Method and apparatus for increasing the number of the powered devices supported by the PoE system
First Claim
1. A method for use in a power sourcing equipment to power a powered device, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving, at the power sourcing equipment, charging related information from the powered device, wherein the charging related information comprises a quantity of power needed, a power consumption mode of the powered device, and charging modes of the powered device that comprise an emergency charging mode for a remaining electrical quantity of less than ten percent and a normal charging mode otherwise;
determining, at the power sourcing equipment, whether a predetermined charging condition is satisfied according to the received charging related information; and
charging continuously, via the power sourcing equipment, an electrical energy storage device of the powered device, or charging periodically, via the power sourcing equipment, the electrical energy storage device according to a time slot and to the received charging related information when the predetermined charging condition is satisfied, the electrical energy storage device being used to provide the powered device with a working power supply.
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Abstract
In order to increase the number of the powered devices that can be supported by the Ethernet power supply system, the present invention proposed to equip the powered device with an electrical energy storage device, namely shift the power timely shift the power supplying capability of the power sourcing equipment. The power sourcing equipment charges the electrical energy storage device, and then the powered device is supplied by the electrical energy storage device under usual situations. Thus the number of the powered devices that can be supported by the Ethernet power supply system is increased without increasing the supplying capability of the electrical quantity of the power sourcing equipment. Using the solution in the present invention, the capacity of the powered devices in the POE system is increased without having to change the hardware of the power sourcing equipment, and without having to change the wiring.
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1. A method for use in a power sourcing equipment to power a powered device, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, at the power sourcing equipment, charging related information from the powered device, wherein the charging related information comprises a quantity of power needed, a power consumption mode of the powered device, and charging modes of the powered device that comprise an emergency charging mode for a remaining electrical quantity of less than ten percent and a normal charging mode otherwise; determining, at the power sourcing equipment, whether a predetermined charging condition is satisfied according to the received charging related information; and charging continuously, via the power sourcing equipment, an electrical energy storage device of the powered device, or charging periodically, via the power sourcing equipment, the electrical energy storage device according to a time slot and to the received charging related information when the predetermined charging condition is satisfied, the electrical energy storage device being used to provide the powered device with a working power supply. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15)
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8. A method for use in a powered device to assist power sourcing equipment to supply power to the powered device, wherein the powered device comprises an electrical energy storage device, the method comprising the step of:
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sending, at the powered device, charging related information to the power sourcing equipment, wherein the charging related information comprises a quantity of power needed, a power consumption mode of the powered device, and charging modes of the powered device that comprise an emergency charging mode for a remaining electrical quantity of less than ten percent and a normal charging mode otherwise; and receiving, at the powered device, a continuous charging of the electrical energy storage device from the power sourcing equipment, or a periodic charging of the electrical energy storage device according to a time slot and to the received charging related information when a predetermined charging condition is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A power sourcing apparatus in a power sourcing equipment to power a powered device, wherein the powered device comprises:
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a determining means configured to determine whether a predetermined charging condition is satisfied according to received charging related information from the powered device, wherein the received charging related information comprises a quantity of power needed, a power consumption mode of the powered device, and charging modes of the powered device that comprise an emergency charging mode for a remaining electrical quantity of less than ten percent and a normal charging mode otherwise; and a power supplying means configured to charge continuously an electrical energy storage device of the powered device, or charge periodically the electrical energy storage device according to a time slot and to the received charging related information when the predetermined charging condition is satisfied, the electrical energy storage device being used to provide the powered device with a working power supply.
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13. An aiding apparatus in a powered device configured to aid a power sourcing equipment in powering the powered device, wherein the powered device comprises an electrical energy storage device, the aiding apparatus being configured to
send a charging related information to the power sourcing equipment, wherein the charging related information comprises a quantity of power needed, a power consumption mode of the powered device, and charging modes of the powered device that comprises an emergency charging mode for a remaining electrical quantity of less than ten percent and a normal charging mode otherwise; - and
receive a continuous charging of the electrical energy storage device from the power sourcing equipment, or a periodic charging of the electrical energy storage device according to a time slot and to the charging related information when a predetermined charging condition is satisfied.
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