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Uninterruptible power system powered by power over ethernet and method thereof

US11297231B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 13, 2021
Grant dateApr 5, 2022
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N7/18
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An Uninterruptible Power System (UPS) powered by Power over Ethernet (PoE) is equipped with a power sourcing equipment (PSE) supplying a direct current (DC) voltage to a powered device (PD) through Ethernet cables, and an Ethernet switch which includes a packet switching controller including a central processing unit (CPU) controlling the ON/OFF states of at least one pair of DC voltage output and the onset of an initialization process of the PSE; the Ethernet switch further includes a non-volatile memory storing a firmware which provides a reboot process of the CPU such that when the UPS powered by PoE is undergoing the reboot process, the PSE can continue to supply the DC voltage. A first parameter PersistentPoE and a second parameter PPoE_flag are used for setting the ON/OFF states of DC voltage output of PoE.

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