Patent ID: 9043173
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: G06F,H02J

Abstract:
1. A method for determining available power capacity of a data center rack within a data center, the data center rack coupled to a power distribution system having a plurality of power sources, each providing multiple phases of output power, the method comprising: determining, with a processor, a power draw of the data center rack from each phase of each of the plurality of power sources; calculating, with the processor, an actual power draw of the data center rack by summing the power draws of each phase of each of the plurality of power sources; calculating, with the processor, a distribution of expected power draw of the data center rack across each phase of the power distribution system; and calculating, with the processor, the available power capacity of the data center rack based on the actual power draw of the data center rack and the distribution of expected power draw of the data center rack across each phase of the power distribution system.