Patent ID: 7539881
Filing Date: 2009-05-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a plurality of electronic components powered by a power source and respectively associated with power caps, the plurality of electronic components including at least a first electronic component associated with a first power cap and a second electronic component associated with a second power cap; and logic configured to monitor power consumption of the electronic components over a duration and to limit power consumed by the first electronic component based on the first power cap, the logic configured to limit a power consumed by the second electronic component based on the second power cap and to ensure that a total power consumed by all of the electronic components is limited to an overall power limit, the logic configured to dynamically increase the first power cap based on an amount of power consumed by the first electronic component, the logic further configured to decrease the second power cap in response to the increase of the first power cap such that the total power consumed by all of the electronic components is prevented from exceeding the overall power limit.