Power discovery and allocation within a power sharing group

A method, comprising:

• determining members of a power sharing group;
• obtaining data representative of input power and load power for members of the power sharing group;
• determining, by a controller, a power budget for members of the power sharing group based on the data representative of input power and load power;
• distributing the power budget to members of the power sharing group;
• determining a remaining capacity if a neighboring power supply module no longer shares power;
• determining in accordance with the remaining capacity a first set of loads to immediately shed if the neighboring power supply module no longer shares power;
• storing immediate load shedding data in a hardware register, the immediate load shedding data being representative of the first set of loads to immediately shed if the neighboring power supply module no longer shares power;
• and,
• selectively immediately shedding the first set of loads responsive to the neighboring power supply module no longer sharing power and in accordance with the immediate load shedding data stored in the hardware register.

Logic encoded in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium for execution by a processor, and when executed operable to:

• determine members of a power sharing group;
• obtain data representative of input power and load power for members of the power sharing group;
• determine a power budget for members of the power sharing group based on the data representative of input power and load power for members of the power sharing group;
• distribute the power budget to members of the power sharing group;
• determine a remaining capacity if a neighboring power supply module no longer shares power;
• determine in accordance with the remaining capacity a first set of loads to immediately shed if the neighboring power supply module no longer shares power;
• store immediate load shedding data in a hardware register, the immediate load shedding data being representative of the first set of loads to immediately shed if the neighboring power supply module no longer shares power;
• and,
• selectively immediately shed the first set of loads responsive to the neighboring power supply module no longer sharing power and in accordance with the immediate load shedding data stored in the hardware register.