Systems and methods for user modification of cooling device response in information handling systems
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1. An information handling system, comprising:
- a chassis enclosure;
one or more heat generating components contained within the chassis enclosure;
one or more temperature sensors configured to sense at least one of fluid temperature within the chassis enclosure, temperature of at least one of the heat generating components, or a combination thereof;
one or more variable speed cooling devices configured to provide different flow rates of cooling fluid within the chassis enclosure to cool the heat generating components;
persistent storage including device speed control information stored thereon, the device speed control information representing a pre-defined relationship between device speed control values and the sensed temperature reported by at least one of the temperature sensors; and
at least one processing device configured to receive values of sensed temperature from each of the temperature sensors, and to provide control signals to control device speed of each of the cooling devices;
where the processing device is configured to access the device speed control information stored on the persistent storage and to control device speed response of each of the cooling devices based on the pre-defined relationship between values of cooling device speed and the current sensed temperature defined by the device speed control information; and
where the processing device is further configured to receive user-configurable device speed modifier information entered by a user of the information handling system, and to modify the device speed response of each of the cooling devices to the device speed control values specified by the stored device speed control information based on the user-configurable device speed modifier information by applying the user-configurable device speed modifier information to the stored device speed control values specified by the stored device speed control information at the current sensed temperature without changing the pre-defined relationship between values of cooling device speed and the current sensed temperature defined by the device speed control information and without decreasing the device speed of each of the cooling device speeds below a device speed corresponding to the stored device speed control values specified by the stored device speed control information at the current sensed temperature.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented for facilitating user modification of cooling device speed response to sensed temperature in information handling systems. The disclosed systems and methods may be implemented to allow an information handling system user to modify how one or more individual cooling device/s respond to device speed control values specified by stored device speed control information without requiring the user to change the identity or pre-defined device speed values of the device speed control information with which the information system is currently operating.
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18 Claims
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1. An information handling system, comprising:
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a chassis enclosure; one or more heat generating components contained within the chassis enclosure; one or more temperature sensors configured to sense at least one of fluid temperature within the chassis enclosure, temperature of at least one of the heat generating components, or a combination thereof; one or more variable speed cooling devices configured to provide different flow rates of cooling fluid within the chassis enclosure to cool the heat generating components; persistent storage including device speed control information stored thereon, the device speed control information representing a pre-defined relationship between device speed control values and the sensed temperature reported by at least one of the temperature sensors; and at least one processing device configured to receive values of sensed temperature from each of the temperature sensors, and to provide control signals to control device speed of each of the cooling devices; where the processing device is configured to access the device speed control information stored on the persistent storage and to control device speed response of each of the cooling devices based on the pre-defined relationship between values of cooling device speed and the current sensed temperature defined by the device speed control information; and where the processing device is further configured to receive user-configurable device speed modifier information entered by a user of the information handling system, and to modify the device speed response of each of the cooling devices to the device speed control values specified by the stored device speed control information based on the user-configurable device speed modifier information by applying the user-configurable device speed modifier information to the stored device speed control values specified by the stored device speed control information at the current sensed temperature without changing the pre-defined relationship between values of cooling device speed and the current sensed temperature defined by the device speed control information and without decreasing the device speed of each of the cooling device speeds below a device speed corresponding to the stored device speed control values specified by the stored device speed control information at the current sensed temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for modifying cooling device response in an information handling system, comprising:
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providing an information handling system comprising; a chassis enclosure, one or more heat generating components contained within the chassis enclosure, one or more variable speed cooling devices configured to provide different flow rates of cooling fluid within the chassis enclosure to cool the heat generating components, at least one processing device, and persistent storage including device speed control information stored thereon, the device speed control information representing a pre-defined relationship between device speed control values and the sensed temperature reported by at least one of the temperature sensors; sensing at least one of fluid temperature within the chassis enclosure, temperature of at least one of the heat generating components, or a combination thereof; and using the at least one processing device to; access the device speed control information stored on the persistent storage, control device speed response of each of the cooling devices based on the pre-defined relationship between values of cooling device speed and the current sensed temperature defined by the device speed control information, receive user-configurable device speed modifier information entered by a user of the information handling system, and modify the device speed response of each of the cooling devices to the device speed control values specified by the stored device speed control information based on the user-configurable device speed modifier information by applying the user-configurable device speed modifier information to the stored device speed control values specified by the stored device speed control information at the current sensed temperature without changing the pre-defined relationship between values of cooling device speed and the current sensed temperature defined by the device speed control information and without decreasing the device speed of each of the cooling device speeds below a device speed corresponding to the stored device speed control values specified by the stored device speed control information at the current sensed temperature. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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