US 12,294,217 B2
Methods and systems for adjusting power consumption based on a fixed-duration power option agreement
Michael T. McNamara, Newport Beach, CA (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 Sep. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/367,673.
Application 18/367,673 is a continuation of application No. 18/114,503, filed on Feb. 27, 2023, granted, now 12,021,385.
Application 18/114,503 is a continuation of application No. 17/340,886, filed on Jun. 7, 2021, granted, now 11,594,888, issued on Feb. 28, 2023.
Application 17/340,886 is a continuation of application No. 16/834,987, filed on Mar. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,031,783, issued on Jun. 8, 2021.
Application 16/834,987 is a continuation of application No. 16/702,931, filed on Dec. 4, 2019, granted, now 10,608,433, issued on Mar. 31, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/927,119, filed on Oct. 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0420940 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02J 3/14 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G06F 1/3203 (2019.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 3/14 (2013.01) [G05B 19/042 (2013.01); G06F 1/3203 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); H02J 3/008 (2013.01); H02J 13/00002 (2020.01); G05B 2219/2639 (2013.01)] 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving power option data at a control system, including power option data based at least in part on an established power option agreement between: (i) a power entity, and (ii) a load comprising one or more datacenters, wherein the power option data comprises: (i) a set of minimum power thresholds, and (ii) a set of time intervals, wherein each minimum power threshold in the set of minimum power thresholds is associated with a time interval in the set of time intervals;
wherein, responsive at least in part to the control system receiving the power option data, establishing a performance strategy for a set of computing systems associated with the one or more datacenters based at least in part on the received power option data, wherein the performance strategy comprises a power consumption target for the load for each time interval in the set of time intervals, wherein each power consumption target is equal to or greater than the minimum power threshold associated with each time interval, and
the control system providing one or more instructions such that the load operates in accordance with the performance strategy.