System and method for louver-integrated directional airflow fans

A cooling system for a plurality of heat-generating components in a chassis of an information handling system, the cooling system comprising:

• an array of fans for cooling the plurality of heat-generating components, each fan of the array of fans configurable to operate at a fan speed in a range of fan speeds to generate an airflow based on the fan speed;
• a plurality of louvers, each louver corresponding to a fan of the array of fans;
• a plurality of sensors;
• and
• a baseboard management controller (BMC) comprising:
• a processor;
• and
• a memory medium storing a set of instructions executable by the processor to:
• communicate with the plurality of sensors to receive temperature signals associated with the plurality of heat-generating components;
• determine a first component temperature of a first heat-generating component of the plurality of heat-generating components is greater than a first component temperature threshold;
• determine a second component temperature of a second heat-generating component of the plurality of heat-generating components is less than a second component temperature threshold;
• determine a first fan speed of a first fan of the array of fans, the first fan generating a first airflow directed toward the first heat-generating component;
• determine a second fan speed of a second fan of the array of fans, the second fan generating a second airflow directed toward the second heat-generating component;
• determine if a difference between the second component temperature and the second component temperature threshold is greater than a minimum difference;
• if the difference between the second component temperature and the second component temperature threshold is greater than the minimum difference, adjust a louver of the plurality of louvers to redirect at least a portion of the second airflow to the first heat-generating component based on the first component temperature, the second component temperature, the first fan speed and the second fan speed;
• and
• if the difference between the second component temperature and the second component temperature threshold is less than the minimum difference, communicate a signal to increase a fan speed of one or more of the first fan and the second fan.

An information handling system, comprising:

• a plurality of heat-generating components;
• an array of fans for cooling the plurality of heat-generating components, each fan configurable to operate at a fan speed in a range of fan speeds to generate an airflow in a range of airflows;
• a plurality of louvers, each louver corresponding to a fan of the array of fans;
• and
• a baseboard management controller (BMC) comprising:
• a processor;
• and
• a memory medium storing a set of instructions executable by the processor to:
• communicate with a plurality of sensors to receive temperature signals associated with the plurality of heat-generating components;
• determine a first component temperature of a first heat-generating component of the plurality of heat-generating components is greater than a first component temperature threshold;
• determine a second component temperature of a second heat-generating component of the plurality of heat-generating components is less than a second component temperature threshold;
• determine a first fan speed of a first fan of the array of fans, the first fan generating a first airflow to cool the first component;
• determine a second fan speed of a second fan of the array of fans, the second fan generating a second airflow to cool the second component;
• determine if a difference between the second component temperature and the second component temperature threshold is greater than a minimum difference;
• if the difference between the second component temperature and the second component temperature threshold is greater than the minimum difference, adjust a louver of the plurality of louvers to redirect at least a portion of the second airflow to the first heat-generating component based on the first component temperature, the second component temperature, the first fan speed and the second fan speed;
• and
• if the difference between the second component temperature and the second component temperature threshold is less than the minimum difference, communicate a signal to increase a fan speed of one or more of the first fan and the second fan.