US 11,839,047 B2
Variable reliability and capacity data center design
Scott Thomas Seaton, Kirkland, WA (US); Ryan Douglas Carver, Seattle, WA (US); Osvaldo P. Morales, Normandy Park, WA (US); Keith Allen Krueger, Monroe, WA (US); Lalu Vannankandy Kunnath, Snoqualmie, WA (US); Peter Odongo Wangia, Kirkland, WA (US); Kris Sean Redding, Bothell, WA (US); Eric Matthew Beal, Redmond, WA (US); Jose Seah Delapaz, Bellevue, WA (US); and Steve Todd Solomon, Kirkland, WA (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Aug. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/391,786.
Application 17/391,786 is a division of application No. 16/716,392, filed on Dec. 16, 2019, granted, now 11,083,104.
Prior Publication US 2021/0368646 A1, Nov. 25, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 1/18 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/1492 (2013.01) [G06F 1/189 (2013.01); H05K 7/1497 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
providing a plurality of power supply systems, a plurality of sets of server racks, and a plurality of power buses, wherein the plurality of power supply systems are configured to supply electrical power to at least a section of a data center, and wherein each of the plurality of power buses are configured to conduct the electrical power from one of the plurality of power supply systems to one or more power racks of the plurality of sets of server racks;
connecting the plurality of sets of server racks and the plurality of power buses in accordance with a first connection pattern to place the section of the data center in a distributed, redundant configuration, wherein each server rack in the plurality of sets of server racks is connected to two different power supply systems of the plurality of power supply systems when the plurality of sets of server racks and the plurality of power buses are connected in accordance with the first connection pattern; and
transitioning, using a switch, the plurality of sets of server racks and the plurality of power buses from the first connection pattern to a second connection pattern to place the section of the data center in a non-redundant configuration, wherein each server rack in the plurality of sets of server racks is connected to only one power supply system of the plurality of power supply systems when the plurality of sets of server racks and the plurality of power buses are connected in accordance with the second connection pattern.