Rack level power management

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2008-07-15

2008-07-15

Sherry, Michael J (Department: 2836)

Electrical transmission or interconnection systems

Plural load circuit systems

Plural sources of supply

Reexamination Certificate

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11261707

ABSTRACT:
A system for rack level power management, the system comprising: at least one power source; a management module; and a plurality of power managed modules in communication with the management module and connected to draw power from the at least one power source, each of the plurality of power managed modules comprising a power manager and an operating circuit, the operating circuit being operable at a plurality of power drawing levels responsive to the power manager, the management module being operative to allocate a power budget to each of the plurality of power managed modules and communicate the allocated power budgets to the power managers, each of the power managers being operative to control the operating circuit of the power managed module to be operable at a power drawing level within the allocated budget.

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