Power over Ethernet protection
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PEP01-5841
A new Transil array to protect power supplies
Power over Ethernet eliminates the need for external power
supplies on the customer’s side as they are included in
routers and are able to deliver up to 30 W under 48 V
(POE+) according to IEEE 802.3af. Power is transported
using two pairs in an Ethernet cable. As for all cables, they
are subject to surges and must be protected against
electrostatic discharge (ESD) and electrical overstress
(EOS).
Key features
PEP01-5841
The PEP01-5841 embeds 4 protection units that are
fine tuned in voltage and current for POE applications,
and 4 capacitances to filter high-frequency
disturbances.
Temperature capability
The PEP01-5841 is specified with I
Rmax
= 1 µA at 85 °C
(telecommunication temperature) and 0.2 µA at 25 °C.
T
Jmax
is compliant with the industrial standard for tough
environments: 150 °C
Surge capability
To be compliant with IEC 61000-4-5 level 2 (1 kV),
the PEP01-5841 is specified at 24 A 8/20 µs and the
V
CL
has been improved to be compatible with 100 V
PMOS and PSE controller technologies.
V
BRmin
has been defined to take into account tolerance
on power supply voltage and can be calculated
whatever the temperature is using (aT):
V
BRmin @ TJ
= V
BRmin
@ 25°C
x (1 + aT x (T
J
– 25))
Dynamic resistance (R
D
) is given to calculate V
CLmax
at
other current surge values, for instance at 12 A
(IEC 61000-4-5 level 1,500 V):
V
CLmax
= R
D
x I
PP
+ V
BRmax
V
CLmax
= 85.6 V
The PEP01-5841 is able to protect against ESD up to
30 kV according to IEC 61000-4-2.
Key benefits
Compliant with IEC 61000-4-5 level 2
(1 kV – 24 A 8/20 µs)
Compatible with PMOS and PSE controller voltages
(maximum clamping voltage: 100 V)
Low leakage current in telecommunication
temperature range
4 protection units/filtering in 1 S0-8 package
(55% space saving)
Target applications
Power over Ethernet (POE and POE+)
Package
The PEP01-5841 is packaged in an SO8 (28 mm²)
which provides 55% space saving versus 4 x SMA
(Transils) + 4 x 0306 capacitances.