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US 12,197,240 · App. 17/331,440 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Providing computational resource availability based on power-generation signals

Inventors: Michael T. McNamara (Newport Beach, CA); David J. Henson (Houston, TX); Raymond E. Cline, Jr. (Houston, TX)
Assignee: LANCIUM LLC
G05F1/66G05B15/02H02J3/14H02J3/18H02J2300/20
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Patent No.
US 12,197,240
App. No.
17/331,440
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Example embodiments for providing computation resource availability based on power-generation signals are presented herein. An embodiment may involve receive information indicative of power-generation economic signals at a first control system and identifying at least one of: (i) a change in a power-generation economic signal that exceeds a predefined threshold change, (ii) a power-generation economic signal that is below a predefined lower threshold limit, or (iii) a power-generation economic signal that is above a predefined upper threshold limit. Responsive to the identification, the embodiment involves performing at least one of: (i) adjusting a rate of power use by a flexible datacenter, and (ii) providing an indication of computation resource availability to a second control system. The flexible datacenter may include a behind-the-meter power input system, a power distribution system, and computing systems configured to receive power from the behind-the-meter power input system via the power distribution system.

Claims (57)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a first control system, information indicative of a power-generation economic signal, wherein the power-generation economic signal is indicative of power availability or power cost for power from a power source;

based on the received information indicative of the power-generation economic signal, performing an identification of, by the first control system, at least one of: (i) a change in value of the power-generation economic signal exceeding a predefined threshold change in value, (ii) a value of the power-generation economic signal being below a predefined lower threshold limit, or (iii) a value of the power-generation economic signal being above a predefined upper threshold limit, wherein the power-generation economic signal is based on a comparison of a first price for power grid power relative to a second price for behind-the-meter power; and

based on the identification, performing: (i) adjusting a rate of power use by a flexible datacenter and (ii) determining and providing an indication of computation resource availability to a second control system,

wherein the flexible datacenter comprises a power input system, a power distribution system, and a plurality of computing systems configured to receive power from the power input system via the power distribution system; and

wherein the adjusting the rate of power use by the flexible datacenter comprises activating or de-activating power to one or more computing systems of the plurality of computing systems based on the identification, and wherein the indication of computation resource availability is based on activating or deactivating the power to the one or more computing systems.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first control system comprises a datacenter control system collocated with the flexible datacenter.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first control system comprises a datacenter control system collocated with the flexible datacenter and at least one additional flexible datacenter.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first control system is configured to receive power from a power grid.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the first control system is configured to receive power from a power grid to keep the first control system powered when power to the plurality of computing systems is de-activated.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first control system comprises a remote master control system located remote from the flexible datacenter.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second control system comprises a datacenter control system collocated with the flexible datacenter.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second control system comprises a datacenter control system collocated with the flexible datacenter and at least one additional flexible datacenter.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second control system is configured to receive power from a power grid.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second control system comprises a remote master control system located remote from the flexible datacenter.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first control system and the second control system are the same control system.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of computing systems are further configured to receive power from a power grid via the power distribution system.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of computing systems are further configured to receive behind-the-meter power.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein activating or de-activating power to one or more computing systems of the plurality of computing systems comprises adjusting power to one or more computing systems of the plurality of computing systems between a fully operational status and an offline status.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein in the fully operational status, power is activated to each of the one or more computing systems of the plurality of computing systems.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein in the offline status, power is deactivated to each of the one or more computing systems of the plurality of computing systems.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein in the offline status, the first control system remains powered.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the power-generation economic signal is based on a cost of power received from a power grid.

19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the power-generation economic signal is based on a purchase price for power associated with the flexible datacenter.

20. The method of claim 1 , wherein the power-generation economic signal is based on a cost associated with selling power from an amount of behind-the-meter power to a power grid.

21. A system comprising:

a flexible datacenter comprising:

a power input system,

a power distribution system, and

a plurality of computing systems configured to receive power from the power input system via the power distribution system; and

a first control system configured to:

receive information indicative of a power-generation economic signal, wherein the power-generation economic signal is indicative of power availability or power cost for power from a power source;

based on the received information indicative of the power-generation economic signal, performing an identification of at least one of:

(i) a change in value of the power-generation economic signal exceeding a predefined threshold change in value,

(ii) a value of the power-generation economic signal being below a predefined lower threshold limit, or

(iii) a value of the power-generation economic signal being above a predefined upper threshold limit, wherein the power-generation economic signal is based on a comparison of a first price for power grid power relative to a second price for behind-the-meter power; and

based on the identification, perform:

(i) adjusting a rate of power use by a flexible datacenter comprising a plurality of computing systems, and

(ii) determining and providing an indication of computation resource availability to a second control system;

wherein the adjusting the rate of power use by the flexible datacenter comprises activating or de-activating power to one or more computing systems of the plurality of computing systems based on the identification, and wherein the indication of computation resource availability is based on activating or deactivating the power to the one or more computing systems.

22. The system of claim 21 , wherein the first control system comprises a datacenter control system collocated with the flexible datacenter.

23. The system of claim 21 , wherein the first control system comprises a datacenter control system collocated with the flexible datacenter and at least one additional flexible datacenter.

24. The system of claim 21 , wherein the first control system comprises a remote master control system located remote from the flexible datacenter.

25. The system of claim 21 , wherein activating or de-activating power to one or more computing systems of the plurality of computing systems comprises adjusting power to one or more computing systems of the plurality of computing systems between a fully operational status and an offline status, wherein in the fully operational status, power is activated to each of the one or more of the plurality of computing systems, and wherein in the offline status, power is deactivated to each of the one or more of the plurality of computing systems.

26. The system of claim 25 , wherein in the offline status, the first control system remains powered.

27. The system of claim 21 , wherein the power-generation economic signal is based on a purchase price for power associated with the flexible datacenter.

28. A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store instructions, that when executed by one or more processors, cause a control system to perform functions comprising:

receiving information indicative of a power-generation economic signal, wherein the power-generation economic signal is indicative of power availability or power cost for power from a power source;

based on the received information indicative of the power-generation economic signal, performing an identification of at least one of:

(i) a change in value of the power-generation economic signal that exceeds a predefined threshold change in value,

(ii) a value of the power-generation economic signal that is below a predefined lower threshold limit, or

(iii) a value of the power-generation economic signal that is above a predefined upper threshold limit, wherein the power-generation economic signal is based on a comparison of a first price for power grid power relative to a second price for behind-the-meter power; and

based on the identification, performing:

(i) adjusting a rate of power use by a flexible datacenter, and

(ii) determining and providing an indication of computation resource availability to a second control system,

wherein the flexible datacenter comprises a behind-the-meter power input system, a power distribution system, and a plurality of computing systems configured to receive power from the behind-the-meter power input system via the power distribution system;

wherein adjusting a rate of power use by the flexible datacenter comprises activating or de-activating power to one or more computing systems of the plurality of computing systems based on the identification, and wherein the indication of computation resource availability is based on activating or deactivating the power to the one or more computing systems.

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Continuation 16132098 · Sep 14, 2018
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