Cooling fluid provisioning with location aware sensors
First Claim
1. A method of controlling cooling fluid provisioning in a room housing a plurality of components, said room including at least one plenum having one or more cooling system components configured to vary a characteristic of at least one of cooling fluid supply to and removal from the room, said method comprising:
- positioning location aware sensors at various locations in the room;
autonomously determining the locations of the location aware sensors with equipment contained in the location aware sensors;
detecting one or more conditions with the location aware sensors;
determining whether to manipulate at least one of the one or more cooling system components to modify a characteristic of cooling fluid contained in the plenum based upon the detected one or more conditions; and
manipulating at least one of the one or more cooling system components in response to a determination that the at least of the one or more cooling system components is to be modified.
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Abstract
A method of controlling cooling fluid provisioning in a room housing a plurality of components. The room includes at least one plenum having one or more cooling system components configured to vary a characteristic of at least one of cooling fluid supply to and removal from the room. In the method, location aware sensors are positioned at various locations in the room and their locations are determined. One or more conditions are detected with the location aware sensors and it is determined whether to manipulate at least one of the one or more cooling system components to modify a characteristic of cooling fluid contained in the plenum based upon the detected one or more conditions. In addition, at least one of the one or more cooling system components is manipulated in response to a determination to that the at least of the one or more cooling system components is to be modified.
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Citations
42 Claims
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1. A method of controlling cooling fluid provisioning in a room housing a plurality of components, said room including at least one plenum having one or more cooling system components configured to vary a characteristic of at least one of cooling fluid supply to and removal from the room, said method comprising:
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positioning location aware sensors at various locations in the room; autonomously determining the locations of the location aware sensors with equipment contained in the location aware sensors; detecting one or more conditions with the location aware sensors; determining whether to manipulate at least one of the one or more cooling system components to modify a characteristic of cooling fluid contained in the plenum based upon the detected one or more conditions; and manipulating at least one of the one or more cooling system components in response to a determination that the at least of the one or more cooling system components is to be modified. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for controlling cooling fluid provisioning in a room housing a plurality of components, said room including at least one plenum having one or more cooling system components configured to vary a characteristic of at least one of cooling fluid supply to and removal from the room, said system comprising:
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a plurality of location aware sensors positioned at various locations in the room, wherein the location aware sensors are positioned in respective vicinities of the one or more cooling system components, the location aware sensors being configured to determine their locations with respect to each other in a relatively autonomous manner; a plurality of sensors configured to detect one or more conditions associated with the plurality of location aware sensors; a controller configured to receive the detected one or more conditions from the plurality of sensors associated with the plurality of location aware sensors, said controller being configured to determine whether to manipulate at least one of the one or more cooling system components to modify a characteristic of cooling fluid contained in the plenum; and wherein the controller is configured to manipulate at least one of the one or more cooling system components in response to a determination that the at least of the one or more cooling system components is to be modified. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for controlling cooling fluid provisioning with location aware sensors in a room housing a plurality of components, said room including at least one plenum having one or more cooling system components configured to vary a characteristic of at least one of cooling fluid supply to and removal from the room, said system comprising:
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means for determining the locations of the location aware sensors, wherein the means for determining comprises equipment configured to enable the locations of the location aware sensors to be determined autonomously by the location aware sensors; means for detecting one or more conditions with the location aware sensors; means for determining whether to manipulate at least one of the one or more cooling system components to modify a characteristic of cooling fluid contained in the plenum; and means for manipulating at least one of the one or more cooling system components in response to a determination that the at least of the one or more cooling system components is to be modified. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer readable storage medium on which is embedded one or more computer programs, said one or more computer programs implementing a method of controlling cooling fluid provisioning with location aware sensors in a room housing a plurality of components, said room including at least one plenum having one or more cooling system components configured to vary a characteristic of at least one of cooling fluid supply to and removal from the room, said one or more computer programs comprising a set of instructions for:
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autonomously determining the locations of the location aware sensors with equipment contained in the location aware sensors; detecting one or more conditions with the location aware sensors; determining whether to manipulate at least one of the one or more cooling system components to modify a characteristic of cooling fluid contained in the plenum; and manipulating at least one of the one or more cooling system components in response to a determination to that the at least of the one or more cooling system components is to be modified. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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