Method and apparatus to manage use of system power within a given specification
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorDevadatta V. Bodas
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Abstract
Power consumption in a system is monitored by a controller. The controller uses a power consumption policy to determine when the power consumption of the system needs to be adjusted. Adjustment is made by gradually reducing power consumptions of one or more components in the system or allowing the one or more components to gradually increase the power consumption.
Claims30
A method, comprising:
- monitoring a level of power consumption of a system;
- and
- when the monitored level of power consumption of the system violates a power consumption policy, adjusting power consumption of one or more components in the system until the level of power consumption of the system does not violate the power consumption policy, wherein adjusting the power consumption of the one or more components in the system includes setting the one or more components to a different operation mode without having to power off the one or more components.
A computer readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions which are executable by a system, and which, when executed by the system, cause the system to perform a method, comprising:
- monitoring level of power consumption of a system;
- and
- when the monitored level of power consumption of the system violates a power consumption policy, adjusting power consumption of one or more components in the system until the level of power consumption of the system does not violate the power consumption policy, wherein adjusting the power consumption of the one or more components in the system includes setting the one or more components to a different operation mode without having to power off the one or more components.
A power consumption controller apparatus, comprising:
- logic to monitor a level of power consumption in a system;
- and
- logic to adjust power consumption of one or more components in the system when the monitored level of power consumption in the system violates a power consumption policy, wherein the power consumption of the one or more components in the system is gradually adjusted until the system stops violating the power consumption policy.
A power consumption controller apparatus, comprising:
- means for monitoring a level of power consumption in a system;
- and
- means for adjusting power consumption of one or more components in the system when the monitored level of power consumption in the system violates a power consumption policy, wherein the power consumption of the one or more components in the system is gradually adjusted until the system stops violating the power consumption policy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.