发明申请
US20080304229A1 AIR-PRESSURE-DEPENDENT CONTROL OF COOLING SYSTEMS USING A SHARED AIR PRESSURE SENSOR
审中-公开
使用共享空气压力传感器的冷却系统的空气压力依赖控制
- 专利标题: AIR-PRESSURE-DEPENDENT CONTROL OF COOLING SYSTEMS USING A SHARED AIR PRESSURE SENSOR
- 专利标题(中): 使用共享空气压力传感器的冷却系统的空气压力依赖控制
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申请号: US11759681申请日: 2007-06-07
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公开(公告)号: US20080304229A1公开(公告)日: 2008-12-11
- 发明人: Michael Sean June , Robert Salguero Smith , Troy Williams Glover , Whitcomb Randolph Scott, III
- 申请人: Michael Sean June , Robert Salguero Smith , Troy Williams Glover , Whitcomb Randolph Scott, III
- 申请人地址: US NY Armonk
- 专利权人: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- 当前专利权人: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- 当前专利权人地址: US NY Armonk
- 主分类号: H05K7/20
- IPC分类号: H05K7/20 ; G06F1/16
摘要:
Systems and methods provide altitude-dependent fan control for a plurality of electronic subsystems using a shared air pressure sensor. Each server or multi-server chassis of a rack system is a subsystem of the rack system. Each subsystem receives its own on-board fan or blower module. The shared air pressure sensor senses air pressure and outputs a signal to all of the subsystems. Each subsystem then independently regulates its own fan speed according to the signal output by the shared air pressure sensor. Other fan operational parameters, such as the number of fans recruited, may also be controlled according to altitude according to the invention. A variety of other performance parameters, such as internal air or component temperature, ambient air temperature, server workload, and processor activity level, may also be factored into control of these fan operational parameters.