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US 11,888,535 B2Granted
Powered device and power over fiber system
AssigneeKYOCERA Corporation
InventorShuichi Tamate
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Abstract
A powered device includes a photoelectric conversion element, a thermoelectric conversion element and a first power line. The photoelectric conversion element receives and converts feed light into electric power. The thermoelectric conversion element is disposed such that heat can be conducted thereto from the photoelectric conversion element. The first power line transmits, to a load, electric power obtained by conversion by the thermoelectric conversion element.
Claims12
A powered device comprising:
- a photoelectric conversion element configured to receive and convert feed light into electric power;
- a thermoelectric conversion element configured to receive conducted thereto from the photoelectric conversion element, and convert the received heat into electric power;
- a first power line configured to transmit, to a load, the electric power obtained by the thermoelectric conversion element;
- and
- an abnormality handling part configured to handle abnormal heat generation of the photoelectric conversion element,
- wherein the first power line is configured to transmit the electric power from the thermoelectric conversion element to the abnormality handling part.
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A power over fiber system comprising:
- a power sourcing equipment configured to transmit feed light through an optical fiber;
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- a powered device, the powered device configured to receive the feed light through the optical fiber,
- wherein
- the powered device includes
- a photoelectric conversion element configured to receive and convert the feed light into electric power;
- a thermoelectric conversion element configured to receive heat conducted thereto from the photoelectric conversion element, and convert the received heat into electric power;
- a first power line configured to transmit, to a load, the electric power obtained by the thermoelectric conversion element;
- and
- an abnormality handling part configured to handle abnormal heat generation of the photoelectric conversion element, and
- the first power line is configured to transmit the electric power from the thermoelectric conversion element to the abnormality handling part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.