Extended thermal management
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1. A method, comprising:
- managing thermal condition of a thermal zone based upon thermal relationships of components in the thermal zone.
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Abstract
A method for managing thermal condition of a thermal zone that includes multiple thermally controllable components include determining thermal relationship between the components and reducing temperature of a first component by reducing thermal dissipation of a second component.
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43 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
managing thermal condition of a thermal zone based upon thermal relationships of components in the thermal zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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receiving a signal from a first component in a thermal zone during a first time period, the signal indicating that a thermal condition of the first component crossing its trip point; and
managing the thermal condition of the first component using thermal relationship information between the first component and a second component in the same thermal zone. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A machine-readable medium providing instructions, which when executed by a set of one or more processors, causes said set of processors to perform a method, comprising:
managing thermal condition of two or more thermal zones in a system by using thermal condition of two or more components in each of the thermal zones. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system, comprising:
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a policy manager to manage thermal conditions of thermally controllable components;
a first thermal zone including a first set of thermally controllable components, and a second thermal zone including a second set of thermally controllable components, wherein each of the thermally controllable components in the first set and in the second set of components is to include a thermal sensor and a thermal interface to provide its thermal properties. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method, comprising:
managing operation of a system using user preference settings and thermal relationship information of components in the system, wherein the system includes two or more thermal zones. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system, comprising:
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data describing thermal relationship between two or more components in a thermal zone; and
a policy manager to use the thermal relationship to manage thermal condition of the two or more components, wherein each of the two or more components includes a thermal interface to export its thermal condition and thermal constraint. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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