Allocating power between overhead, backup, and computing power services

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12314102-B2
Application number	US-202217849054-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 24, 2022
Priority date	Jun 24, 2022
Publication date	May 27, 2025
Grant date	May 27, 2025

Abstract

A power controller allocates input power to a datacenter between computing power for computing services, backup power, and overhead power for overhead systems. The power controller reallocates the overhead power and/or the backup power to the computing power. This may increase the overall utilization of the datacenter by allowing additional processing power of the servers to be used.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for allocating power, comprising:
determining a power allocation for a computing system, the power allocation including a computing power allocation, a power redundancy allocation, and an overhead power allocation between a plurality of overhead systems;
determining a computing load on the computing system;
reallocating at least a portion of the overhead power allocation for an overhead system of the plurality of overhead systems based on the computing load; and
receiving a request for additional computing capacity, and wherein reallocating at least the portion of the overhead power allocation for the overhead system of the plurality of overhead systems includes reallocating at least a portion of the power redundancy allocation and at least the portion of the overhead power allocation to the computing power allocation by suspending one or more of the plurality of overhead systems to increase a computing capacity based on the request for the additional computing capacity.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein reallocating at least the portion of the overhead power allocation includes reallocating at least the portion of the overhead power allocation to a power grid.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein reallocating at least the portion of the overhead power allocation includes suspending power to a suspended overhead system of the plurality of overhead systems.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein suspending the power to the suspended overhead system includes suspending the power to a computing cooling system.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein suspending the power to the suspended overhead system includes suspending the power to lighting and HVAC.

6. A power allocation system for a datacenter, comprising:
one or more computing systems having a computing capacity;
an input power source;
a power controller connected to the input power source and configured to allocate input power provided by the input power source between a computing power allocation and an overhead power allocation, the power controller configured to:
allocate the input power to the computing power allocation by providing the input power to the one or more computing systems, a first portion of the input power being allocated for computing power of the one or more computing systems and a second portion of the input power being allocated for backup power; and
allocate the input power to the overhead power allocation by providing the input power to a plurality of overhead systems; and

wherein the power controller is further configured to reallocate at least a portion of the input power allocated to the overhead power allocation to the computing power allocation based on a request for additional computing capacity of the one or more computing systems, wherein at least the portion of the input power allocated to the overhead power allocation is allocated for power losses, and wherein the power controller is configured to reallocate at least the portion of the input power allocated for the power losses by suspending one or more of the plurality of overhead systems based on an increase in power consumption of the one or more computing systems to increase the computing capacity of the one or more computing systems.

7. The power allocation system of claim 6 , wherein the input power allocated to the overhead power allocation includes an allocation for a computing cooling system for the one or more computing systems, and wherein the power controller is configured to reallocate power from the allocation for the computing cooling system to the computing power allocation based on the additional computing capacity.

8. The power allocation system of claim 6 , wherein the power controller is configured to reallocate a portion of a stored back up power to a grid.

9. A system for allocating power, comprising:
a power controller including a memory; and
a processor, the processor including instructions which cause the processor to:
determine a power allocation for a computing system, the power allocation including a computing power allocation, a power redundancy allocation, and an overhead power allocation between a plurality of overhead systems;
determine a computing load on the computing system; and
reallocate at least a portion of the overhead power allocation for an overhead system of the plurality of overhead systems based on the computing load; and
receive a request for additional computing capacity, and wherein reallocating at least the portion of the overhead power allocation for the overhead system of the plurality of overhead systems includes reallocating at least a portion of the power redundancy allocation and at least the portion of the overhead power allocation to the computing power allocation by suspending one or more of the plurality of overhead systems to increase a computing capacity based on the request for the additional computing capacity.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein reallocating at least the portion of the overhead power allocation includes reallocating a portion of a stored backup power to a power grid.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to receive the request for additional computing capacity, and wherein reallocating at least the portion of the overhead power allocation includes reallocating the portion of the overhead power allocation to the computing power allocation.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to determine a predicted computing power, and wherein determining the power allocation includes determining the power allocation based on the predicted computing power.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein determining the predicted computing power includes determining the predicted computing power based on one or more of orders of processing resources, historical trends, or current trends.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to determine an input source for the computing system, wherein determining the input source is based on a hierarchy of power sources.

Assignees

• Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc

Inventors

• Nasr Azadani Ehsan
• Kumbhare Alok Gautam
• Monroe Mark Alan
• Morales Osvaldo P
• Belady Christian L
• Woolcock Kyle
• Bianchini Ricardo Gouvêa
• Saunders Winston Allen
• Kunnath Lalu Vannankandy
• Assis Rodrigo Lemos De
• Warrier Brijesh
• Fontoura Marcus Felipe
• Abbott Sean Patrick
• Gauthier David Thomas
• Raniwala Ashish
• Mahalingam Nithish
• Janous Brian Addams
• Quinby V Upshur Bagwell

Classifications

• G06F1/189

  Power distribution · CPC title

• G06F9/505

  considering the load · CPC title

• G05B2219/2639

  Energy management, use maximum of cheap power, keep peak load low · CPC title

• G05B19/042

  using digital processors (G05B19/05 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02J3/003

  Load forecast, e.g. methods or systems for forecasting future load demand · CPC title