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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2009
Applicants:
Darren J. Cepulis, Houston, TX (US);
Chanh V. Hua, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Darren J. Cepulis, Houston, TX (US);
Chanh V. Hua, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G06F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/324 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system, and a corresponding method, for temporarily capping power consumption includes a mechanism for determining total power consumption by a number of components, a mechanism for disconnecting and reconnecting power to one or more of the components, and a mechanism for determining when to disconnect and reconnect power to the components.