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Data center power cost accounting system

  • US 8,374,928 B2
  • Filed: 02/25/2010
  • Issued: 02/12/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A data center power cost accounting system, comprising:

  • a server and storage equipment estimator with inputs for an application map and a utilization of components in a data center, and a program for determining a total component power per application, wherein the accuracy of an output computation depends on the quality of any power consumption models used and the granularity of utilization information input;

    a cooling power estimator with an input for a cooling cost estimate provided by a cooling system emulator and a program to determine a cooling cost per application, wherein for a given component, a computed cooling cost is a function of the ratio of component heat to the sum of component heat of all components in a zone and the overall cooling cost of the zone; and

    a system output calculation that includes a per application accounting based on utilization history, power consumed by all systems running the application, and the cooling cost incurred by all components running the application.

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