US 11,949,232 B2
System of critical datacenters and behind-the-meter flexible datacenters
Michael T. McNamara, Newport Beach, CA (US); David J. Henson, Houston, TX (US); and Raymond E. Cline, Jr., Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to LANCIUM LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by LANCIUM LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/106,093.
Application 18/106,093 is a continuation of application No. 17/340,664, filed on Jun. 7, 2021, granted, now 11,611,219.
Application 17/340,664 is a continuation of application No. 16/132,062, filed on Sep. 14, 2018, granted, now 11,031,787, issued on Jun. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0178995 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02J 13/00 (2006.01); G05B 13/04 (2006.01); G06F 1/28 (2006.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/06 (2006.01); H02J 3/14 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 13/00004 (2020.01) [G05B 13/041 (2013.01); G06F 1/28 (2013.01); H02J 3/00 (2013.01); H02J 3/003 (2020.01); H02J 3/06 (2013.01); H02J 3/14 (2013.01); H02J 3/144 (2020.01); H02J 3/38 (2013.01); H02J 3/388 (2020.01); H02J 13/00016 (2020.01); H02J 13/00034 (2020.01); H02J 3/001 (2020.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02J 2203/10 (2020.01); H02J 2300/24 (2020.01); H02J 2300/28 (2020.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising
a flexible datacenter comprising:
a behind-the-meter power input system configured to receive power from a power generation system prior to the power undergoing step-up transformation for transmission to a power grid, wherein the behind-the-meter power input system is configured to receive power from a plurality of different power generation systems;
a first power distribution system, and
a first plurality of computing systems powered by the behind-the-meter power input system via the first power distribution system;
a flexible datacenter control system, wherein the flexible datacenter control system is configured to modulate power delivery to the first plurality of computing systems based on one or more monitored power system conditions or an operational directive;
a critical datacenter comprising:
a grid power input system configured to receive power from the power grid,
a second power distribution system, and
a second plurality of computing systems powered by the grid-power input system via the second power distribution system;
a communication link between the flexible datacenter and the critical datacenter; and
a routing control system configured to (i) identify a computational operation to be performed, (ii) determine whether or not to assign the computational operation to the flexible datacenter, and (iii) based on a determination to assign the computational operation to the flexible datacenter, cause the computational operation to be sent to the flexible datacenter via the communication link.