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PD STABILITY DURING CLASSIFICATION
Classification presents a challenging stability problem due
to the wide range of possible classification load current.
The onset of the classification load current introduces a
voltage drop across the cable and increases the forward
voltage of the input diode bridge. This may cause the PD
to oscillate between detection and classification with the
onset and removal of the classification load current.
The LTC4265 prevents this oscillation by introducing a
voltage hysteresis window between the detection and clas
-
sification ranges. The hysteresis window accommodates
the voltage changes a PD encounters at the onset of the
classification load current, thus providing a trouble-free
transition between detection and classification modes.
Th
e LTC4265 also maintains a positive I-V slope throughout
the classification ranges up to the ON voltage. In the event
a PSE overshoots beyond the classification voltage range,
the available load current aids in returning the PD back
into the classification voltage range. (The PD input may
otherwise be “trapped” by a reverse-biased diode bridge
and the voltage held by the 0.1μF capacitor.)
INRUSH CURRENT
Once the PSE detects and optionally classifies the PD, the
PSE then applies powers on the PD. When the LTC4265
input voltage rises above the ON voltage threshold, LTC4265
connects V
OUT
to V
IN
through the internal power MOSFET.
To control the power-on surge currents in the system, the
LTC4265 provides a fixed inrush current, allowing C1 to
ramp up to the line voltage in a controlled manner.
The LTC4265 keeps the PD inrush current below the
PSE current limit to provide a well-controlled power-up
characteristic that is independent of the PSE behavior.
Figure 5. LTC4265 Undervoltage and Overvoltage Lockout
GND
C1
5µF
MIN
V
IN
V
OUT
LTC4265
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TO
PSE
UNDERVOLTAGE
OVERVOLTAGE
LOCKOUT
CIRCUIT
PD
LOAD
CURRENT-LIMITED
TURN ON
+
INPUT LTC4265
VOLTAGE POWER MOSFET
0V TO ON* OFF
>ON* ON
<UVLO* OFF
>OVLO OFF
*INCLUDES ON-UVLO HYSTERESIS
ON THRESHOLD ≅ 36.1V
UVLO THRESHOLD ≅ 30.7V
OVLO THRESHOLD ≅ 71.0V
This ensures a PD using the LTC4265 interoperability
with any PSE.
UNDERVOLTAGE LOCKOUT
The IEEE 802.3af/at specification for the PD dictates a
maximum turn-on voltage of 42V and a minimum turn-off
voltage of 30V. This specification provides an adequate
voltage to begin PD operation, and to discontinue PD
operation when the input voltage is too low. In addition,
this specification allows PD designs to incorporate an
on-off hysteresis window to prevent start-up oscillations.
The LTC4265 features an ON-undervoltage lockout (UVLO)
hysteresis window (See Figure 5) that conforms with the
IEEE 802.3af/at specifications and accommodates the
voltage drop in the cable and input diode bridge at the
onset of the inrush current.