MITIGATING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS CAUSED BY A FAN IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM
    71.
    发明申请
    MITIGATING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS CAUSED BY A FAN IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM 有权
    减轻计算机系统风扇引起的机械振动

    公开(公告)号:US20100284781A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-11

    申请号:US12435976

    申请日:2009-05-05

    IPC分类号: F04D27/00 F04D29/66 G06F1/20

    CPC分类号: G06F1/20 F04D27/00 F04D29/668

    摘要: One embodiment provides a system that mitigates vibrations caused by cooling fans in a computer system. More specifically, the system includes a cooling fan mechanically coupled to the chassis of the computer system, wherein vibrations generated by the cooling fan are coupled to the chassis. The system also includes an actuation mechanism that creates a relative displacement between the cooling fan and the chassis when a control signal is applied to the actuation mechanism. The system additionally includes a detection mechanism which detects the relative displacement and generates a feedback signal which represents the relative displacement. The system further includes a control signal generation mechanism which converts the feedback signal into the control signal, which is subsequently applied to the actuation mechanism. When the control signal is applied to the actuation mechanism, the relative displacement between the cooling fan and the chassis vibrationally decouples the cooling fan from the chassis.

    摘要翻译: 一个实施例提供了一种减轻由计算机系统中的冷却风扇引起的振动的系统。 更具体地,该系统包括机械地联接到计算机系统的底盘的冷却风扇,其中由冷却风扇产生的振动耦合到底盘。 该系统还包括致动机构,当致动机构施加控制信号时,致动机构在冷却风扇和底盘之间产生相对位移。 该系统还包括检测相对位移的检测机构,并产生表示相对位移的反馈信号。 该系统还包括控制信号产生机构,其将反馈信号转换成控制信号,该控制信号随后被施加到致动机构。 当控制信号被施加到致动机构时,冷却风扇和底盘之间的相对位移使冷却风扇与底盘振动地分离。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ATTENUATING FAN NOISE THROUGH TURBULENCE MITIGATION
    74.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ATTENUATING FAN NOISE THROUGH TURBULENCE MITIGATION 有权
    通过湍流减轻来衰减风扇噪声的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20090180635A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-16

    申请号:US11972043

    申请日:2008-01-10

    IPC分类号: G10K11/178 H05K7/20

    摘要: Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that attenuates noise from a fan exhaust of a computer system. During operation, the system monitors the noise from the fan exhaust and calculates a frequency spectrum of the noise from the monitored noise. Next, the system generates an antiphase spectrum from the frequency spectrum and generates a flow of air which exhibits a property of the antiphase spectrum. Finally, the system directs the flow of air into the fan exhaust so that the noise is attenuated by a reduction of turbulence in the fan exhaust by the flow of air.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的一些实施例提供一种衰减来自计算机系统的风扇排气的噪声的系统。 在运行过程中,系统监视风扇排气噪声,并根据监测到的噪声计算噪声的频谱。 接下来,系统从频谱产生反相光谱,并产生具有反相光谱性质的空气流。 最后,系统将空气流引导到风扇排气中,以便通过空气流动减少风扇排气中的湍流,使噪音减弱。

    Method for storing long-term performance data in a computer system with finite storage space
    75.
    发明授权
    Method for storing long-term performance data in a computer system with finite storage space 有权
    在具有有限存储空间的计算机系统中存储长期性能数据的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07281112B1

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-09

    申请号:US11069675

    申请日:2005-02-28

    CPC分类号: G06F11/3476 Y10S707/99942

    摘要: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that systematically monitors and records performance information in a computer system. During operation, the system periodically measures a number of performance parameters in the computer system. The system then stores data representing values for the measured performance parameters in a long-term storage space. Next, the system recurrently compresses data stored in the long-term storage space, thereby allowing additional data representing newly collected performance information to be stored in the long-term storage space.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的一个实施例提供一种系统地监视和记录计算机系统中的性能信息的系统。 在运行期间,系统会定期测量计算机系统中的多个性能参数。 然后,系统将表示测量的性能参数的值的数据存储在长期存储空间中。 接下来,系统重复地压缩存储在长期存储空间中的数据,从而允许将表示新收集的性能信息的附加数据存储在长期存储空间中。

    Method and apparatus for high-sensitivity detection of anomalous signals in systems with low-resolution sensors
    76.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for high-sensitivity detection of anomalous signals in systems with low-resolution sensors 有权
    用于低分辨率传感器系统中高灵敏度检测异常信号的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07167812B1

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-23

    申请号:US10903160

    申请日:2004-07-29

    IPC分类号: H04N1/60

    摘要: A system that facilitates high-sensitivity detection of anomalous signals in systems with low-resolution sensors. During system operation, a low-resolution sensor monitors a signal within the system. The system periodically polls the low-resolution sensor in a burst mode to obtain a plurality of measurements of the signal within a specified short time interval, wherein the measurements are spread across multiple quantizing bins. The system then determines a mean value for the plurality of measurements. The system repeats the steps of polling the low-resolution sensor and determining the mean value to create a time-series of mean values. This time-series of mean values is subsequently analyzed to determine whether the signal is anomalous.

