METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WORKLOAD BALANCING TO ASSIST IN POWER GRID LOAD MANAGEMENT
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a request to perform a task at a site powered by an AC power grid, said task comprising (i) data processing or (ii) manufacturing an article;
measuring an AC frequency of said AC power grid to obtain a current AC frequency; and
performing or not performing said task at said site based on said current AC frequency.
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Abstract
A method and system for workload balancing to assist in power grid load management. The method includes receiving a request to perform a task at a site powered by connection to an AC power grid, the task comprising either data processing or manufacturing an article; measuring an AC frequency of the AC power grid to obtain a current AC frequency; and performing or not performing the task at the site based on the current AC frequency.
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25 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a request to perform a task at a site powered by an AC power grid, said task comprising (i) data processing or (ii) manufacturing an article; measuring an AC frequency of said AC power grid to obtain a current AC frequency; and performing or not performing said task at said site based on said current AC frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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receiving a request to perform a task at a site powered by an AC power grid, said task either comprising (i) data processing or (ii) manufacturing an article; periodically measuring an AC frequency of said AC power grid to obtain a current AC frequency; starting said task at said site on a computer system or a manufacturing tool connected to said AC power grid when said current AC frequency is equal to or greater than a threshold AC frequency; and after said receiving a request to perform a task, said periodically measuring an AC frequency of said AC power grid and said starting said task at said site, then periodically measuring an AC frequency of said AC power grid to obtain a periodic AC frequency and if said periodic AC frequency is lower than said threshold AC frequency then stopping said task and restarting said task from where said task was stopped when said periodic AC frequency is again greater than said threshold AC frequency. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer system comprising a processor, an address/data bus coupled to said processor, and a computer-readable memory unit coupled to communicate with said processor, said computer-readable memory unit containing instructions that when executed by the processor implement a method for workload balancing to assist in power grid load management, said method comprising the computer implemented steps of:
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receiving a request to perform a task at a site powered by an AC power grid, said task comprising either (i) data processing or (ii) manufacturing an article; determining a current AC frequency of said AC power grid from frequency measurements of said AC power grid; and issuing instructions to perform or not perform said task at said site based on said current AC frequency. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer system comprising a processor, an address/data bus coupled to said processor, and a computer-readable memory unit coupled to communicate with said processor, said memory unit containing instructions that when executed by the processor implement a method for workload balancing to assist in power grid load management, said method comprising the computer implemented steps of:
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receiving a request to perform a task at a site powered by an AC power grid, said task either comprising (i) data processing or (ii) manufacturing an article; periodically determining a current AC frequency of said AC power grid based on frequency measurements of said AC power grid; issuing instructions to start said task at said site on a computer system or a manufacturing tool connected to said AC power grid when said current AC frequency is equal to or greater than a threshold AC frequency; and after said receiving a request to perform a task, said periodically measuring an AC frequency of said AC power grid and said starting said task at said site, then periodically measuring an AC frequency of said AC power grid to obtain a periodic AC frequency and if said periodic AC frequency is lower than said threshold AC frequency then stopping said task and restarting said task from where said task was stopped when said periodic AC frequency is again greater than said threshold AC frequency. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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