Distributed Cooling System with Adaptive Cooling Profile and Method Therefor

• US 20160047698A1
• Filed: 08/18/2014
• Published: 02/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Woo, Joohyun, Aurongzeb, Deeder M.
• Granted Patent: US 10,452,109 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 33/00 Non-positive-displacement pumps with other than pure rotation, e.g. of oscillating type F04D35/00 takes precedence; hand-held fans A45B
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 13/00 Thermometers specially adapted for specific purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/203 for portable computers, e.g. for laptops
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/206 comprising thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/327 Alarm or error message display
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/467 by flowing gases, e.g. air H01L23/473 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/0002 Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00

Abstract

An operating characteristic of an information handling system is determined. It is determined whether a cooling configuration of a plurality of piezoelectric cooling fans included at the information handling system is providing a designated level of cooling. A cooling profile is stored at a memory device, the cooling profile including the operating characteristic and the cooling configuration.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying a first operating characteristic of an information handling system;

determining that a cooling configuration for each of a plurality of piezoelectric cooling fans included at the information handling system is providing a designated level of cooling; and

storing a first cooling profile at a memory device, the first cooling profile including the first operating characteristic and the cooling configuration.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

configuring operation of each of the plurality of piezoelectric cooling fans based on the first cooling profile.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the cooling configuration includes an indication of which of the piezoelectric cooling fans is operational.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the cooling configuration includes a frequency and intensity of a signal applied to a first piezoelectric cooling fan.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first operating characteristic is an identity of a first application program executing at the information handling system.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first operating characteristic is an identity of a first set of application programs executing at the information handling system.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first operating characteristic is a power consumption at each of a plurality of components included at the information handling system.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first operating characteristic is an ambient temperature at the information handling system.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying an operating anomaly at the information handling system in response to determining administering cooling pursuant to the first cooling profile fails to provide the designated level of cooling.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the operating anomaly includes reduced thermal transportation efficiency due to dust buildup at the information handling system.

11. An information handling system comprising:

a memory; and

a controller coupled to the memory, the controller to;

identify a first operating characteristic of an information handling system;

determine that a cooling configuration for each of a plurality of piezoelectric cooling fans included at the information handling system is providing a designated level of cooling; and

store a first cooling profile at the memory device, the first cooling profile including the first operating characteristic and the cooling configuration.

12. The information handling system of claim 11, wherein the controller is further to:

configure operation of each of the plurality of piezoelectric cooling fans based on the first cooling profile.

13. The information handling system of claim 11, wherein the cooling configuration includes an indication of which of the piezoelectric cooling fans is operational.

14. The information handling system of claim 11, wherein the cooling configuration includes a frequency and intensity of a signal applied to a first piezoelectric cooling fan.

15. The information handling system of claim 11, wherein the first operating characteristic is an identity of a first application program executing at the information handling system.

16. The information handling system of claim 11, wherein the first operating characteristic is an identity of a first set of application programs executing at the information handling system.

17. The information handling system of claim 11, wherein the first operating characteristic is a power consumption at each of a plurality of components included at the information handling system.

18. The information handling system of claim 11, wherein the controller is further to:

identify an operating anomaly at the information handling system in response to determining administering cooling pursuant to the first cooling profile fails to provide the designated level of cooling.

19. A non-transitory storage medium embodying a software program, the software program comprising instructions executable by a processor to:

identify a first operating characteristic of an information handling system;

determine that a cooling configuration for each of a plurality of piezoelectric cooling fans included at the information handling system is providing a designated level of cooling; and

store a first cooling profile at a memory device, the first cooling profile including the first operating characteristic and the cooling configuration.

20. The storage medium of claim 19, wherein the instructions are further to:

configure operation of each of the plurality of piezoelectric cooling fans based on the first cooling profile.