Datacenter power management system

• US 10,048,732 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2016
• Issued: 08/14/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: James, Sean Michael, Gauthier, David Thomas, Peterson, Eric Clarence, Joppa, Lucas Neal, Chandra, Ranveer, Bennett, Teddy L., Rawlings, Todd R., Janous, Brian A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Choudhury, Zahid
• Application Number:
  US15/199,961
• Publication Number:
  US 20180004265A1
• Time in Patent Office: 775 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/266 Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/329 by task scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

Various methods and systems for implementing resource management for an infrastructure are provided. Resource management includes datacenter byproduct management interfaces, datacenter power management, datacenter operations optimization and infrastructure resource management. Resource management facilitates using and distributing physical resources, including incidental physical resources that are generated during operation of an infrastructure, based on a minimum threshold reserve of the physical resource associated with the operating the infrastructure. Resource management can include controlling an amount of the physical resource that is generated and an amount the physical resource that is reserved. The minimum threshold reserve in combination with the control over generating and reserving the physical resource help identify an allocable amount of the physical resource. Physical resources of an infrastructure are quantified to support resource management. Quantifying physical resources is associated with devices of the infrastructure and requests for physical resources in the infrastructure to perform different types of operations.

Claims

1. A datacenter power management system, the system comprising:

a power manager configured to;

receive power device data for a power device associated with a datacenter;

generate, based on the power device data, a device instance having a plurality of attributes associated with the power device, the device instance comprising a generation capacity of units of power and reserve units of power, wherein the device instance is a computed representation of the power device in relation to power as a physical resource and a reserve of power, the device instance supports determining allocable units of power; and

communicate operation instructions to the power device for an amount of units of power to be generated and an amount of units of power to be reserved, based on the device instance and a minimum threshold reserve of power associated with operating the datacenter.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the power manager automatically updates an amount of allocable units of power based on an amount of units of power that is being generated and an amount of units of power that is reserved.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein power to be generated is generated based on the power device producing power in part by transmitting power from a generation source to be made available for consumption via the datacenter or the power device throttling usage of power such that an unused portion of power is made available for consumption via the datacenter.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising the power manager configured to generate an operation instance, the operation instance comprising requested units that indicate an amount of a physical resource needed in anticipation of an operation.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a remote power interface configured to;

generate a request having requested units of power; and

receive an amount of allocated units for the request based on an amount of units of power that is being generated and an amount of units of power that is reserved.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

the power manager and a remote power interface configured to;

communicate corresponding notifications to actuate one or more physical devices within the datacenter and a power grid, respectively, to initiate operation processes for the processing the amount of allocated units of power.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein a power management scheme supports generating and reserving power based on corresponding electrical devices and electricity processing techniques associated with the power device.

8. A computer-implemented method for using a datacenter power management system to provide power grid management, the method comprising:

receiving power device data for a power device associated with a datacenter;

generating, based on the power device data, a device instance having a plurality of attributes associated with the power device, the device instance comprising a generation capacity of units of power and reserve units of power, wherein the instance is a computed representation of the power device in relation to power as a physical resource and a reserve of power, the device instance supports determining allocable units of power;

receiving, from a remote power interface, a request having requested units of power; and

communicating to the remote power interface an amount of allocated units for the request based on an amount of units of power that is being generated and an amount of units of power that is reserved, wherein the amount of units of powers being generated and the amount of units of power being reserved is based at least in part on the device instance and a minimum threshold reserve of power associated with operating the datacenter.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising automatically updating an amount of allocable units of power based on the amount of units of power that is being generated and the amount of units of power that is reserved.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising, upon receiving the request, communicating operation instructions to the power device for an amount of units of power to be generated and an amount of units of power to be reserved, based at least in part on the device instance and the minimum threshold reserve of power associated with the datacenter.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein power being generated is generated based on the power device producing power in part by transmitting power from a generation source to be made available for consumption via the datacenter.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein power being generated is generated based on the power device throttling usage of power such that an unused portion of power is made available for consumption via the datacenter.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising generating an operation instance, the operation instance comprising requested units that indicate an amount of a physical resource needed in anticipation of an operation.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising communicating a notification to actuate one or more physical devices within the datacenter to initiate operation processes for processing the amount of allocated units of power.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein generating power is based on an Application Programming Interface that supports a protocol for processing powers based on the power device in relation to power and a reserve of power.

16. A computer-implemented method for datacenter power management, comprising:

generating, at a remote power interface, a request having requested units of power;

communicating the request for power to a power manager, the power manager generates device instances for power devices, the device instances comprising a generation capacity of units of power and reserve units of power, wherein a device instance is a computed representation of a power device in relation to power and a reserve of power, the device instance supports determining allocable units of power; and

receiving an amount of allocated units of power for the request based on an amount of units of power that is being generated and an amount of units of power that is reserved, wherein the amount of units of powers being generated and the amount of units of power being reserved is based at least in part on the device instance and the minimum threshold reserve of power associated with the datacenter.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the request is generated based on remote power device data of a remote power device that is associated with power.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising communicating a notification to actuate one or more physical devices within a power grid that is an operating environment of the remote power device, to initiate operation processes for the processing the amount of allocated units of power.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the power grid is a smart grid that operates based on a grid connect system to opportunistically balance the power grid based on the datacenter power usage.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the power manager upon receiving the request communicates operation instructions to the power device for an amount of units of power to be generated and the amount of units of power to be reserved, based on the instance and the minimum threshold reserve of power associated with operating the datacenter.