Datacenter Resource Management System for Byproduct Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Datacenters face challenges in efficiently managing physical resources such as power, water, and carbon dioxide, leading to increased environmental impact due to inefficient use and production of byproducts.
Innovation Solution
A resource management system that utilizes Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to quantify, allocate, and manage physical resources, including byproducts, by establishing minimum threshold reserves and controlling generation and reservation of these resources, allowing for the efficient use and distribution of incidental resources within the datacenter.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If datacenters continue to operate with traditional resource management, then infrastructure operations can be maintained, but physical resources are wasted and environmental impact increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts harmful byproducts (CO2, heat, water) into beneficial resources by implementing a resource management system that tracks, quantifies, and reallocates these materials. The system treats previously wasted byproducts as valuable assets that can be reused or offset, transforming environmental liabilities into resource advantages through comprehensive monitoring and optimization mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The resource management system enables self-service by automatically tracking, quantifying, and allocating physical resources based on device instances and operation instances. The system autonomously determines allocable units of resources without requiring manual intervention, using built-in APIs and frameworks to manage resource distribution efficiently and reduce waste.
2Ease of operation
If physical resources are managed without quantification and allocation frameworks, then operations can proceed, but resource allocation is inefficient and byproducts are not optimized
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments physical resources into quantifiable units and categorizes devices into device instances with specific resource profiles. The resource management framework divides the complex task of resource allocation into manageable components: tracking individual device consumption, quantifying byproducts, calculating allocable units, and processing allocation requests. This segmentation simplifies the overall system architecture while improving operational efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameters of resource management by introducing standardized quantification metrics and allocation frameworks. Physical resources are transformed from unquantified materials to measurable units with defined allocation rules. The framework establishes minimum threshold reserves and calculates allocable units based on configurable parameters, enabling automated and efficient resource distribution.
3Object-generated harmful factors
If byproducts are not utilized as resources, then infrastructure operation is simplified, but environmental impact and resource waste increase
Solution Approach 1:
The resource management framework provides universal functionality by treating all physical resources and byproducts through a unified quantification and allocation system. The same mechanisms that track primary resources (power, water) also quantify and manage byproducts (CO2, heat). This multi-functional approach enables flexible utilization of diverse materials while reducing environmental impact through standardized resource optimization processes.
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AI summary
Various methods and systems for implementing resource management for an infrastructure are provided. Resource management includes datacenter byproduct management interfaces, datacenter power management, datacenter operations optimization and infrastructure resource management. Resource management facilitates using and distributing physical resources, including incidental physical resources that are generated during operation of an infrastructure, based on a minimum threshold reserve of the physical resource associated with the operating the infrastructure. Resource management can include controlling an amount of the physical resource that is generated and an amount the physical resource that is reserved. The minimum threshold reserve in combination with the control over generating and reserving the physical resource help identify an allocable amount of the physical resource. Physical resources of an infrastructure are quantified to support resource management. Quantifying physical resources is associated with devices of the infrastructure and requests for physical resources in the infrastructure to perform different types of operations.