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US 12,494,650 B2Granted
Systems and methods for auxiliary power management of behind-the-meter power loads
AssigneeLancium LLC
InventorsMichael T. McNamara, David J. Henson, Raymond E. Cline, Jr.
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Abstract
A system includes a flexible datacenter and a power generation unit that generates power on an intermittent basis. The flexible datacenter is coupled to both the power generation unit and grid power through a local station. By various methods, a control system may detect a transition of the power generation unit into a stand-down mode and selectively direct grid power delivery to always-on systems in the flexible datacenter.
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A system comprising:
- a first power source comprising a power generation unit, wherein the power generation unit generates power for delivery to a step-up transformer for transmission to a power grid;
- a second power source, wherein the second power source comprises power derived from the power grid;
- a flexible datacenter comprising:
- a power input system configured to receive the power from (i) the first power source as behind-the-meter (BTM) power prior to the power undergoing step-up transformation for transmission to the power grid, and (ii) the second power source,
- a set of always-on systems,
- a plurality of computing systems configured to carry out computational operations;
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- a first control system configured to selectively direct power to the power input system from at least one of the first power source and the second power source such that the set of always-on systems receives continuous power from the power input system,
- wherein the first control system is configured to selectively direct power based at least in part on one or more monitored power system conditions including availability of power from the first power source, and
- wherein, in response to the first control system selecting the first power source:
- (i) the set of always-on systems receives the continuous power directly from the first power source, and (ii) the plurality of computing systems ramps up power consumption during performance of computational operations based at least in part on BTM power availability from the first power source, thereby consuming at least a portion of the BTM power available from the first power source.
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A system comprising:
- a first power source comprising a power generation unit, wherein the power generation unit generates power for delivery to a step-up transformer for transmission to a power grid;
- a second power source, wherein the second power source comprises power derived from the power grid;
- a flexible datacenter comprising:
- a power input system configured to receive the power from (i) the first power source as behind-the-meter (BTM) power prior to the power undergoing step-up transformation for transmission to the power grid, and (ii) the second power source,
- a set of always-on systems,
- a plurality of computing systems configured to carry out computational operations;
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- a first control system configured to selectively direct power to the power input system from at least one of the first power source and the second power source such that the set of always-on systems receives continuous power from the power input system,
- wherein the first control system is configured to selectively direct power based at least in part on one or more monitored power system conditions including availability of power from the first power source,
- wherein, in response to the first control system selecting the first power source:
- (i) the set of always-on systems receives the continuous power directly from the first power source, and (ii) the plurality of computing systems ramps up power consumption during performance of computational operations based at least in part on BTM power availability from the first power source, thereby consuming at least a portion of the BTM power available from the first power source, and
- wherein monitored power system conditions include an indication that the power generation unit will be transitioning to a stand-down mode in which BTM power availability is reduced from a power generation mode, and wherein in response to transitioning to the stand-down mode, the first control system is configured to ramp down power consumption of at least a portion of the plurality of computing systems based on the reduction of BTM power availability in the stand-down mode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.