Systems and methods for optimizing energy consumption of a datacenter
OwnerMedi Naserimojaradinventor
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Abstract
A control system is provided for a datacenter. The control system includes a plurality of energy-consuming devices for performing critical and curtailable tasks, the control system configured to receive input data related to two or more energy sources for providing energy to the datacenter and one or more requests for performing critical tasks, determine a control strategy for optimizing a target parameter of the datacenter, and generate first command signals according to the control strategy. The first command signals are configured to switch between or mix the two or more energy sources in order to provide energy for the set of energy-consuming devices.
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A control system for a datacenter, the datacenter comprising a plurality of energy-consuming devices for performing critical and curtailable tasks, the control system configured to:
- receive input data related to two or more energy sources for providing energy to the datacenter and one or more requests for performing critical tasks;
- determine a control strategy for optimizing a target parameter of the datacenter;
- and generate first command signals at least based on the control strategy, wherein the first command signals are configured to control energy consumption of the datacenter by switching between or mixing the two or more energy sources and by modulating execution of tasks on the plurality of energy-consuming devices.
A computer-implemented method for optimizing energy consumption of a datacenter, the datacenter comprising a plurality of energy-consuming devices configured to perform critical and curtailable tasks, the method comprising:
- receiving input data related to two or more energy sources supplying the datacenter and requests for performing critical tasks;
- determining, using a processor, a control strategy for optimizing a target parameter of the datacenter;
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- generating, using the processor, command signals based at least in part on the control strategy to control energy consumption of the datacenter by at least one of:
- switching between or mixing the two or more energy sources;
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- controlling execution of tasks on the plurality of energy-consuming devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.