    摘要翻译: 一种能够在低分辨率传感器系统中高灵敏度检测异常信号的系统。 在系统运行期间,低分辨率传感器监测系统内的信号。 系统以突发模式定期轮询低分辨率传感器,以在特定的短时间间隔内获得信号的多个测量,其中测量分布在多个量化箱上。 系统然后确定多个测量的平均值。 该系统重复轮询低分辨率传感器并确定平均值以创建平均值的时间序列的步骤。 随后分析该时间序列的平均值以确定信号是否是异常的。

    Reduced energy consumption using active vibration control
    77.
    发明授权
    Reduced energy consumption using active vibration control 有权
    使用主动振动控制降低能耗

    公开(公告)号:US08139467B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-20

    申请号:US12469023

    申请日:2009-05-20

    IPC分类号: G11B17/00

    摘要: Embodiments of a computer system that includes a vibration-cancelling mode, and a related method and computer-program product (e.g., software) for use with the computer system, are described. During operation, a processor monitors operations in the computer system, and may select either the vibration-cancelling mode or an inactive mode based on the monitored operations. For example, the processor may select the vibration-cancelling mode when there are input/output-(I/O) intensive workloads to an array of one or more hard disk drives (HDDs) in the computer system. In this way, the processor may reduce the energy consumption associated with vibration-induced retries to the HDDs (and reduced I/O throughput) without increasing the energy consumption associated with active vibration damping at other times, such as when the computer system is idle or during processor-intensive workloads.

    摘要翻译: 描述了包括振动消除模式的计算机系统的实施例,以及与计算机系统一起使用的相关方法和计算机程序产品(例如,软件)。 在操作期间,处理器监视计算机系统中的操作,并且可以基于所监视的操作来选择振动消除模式或不活动模式。 例如,当计算机系统中的一个或多个硬盘驱动器(HDD)的阵列存在输入/输出(I / O)密集型工作负载时,处理器可以选择振动消除模式。 以这种方式,处理器可以减少与振动引起的对HDD的重试相关的能量消耗(和降低的I / O吞吐量),而不会增加与其他时间的主动减振相关联的能量消耗,例如当计算机系统空闲时 或在处理器密集型工作负载期间。

    Method and apparatus for controlling temperature variations in a computer system
    78.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for controlling temperature variations in a computer system 有权
    用于控制计算机系统中的温度变化的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08046112B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-25

    申请号:US12102245

    申请日:2008-04-14

    IPC分类号: G05D23/00 G05B15/00 G01K17/00

    CPC分类号: G05D23/1917 G06F1/206

    摘要: Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that controls temperature variations in a computer system. During operation, a telemetry variable of the computer system is monitored. Next, a future temperature of the computer system is predicted based on the telemetry variable. A signal is then generated in response to the future temperature. Then, the signal is sent to a cooling device in the computer system to control temperature variations of the computer system.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的一些实施例提供一种控制计算机系统中的温度变化的系统。 在操作期间,监视计算机系统的遥测变量。 接下来,基于遥测变量预测计算机系统的未来温度。 然后响应于将来的温度产生信号。 然后,该信号被发送到计算机系统中的冷却装置以控制计算机系统的温度变化。

    Selectively mitigating multiple vibration sources in a computer system
    79.
    发明授权
    Selectively mitigating multiple vibration sources in a computer system 有权
    选择性地减轻计算机系统中的多个振动源

    公开(公告)号:US07761244B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-20

    申请号:US11852059

    申请日:2007-09-07

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00 G11B5/00

    CPC分类号: G11B33/08

    摘要: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that mitigates the effects of multiple vibration sources on a set of hard disk drives (HDDs) within a computer system. During operation, the system identifies a target HDD in the set of HDDs, wherein the performance of the target HDD is affected by mechanical vibrations. The system also identifies one or more primary vibration sources from the multiple vibration sources that affect the performance of the target HDD. Next, for each of the primary vibration sources, the system measures a first time-domain signal associated with the operation of the primary vibration source using a first vibration transducer associated with the primary vibration source. The system also measures a second time-domain signal associated with the target HDD using a second vibration transducer associated with the target HDD. Next, for each of the primary vibration sources, the system then computes a cross-power-spectral-density (CPSD) between the first and the second time-domain signals. The system then selectively mitigates the primary vibration sources based on the CPSDs between the primary vibration sources and the target HDD.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的一个实施例提供一种减轻多个振动源对计算机系统内的一组硬盘驱动器(HDD)的影响的系统。 在操作期间,系统识别该组HDD中的目标HDD,其中目标HDD的性能受到机械振动的影响。 该系统还识别影响目标HDD性能的多个振动源的一个或多个主要振动源。 接下来,对于每个主振动源,系统使用与主振动源相关联的第一振动换能器来测量与主振动源的操作相关联的第一时域信号。 该系统还使用与目标HDD相关联的第二振动传感器来测量与目标HDD相关联的第二时域信号。 接下来,对于每个主振动源,系统然后计算第一和第二时域信号之间的交叉功率谱密度(CPSD)。 然后,该系统基于主振动源和目标HDD之间的CPSD选择性地减轻主振动源。

    Method and apparatus for predicting remaining useful life for a computer system
    80.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for predicting remaining useful life for a computer system 有权
    用于预测计算机系统的剩余使用寿命的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07702485B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-20

    申请号:US11635450

    申请日:2006-12-06

    IPC分类号: G06F11/30

    CPC分类号: G06F11/004 G06F11/008

    摘要: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for predicting a remaining useful life (RUL) for a computer system. The system starts by collecting values for at least one telemetry metric from the computer system while the computer system is operating. The system then uses the collected values to generate a RUL prediction for the computer system or a component within the computer system.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的一个实施例提供了一种用于预测计算机系统的剩余使用寿命(RUL)的系统。 当计算机系统运行时,系统从计算机系统收集至少一个遥测度量的值开始。 然后,系统使用收集的值来生成计算机系统或计算机系统内的组件的RUL预测。