US 12,314,103 B2
Power consumption management based upon type of energy source in heterogeneous computing platforms
Daniel L. Hamlin, Round Rock, TX (US); Suraj M Varma, Portland, OR (US); and Travis C. North, Cedar Park, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/062,600.
Prior Publication US 2024/0192746 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 1/26 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/26 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:
a heterogeneous computing platform comprising a plurality of devices; and
a memory coupled to the heterogeneous computing platform, wherein the memory comprises a plurality of sets of firmware instructions, wherein each of the sets of firmware instructions, upon execution by a respective device among the plurality of devices, enables the respective device to provide a corresponding firmware service, and wherein at least an Embedded Controller (EC) among the plurality of devices operates as an orchestrator configured to:
determine a current energy supply mix of renewable and non-renewable sources used to power the IHS;
receive context or telemetry data comprising an indication of an IHS posture; and
based at least in part upon the current energy supply mix, change an operating frequency of a processor based upon a policy comprising one or more rules that associate, for the current energy supply mix, a power consumption parameter of the IHS with different IHS postures.