Power distribution, management, and monitoring systems and methods
DCFirst Claim
1. A power management system, comprising:
- a communications interface that sends/receives communications to/from a plurality of power distribution units (PDUs), the communications received from the PDUs including power usage data for each of a plurality of electrical outlets within each PDU;
a memory that stores information related to electrical components that receive power from a group of electrical outlets, including information related to at least a first electrical component that receives power from at least a first and a second electrical outlet of the group of electrical outlets, the first outlet located at a first PDU and the second outlet located at a second PDU;
a controller interconnected to the communications interface and memory that receives the power usage data from the PDUs, determines power that is consumed by one or more of the electrical components, and outputs information related to power that is consumed by at least the first electrical component based on aggregated power usage data from both the first and second PDUs.
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Abstract
Managing electrical power usage in a power distribution system. Power usage data indicative of electrical current flow through electrical outlets in the system are collected and displayed for a user. The user may select an outlet and issue a command to control current flow through that outlet. Environmental data may also be collected and displayed. Outlets in different Cabinet Power Distribution Units (CDUs) in different locations may be clustered for reporting and control. A database structure provides a “system” table for data descriptive of the system, a “tower” table for data descriptive of outlets and other elements in the system, an “infeed” table for data descriptive of input electrical power, and an “outlet” table for data descriptive of electrical power flowing through the outlets.
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34 Claims
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1. A power management system, comprising:
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a communications interface that sends/receives communications to/from a plurality of power distribution units (PDUs), the communications received from the PDUs including power usage data for each of a plurality of electrical outlets within each PDU; a memory that stores information related to electrical components that receive power from a group of electrical outlets, including information related to at least a first electrical component that receives power from at least a first and a second electrical outlet of the group of electrical outlets, the first outlet located at a first PDU and the second outlet located at a second PDU; a controller interconnected to the communications interface and memory that receives the power usage data from the PDUs, determines power that is consumed by one or more of the electrical components, and outputs information related to power that is consumed by at least the first electrical component based on aggregated power usage data from both the first and second PDUs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of managing electrical power usage in a power distribution system that includes a plurality of electrical outlets, the method comprising:
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collecting power usage data indicative of electrical current flow through each of a plurality of the electrical outlets in the system; correlating the power usage data with electrical components that receive power from each of the plurality of electrical outlets, the electrical components including a first electrical component that receives power from both a first outlet and a second outlet, the first outlet located in a first power distribution unit (PDU), and the second outlet located in a second PDU that is different than the first PDU; and outputting power usage data for each of the electrical components, including power usage data for the first electrical component based on aggregated power usage data from both the first and second outlet. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising:
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code for collecting power usage data indicative of electrical current flow through each of a plurality of the electrical outlets in a power distribution system that includes a plurality of electrical outlets; code for correlating the power usage data with electrical components that receive power from each of the plurality of electrical outlets, the electrical components including a first electrical component that receives power from both a first outlet and a second outlet, the first outlet located in a first power distribution unit (PDU), and the second outlet located in a second PDU that is different than the first PDU; and code for outputting power usage data for each of the electrical components, including power usage data for the first electrical component based on aggregated power usage data from both the first and second outlet. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A power management system, comprising:
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a communications interface that sends/receives communications to/from a plurality of power distribution units (PDUs) including a first PDU, the communications received from the PDUs including power usage data for each of a plurality of electrical outlets within each PDU; a memory that stores information related to electrical components that receive power from a group of electrical outlets, including information related to at least a first electrical component that receives power from at least a first and a second electrical outlet of the group of electrical outlets, the first outlet located at a first phase group of the first PDU the second outlet located at a second phase group of the first PDU; a controller interconnected to the communications interface and memory that receives the power usage data from the first PDU, determines power that is consumed by one or more of the electrical components, and outputs information related to power that is consumed by at least the first electrical component based on aggregated power usage data from both the first and second phase groups of the first PDU. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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