Communications system using hybrid common mode choke and kelvin sensing of voltage

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10444823-B2
Application number	US-201715653058-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 18, 2017
Priority date	Jul 25, 2016
Publication date	Oct 15, 2019
Grant date	Oct 15, 2019

Abstract

In a communications system that conducts differential data via a pair of wires, AC common mode noise is undesirably coupled to the wires in a noisy environment. A hybrid common mode choke (HCMC) attenuates the AC common mode noise while passing the differential data to a PHY. The HCMC includes a CMC (windings with the same polarity) and a differential mode choke (windings with opposite polarities). The CMC attenuates the AC common mode noise, and the DMC passes the attenuated AC common mode noise to termination circuity to eliminate it. Also disclosed is a technique for Kelvin sensing the DC voltage at the pair of wires, in a PoDL system, by detecting the voltage on wires that do not carry DC current, so as to provide a more accurate measurement.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A Power over Data Lines (PoDL) system comprising:
a pair of wires carrying differential data and a DC voltage;
a Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) providing the DC voltage to the pair of wires via a DC-coupling circuit;
a common mode choke (CMC) coupled between the pair of wires and a transceiver, the CMC comprising a transformer with two windings having the same polarity, wherein the CMC attenuates AC common mode signals on the pair of wires and substantially passes the differential data;
termination circuitry coupled between the CMC and the pair of wires, the termination circuitry comprising a first resistor coupled to a first wire of the pair of wires, wherein the first resistor is coupled to ground via a first capacitor, the termination circuity further comprising a second resistor coupled to a second wire of the pair of wires, wherein the second resistor is coupled to the ground via a second capacitor;
a first conductor coupled to a first node between the first resistor and the first capacitor;
a second conductor coupled to a second node between the second resistor and the second capacitor; and
the first conductor and the second conductor being coupled to a voltage sensor for detecting the DC voltage applied to the pair of wires.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the PSE is coupled between the CMC and the transceiver via the DC-coupling circuitry.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the DC-coupling circuitry comprises one or more inductors.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein the DC-coupling circuitry comprises a differential mode choke (DMC) coupled between the CMC and the transceiver, the DMC comprising a transformer with two windings having opposite polarities, wherein the DMC substantially passes the AC common mode signals that pass through the CMC from the pair of wires.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the voltage sensor is located within the PSE.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the voltage sensor comprises an analog-to-digital converter.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the first conductor and the second conductor provide a Kelvin connector to the pair of wires for detecting the DC voltage applied to the pair of wires.

8. The system of claim 1 further comprising a Powered Device (PD) coupled to the pair of wires via additional DC-coupling circuitry.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the additional DC-coupling circuitry comprises one or more inductors.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the DC-coupling circuitry comprises a differential mode choke (DMC) coupled between the PSE and the pair of wires, the DMC comprising a transformer with two windings having opposite polarities.

11. A method performed by a Power over Data Lines (PoDL) system comprising:
carrying differential data and a DC voltage over a pair of wires;
providing the DC voltage to the pair of wires via a DC-coupling circuit;
attenuating AC common mode signals on the pair of wires and substantially passing the differential data using a common mode choke (CMC) coupled between the pair of wires and a transceiver, the CMC comprising a transformer with two windings having the same polarity;
terminating the pair of wires using termination circuitry coupled between the CMC and the pair of wires, the termination circuitry comprising a first resistor coupled to a first wire of the pair of wires, wherein the first resistor is coupled to ground via a first capacitor, the termination circuity further comprising a second resistor coupled to a second wire of the pair of wires, wherein the second resistor is coupled to the ground via a second capacitor; and
detecting the DC voltage applied to the pair of wires by a voltage sensor coupled to a first conductor and a second conductor, wherein the first conductor is coupled to a first node between the first resistor and the first capacitor, and the second conductor is coupled to a second node between the second resistor and the second capacitor.

12. A circuit in a Power over Data Lines (PoDL) system, the circuit comprising:
a Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) configured for providing a DC voltage to a pair of wires via a DC-coupling circuit, where the pair of wires also carries differential data;
a common mode choke (CMC) configured for being coupled between the pair of wires and a transceiver, the CMC comprising a transformer with two windings having the same polarity, wherein the CMC attenuates AC common mode signals on the pair of wires and substantially passes the differential data;
termination circuitry configured to be coupled between the CMC and the pair of wires, the termination circuitry comprising a first resistor coupled to a first wire of the pair of wires, wherein the first resistor is coupled to ground via a first capacitor, the termination circuity further comprising a second resistor coupled to a second wire of the pair wires, wherein the second resistor is coupled to the ground via a second capacitor;
a first conductor coupled to a first node between the first resistor and the first capacitor;
a second conductor coupled to a second node between the second resistor and the second capacitor; and
the first conductor and the second conductor being coupled to a voltage sensor for detecting the DC voltage applied to the pair of wires.

13. The circuit of claim 12 wherein the DC-coupling circuitry comprises a differential mode choke (DMC) coupled between the CMC and the transceiver, the DMC comprising a transformer with two windings having opposite polarities, wherein the DMC substantially passes the AC common mode signals that pass through the CMC from the pair of wires.

14. The circuit of claim 12 wherein the voltage sensor is located within the PSE.

15. A circuit in a Power over Data Lines (PoDL) system, the PoDL system including a Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) configured for providing a DC voltage to a pair of wires, where the pair of wires also carries differential data, the circuit comprising:
a Powered Device (PD) configured to be powered by the DC voltage;
a common mode choke (CMC) configured for being coupled between the pair of wires and a transceiver, the CMC comprising a transformer with two windings having the same polarity, wherein the CMC attenuates AC common mode signals on the pair of wires and substantially passes the differential data;
termination circuitry configured to be coupled between the CMC and the pair of wires, the termination circuitry comprising a first resistor coupled to a first wire of the pair of wires, wherein the first resistor is coupled to ground via a first capacitor, the termination circuity further comprising a second resistor coupled to a second wire of the pair of wires, wherein the second resistor is coupled to the ground via a second capacitor;
a first conductor coupled to a first node between the first resistor and the first capacitor;
a second conductor coupled to a second node between the second resistor and the second capacitor; and
the first conductor and the second conductor being coupled to a voltage sensor for detecting the DC voltage applied to the PD via the pair of wires.

16. The circuit of claim 15 wherein the voltage sensor is located within the PD.

17. The method of claim 11 wherein the DC-coupling circuit comprises a differential mode choke (DMC) coupled between power sourcing equipment and the pair of wires, the DMC comprising a transformer with two windings having opposite polarities.

18. The circuit of claim 12 further comprising a Powered Device (PD) coupled to the pair of wires via a DC de-coupling circuit.

19. The

Assignees

• Linear Tech Corp

Inventors

• Gardner Andrew J

Classifications

• H04L25/0266

  Arrangements for providing Galvanic isolation, e.g. by means of magnetic or capacitive coupling · CPC title

• G06F1/3296 Primary

  by lowering the supply or operating voltage · CPC title

• H04B2203/547

  via DC power distribution · CPC title

• H04L25/0282

  Provision for current-mode coupling · CPC title

• H04B3/548

  the power on the line being DC (arrangements for feeding power H04L12/10; extracting feeding power from signals H04L25/02) · CPC title