System and method for providing dynamic power management

A computer program product for providing power management to a power source for providing input current to a plurality of power outlets and a plurality of other loads, the computer program product being encoded on one or more non-transitory computer-readable media and comprising:

• instruction for measuring, in an unrestricted power mode, an input current provided by the power source to the loads and the power outlets across each power phase of the power source;
• instruction for repeating said measuring the input current, in the unrestricted power mode, in response to a determination that a measured input current is less than a first set current value;
• instruction for entering a first power limiting mode in response to a determination that a measured input current is greater than the first set current value and less than a second set current value that is greater than the first set current value, including:
• instruction for disabling each unused power outlet;
• instruction for measuring a first resultant input current provided to the loads and the remaining power outlets across each power phase of the power source;
• and
• instruction for enabling each of the disabled power outlets and exiting the first power limiting mode if the first resultant input current remains less than a first release current value during a first time interval that is greater than a first release timer value, the first release current value being less than the first set current value.

A method for providing power management to a power source for providing input current to a plurality of power outlets and a plurality of other loads, comprising:

• measuring, in an unrestricted power mode, an input current provided by the power source to the loads and the power outlets;
• determining that the measured input current is less than a first set current value;
• repeating said measuring the input current, in the unrestricted power mode, in response to the determining that the measured input current is less than the first set current value;
• deciding that the measured input current is greater than the first set current value and less than a second set current value;
• entering a first power limiting mode in response to the deciding that the measured input current is greater than the first set current value and less than the second set current value, the first power limiting mode including;
• disabling each unused power outlet;
• measuring a first resultant input current provided to the loads and the remaining power outlets;
• and
• enabling each of the disabled power outlets and exiting the first power limiting mode if the first resultant input current remains less than a first release current value during a first time interval that is greater than a first release timer value, the first release current value being less than the first set current value.