Monitor and control system and method for server model

• US 8,626,343 B2
• Filed: 01/27/2011
• Issued: 01/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hongfujin Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chou, Shu-Hsien, Guo, Li-Wen, Wang, Kang-Bin, Tan, Bi-Hui
• Primary Examiner(s): Bahta, Kidest
• Application Number:
  US13/015,023
• Publication Number:
  US 20120035783A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,076 Days
• Field of Search: 700/275, 700/276, 700/299, 700/300, 702/113, 709/224, 307/139, 318/473, 361/379.48, 361/688.103
• US Class Current: 700/275
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/206 comprising thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3058 Monitoring arrangements for monitoring environmental properties or parameters of the computing system or of the computing system component, e.g. monitoring of power, currents, temperature, humidity, position, vibrations thermal management in cooling arrangements of a computing system G06F1/206
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20836 Thermal management, e.g. server temperature control

Abstract

A monitor and control system includes a server model, a number of switches, a temperature sensor mounted in the server model, a monitor and control device, and a microcontroller. The switches are connected to the resistors to control current through the resistors. The temperature sensor is mounted in the server model. The monitor and control device is connected to the server model and configured to monitor and control the server model. The microcontroller is configured to switch the switches on and off and send temperature information sensed by the temperature sensor to the monitor and control device.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a server model for configuring component layout in a server design with optimized heat dissipating ability, the server model comprising a plurality of resistors, the plurality of resistors selectively turned on or off to generate various quantity of heat in the server model to configure various operating conditions for the server model;

a plurality of switches, connected to the plurality of resistors, configured to enable and disable the plurality of resistors;

a temperature sensor mounted in the server model;

a monitor and control device, connected to the server model, configured to monitor and control the server model; and

a microcontroller, connected to the plurality of switches, configured to switch on and off the plurality of switches and send temperature information from the temperature sensor to the monitor and control device.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a monitor chip connected to the microcontroller, the monitor chip is also connected to the temperature sensor and configured to send the temperature information to the microcontroller.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the server model further comprises a fan connected to the monitor chip, and the monitor chip is configured to monitor a fan rotating speed of the fan and send the fan rotating speed to the microcontroller.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the monitor and control device comprises an information receiving module connected to the microcontroller, and the microcontroller is configured to send the temperature and the fan rotating speed to the information receiving module.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the monitor and control device further comprises a control module to control the fan rotating speed.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the monitor and control device further comprises a display module configured to display information monitored from the server model.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the server model comprises a power supply unit connected to the microcontroller, and the microcontroller is configured to switch on and off the power supply unit and monitor the power supply unit.