GRID-FRIENDLY DATA CENTER
First Claim
1. A method of calculating a power budget, said method comprising:
- utilizing at least one processor to execute computer code configured to perform the steps of;
receiving data, the data including data relating to a current state of an electrical grid at a power-drawing location which draws at least one variable electrical load, the at least one variable electrical load being subject to variable pricing;
determining at least one prediction, the at least one prediction pertaining to a future state of the electrical grid and a future electrical load to be drawn at the power-drawing location; and
thereupon calculating a power budget, with respect to the power-drawing location, based on the data and the at least one prediction.
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Abstract
Methods and arrangements for calculating a power budget. Data are received, the data including data relating to a current state of an electrical grid at a power-drawing location which draws at least one variable electrical load, the at least one variable electrical load being subject to variable pricing. At least one prediction is determined, the at least one prediction pertaining to a future state of the electrical grid and a future electrical load to be drawn at the power-drawing location. A power budget is thereupon calculated, with respect to the power-drawing location, based on the data and the at least one prediction. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of calculating a power budget, said method comprising:
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utilizing at least one processor to execute computer code configured to perform the steps of; receiving data, the data including data relating to a current state of an electrical grid at a power-drawing location which draws at least one variable electrical load, the at least one variable electrical load being subject to variable pricing; determining at least one prediction, the at least one prediction pertaining to a future state of the electrical grid and a future electrical load to be drawn at the power-drawing location; and thereupon calculating a power budget, with respect to the power-drawing location, based on the data and the at least one prediction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for calculating a power budget, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith and executable by the at least one processor, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code configured to receive data, the data including data relating to a current state of an electrical grid at a power-drawing location which draws at least one variable electrical load, the at least one variable electrical load being subject to variable pricing; computer readable program code configured to determine at least one prediction, the at least one prediction pertaining to a future state of the electrical grid and a future electrical load to be drawn at the power-drawing location; and computer readable program code configured to thereupon calculate a power budget, with respect to the power-drawing location, based on the data and the at least one prediction.
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11. A computer program product for calculating a power budget, said computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code configured to receive data, the data including data relating to a current state of an electrical grid at a power-drawing location which draws at least one variable electrical load, the at least one variable electrical load being subject to variable pricing; computer readable program code configured to determine at least one prediction, the at least one prediction pertaining to a future state of the electrical grid and a future electrical load to be drawn at the power-drawing location; and computer readable program code configured to thereupon calculate a power budget, with respect to the power-drawing location, based on the data and the at least one prediction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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measuring, with respect to a data center, current grid load conditions, current energy pricing and external temperature, the data center including a plurality of computing nodes and a cooling system for cooling the computer nodes; predicting future loads with respect to the data center; determining a correlation between data center loads and grid load conditions; and calculating a future power budget with respect to the data center, based on said measuring, predicting and determining steps.
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