Method for assessing electronic devices
First Claim
1. A method for assessing a plurality of electronic devices, wherein the plurality of electronic devices are associated with a plurality of sensors configured to detect temperature and are cooled by fluid supplied by a plurality of fluid moving devices, said method comprising:
- determining respective relationships between the plurality of fluid moving devices and the plurality of sensors, wherein the relationships signify the level of influence a particular fluid moving device has over a particular sensor;
calculating cooling efficiencies for the plurality of electronic devices based upon the determined relationships between the plurality of fluid moving devices and the plurality of sensors, wherein the cooling efficiencies comprise measures of energy usage requirements to respectively maintain the plurality of electronic devices within predetermined temperature ranges;
ranking the plurality of electronic devices according to their cooling efficiencies; and
storing the plurality of electronic devices according to their rankings.
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Abstract
In a method for assessing a plurality of electronic devices, cooling efficiencies for the plurality of electronic devices are calculated, where the cooling efficiencies comprise measures of energy usage requirements to respectively maintain the plurality of electronic devices within predetermined temperature ranges. In addition, the plurality of electronic devices are ranked according to their cooling efficiencies and the plurality of electronic devices are stored according to their rankings.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for assessing a plurality of electronic devices, wherein the plurality of electronic devices are associated with a plurality of sensors configured to detect temperature and are cooled by fluid supplied by a plurality of fluid moving devices, said method comprising:
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determining respective relationships between the plurality of fluid moving devices and the plurality of sensors, wherein the relationships signify the level of influence a particular fluid moving device has over a particular sensor; calculating cooling efficiencies for the plurality of electronic devices based upon the determined relationships between the plurality of fluid moving devices and the plurality of sensors, wherein the cooling efficiencies comprise measures of energy usage requirements to respectively maintain the plurality of electronic devices within predetermined temperature ranges; ranking the plurality of electronic devices according to their cooling efficiencies; and storing the plurality of electronic devices according to their rankings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for assessing a plurality of electronic devices, said system comprising:
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a plurality of sensors, wherein the plurality of electronic devices are respectively associated with the plurality of sensors; a plurality of fluid moving devices operable to vary conditions of fluid flow supplied to the plurality of electronic devices; a controller configured to receive information from the plurality of sensors, wherein the controller is further configured to determine respective relationships between the plurality of fluid moving devices and the plurality of sensors, wherein the relationships signify the level of influence a particular fluid moving device has over a particular sensor, wherein the controller is further configured to determine cooling efficiencies of the plurality of electronic devices based upon the determined relationships between the plurality of fluid moving devices and the plurality of sensors, wherein the cooling efficiencies comprise measures of energy usage requirements to respectively maintain the plurality of electronic devices within predetermined temperature ranges, and wherein the controller is further configured to rank the plurality of electronic devices according to their respective cooling efficiencies. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A fluid moving device configured to supply cooling fluid flow to a plurality of electronic devices, said fluid moving device comprising:
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an actuator configured to manipulate temperature of the fluid flow supplied by the fluid moving device, wherein the fluid moving device is configured to supply cooled fluid flow to a plurality of locations, and wherein a plurality of sensors are configured to measure the temperature of the fluid flow supplied by the fluid moving device at the plurality of locations; wherein the actuator is configured to vary the fluid flow temperature a plurality of times, and during each time, the plurality of sensors are configured to detect the temperatures at the plurality of locations; a controller configured to correlate the one or more of the plurality of sensors to the fluid moving device by employing the plurality of actuator settings and detected temperatures, wherein the correlation signifies the level of influence a particular fluid moving device has over a particular sensor, wherein the controller is further configured to use the correlation to calculate cooling efficiencies of the plurality of electronic devices, wherein the cooling efficiencies comprise measures of energy usage requirements to respectively maintain the plurality of electronic devices within predetermined temperature ranges; and wherein the controller is further configured to rank the plurality of electronic devices according to their respective cooling efficiencies.
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20. A computer readable storage medium on which is embedded one or more computer programs, said one or more computer programs implementing a method for placing workload on at least one electronic device of a plurality of electronic devices, wherein the plurality of electronic devices are associated with a plurality of sensors configured to detect temperature and are cooled by fluid supplied by a plurality of fluid moving devices, said one or more computer programs comprising a set of instructions for:
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determining respective relationships between the plurality of fluid moving devices and the plurality of sensors, wherein the relationships signify the level of influence a particular fluid moving device has over a particular sensor; calculating cooling efficiencies for the plurality of electronic devices based upon the determined relationships between the plurality of fluid moving devices and the plurality of sensors, wherein the cooling efficiencies comprise measures of energy usage requirements to respectively maintain the plurality of electronic devices within predetermined temperature ranges; ranking the plurality of electronic devices according to their cooling efficiencies; selecting at least one of the plurality of electronic devices having at least one of the highest rankings to receive and perform a workload; and placing the workload on the selected at least one of the plurality of electronic devices.
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