Circuit protection system and method
First Claim
1. A Power over Ethernet (PoE) cable medium circuit protection module comprising:
- an over-current and/or over-voltage circuit module and/or a heat circuit protector which measures or detects heat rise of said PoE cable medium,wherein said over-current and/or over-voltage circuit module comprises (1) a plurality of clamping diodes, fuses, and/or light-emitting diodes, and (2) a plurality of jumpers and/or a plurality of DIP switches and/or a combination of jumpers and DIP switches to set a predetermined power level for said over-current and/or over-voltage circuit module, thereby prohibiting transmission of electrical power over said PoE cable medium which exceeds said predetermined power level and/or preventing excessive heat build-up on said PoE cable medium.
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Abstract
A DC and/or an AC power transmission circuit protection system is for protection of a cabling medium. The circuit protection system includes a power supply, a powered device and a circuit protection module that includes an over-current and/or over-voltage circuit module and/or a heat circuit protector. The protection system is disposed between the power supply and the powered device, and interrupts an electrical current that flows through the cabling medium when the over-current and/or over-voltage circuit module and/or the circuit protector exceeds a predetermined level. There is also provided a method to dispose the circuit protection system and the circuit protection module within the circuit and to interrupt the circuit when over-current and/or over-voltage circuit module and/or heat circuit protector exceeds a predetermined level.
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35 Claims
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1. A Power over Ethernet (PoE) cable medium circuit protection module comprising:
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an over-current and/or over-voltage circuit module and/or a heat circuit protector which measures or detects heat rise of said PoE cable medium, wherein said over-current and/or over-voltage circuit module comprises (1) a plurality of clamping diodes, fuses, and/or light-emitting diodes, and (2) a plurality of jumpers and/or a plurality of DIP switches and/or a combination of jumpers and DIP switches to set a predetermined power level for said over-current and/or over-voltage circuit module, thereby prohibiting transmission of electrical power over said PoE cable medium which exceeds said predetermined power level and/or preventing excessive heat build-up on said PoE cable medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A communication circuit protection system for protection of a PoE cable medium, said circuit protection system comprising:
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a power supply, a powered device, a circuit protection module comprising an over-current and/or over-voltage circuit module and/or a heat circuit protector which measures and/or detects heat rise of said PoE cable medium, said circuit protection module further comprising a diode device that prevents a power supply from powering up a powered device until said powered device responds to a request from said power supply to identify itself, and wherein said circuit protection system is disposed between said power supply and said powered device, such that when said power supply transmits a request to said powered device, said diode device will detect a response from said powered device identifying itself and activate said circuit protection module, thereby enabling said over-current and/or over-voltage circuit module to interrupt the flow of said electrical power through said PoE cable medium when it detects (1) that said electrical power exceeds a predetermined power level of said circuit protection module set for said PoE cable medium and/or (2) excess heat build-up on said PoE cable medium, thereby prohibiting transmission of said electrical power over said PoE cable medium, wherein said over-current and/or over-voltage circuit module comprises a plurality of clamping diodes, fuses, and/or light-emitting diodes to set said predetermined power level for said over-current and/or over-voltage circuit module. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34)
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31. A method of protection of a PoE cable medium of a communication circuit protection system, comprising:
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disposing, between a power supply and a powered device, a circuit protection module that comprises an over-current and/or over-voltage circuit module and/or a heat circuit protector for protection of said PoE cable medium within said circuit, said circuit protection module further comprising a diode device, sending a request from said power supply to said powered device via said circuit protection module, sending an identification response from said powered device to said power supply via said circuit protection module, detecting by said diode device that said powered device has sent said response to said power supply, enabling said power supply to deliver electrical power to said circuit protection module and said powered device over said PoE cable medium, and interrupting the delivery of said electrical power over said PoE cable medium to said powered device if (1) said over-current and/or over-voltage circuit module determines that said electrical power from said power supply exceeds a predetermined power level and/or (2) said heat circuit protector detects excessive heat build-up in said PoE cable medium, wherein said over-current and/or over-voltage circuit module comprises a plurality of clamping diodes, fuses, and light-emitting diodes to set a predetermined power level for said over-current and/or over-voltage circuit module. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 35)
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Specification