After three years of encouraging manufacturers, especially Apple, to stop making proprietary phone chargers, the EU is moving to legislation bot the for USB- Cand for charger designs.

这将与Apple进行摊牌，这是唯一不使用USB-C Chargers手机的主要制造商。苹果公司认为缺乏封装为不标准化USB-C的原因，即使它确实为其iPad Pro使用了该技术。

“Years of working with industry on a voluntary approach already brought down the number of mobile phone chargers from 30 to 3 within the last decade, but could not deliver a complete solution. The Commission is now putting forward legislation to establish a common charging solution for all relevant devices,” it said.

So the voluntary moves have reduced the number of charging solutions for mobile phones on the market from 30 to 3: USB Power Delivery (USB PD), Qualcomm Quick Charge and Apple. The first two fast charging technologies are open and can be integrated into controllers in USB-C chargers.

To ultimately have a common charger, full interoperability is required on both sides of the cable: the electronic device and the external power supply. The interoperability on the device end, which is by far the bigger challenge, will be achieved by the legislation but the EU is also looking at the interoperability of the external power supply. This will be addressed by the review of the Commission’s Ecodesign Regulation launched later this year to align with the USB-C regulations.

This highlights the more important path for chargers over the 24 months that the legislation will tak eto be introduced: integration into the wall socket.

几家CHIP公司，包括电力集成和黑烷具有正在开发的USB-C PD充电器的参考设计，可以适合墙壁插座的现有足迹，这将允许在数百万户主中改造墙壁插座，从而消除该套件需要充电器。这还将看到无线控制和传感器，例如烟雾和一氧化碳探测器集成到插座中，以使智能房屋更安全。这是由Amber Solutions和Infineon之间的最新交易对使用Cypress USB PD控制器进行了重新介绍的，这也意味着电力控制公司还需要提供自己的数字硅。

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The proposal for a revised Radio Equipment Directive means the charging port and fast charging technology will be harmonised. USB-C will become the standard port for all smartphones, tablets, cameras, headphones, portable speakers and handheld videogame consoles. In addition, the Commission proposes to unbundle the sale of chargers from the sale of electronic devices. This will improve consumers’ convenience and reduce the environmental footprint associated with the production and disposal of chargers, thereby supporting the green and digital transitions.

“欧洲消费者对在抽屉里堆积的不兼容充电器感到沮丧。我们给行业提供了足够的时间来提出自己的解决方案，现在的时间已经成熟，采取了普通充电器的立法行动。这对于我们的消费者和环境以及与我们的绿色和数字野心保持一致的胜利。”适合数字时代的欧洲执行副总裁Margrethe Vestager说。

2020年，欧盟出售了大约4.2亿手机和其他便携式电子设备，消费者在独立充电器上花费了24亿欧元。估计处置和未使用的充电器每年堆积高达11,000吨的电子废物。

Commissioner Thierry Breton, responsible for the Internal Market, set down a direct challenge.

“Chargers power all our most essential electronic devices. With more and more devices, more and more chargers are sold that are not interchangeable or not necessary. We are putting an end to that,” he said. “With our proposal, European consumers will be able to use a single charger for all their portable electronics – an important step to increase convenience and reduce waste.”

现在，欧洲议会和理事会将需要采用修订的无线电设备指令。从采用之日起24个月的过渡期将使行业适应时间。

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