Patents by Inventor David James Asher Hall
David James Asher Hall has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20230261480Abstract: A power supply system includes a multitude of independent electrical systems each comprising one or more power blocks, wherein each power block is configured to provide a respective power output and a converter comprising a multitude of inputs coupled to the multitude independent electrical systems and comprising a multitude of outputs coupled to a multitude of independent loads, the converter configured to aggregate the power output of each of the multitude of independent electrical systems and to output direct current (DC) power to the multitude of independent loads through the multitude of outputs based on the aggregated power output. The power supply system includes a power controller coupled to the converter and configured to allocate power to each of the multitude of independent loads based on input power from each of the multitude of independent electrical systems and power consumption from each of the multitude of independent loads.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: David James Asher Hall, David Buck Mar, Tikhon Suresh Pichai, Douglas James Asay, My Dinh Truong
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Patent number: 11581728Abstract: In some examples, an electrical power system includes a power source and a load modulator configured to receive power from the power source and to deliver power to a load zone. The electrical power system also includes a controller configured to determine a software-controlled power flow limit for the load zone. The controller is further configured to receive information indicating the power delivered to the load zone and to cause the power delivered to the load zone to remain below the software-controlled power flow limit.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: EQUINIX, INC.Inventors: Tikhon Suresh Pichai, David James Asher Hall, Robert W. Salter, Craig Pennington
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Publication number: 20220386514Abstract: This disclosure describes systems for arranging racks within a data center for a smaller and/or more flexible footprint, more efficient and/or resilient cooling, and/or easier installation. In some examples, this disclosure describes a data center rack system that includes an aisle and a plurality of rack stations adjacent to the aisle. The aisle includes an aisle guidance track defining an aisle axis. Each rack station of the plurality of rack stations includes a station guidance track defining a station axis. The station guidance track is configured to receive a rack from the aisle guidance track and position the rack in the respective rack station at a rack angle formed between the aisle axis and the station axis that is less than 90 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Tikhon Suresh Pichai, Bhavin Raju Shah, David James Asher Hall, Douglas James Asay
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Patent number: 11337339Abstract: This disclosure describes systems for arranging racks within a data center for a smaller and/or more flexible footprint, more efficient and/or resilient cooling, and/or easier installation. In some examples, this disclosure describes a data center rack system that includes an aisle and a plurality of rack stations adjacent to the aisle. The aisle includes an aisle guidance track defining an aisle axis. Each rack station of the plurality of rack stations includes a station guidance track defining a station axis. The station guidance track is configured to receive a rack from the aisle guidance track and position the rack in the respective rack station at a rack angle formed between the aisle axis and the station axis that is less than 90 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Equinix, Inc.Inventors: Tikhon Suresh Pichai, Bhavin Raju Shah, David James Asher Hall, Douglas James Asay
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Publication number: 20210051820Abstract: This disclosure describes systems for arranging racks within a data center for a smaller and/or more flexible footprint, more efficient and/or resilient cooling, and/or easier installation. In some examples, this disclosure describes a data center rack system that includes an aisle and a plurality of rack stations adjacent to the aisle. The aisle includes an aisle guidance track defining an aisle axis. Each rack station of the plurality of rack stations includes a station guidance track defining a station axis. The station guidance track is configured to receive a rack from the aisle guidance track and position the rack in the respective rack station at a rack angle formed between the aisle axis and the station axis that is less than 90 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Tikhon Suresh Pichai, Bhavin Raju Shah, David James Asher Hall, Douglas James Asay
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Publication number: 20210021126Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques that include managing flows of energy within a system that includes a data center and using at least some of the energy flows to provide power to the data center. In some examples, this disclosure describes a system comprising a power generation system, a battery storage system having a state of charge attribute, and processing circuitry having access to an electrical power grid, the power generation system, and the battery storage system. In one example, the processing circuitry is configured to: determine an energy utilization forecast for a data center; monitor energy availability factors; and determine, based on the energy utilization forecast and the monitored energy availability factors, an energy flow configuration defining energy flows involving with the electrical power grid, the power generation system, the battery storage system, and the data center.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: David James Asher Hall, Tikhon Suresh Pichai, Craig Pennington, Robert W. Salter
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Patent number: 10782757Abstract: In some examples, a method includes acquiring status information of at least one resource of a data center, estimating, based on the status information, whether load on a power supply will exceed a threshold value at a time subsequent a time of the estimating, and in response to estimating that load on the power supply will exceed the threshold value at the time subsequent the time of the estimating, transmitting a command signal to a server rack that is coupled to the power supply to configure equipment of the server rack to operate at a reduced power supply level that is reduced from a power supply level at the time of the estimating and that is based on a service level agreement associated with the server rack.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Equinix, Inc.Inventors: David James Asher Hall, Kaladhar Voruganti
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Publication number: 20190050036Abstract: In some examples, a method includes acquiring status information of at least one resource of a data center, estimating, based on the status information, whether load on a power supply will exceed a threshold value at a time subsequent a time of the estimating, and in response to estimating that load on the power supply will exceed the threshold value at the time subsequent the time of the estimating, transmitting a command signal to a server rack that is coupled to the power supply to configure equipment of the server rack to operate at a reduced power supply level that is reduced from a power supply level at the time of the estimating and that is based on a service level agreement associated with the server rack.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: David James Asher Hall, Kaladhar Voruganti