Active cooling system for an electronic device
First Claim
1. A system for cooling an electronic device having a plurality of regions each containing one or more electronic components wherein each of said plurality of regions may have a different temperature from other of said plurality of regions, said system comprising:
- a plurality of temperature sensors disposed within the electronic device, each of said plurality of temperature sensors positioned to sense within one of said plurality of regions for sensing the temperature of that region;
a plurality of temperature regulation devices disposed within the electronic device, each of said plurality of temperature regulation devices positioned in a region monitored by one of said plurality of temperature sensors for cooling that region; and
a controller operatively coupled to each of said plurality of temperature sensors and each of said plurality of temperature regulation devices, said controller monitoring the temperature of each of said plurality of regions sensed by the temperature sensor disposed in that region and controlling an amount of cooling provided by the temperature regulation devices disposed in said region in response thereto.
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Abstract
A system for actively cooling an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device may be divided into a plurality of regions each containing one or more electrical or electronic components. A temperature sensor is positioned in each region to sense the temperature of the components contained in that region. Similarly, a temperature regulating device is positioned in each region. A controller monitors the temperature of each region as sensed by the temperature sensor and adjusts the amount of cooling provided to that region by the temperature regulating device, accordingly.
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51 Claims
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1. A system for cooling an electronic device having a plurality of regions each containing one or more electronic components wherein each of said plurality of regions may have a different temperature from other of said plurality of regions, said system comprising:
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a plurality of temperature sensors disposed within the electronic device, each of said plurality of temperature sensors positioned to sense within one of said plurality of regions for sensing the temperature of that region;
a plurality of temperature regulation devices disposed within the electronic device, each of said plurality of temperature regulation devices positioned in a region monitored by one of said plurality of temperature sensors for cooling that region; and
a controller operatively coupled to each of said plurality of temperature sensors and each of said plurality of temperature regulation devices, said controller monitoring the temperature of each of said plurality of regions sensed by the temperature sensor disposed in that region and controlling an amount of cooling provided by the temperature regulation devices disposed in said region in response thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for cooling a computer having a plurality of regions each containing one or more electronic components wherein each of said plurality of regions may have a different temperature from other of said plurality of regions, said system comprising:
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a temperature sensor disposed in each of said plurality of regions;
a temperature regulating device disposed in each of said plurality of regions, said temperature regulating device operable at variable rates for adjusting an amount of cooling provided to said region; and
a controller operatively coupled to the temperature sensor and temperature regulating device of each of said plurality of regions, said controller monitoring the temperature of each region sensed by the temperature sensor and varying the amount of cooling provided by the temperature regulating device disposed in said region in proportion to the sensed temperature of that region. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for cooling a computer having a plurality of regions containing electronic components wherein each of said plurality of regions may have a different temperature from other of said plurality of regions, said system comprising:
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means, disposed in each of said plurality of regions, for sensing the temperature of said region;
means, disposed in each of said plurality of regions, for regulating the temperature of said region; and
means for monitoring the temperature of each region via the temperature sensing means and controlling the temperature regulating means for regulating the temperature within that region in response thereto. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for cooling an electronic system having a plurality of regions containing electronic components wherein each of said plurality of regions may have a different temperature from other of said plurality of regions, the method comprising the steps of:
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sensing the temperature of each region via a temperature sensor placed in the region; and
varying the amount of cooling provided to each region by a temperature regulation device disposed within that region according to the sensed temperature thereof. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. An information handling system incorporating a cooling system, comprising:
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a processor unit;
memory interconnected with the processor unit;
a display driver;
an input/output system; and
a cooling system further comprising;
a temperature sensor disposed in each of a plurality of regions within the information handling system;
a temperature regulating device disposed in each of the plurality of regions, the temperature regulating device operable at variable rates to adjust an amount of cooling provided to the region; and
a controller operatively coupled to the temperature sensor and temperature regulating device of each of the plurality of regions, the controller monitoring the temperature of each region and varying the amount of cooling provided by the temperature regulating device disposed in the region in proportion to the sensed temperature of that region. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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