20240012460. Monitoring a Power Connection Topology of a Data Center simplified abstract (Pure Storage, Inc.)
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Monitoring a Power Connection Topology of a Data Center
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Gregory Mcnutt of Sunnyvale CA (US)
Monitoring a Power Connection Topology of a Data Center - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240012460 titled 'Monitoring a Power Connection Topology of a Data Center
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a method for managing the power supply connection between power distribution units and power converters in a data center appliance. The method involves accessing information about the power supply connection, determining the current power connection topology, analyzing the topology to ensure it meets predefined operating parameters, and taking appropriate actions based on the analysis.
- The method involves accessing information about the power supply connection between power distribution units and power converters in a data center appliance.
- The current power connection topology of the power converters with respect to the power distribution units is determined based on the accessed information.
- The current power connection topology is analyzed to determine if it satisfies predefined operating parameters for the data center appliance and power distribution units.
- Based on the analysis of the current power connection topology, appropriate actions are performed to manage the power supply connection between the power converters and power distribution units.
Potential Applications:
- Data center management: The method can be used to efficiently manage the power supply connection in data center appliances, ensuring optimal performance and adherence to operating parameters.
- Power distribution optimization: By analyzing the power connection topology, the method can identify potential inefficiencies or bottlenecks in the power distribution system, allowing for optimization and improved energy efficiency.
Problems Solved:
- Inefficient power supply connections: The method helps identify and address inefficient power connection topologies, ensuring that power is distributed effectively and without any bottlenecks.
- Non-compliance with operating parameters: The analysis of the power connection topology ensures that the data center appliance and power distribution units operate within predefined operating parameters, preventing any potential issues or failures.
Benefits:
- Improved performance: By managing the power supply connection, the method ensures that the data center appliance operates optimally, leading to improved performance and reliability.
- Energy efficiency: The optimization of the power connection topology helps reduce energy wastage and improves overall energy efficiency in the data center.
- Preventing failures: By analyzing the power connection topology and ensuring compliance with operating parameters, the method helps prevent potential failures or issues in the data center appliance and power distribution units.
Original Abstract Submitted
an exemplary method includes accessing information associated with a power supply connection between a plurality of power distribution units and a plurality of power converters of a data center appliance, determining, based on the information, a current power connection topology of the plurality of power converters of the data center appliance with respect to the plurality of power distribution units, analyzing the current power connection topology to determine whether the current power connection topology satisfies predefined operating parameters for the data center appliance and the plurality of power distribution units, and performing, based on the analyzing of the current power connection topology, an action associated with the power supply connection between the plurality of power converters and the plurality of power distribution units.
