Energy caching for a computer
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsPatrick Joseph Bohrer, Charles Robert Lefurgy
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Abstract
The following are provided for example: methods comprising determining a value for an energy condition affecting at least one computer in a cluster; updating said value continuously; comparing said value with a predefined limit regarding said energy condition; and utilizing at least one energy mode such as storing energy, or operating the computer on stored energy. Systems for executing such methods, and instructions on a computer-usable medium for executing such methods, also are provided for example.
Claims38
A method for supplying energy, said method comprising:
- monitoring a computer's energy consumption;
- supplying external AC to said computer during an off-peak energy-consumption period;
- using said external AC to charge a battery during said off-peak energy-consumption period;
- and
- supplying energy from said battery to said computer during a peak energy-consumption period.
A method for energy management, said method comprising:
- determining a value for an energy condition affecting at least one computer in a cluster;
- updating said value continuously;
- comparing said value with a predefined limit regarding said energy condition;
- based on said determining, said updating, and said comparing, utilizing at least one energy mode chosen from:
- storing energy;
- operating said at least one computer on stored energy;
- operating said at least one computer on external energy;
- and
- standing by.
A system for energy management, said system comprising:
- means for determining a value for an energy condition affecting at least one computer in a cluster;
- means for updating said value continuously;
- means for comparing said value with a predefined limit regarding said energy condition;
- and
- means, responsive to said means for determining, said means for updating, and said means for comparing, for utilizing at least one energy mode;
- means for storing energy;
- and
- means for operating said at least one computer on stored energy.
A computer-usable medium having computer-executable instructions for energy management, said computer-executable instructions comprising:
- means for determining a value for an energy condition affecting at least one computer in a cluster;
- means for updating said value continuously;
- means for comparing said value with a predefined limit regarding said energy condition;
- and
- means, responsive to said means for determining, said means for updating, and said means for comparing, for utilizing at least one energy mode;
- means for storing energy;
- and
- means for operating said at least one computer on stored energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.