Power-over-Ethernet is there standard for 5 or 3.3 V ?

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Power-over-Ethernet

Hi Fellomates,
i need some information related to POE.

according to IEEE802.3af 48v can be used on pins 7 & 8..
but if i need 3.3v and 5v then is there any provision or standard is there..??

plz put some focus on present progress on POE..

TIA
 

You would use a switching power supply to convert the 48V to 3.3/5 with high efficiency.
You can either use one of your own design, or use an encapsulated DC-DC converter module.
Since Ethernet cabling is relatively thin, it's not a good idea to try running 5V over it directly.
Using a high voltage at a low current lets you get a higher wattage out of the cable.
If you try running the same wattage with a high current at 5V, the cable will drop voltage like crazy.
Note that your DC-DC converter should be of the isolated type for safety reasons.
 

Re: Power-over-Ethernet

Is there a reference design or an application note regarding PoE and its components?
 

Re: Power-over-Ethernet

Some documentations:

hxxp://www.fairchildsemi.com/an/AB/AB-44.pdf
hxxp://focus.ti.com/lit/an/slyt085/slyt085.pdf
hxxp://www.transition.com/TransitionNetworks/Resources/EN/PDF/PowerOverEthernet.pdf

cristi
 

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alexz said:
Is there a reference design or an application note regarding PoE and its components?
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Please explore the website of MAXIM, TI, NS as well as ST. I personally think TI play a major role in PoE field. Current af standard is matuar, but the higher power at standard is not finalized yet.
 

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See attachment. Could be something like this. 48V need in order to reduce current. So it is best to source 48V and have DC/DC on the other side.
 

Re: Power-over-Ethernet

Many PD chips has already integrated DC/DC controller, even high side MOSFET.
 


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