The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2012
Applicant:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard Roy, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Cornelius B. O'Sullivan, Mountain View, CA (US);
Taliver Brooks Heath, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); H02J 3/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2013.01); G06F 1/189 (2013.01); H02J 3/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for balancing the load placed by a data center on different phases of a power input. According to the method and apparatus, the load on the power is monitored and a load imbalance detected. Once the load imbalance is detected, a server rack from the data center is selected and a power supply in the selected server rack is reconfigured to output an increased or decreased voltage.