17849054. ALLOCATING POWER BETWEEN OVERHEAD, BACKUP, AND COMPUTING POWER SERVICES simplified abstract (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)

ALLOCATING POWER BETWEEN OVERHEAD, BACKUP, AND COMPUTING POWER SERVICES

Organization Name

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor(s)

Ehsan Nasr Azadani of Sammamish WA (US)

Alok Gautam Kumbhare of Sammamish WA (US)

Mark Alan Monroe of Louisville CO (US)

Osvaldo P. Morales of Normandy Park WA (US)

Christian L. Belady of Mercer Island WA (US)

Kyle Woolcock of Redmond WA (US)

Ricardo Gouvêa Bianchini of Bellevue WA (US)

Winston Allen Saunders of Seattle WA (US)

Lalu Vannankandy Kunnath of Snoqualmie WA (US)

Rodrigo Lemos de Assis of Kirkland WA (US)

Brijesh Warrier of Bellevue WA (US)

Marcus Felipe Fontoura of Medina WA (US)

Sean Patrick Abbott of Redmond WA (US)

David Thomas Gauthier of Seattle WA (US)

Ashish Raniwala of Parkland FL (US)

Nithish Mahalingam of Sammamish WA (US)

Brian Addams Janous of Issaquah WA (US)

Upshur Bagwell Quinby, V of Seattle WA (US)

ALLOCATING POWER BETWEEN OVERHEAD, BACKUP, AND COMPUTING POWER SERVICES - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17849054 titled 'ALLOCATING POWER BETWEEN OVERHEAD, BACKUP, AND COMPUTING POWER SERVICES

Simplified Explanation

Abstract: A power controller in a datacenter reallocates power from overhead systems and backup power to computing power, increasing the overall utilization of the datacenter.

Patent/Innovation:

• Power controller allocates input power in a datacenter.
• Allocates power between computing power, backup power, and overhead power.
• Reallocates overhead power and/or backup power to computing power.
• Increases overall utilization of the datacenter.
• Allows additional processing power of servers to be used.

Potential Applications:

• Datacenters
• Cloud computing facilities
• Server farms

Problems Solved:

• Inefficient power allocation in datacenters
• Underutilization of computing power in servers

Benefits:

• Increased overall utilization of datacenters
• Improved efficiency in power allocation
• Additional processing power available for computing services

Original Abstract Submitted

A power controller allocates input power to a datacenter between computing power for computing services, backup power, and overhead power for overhead systems. The power controller reallocates the overhead power and/or the backup power to the computing power. This may increase the overall utilization of the datacenter by allowing additional processing power of the servers to be used.