The new double-sided USB-C connector, originally replacing the older mini and micro USB connectors, has already dominated mobile phones and similar devices not only as a means for all kinds of peripherals, but also as a charger connector. Where you probably wouldn't expect it, however, are the fans. And we don't mean the USB desktop fan you put next to your laptop in the global warming summer heat, but the internal fans in a classic gaming desktop computer. PC fans have their own standard power connector that provides power, tells the computer what speed the fan is running at, and in the other direction allows speed control via pulse-width modulation. It makes absolutely no sense to connect the fan via USB, because then a chip would have to be integrated into it, which in turn converts the communication via USB into analog electrical signals (and it would still need a controller in the system). Admittedly, this would solve the (A)RGB lighting of the fan, if it had one, and the fan controller could then have other smart functions, such as an hour meter. Which probably nobody needs and it's not worth the higher price. However, InWin has now found a use for USB-C on its LN140 and LN120 series Lynx fans, but it apparently only uses the physical connector itself without actually communicating using a USB signal or power supply according to the USB Power Delivery specifications.

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