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公开(公告)号:US11650639B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-16
申请号:US17673318
申请日:2022-02-16
Applicant: LANCIUM LLC
Inventor: Michael T. McNamara , David J. Henson , Raymond E. Cline, Jr.
IPC: G06F1/20 , G06F1/329 , G06F9/50 , G06F9/48 , G06F1/3206 , G06F11/30 , H02J3/14 , H02J3/38 , H02J13/00 , G05B15/02
CPC classification number: G06F1/20 , G06F1/3206 , G06F1/329 , G06F9/4893 , G06F9/5072 , G06F9/5094 , G06F11/3062 , H02J3/14 , H02J3/388 , H02J13/00 , H02J13/00002 , H02J13/00004 , G05B15/02 , G06F2201/81 , H02J2300/24
Abstract: Systems include one or more critical datacenter connected to behind-the-meter flexible datacenters. The critical datacenter is powered by grid power and not necessarily collocated with the flexible datacenters, which are powered “behind the meter.” When a computational operation to be performed at the critical datacenter is identified and determined that it can be performed more efficiently or advantageously at a flexible datacenter, the computational operation is instead obtained by the flexible datacenters for performance. The critical datacenter and flexible datacenters preferably share a dedicated communication pathway to enable high-bandwidth, low-latency, secure data transmissions. In some situations, a computational operation is supported by multiple datacenters in a redundant arrangement, such as multiple flexible datacenters.
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公开(公告)号:US20210124322A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-29
申请号:US16702894
申请日:2019-12-04
Applicant: Lancium LLC
Inventor: Michael T. McNamara , Raymond E. Cline, JR.
IPC: G05B19/042 , H02J13/00 , G06Q50/06
Abstract: Examples relate to adjusting load power consumption based on a power option agreement. A computing system may receive power option data that is based on a power option agreement and specify minimum power thresholds associated with time intervals. The computing system may determine a performance strategy for a load (e.g., set of computing systems) based on a combination of the power option data and one or more monitored conditions. The performance strategy may specify a power consumption target for the load for each time interval such that each power consumption target is equal to or greater than the minimum power threshold associated with each time interval. The computing system may provide instructions the set of computing systems to perform one or more computational operations based on the performance strategy.
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公开(公告)号:US20210036547A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-04
申请号:US16529360
申请日:2019-08-01
Applicant: Lancium LLC
Inventor: Michael T. McNamara , Raymond E. Cline, JR.
IPC: H02J13/00 , G05B19/042
Abstract: Examples relate to flexible datacenters or other power loads tolerant of intermittent operation and configured to use power received behind-the-meter. A system may include a plurality of computing systems that receive behind-the-meter (“BTM”) power from a BTM power source. The system may include a first controller configured to control a first set of computing systems and a second controller configured to control a second set of computing systems of the plurality of computing systems. The system may also include a third controller communicatively coupled to the first controller and the second controller. The third controller is configured to provide instructions to the first controller and the second controller based on BTM power availability at the plurality of computing systems.
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公开(公告)号:US20200089307A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-19
申请号:US16132092
申请日:2018-09-14
Applicant: Lancium LLC
Inventor: Michael T. McNamara , David J. Henson , Raymond E. Cline, JR.
IPC: G06F1/32
Abstract: In an example embodiment, a distributed power control system can include a datacenter and a remote master control system. The datacenter can include (i) computing systems, (ii) a behind-the-meter power input system configured to receive power from a behind-the-meter power source and deliver power to the computing systems, and (iii) a datacenter control system configured to control the computing systems and the behind-the-meter power input system. The remote master control system can be configured to issue instructions to the datacenter that affect an amount of behind-the-meter power consumed by the datacenter. The datacenter control system can receive, from a local station control system configured to at least partially control the behind-the-meter power source, a directive for the datacenter to ramp-down power consumption, and in response to receiving the directive, cause the computing systems to perform a set of predetermined operations correlated with the directive.
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公开(公告)号:US12197240B2
公开(公告)日:2025-01-14
申请号:US17331440
申请日:2021-05-26
Applicant: LANCIUM LLC
Inventor: Michael T. McNamara , David J. Henson , Raymond E. Cline, Jr.
Abstract: Example embodiments for providing computation resource availability based on power-generation signals are presented herein. An embodiment may involve receive information indicative of power-generation economic signals at a first control system and identifying at least one of: (i) a change in a power-generation economic signal that exceeds a predefined threshold change, (ii) a power-generation economic signal that is below a predefined lower threshold limit, or (iii) a power-generation economic signal that is above a predefined upper threshold limit. Responsive to the identification, the embodiment involves performing at least one of: (i) adjusting a rate of power use by a flexible datacenter, and (ii) providing an indication of computation resource availability to a second control system. The flexible datacenter may include a behind-the-meter power input system, a power distribution system, and computing systems configured to receive power from the behind-the-meter power input system via the power distribution system.
