Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Coupler for power line communication and power-over-ethernet
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Application No.: US14821199Application Date: 2015-08-07
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Publication No.: US10374813B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Gregory Lloyd Sheffield
- Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Armstrong Teasdale LLP
- Main IPC: H05K1/02
- IPC: H05K1/02 ; H04L12/10 ; H04B3/54 ; H04B3/56 ; H02J3/02 ; H04L12/24

Abstract:
A coupler is provided. The coupler includes a power line, a PLC-to-Ethernet converter, a first transformer, and a power sourcing circuit. The power line is coupled between a first connector and a second connector. The power line is configured to conduct PLC signals. The PLC-to-Ethernet converter is configured to convert between the PLC signals and Ethernet signals. The first transformer is coupled between the PLC-to-Ethernet converter and a third connector. The first transformer is configured to condition the Ethernet signals for power-over-Ethernet transmission. The power sourcing circuit is coupled to the power line and configured to provide power to the first transformer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170041152A1 COUPLER FOR POWER LINE COMMUNICATION AND POWER-OVER-ETHERNET Public/Granted day:2017-02-09
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