltage it wants.