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公开(公告)号:US11868106B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-09
申请号:US16529360
申请日:2019-08-01
Applicant: Lancium LLC
Inventor: Michael T. McNamara , Raymond E. Cline, Jr.
IPC: H02J13/00 , G05B19/042 , H02J3/38
CPC classification number: G05B19/042 , H02J13/00002 , G05B2219/2639 , H02J3/381 , H02J2310/16
Abstract: Examples relate to flexible datacenters or other power loads tolerant of intermittent operation and configured to use power received behind-the-meter. A system may include a plurality of computing systems that receive behind-the-meter (“BTM”) power from a BTM power source. The system may include a first controller configured to control a first set of computing systems and a second controller configured to control a second set of computing systems of the plurality of computing systems. The system may also include a third controller communicatively coupled to the first controller and the second controller. The third controller is configured to provide instructions to the first controller and the second controller based on BTM power availability at the plurality of computing systems.
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公开(公告)号:US11678615B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-20
申请号:US16961386
申请日:2018-02-13
Applicant: LANCIUM LLC
Inventor: David Henson , Michael T. McNamara , Raymond E. Cline, Jr.
IPC: A01G9/24 , H02J3/38 , H02J13/00 , G05B19/042 , H02S40/32 , A01G9/18 , A01G9/26 , G06F1/3203 , G06F9/48
CPC classification number: A01G9/243 , A01G9/18 , A01G9/24 , A01G9/246 , A01G9/247 , A01G9/249 , A01G9/26 , G05B19/042 , G06F1/3203 , G06F9/4856 , H02J3/38 , H02J3/381 , H02J13/00 , H02J13/00002 , H02J13/00007 , H02S40/32 , G05B2219/2639 , H02J2300/20 , H02J2300/24 , H02J2300/28
Abstract: A flexible growcenter includes a mobile container, a behind-the-meter power input system, a power distribution system, a growcenter control system, a climate control system, a lighting system, and an irrigation system. The growcenter control system modulates power delivery to one or more components of the climate control system, the lighting system, and the irrigation system based on unutilized behind-the-meter power availability or an operational directive. A method of dynamic power delivery to a flexible growcenter using unutilized behind-the-meter power includes monitoring unutilized behind-the-meter power availability, determining when a growcenter ramp-up condition is met, and enabling behind-the-meter power delivery to one or more computing systems when the growcenter ramp-up condition is met.
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公开(公告)号:US11594888B2
公开(公告)日:2023-02-28
申请号:US17340886
申请日:2021-06-07
Applicant: LANCIUM LLC
Inventor: Michael T. McNamara , Raymond E. Cline, Jr.
IPC: G05B19/042 , H02J3/14 , H02J3/00 , G06F1/3203 , H02J13/00 , G06Q50/06
Abstract: Examples relate to adjusting load power consumption based on a power option agreement. A computing system may receive power option data that is based on a power option agreement and specify minimum power thresholds associated with time intervals. The computing system may determine a performance strategy for a load (e.g., set of computing systems) based on a combination of the power option data and one or more monitored conditions. The performance strategy may specify a power consumption target for the load for each time interval such that each power consumption target is equal to or greater than the minimum power threshold associated with each time interval. The computing system may provide instructions the set of computing systems to perform one or more computational operations based on the performance strategy.
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公开(公告)号:US11256320B2
公开(公告)日:2022-02-22
申请号:US16658983
申请日:2019-10-21
Applicant: Lancium LLC
Inventor: Michael T. McNamara , David J. Henson , Raymond E. Cline, Jr.
Abstract: Systems include one or more critical datacenter connected to behind-the-meter flexible datacenters. The critical datacenter is powered by grid power and not necessarily collocated with the flexible datacenters, which are powered “behind the meter.” When a computational operation to be performed at the critical datacenter is identified and determined that it can be performed more efficiently or advantageously at a flexible datacenter, the computational operation is instead obtained by the flexible datacenters for performance. The critical datacenter and flexible datacenters preferably share a dedicated communication pathway to enable high-bandwidth, low-latency, secure data transmissions. In some situations, a computational operation is supported by multiple datacenters in a redundant arrangement, such as multiple flexible datacenters.
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公开(公告)号:US11128165B2
公开(公告)日:2021-09-21
申请号:US16284610
申请日:2019-02-25
Applicant: Lancium LLC
Inventor: Michael T. McNamara , David J. Henson , Raymond E. Cline, Jr.
Abstract: A system includes a behind-the-meter vehicle charging station. The vehicle charging station includes a vehicle-charging interface configured to supply the vehicle-charging power to a vehicle. The vehicle charging station further includes a communication unit configured to trigger a notification in response to a change in power availability. Additionally, the system includes a control system configured to modulate power delivery to the behind-the-meter charging station based on one or more monitored power system conditions or an operational directive.
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