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US 12,663,844 B2Granted
Server/device cooling control
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
InventorsRoderick Colenbrander, Harry Rogers
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Abstract
To minimize use of power required for cooling and get ahead of temperature buildup, a mode of operation can be established for a cooling element of a device based on one or more non-temperature factor values. For example, current values, power values, or even values related to initiating a video game may be used. The cooling element itself may be a server fan, a coolant pump, or another type of cooling element.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- establishing a first speed of a fan in a server housing based at least in part on a non-temperature factor having a first value, wherein the first speed is established by selecting a highest speed from respective speeds respectively output by a temperature controller and a non-temperature factor controller;
- and
- establishing a second speed of the fan based at least in part on the non-temperature factor having a second value.
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor configured to:
- establish a first mode of operation for a cooling element of a device based at least in part on a non-temperature factor having a first value;
- and
- establish a second mode of operation for the cooling element of the device based at least in part on the non-temperature factor having a second value,
- wherein the non-temperature factor comprises at least one factor associated with a computer command.
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A device, comprising:
- at least one computer storage that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor to:
- establish a first mode of operation for a cooling element based at least in part on a non-temperature factor having a first value, wherein first mode of operation is established at least in part by establishing a target temperature, the target temperature varying according to the non-temperature factor;
- and
- establish a second mode of operation for the cooling element based at least in part on the non-temperature factor having a second value.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.