Adaptive computing responsive to environmental conditions
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1. A method for adapting the power consumption of a computational device in response to environmental conditions, comprising:
- acquiring operating environmental condition data relevant to the generation of electric power in a power grid system from an operating environment feed input;
analyzing the operating environmental condition data to determine an indication of a high demand for electric power from the power grid system; and
a computational device automatically reducing a current amount of consumption of electric power from the power grid system by the computational device if the analyzing determines the high electric power demand indication.
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Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for adapting the power consumption of a computational device in response to environmental conditions. Operating environmental condition data relevant to the generation of electric power is acquired from an operating environment feed and analyzed to determine a high electric power demand indication. If the analyzing determines a high electric power demand indication, then a computational device automatically reduces an amount of electric power consumption.
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1. A method for adapting the power consumption of a computational device in response to environmental conditions, comprising:
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acquiring operating environmental condition data relevant to the generation of electric power in a power grid system from an operating environment feed input; analyzing the operating environmental condition data to determine an indication of a high demand for electric power from the power grid system; and a computational device automatically reducing a current amount of consumption of electric power from the power grid system by the computational device if the analyzing determines the high electric power demand indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A service for adapting the power consumption of a computational device in response to environmental conditions, comprising:
providing a computer infrastructure configured to; acquire operating environmental condition data relevant to the generation of electric power in a power grid system from an operating environment feed input; analyze the operating environmental condition data to determine an indication of a high demand for electric power from the power grid system; and cause a computational device to automatically reduce a current amount of consumption of electric power from the power grid system by the computational device if the analyzing determines the high electric power demand indication. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a computer readable tangible storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising instructions which, when executed on a computer system, cause the computer system to; acquire operating environmental condition data relevant to the generation of electric power in a power grid system from an operating environment feed input; analyze the operating environmental condition data to determine an indication of a high demand for electric power from the power grid system; and cause a computational device to automatically reduce a current amount of consumption of electric power from the power grid system by the computational device if the analyzing determines the high electric power demand indication. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A programmable device comprising:
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a processing means; a memory in communication with the processing means comprising a logic component; and a network interface in communication with the processing means and the memory; wherein the processing means is configured to; acquire operating environmental condition data relevant to the generation of electric power in a power grid system from an operating environment feed input; analyze the operating environmental condition data to determine an indication of a high demand for electric power from the power grid system; and cause a computational device to automatically reduce a current amount of consumption of electric power from the power grid system by the computational device if the analyzing determines the high electric power demand indication. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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