Systems and methods for automated startup and bypass at an edge datacenter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11513572-B2
Application number	US-202016931152-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 16, 2020
Priority date	Jul 16, 2020
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

An information handling system may include a direct-current power supply, a plurality of information handling resources configured to receive electrical energy from the direct-current power supply, a thermal control subsystem configured to regulate temperature within the information handling system, and a control subsystem configured to, when temperature proximate to at least one of the direct-current power supply and the plurality of information handling resources is outside of temperature specifications: isolate the direct-current power supply from a mains power source of the information handling system and deactivate the direct-current power supply to prevent delivery of electrical energy to the plurality of information handling resources.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information handling system comprising:
a direct-current power supply;
a plurality of information handling resources configured to receive electrical energy from the direct-current power supply;
a thermal control subsystem configured to regulate temperature within the information handling system; and
a control subsystem configured to, when temperature proximate to at least one of the direct-current power supply and the plurality of information handling resources is outside of temperature specifications:
isolate the direct-current power supply from a mains power source of the information handling system;
deactivate the direct-current power supply; and
prevent delivery of any electrical energy to the plurality of information handling resources.

2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the control subsystem is further configured to, when temperature proximate to at least one of the direct-current power supply and the plurality of information handling resources is outside of the temperature specifications, decouple the thermal control subsystem from the direct-current power supply and couple the thermal control subsystem to the mains power source.

3. The information handling system of claim 2 , wherein the control subsystem is further configured to, when the temperature proximate to at least one of the direct-current power supply and the plurality of information handling resources is within the temperature specifications, couple the thermal control subsystem to the direct-current power supply and decouple the thermal control subsystem to the mains power source.

4. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the control subsystem is further configured to, when the temperature proximate to at least one of the direct-current power supply and the plurality of information handling resources is within the temperature specifications:
couple the direct-current power supply to the mains power source; and
activate the direct-current power supply to deliver electrical energy to the plurality of information handling resources.

5. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the control subsystem is further configured to cause a visual indication that temperature proximate to at least one of the direct-current power supply and the plurality of information handling resources is outside of the temperature specifications.

6. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the control subsystem is further configured to communicate status information indicating that temperature proximate to at least one of the direct-current power supply and the plurality of information handling resources is outside of the temperature specifications.

7. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the direct-current power supply is an uninterruptable power supply.

8. A control subsystem for use in connection with an information handling system comprising a direct-current power supply, a plurality of information handling resources configured to receive electrical energy from the direct-current power supply, and a thermal control subsystem configured to regulate temperature within the information handling system, wherein the control subsystem is configured to, when temperature proximate to at least one of the direct-current power supply and the plurality of information handling resources is outside of temperature specifications:
isolate the direct-current power supply from a mains power source of the information handling system;
deactivate the direct-current power supply; and
prevent delivery of any electrical energy to the plurality of information handling resources.

9. The control subsystem of claim 8 , further configured to, when temperature proximate to at least one of the direct-current power supply and the plurality of information handling resources is outside of the temperature specifications, decouple the thermal control subsystem from the direct-current power supply and couple the thermal control subsystem to the mains power source.

10. The control subsystem of claim 9 , further configured to, when the temperature proximate to at least one of the direct-current power supply and the plurality of information handling resources is within the temperature specifications, couple the thermal control subsystem to the direct-current power supply and decouple the thermal control subsystem to the mains power source.

11. The control subsystem of claim 8 , further configured to, when the temperature proximate to at least one of the direct-current power supply and the plurality of information handling resources is within the temperature specifications:
couple the direct-current power supply to the mains power source; and
activate the direct-current power supply to deliver electrical energy to the plurality of information handling resources.

12. The control subsystem of claim 8 , further configured to cause a visual indication that temperature proximate to at least one of the direct-current power supply and the plurality of information handling resources is outside of the temperature specifications.

13. The control subsystem of claim 8 , further configured to communicate status information indicating that temperature proximate to at least one of the direct-current power supply and the plurality of information handling resources is outside of the temperature specifications.

14. The control subsystem of claim 8 , wherein the direct-current power supply is an uninterruptable power supply.

15. A method comprising, in connection with an information handling system comprising a direct-current power supply, a plurality of information handling resources configured to receive electrical energy from the direct-current power supply, a thermal control subsystem configured to regulate temperature within the information handling system, and a control subsystem, when temperature proximate to at least one of the direct-current power supply and the plurality of information handling resources is outside of temperature specifications:
isolating the direct-current power supply from a mains power source of the information handling system;
deactivating the direct-current power supply; and
preventing delivery of any electrical energy to the plurality of information handling resources.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising, when temperature proximate to at least one of the direct-current power supply and the plurality of information handling resources is outside of the temperature specifications, decoupling the thermal control subsystem from the direct-current power supply and coupling the thermal control subsystem to the mains power source.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising, when the temperature proximate to at least one of the direct-current power supply and the plurality of information handling resources is within the temperature specifications, coupling the thermal control subsystem to the direct-current power supply and decoupling the thermal control subsystem to the mains power source.

18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising, when the temperature proximate to at least one of the direct-current power supply and the plurality of information handling resources is within the temperature specifications:
coupling the direct-current power supply to the mains power source; and
activating the direct-current power supply to deliver electrical energy to the plurality of information handling resources.

19. The method of claim 15 , further comprising causing a visual indication that temperature pr

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Bailey Mark M
• Wiederhold Trey S
• Mahaffey Colin
• Duncan Tyler B

Classifications

• H02J13/10

  characterised by displaying of information or by user interaction, e.g. supervisory control and data acquisition [SCADA] systems · CPC title

• H02J2105/425

  the loads being an Information and Communication Technology [ICT] facility · CPC title

• G06F1/3287

  by switching off individual functional units in the computer system · CPC title

• Y04S20/12

  Energy storage units, uninterruptible power supply [UPS] systems or standby or emergency generators, e.g. in the last power distribution stages · CPC title

• H02J9/061

  for DC powered loads · CPC title