Patent ID: 7872378

Claim:
A power source management system for coupling to a worksite power-supply network and a Power over Ethernet network, comprising: a power receiving terminal for receiving an input operating voltage of 24 volts DC from the worksite power-supply network; a voltage converter coupled to the power receiving terminal for converting the input 24 volt DC operating voltage into an output operating voltage, the output operating voltage being a selected one of an AC voltage or a DC voltage; a power output terminal coupled to the voltage converter for protecting transmission of the output operating voltage to an output thereof, the power output terminal shutting off the output of the output operating voltage responsive to a fault condition; a step-down voltage regulator coupled to the output of the power output terminal for lowering the output operating voltage from the output terminal into an operating voltage for executing data; an Ethernet switch controller coupled to the step-down voltage regulator for receiving and controlling the data operating voltage, thereby generating a data signal; a Power over Ethernet controller coupled to the output of the output terminal for input of the output operating voltage thereto; and at least one network-output connector coupled to the Ethernet switch controller and the Power over Ethernet controller and respectively receiving the data signal and the output operating voltage therefrom for transmission to a corresponding powered device coupled to the Power over Ethernet network.