
Taking control – approaches to power over ethernet in lighting
Power over ethernet is a hot topic in commercial lighting as the Internet of Things continues to spread its web – but not all products work the same way. Prolojik’s Asela Rodrigo explains the different approaches to this emerging technology when applied to lighting. Of the few power over ethernet (PoE) lighting systems currently available on the UK market, most are an extension of a building’s IT system. In this set-up – what we term ‘conventional’ PoE – each luminaire become