SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THROTTLING POWER IN ONE OR MORE INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMS
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Abstract
An information handling system includes support for dynamic power throttling. In one embodiment, an information handling system includes power level detection and power control modules. The power level detection module may monitor power consumption for the information handling system and may automatically transmit power level data to a power level manager, based on the monitored power consumption. The power control module may receive power control data from the power level manager. The power control module may also automatically adjust power consumption of the information handling system, in accordance with the power control data received from the power level manager. In another embodiment, an information handling system may include an interface and a power level manager. The power level manager may receive power information for computers via the interface, may automatically compute an adjusted power threshold setting, and may automatically transmit the adjusted power threshold setting to a computer.
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29. A method of controlling power consumption of a group of information handling systems that use a common power source, the method comprising:
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storing an aggregate power limit for a group of information handling systems;
receiving individual power consumption levels from the information handling systems via a power line, the power line comprising a conductor that provides power from a shared circuit breaker to the information handling systems;
monitoring the individual power consumption levels;
automatically calculating an aggregate power consumption for the group of information handling systems, based on the individual power consumption levels;
automatically comparing the aggregate power consumption for the group of information handling systems to the aggregate power limit; and
based on the comparison between the aggregate power consumption and the aggregate power limit;
automatically selecting at least one information handling system among the group for power reduction; and
automatically communicating with the at least one selected information handling system to cause the at least one selected information handling system to reduce power consumption. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of controlling power consumption of a group of information handling systems that use a common power source, the method comprising:
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storing an aggregate power limit for a group of information handling systems;
monitoring individual power consumption levels for the information handling systems, including reading power information from at least one device in at least one of the information handling systems;
automatically calculating an aggregate power consumption for the group of information handling systems based on the individual power consumption levels;
automatically comparing the aggregate power consumption for the group of information handling systems to the aggregate power limit; and
based on the comparison between the aggregate power consumption and the aggregate power limit;
automatically selecting at least one information handling system among the group for power reduction; and
automatically communicating with the at least one selected information handling system to cause the at least one selected information handling system to reduce power consumption. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method of controlling power consumption of a group of information handling systems that use a common power source, the method comprising:
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storing an aggregate power limit for a group of information handling systems;
before shipping the information handling systems to a customer, storing individual power limits for the information handling systems in the information handling systems during a manufacturing process based on information regarding a deployment environment for the information handling systems;
before shipping the information handling systems to the customer, storing individual power priority settings for the information handling systems in the information handling system during a manufacturing process based on information regarding the deployment environment for the information handling systems;
monitoring individual power consumption levels for the information handling systems;
automatically calculating an aggregate power consumption for the group of information handling systems, based on the individual power consumption levels;
automatically comparing the aggregate power consumption for the group of information handling systems to the aggregate power limit; and
based on the comparison between the aggregate power consumption and the aggregate power limit;
automatically selecting at least one information handling system among the group for power reduction based on at least one of the stored individual power limits and the stored individual power priority settings; and
automatically communicating with the at least one selected information handling system to cause the at least one selected information handling system to reduce power consumption.
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43. An information handling system with support for dynamic power throttling, the information handling system comprising:
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a power level detection module operable to communicate with a power level manager; and
a power control module operable to communicate with the power level manager;
wherein the power level detection module monitors power consumption for the information handling system;
wherein the information handling system automatically transmits power level data to the power level manager, based on the monitored power consumption;
wherein the power control module receives power control data from the power level manager; and
wherein the power control module automatically adjusts power consumption of the information handling system, in accordance with the power control data received from the power level manager. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method of supporting dynamic power throttling in an information handling system, the method comprising:
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monitoring power consumption for an information handling system;
automatically transmitting power level data from the information handling system to a power level manager, based on the monitored power consumption;
receiving power control data from the power level manager at the information handling system; and
automatically adjusting power consumption of the information handling system in accordance with the power control data received from the power level manager by automatically adjusting at least one of;
the frequency of a clock for a central processing unit disposed in the information handling system; and
the frequency of a clock for a graphics processor disposed in the information handling system.
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