US 12,244,172 B2
Backup power allocation management
Marc Henri Coq, Hopewell Junction, NY (US); Richard John Fishbune, Rochester, MN (US); Mark E. Maresh, Oro Valley, AZ (US); and Eric B. Swenson, Pine Island, MN (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/656,239.
Prior Publication US 2023/0307941 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. H02J 9/06 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 9/06 (2013.01) [G05B 15/02 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
obtaining device data for a set of electronic devices, the device data indicating an electrical load placed on a backup power source by the set of electronic devices;
obtaining a capacity of the backup power source configured to supply power to the set of electronic devices;
obtaining priority data corresponding to an allocation of power to the set of electronic devices;
obtaining a set of environmental conditions, wherein the set of environmental conditions include at least one of a quantity of sunlight, a velocity of wind, or a velocity of water available to the backup power source;
calculating, based at least in part on the set of environmental conditions and the device data, a projected power capacity of the backup power source;
determining that one or more thresholds are exceeded, the determining comprising identifying that the projected power capacity exceeds a first threshold; and
modifying, in response to the determining and according to the priority data, power supplied to the set of electronic devices from the backup power source.