Data center power management utilizing a power policy and a load factor
US8001403B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/3203
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An exemplary method for managing power consumption of a data center includes monitoring power consumption of a data center, assessing power consumption with respect to a billing equation for power, based on the assessment, deciding whether to implement a power policy where the power policy reduces instantaneous power consumption by the data center and increases a load factor wherein the load factor is an average power consumed by the data center divided by a peak power consumed by the data center over a period of time. Various other methods, devices, systems, etc., are also disclosed.
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