METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED ENERGY USAGE MONITORING WITHIN A DATA CENTER
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating monitoring a data center, the method comprising:
- automatically determining energy usage of at least one electronics rack of the data center, the automatically determining including automatically ascertaining time-based energy usage of the at least one electronics rack, wherein the automatically ascertaining comprises obtaining multiple measurements of instantaneous energy usage of the at least one electronics rack over a period of time, and averaging the multiple measurements to obtain the time-based energy usage of the at least one electronics rack; and
outputting the time-based energy usage of the at least one electronics rack to facilitate monitoring of the data center.
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Abstract
An automated method and system are provided for facilitating monitoring of energy usage within a data center. The method includes automatically determining energy usage of one or more electronics racks of a data center by automatically ascertaining time-based energy usage of the electronics racks. The automatically ascertaining includes obtaining multiple measurements of instantaneous energy usage by each of the electronics racks in the data center over a period of time, and then separately averaging the multiple measurements for each electronics rack to obtain the time-based energy usage of each electronics racks. The method also includes outputting the time-based energy usage of the electronic(s) racks to facilitate monitoring of the data center.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating monitoring a data center, the method comprising:
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automatically determining energy usage of at least one electronics rack of the data center, the automatically determining including automatically ascertaining time-based energy usage of the at least one electronics rack, wherein the automatically ascertaining comprises obtaining multiple measurements of instantaneous energy usage of the at least one electronics rack over a period of time, and averaging the multiple measurements to obtain the time-based energy usage of the at least one electronics rack; and outputting the time-based energy usage of the at least one electronics rack to facilitate monitoring of the data center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for monitoring a data center, the system comprising:
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at least one rack monitor unit associated with at least one electronics rack of the data center for monitoring energy use thereof; at least one instantaneous rack power measurement component associated with the at least one electronics rack of the data center, each instantaneous rack power measurement component of the at least one instantaneous rack power measurement component being coupled to a respective rack monitor unit of the at least one rack monitor unit; and wherein the at least one rack monitor unit automatically determines energy usage of the associated at least one electronics rack by automatically ascertaining time-based energy usage of the at least one electronics rack employing the at least one instantaneous rack power measurement component, the automatically ascertaining including obtaining multiple measurements of instantaneous energy usage of the associated at least one electronics rack over a period of time, and averaging the multiple measurements to obtain the time-based energy usage of the associated at least one electronics rack, and wherein the at least one rack monitor unit outputs the time-based energy usage of the associated at least one electronics rack to facilitate monitoring of the data center. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A data center comprising:
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at least one electronics rack; and a system for monitoring energy usage of the at least one electronics rack, said system comprising; at least one rack monitor unit associated with the at least one electronics rack for monitoring energy usage thereof; at least one instantaneous rack power measurement component associated with the at least one electronics rack of the data center, each instantaneous rack power measurement component of the at least one instantaneous rack power measurement component being coupled to a respective rack monitor unit of the at least one rack monitor unit; and wherein the at least one rack monitor unit automatically determines energy usage of the associated at least one electronics rack by automatically ascertaining time-based energy usage of the at least one electronics rack employing the at least one instantaneous rack power measurement component, the automatically ascertaining including obtaining multiple measurements of instantaneous energy usage of the associated at least one electronics rack over a period of time, and averaging the multiple measurements to obtain the time-based energy usage of the associated at least one electronics rack, and wherein the at least one rack monitor unit outputs the time-based energy usage of the associated at least one electronics rack to facilitate monitoring of the data center. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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