US 10,095,205 B2 · Fan characterization and control system

Abstract

A fan characterization and control system includes a chassis housing a plurality of components and a fan system. A controller system is coupled to the components and the fan system and configured to detect fan devices in the fan system that are connected to the controller system via respective fan connectors. The controller system determines fan performance categories of each of the fan devices based on signals communicated by each of the fan devices through at least one pin on the respective fan connectors. The controller system accesses a fan performance database that stores different fan performance categories and respective fan performance characteristics for each of the different fan performance categories. The controller system uses fan performance information that is associated in the fan performance database with each of the fan performance categories determined for the fan devices to configure the components and the fan system for operation.

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Dependent claims

A fan characterization and control system, comprising:

a chassis;
a plurality of components located in the chassis;
an air mover system located in the chassis;
a controller system located in the chassis and coupled to the plurality of components and the air mover system, wherein the controller system is configured to:
detect a plurality of air mover devices in the air mover system that are connected to the controller system via respective air mover connectors;
determine air mover performance categories of each of the plurality of air mover devices based on signals communicated by each of the plurality of air mover devices through at least one pin on the respective air mover connectors;
access an air mover performance database that stores a plurality of different air mover performance categories and respective air mover performance characteristics for each of the plurality of different air mover performance categories;
and
use air mover performance information that is associated in the air mover performance database with each of the air mover performance categories determined for the plurality of air mover devices to operate the plurality of components and the air mover system.

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An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:

a non-transitory memory system storing a plurality of different fan performance categories and respective fan performance characteristics for each of the plurality of different fan performance categories;
and
a processing system that is coupled to the non-transitory memory system and that is configured to execute instructions from the non-transitory memory system to provide a system control engine that is configured to:
detect a plurality of fan devices that are connected to the processing system via respective fan connectors;
determine fan performance categories of each of the plurality of fan devices based on signals communicated by each of the plurality of fan devices through at least one pin on the respective fan connectors;
and
use fan performance information that is associated in the fan performance database with each of the fan performance categories determined for the plurality of fan devices to configure a plurality of components and the plurality of fan devices for operation.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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