Apparatus and method for modular dynamically power managed power supply and cooling system for computer systems, server applications, and other electronic devices
First Claim
1. An electrical apparatus comprising:
- a frame or enclosure;
at least one electrical circuit drawing electrical power in the form of an alternating or direct electrical voltage, current, or a combination of an electrical voltage and an electrical current disposed within said frame or enclosure, said electrical circuit utilizing said electrical power and generating heat as a result of said utilization;
at least one temperature sensor within said enclosure for monitoring and reporting the temperature proximate the sensor to a temperature monitor; and
a power manager receiving said reported temperature and controlling the temperature at the temperature sensor by controlling electrical power drawn by said electrical circuit and thereby the heat generated by operation of said circuit.
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Abstract
Network architecture, computer system and/or server, circuit, device, apparatus, method, and computer program and control mechanism for managing power consumption and workload in computer system and data and information servers. Further provides power and energy consumption and workload management and control systems and architectures for high-density and modular multi-server computer systems that maintain performance while conserving energy and method for power management and workload management. Dynamic server power management and optional dynamic workload management for multi-server environments is provided by aspects of the invention. Modular network devices and integrated server system, including modular servers, management units, switches and switching fabrics, modular power supplies and modular fans and a special backplane architecture are provided as well as dynamically reconfigurable multi-purpose modules and servers. Backplane architecture, structure, and method that has no active components and separate power supply lines and protection to provide high reliability in server environment.
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78 Claims
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1. An electrical apparatus comprising:
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a frame or enclosure;
at least one electrical circuit drawing electrical power in the form of an alternating or direct electrical voltage, current, or a combination of an electrical voltage and an electrical current disposed within said frame or enclosure, said electrical circuit utilizing said electrical power and generating heat as a result of said utilization;
at least one temperature sensor within said enclosure for monitoring and reporting the temperature proximate the sensor to a temperature monitor; and
a power manager receiving said reported temperature and controlling the temperature at the temperature sensor by controlling electrical power drawn by said electrical circuit and thereby the heat generated by operation of said circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 39)
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6. An electrical apparatus comprising:
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a frame or enclosure;
a plurality of electrical circuits, each including a computer having a processor receiving an operating voltage and a processor clock signal, drawing electrical power in the form of an alternating or direct electrical voltage, current, or a combination of an electrical voltage and an electrical current disposed within said frame or enclosure, said electrical circuit utilizing said electrical power and generating heat as a result of said utilization;
at least one temperature sensor within said enclosure for monitoring and reporting the temperature proximate the sensor to a temperature monitor; and
a power manager receiving said reported temperature and controlling the temperature at the temperature sensor by controlling electrical power drawn by said electrical circuit and thereby the heat generated by operation of said circuit. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27, 28, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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29. An electrical apparatus comprising:
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a frame or enclosure;
at least one electrical circuit drawing electrical power in the form of an alternating or direct electrical voltage, current, or a combination of an electrical voltage and an electrical current disposed within said frame or enclosure, said electrical circuit utilizing said electrical power and generating heat as a result of said utilization;
at least one temperature sensor within said enclosure for monitoring and reporting the temperature proximate the sensor to a temperature monitor;
a power manager receiving said reported temperature and controlling the temperature at the temperature sensor by controlling electrical power drawn by said electrical circuit and thereby the heat generated by operation of said circuit; and
further comprising at least one cooling fan and said apparatus controlling a speed of said fan, including an on/off condition of said fan, to achieve a desired temperature at said sensor. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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53. An electrical apparatus comprising:
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a frame or enclosure;
at least one electrical circuit drawing electrical power in the form of an alternating or direct electrical voltage, current, or a combination of an electrical voltage and an electrical current disposed within said frame or enclosure, said electrical circuit utilizing said electrical power and generating heat as a result of said utilization;
at least one temperature sensor within said enclosure for monitoring and reporting the temperature proximate the sensor to a temperature monitor;
a power manager receiving said reported temperature and controlling the temperature at the temperature sensor by controlling electrical power drawn by said electrical circuit and thereby the heat generated by operation of said circuit; and
further including a plurality of power supplies wherein said plurality of power supplies are controlled to maintain a required power output level drawn by said at least one electrical circuit and to operate said power supplies according to predetermined power supply management policy. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A power-conservative multi-node network device, comprising:
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an enclosure having a power supply and a back-plane bus;
a plurality of hot-pluggable node devices in the form of printed circuit (PC) cards adapted for connection with said back-plane buss; and
each said node device being reconfigurable in substantially real-time to adapt to changing conditions on the network. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72)
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73. In an electrical apparatus of the type having a frame or enclosure, a plurality of electrical circuits each including a computer having a processor receiving an operating voltage and a processor clock signal and each drawing electrical power in the form of an alternating or direct electrical voltage, current, or a combination of an electrical voltage and an electrical current disposed within said frame or enclosure, said plurality of electrical circuits utilizing said electrical power and generating heat as a result of said utilization;
- and at least one temperature sensor within said enclosure for monitoring and reporting the temperature proximate the sensor to a temperature monitor;
a method for controlling the temperature at the temperature sensor comprising;
providing a power manager;
communicating said reported temperature to said power manager and said power manager receiving said reported temperature;
controlling the temperature at the temperature sensor by controlling electrical power drawn by said plurality of electrical circuits and thereby the heat generated by operation of said plurality of electrical circuits. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
- and at least one temperature sensor within said enclosure for monitoring and reporting the temperature proximate the sensor to a temperature monitor;
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