Mixed-mode data center control system
US9516793B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for controlling the operation of a data center wherein a computer cluster, managing terminal, and an interface device are deployed to control the operation of a data center component. The computer cluster, managing terminal, and the interface device take turns in controlling the operation of the data center component in dependence upon changes in the state of a the data center component, or changes in the states of various other groups of data center components. Objectives for the data center may be broken down into sub-objectives to be performed by portions of the data center.
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