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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2009
Markesha L. Farmer, Durham, NC (US);
William J. Piazza, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Nancy A. Schipon, Apex, NC (US);
Edward S. Suffern, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Markesha L. Farmer, Durham, NC (US);
William J. Piazza, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Nancy A. Schipon, Apex, NC (US);
Edward S. Suffern, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Method and computer program product for supplying power in a computing system, and computer program product implementing the method. The method comprises monitoring power consumption of the computing system, supplying power to the computing system using only a first power supply over a first range of power consumption, and supplying power to the computing system using a combination of the first power supply and a second power supply over a second range of power consumption. The first power supply provides greater efficiency than the combination of the first and second power supplies over the first lower range of power consumption, the combination of the first and second power supplies provides greater efficiency than the first power supply over the second higher range of power consumption.