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Product Highlight:
LNP-0500-24 Series
- 5-Port Industrial PoE+ Unmanaged Ethernet Switch, w/4*10/100Tx (30W/Port) + 1*10/100Tx
- Redundant Power Input Design: 12 to 36VDC
- Store-and-Forward Switching Architecture
- Built-in 1 Relay Output for Port Break Alarm
- Operating Temperature Range - STD: -10° to 70° C, EOT: -40° to 75° C
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APPLICATION:
Overcoming Potential Power Challenges with Solar Panels
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 Nowadays, society is moving more toward conservation and recycling to better utilize resources and incorporating solar energy as a source of power has been on the rise. Solar panels can be used to collectively store and provide power from sunlight. The energy that is harnessed can then be converted into electricity to provide power. Solar energy can be used globally in a wide array of industrial applications to power amusement parks, electronic road signs, and street lights.
Typically, solar panels, along with accessory devices such as batteries, are designed to run at low voltages (12-24 volts). Batteries will store the power generated from the solar panels for future use. Otherwise, power would only be generated during times when the sun is out. Monitoring is a must in many solar applications. Solar panels need to be monitored for data collection, intake of energy, and operational difficulties. Some applications even require areas surrounding the solar panels to be monitored with surveillance cameras.
IP cameras used for surveillance and monitoring in these applications can create a  power problem. An Ethernet switch is needed to provide additional device connectivity for the IP cameras. However, the battery, which is used to store power from the solar panels and provide power for the Ethernet switch, only provides 12-24 Watts of power. IP cameras need 48 Watts due to the PoE functionality. Most Ethernet switches in the market must have an intake of 48 volts to put out 48 volts and cannot convert the low energy from the battery, thus requiring a step-up transformer.
Antaira’s LNP-0500-24 industrial Ethernet switch can be  powered on by a low voltage power range of 12-36VDC and provides Power over Ethernet(PoE) without utilizing any additional hardware. This low-voltage PoE switch has a built-in voltage booster to convert the low power input to the standard 48VDC output for PoE. Implementing a low voltage switch such as the LNP-0500-24 allows the solar panels to be networked together with other panels and allows monitoring of their performance. This data is critical for analyzing how efficient the power and energy is being used and stored. |
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