Systems and methods for sensing and indicating orientation of electrical equipment with active cooling
First Claim
1. An apparatus having an active cooling system, comprising:
- electronic circuits;
an enclosure for housing the electronic circuits;
a fan for blowing air through the enclosure;
an orientation sensor for sensing a parameter indicative of an orientation of the fan; and
logic configured to determine, based on the parameter sensed by the orientation sensor, whether a direction of an airflow induced by the fan is within a predefined range of a direction of buoyant airflow, the logic further configured to transmit a notification signal indicating whether the direction of the airflow induced by the fan is within the predefined range.
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Abstract
A system for sensing and indicating orientation of electrical equipment has an orientation sensor and control logic. The control logic is configured to compare predefined data with a sensed orientation of the electrical equipment in order to determine whether the sensed orientation of the equipment is within an acceptable range such that sufficient cooling by a cooling system is likely to occur. If the sensed orientation of the equipment is not within the acceptable range, the control logic transmits a notification signal so that corrective action can occur. As an example, the notification signal may be used to notify a user of the improper orientation. In another example, the notification signal automatically triggers an action that compensates for the improper orientation.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus having an active cooling system, comprising:
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electronic circuits; an enclosure for housing the electronic circuits; a fan for blowing air through the enclosure; an orientation sensor for sensing a parameter indicative of an orientation of the fan; and logic configured to determine, based on the parameter sensed by the orientation sensor, whether a direction of an airflow induced by the fan is within a predefined range of a direction of buoyant airflow, the logic further configured to transmit a notification signal indicating whether the direction of the airflow induced by the fan is within the predefined range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 21)
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12. An apparatus having an active cooling system, comprising:
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electronic circuits; an enclosure for housing the electronic circuits; a fan for blowing air through the enclosure; an orientation sensor for sensing a parameter indicative of an orientation of the fan; and logic configured to indicate, based on the parameter sensed by the orientation sensor, whether the fan is oriented in a manner such that an airflow induced by the fan opposes buoyant airflow. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 22)
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17. A method, comprising:
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providing an apparatus having electronic circuits housed by an enclosure; blowing air through the enclosure via a fan; sensing an orientation of the fan relative to a direction of buoyant airflow; and indicating, based on the sensing, whether an airflow induced by the fan is within a predefined range of the direction of the buoyant airflow. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 23)
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