Negotiable PoE voltage for improved efficiency based on cable and powered device losses
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1. A method comprising:
- at a powered device (PD) configured to receive a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) voltage to power the PD over a cable from a Power Source Equipment (PSE) that is configured to output a requested one of multiple candidate PoE voltages to the cable;
determining for each candidate PoE voltages, respectively;
a power loss in the cable that would result from the candidate PoE voltage;
a power loss in the PD that would result if the PD were powered through the cable with the candidate PoE voltage, the power loss in the PD equal to a product of a predetermined power rating of the PD and a voltage conversion efficiency loss associated with converting a voltage received by the PD to an operating voltage used to operate circuits in the PD; and
a total power loss as a sum of the power losses of the cable and the PD;
selecting as a preferred PoE voltage the candidate PoE voltage that minimizes the total power loss;
requesting the preferred PoE voltage from the PSE;
receiving the preferred PoE voltage from the PSE; and
operating at the preferred PoE voltage.
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Abstract
A powered device (PD) receives a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) voltage to power the PD over a cable from Power Source Equipment (PSE) configured to output a requested one of multiple candidate PoE voltages to the cable. The PD determines a preferred PoE voltage among the multiple candidate PoE voltages that minimizes a total power loss due to (i) the cable, and (ii) a power loss of the PD that would result if the PD were powered through the cable. The PD requests the preferred PoE voltage from the PSE, receives the preferred PoE voltage from the PSE, and operates at the preferred PoE voltage.
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24 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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at a powered device (PD) configured to receive a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) voltage to power the PD over a cable from a Power Source Equipment (PSE) that is configured to output a requested one of multiple candidate PoE voltages to the cable; determining for each candidate PoE voltages, respectively; a power loss in the cable that would result from the candidate PoE voltage; a power loss in the PD that would result if the PD were powered through the cable with the candidate PoE voltage, the power loss in the PD equal to a product of a predetermined power rating of the PD and a voltage conversion efficiency loss associated with converting a voltage received by the PD to an operating voltage used to operate circuits in the PD; and a total power loss as a sum of the power losses of the cable and the PD; selecting as a preferred PoE voltage the candidate PoE voltage that minimizes the total power loss; requesting the preferred PoE voltage from the PSE; receiving the preferred PoE voltage from the PSE; and operating at the preferred PoE voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a powered device (PD) configured to receive a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) voltage to power the PD over a cable from a Power Source Equipment (PSE) that is configured to output a requested one of multiple candidate PoE voltages to the cable, wherein the PD includes a controller to; determine for each candidate PoE voltage, respectively; a power loss in the cable that would result from the candidate PoE voltage; a power loss in the PD that would result if the PD were powered through the cable with the candidate PoE voltage, the power loss in the PD equal to a product of a predetermined power rating of the PD and a voltage conversion efficiency loss associated with converting a voltage received by the PD to an operating voltage used to operate circuits in the PD; and a total power loss as a sum of the power losses of the cable and the PD; select as a preferred PoE voltage the candidate PoE voltage that minimizes the total power loss; request the preferred PoE voltage from the PSE; receive the preferred PoE voltage from the PSE; and operate at the preferred PoE voltage. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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19. A system comprising:
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a powered device (PD) configured to receive a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) voltage to power the PD over a cable, the PD including a PD controller; and Power Source Equipment (PSE), including; a voltage generator to generate multiple candidate PoE voltages and output a selected one of the PoE voltages to the cable to power the PD; and a PSE controller coupled to the voltage generator, wherein; the PSE is configured to advertise the multiple candidate PoE voltages to the PD;
the PD is configured to;determine for each candidate PoE voltage, respectively; a power loss in the cable that would result from the candidate PoE voltage; a power loss in the PD that would result if the PD were powered through the cable with the candidate PoE voltage, the power loss in the PD equal to a product of a predetermined power rating of the PD and a voltage conversion efficiency loss associated with converting a voltage received by the PD to an operating voltage used to operate circuits in the PD; and a total power loss as a sum of the power losses of the cable and the PD; select as a preferred PoE voltage the candidate PoE voltage that minimizes the total power loss; and the PD and the PSE are configured to negotiate with each other to cause the PSE to provide the preferred PoE voltage to the cable to power the PD. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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