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Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021

Filed:

Dec. 14, 2018
Applicant:

Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);

Inventors:

Douglas E. Messick, Austin, TX (US);

Kyle Eric Cross, Austin, TX (US);

Dan Rao, Austin, TX (US);

Shawn Joel Dube, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/28 (2006.01); G06F 1/3206 (2019.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01); H03K 19/0175 (2006.01); H03K 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/28 (2013.01); G06F 1/3206 (2013.01); G06F 11/0757 (2013.01); G06F 11/0796 (2013.01); H03K 19/0016 (2013.01); H03K 19/017581 (2013.01);
Abstract

A fail-safe power limit (FSPL) can be applied to components that lose communication with a management module (MM) to determine a safe power level at which to operate. The FSPL may be computed by the management module (MM) for the information handling system and distributed to components in the information handling system. By computing a FSPL and transmitting the FSPL to the components, a larger amount of the available power can be used by the components. This allows the components to continue operating at performance levels closer to or equivalent to levels available when the management module (MM) is operating normally. The FSPL may be updated at set times and/or on a periodic schedule such that the FSPL used by the components when communication is lost with the management module (MM) reflects a recent operating state of the components.


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