Datacenter level power management with reactive power capping
US12007734B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/2639
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed techniques relate to managing power within a power distribution system. Power consumption corresponding to devices (e.g., servers) that receive power from an upstream device (e.g., a bus bar) may be monitored (e.g., by a service) to determine when power consumption corresponding to those devices breaches (or approaches) a budget threshold corresponding to an amount of power allocated to the upstream device. If the budget threshold is breached, or is likely to be breached, the service may initiate operations to distribute power caps for the devices and to initiate a timer. Although distributed, the power caps may be ignored by the devices until they are instructed to enforce the power caps (e.g., upon expiration of the timer). This allows the power consumption of the devices to exceed the budgeted power associated with the upstream device at least until expiration of the timer while avoiding power outage events.
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