Is-it possible to power by Thunderbolt 3 ?

[GSpar]

Hi !

I'm looking for a backup solution while traveling and I was wondering if some of the NUCs can be powered by the Thunderbolt 3 port ?

Thanks !

[AlHill]

Which NUC do you have?

Doc

[GSpar]

Actually none, but I'm planning to buy one if they can be powered by USB or Thunderbolt.

[AlHill]

How many volts and amps do you expect to get from TB3?

Doc

[GSpar]

No idea, as some have Thunderbolt 3 I thought I could use the Apple USB-C 87W power adapter .

[AlHill]

Here are a list of nucs and product specifications.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005545/mini-pcs.html https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005545/mini-pcs.html

This is but one example - Look on page 52 here: https://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/mini-pcs/nuc-kits/NUC8i7HVK_TechProdSpec.p... https://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/mini-pcs/nuc-kits/NUC8i7HVK_TechProdSpec.p...

Here is another: Look on page 55: https://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/boardsandkits/NUC7i5BN_NUC7i7BN_TechProdSp... https://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/boardsandkits/NUC7i5BN_NUC7i7BN_TechProdSp...

As you can see, the voltage and amps vary.

Regarding your apple usb-c charger, this is what I can find:

Input: 100-240V~1.5A 50-60Hz

Output: 20.2V==4.3A or 9V==3A (USB PO) or 5.2V==2.4A

So, it does not provide adequate power, not to mention rigging a proper power connector.

Personally, I would abandon this effort. If you have to carry a power brick, carry the brick that came with the nuc.

Doc

[Chris_V_Intel]

Al, doesn't matter which one, this is not something that's supported on any NUCs at present.

[n_scott_pearson]

Stating that slightly better,

1. The NUC products do not have support for being powered via the USB-C connector. That is, they do not have support for the (USB-C-based) "Universal Charging Port" specification.
2. The NUC products do not have support for powering devices requiring more than 15W. That is, they do not support the (optional) USB-C Power Delivery 2.0 Specification.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB-C USB-C - Wikipedia for more information.

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