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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventor:
Jean Picard, Hooksett, NH (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/10 (2006.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/10 (2013.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01);
Abstract
A method that may be used for power-over-Ethernet includes generating and sending a first pulse of a voltage signal during a classification phase, receiving a current that is responsive to the first pulse, and determining a nominal power of a powered device (PD) from the current. The method also includes generating and sending a quantity of pulses of the voltage signal subsequent to the first pulse during the classification phase, the quantity of pulses including a command to operate the PD at less than the nominal power level during an operational phase subsequent to the classification phase.