Prolonging the remaining useful life of a power supply in a computer system
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorsKenny C. Gross, Aleksey M. Urmanov, Anton A. Bougaev
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that prolongs a remaining useful life of a power supply in a computer system. First, performance parameters of the power supply are monitored. Next, the remaining useful life of the power supply is predicted based on the monitored performance parameters. Then, an operational regime of the power supply is adjusted based on the predicted remaining useful life to prolong the remaining useful life.
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A method for prolonging a remaining useful life of a power supply in a computer system, the method comprising:
- monitoring performance parameters of the power supply;
- predicting the remaining useful life of the power supply based on the monitored performance parameters;
- and
- adjusting an operational regime of the power supply based on the predicted remaining useful life to prolong the remaining useful life.
A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method that prolongs a remaining useful life of a power supply in a computer system, the method comprising:
- monitoring performance parameters of the power supply;
- predicting the remaining useful life of the power supply based on the monitored performance parameters;
- and
- adjusting an operational regime of the power supply based on the predicted remaining useful life to prolong the remaining useful life.
An apparatus that prolongs a remaining useful life of a power supply in a computer system, the apparatus comprising:
- a monitoring mechanism configured to monitor performance parameters of the power supply, wherein the monitoring mechanism is further configured to systematically monitor and record a set of performance parameters, wherein the recording process keeps track of the temporal relationships between events in different performance parameters;
- a predicting mechanism configured to predict the remaining useful life of the power supply based on the monitored performance parameters;
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- an adjusting mechanism configured to adjust an operational regime of the power supply based on the predicted remaining useful life to prolong the remaining useful life.
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