Cited as a reference · for some experience
USB Type-C Power Delivery Trigger Board || DIY or Buy
Why people recommend it
Cited as a GreatScott video that explains some of how USB-C works and shows a ready-made USB-PD trigger board being used to obtain a higher voltage.
Watch for: Buy a prebuilt PD trigger rather than building one
In their words
Have a look at this video from GreatScott on Youtube.
chrisl on arduino.stackexchange.com, Jan 2022. CC BY-SA.
Video of GreatScott using a USB-PD trigger Aliexpress listing for a USB-PD trigger board There are numerous boards like that on aliexpress.
Ahmed Eshra on electronics.stackexchange.com, Feb 2021. CC BY-SA.
