Power regulation of power grid via datacenter
First Claim
1. A method for regulating power on a power grid, comprising:
- receiving, from a power utility entity, a request to increase power consumption by a datacenter, the request seeking assistance of the datacenter to reduce a supply of power available via the power grid;
using the request to determine a desired increase in power consumption of the datacenter to reduce the supply of power available via the power grid; and
upwardly adjusting an amount of power consumed by the datacenter from the power grid based at least in part upon the desired increase in power consumption to reduce the supply of power available via the power grid.
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Abstract
One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for regulating an amount of power on a power grid using a datacenter. This allows demand to be more closely brought into alignment with supply. For example, when supply exceeds demand by a predetermined level, the datacenter may increase consumption, causing demand to increase, and when demand exceeds supply and/or comes within a predetermined threshold of supply, the datacenter may decrease consumption, causing demand to decrease. In this way, the datacenter can be utilized as a regulatory tool on the grid. It may be appreciated that given the technology used by and/or operations performed by datacenters, datacenters are uniquely situated to achieve these ends as compared to other (large) energy consumers, such as manufacturing facilities that cannot shift around and/or shut-down operations swiftly.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for regulating power on a power grid, comprising:
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receiving, from a power utility entity, a request to increase power consumption by a datacenter, the request seeking assistance of the datacenter to reduce a supply of power available via the power grid; using the request to determine a desired increase in power consumption of the datacenter to reduce the supply of power available via the power grid; and upwardly adjusting an amount of power consumed by the datacenter from the power grid based at least in part upon the desired increase in power consumption to reduce the supply of power available via the power grid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A power regulation system for regulating power on a power grid, comprising:
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a power monitor component configured to receive, from a power utility entity, a request to increase power consumption by a datacenter, the request seeking assistance of the datacenter to reduce a supply of power available via the power grid; and a power management component configured to; use the request to determine a desired increase in power consumption of the datacenter to reduce the supply of power available via the power grid; and upwardly adjust an amount of power consumed by the datacenter from the power grid based at least in part upon the desired increase in power consumption to reduce the supply of power available via the power grid. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable medium comprising instructions that when executed perform a method, comprising:
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receiving, from a power utility entity, a request to increase power consumption by a datacenter, the request seeking assistance of the datacenter to reduce a supply of power available via a power grid; using the request to determine a desired increase in power consumption of the datacenter to reduce the supply of power available via the power grid; and upwardly adjusting an amount of power consumed by the datacenter from the power grid based at least in part upon the desired increase in power consumption to reduce the supply of power available via the power grid.
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