System and method for dynamic generation of environmental operational models

• US 20080167848A1
• Filed: 01/09/2007
• Published: 07/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Moss, David L., Zhang, Weijia, Artman, Paul T.
• Granted Patent: US 7,493,235 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 703/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/0855 involving a third party

Abstract

A system and method for system and method for dynamic generation of environmental operational models is disclosed. In one form, an information handling system can include a planning tool operable to enable selection of a system for use at a site. The information handling system can also include a thermal management processor operably coupled to the planning tool. The thermal management processor can include an input operable receive an attribute of a component of the system, and an output operable to output information that can be used to determine a CFD analysis. The thermal management processor can further include a CFD analysis input source operable to receive a CFD analysis to be presented in connection with the planning tool.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a first input indicative of a request to purchase a first system;

accessing first configuration information in response to the first input, the first configuration information associated with the first system;

accessing second configuration information in response to the first input, the second configuration information associated with an existing data center;

generating a first thermal information output based on the first configuration information and the second configuration information; and

using the first thermal information output to determine an environmental operational analysis.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

communicating the environmental operational analysis in response to the first input; and

receiving a second input in response to communicating the environmental operational analysis.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

communicating the first configuration information to a power calculation application; and

determining the first thermal information output using the power calculation application.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

reading a first attribute of a first component of the system;

determining a power consumption value of the first component using the first attribute;

reading a second attribute of a second component of the system;

determining a second power consumption value of the second component using the second attribute;

combining the first power consumption value with the second power consumption value; and

generating the first thermal information output based on the combining.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

reading a first temperature attribute of a first component of the system;

reading a first dimensional attribute of the first component; and

determining the environmental operational analysis using the first temperature attribute and the first dimensional attribute.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

accessing a second temperature attribute of a second component of the site;

accessing a second dimensional attribute of the second component of the site; and

determining the first thermal information output using the first temperature attribute, the second temperature attribute, the first dimensional attribute, and the second dimensional attribute.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the environmental operational analysis includes a computational fluid dynamic (CFD) analysis.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an input to order the system in response to determining the CFD analysis; and

updating an order database to include a reference to the system in response to the input.

21. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

determining the second input is indicative of a request to decline a purchase of the first system.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

receiving a third input indicative of a request to purchase a second system after receiving the second input;

accessing third configuration information in response to the third input, the third configuration information associated with the third system;

accessing the second configuration information;

generating a second thermal information output based on the third configuration information and the second configuration information; and

using the second thermal information output to determine a second environmental operational analysis.

2. (canceled)

3. The method of claim 2, wherein:

accessing first configuration information comprises accessing an order system database to determine the first configuration information; and

accessing second configuration information comprises accessing a site database to determine the second configuration information.

9. (canceled)

12. A environmental operational analysis enabled ordering system comprising:

a thermal attribute source operably associated with an order system source for an existing data center; and

a thermal management processor operable to receive an input from a power consumption application and a environmental operational analysis modeling source, the thermal management processor is further operable to output a representation of a environmental operational analysis.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising the thermal management processor operable to receive configuration information of a site.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the thermal attribute source is operable to include a geometric attribute associated with a component of the order system source.

15. The system of claim 14, further comprising a power calculation application operable to calculate power consumption of the component.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the environmental operational analysis is determined using site configuration information.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the thermal management processor is operable to output a plurality of file formats operable to be used by the environmental operational modeling source.

18. An information handling system comprising:

a planning tool operable to enable selection of a system for use at a site, the planning tool including an order system source configured to receive a request to purchase the system;

a thermal management processor operably coupled to the planning tool, the thermal management processor including;

an input operable to receive an attribute of a component of the system;

an output operable to output information operable to be used to determine a computational fluid dynamic (CFD) analysis; and

a CFD analysis input source operable to receive a CFD analysis to be presented in connection with the planning tool.

19. The information handling system of claim 18, further comprising:

a site input source operable to receive a second attribute of a second component located at a site; and

a thermal information source operably associated with an order system source of the planning tool, the thermal information source including the attribute information of the component.

20. The information handling system of claim 19, further comprising a power consumption application operable to determine a power consumption using the first attribute and the second attribute.