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US 2003/0112600 A1Published application
Chassis with adaptive fan control
AssigneeMaXXan Systems, Inc.
InventorsSompong Paul Olarig, Donald Joseph Stoddard, Michael Hansen
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Abstract
A chassis with an adaptive fan control is provided for electronic equipment. The adaptive fan control is responsive to at least one condition within one or more airflow sections within the chassis and may increase or decrease airflow in response to the condition.
Claims25
An apparatus comprising:
- a chassis for housing electronic components including plug-in card slots, the chassis having an intake section and an exhaust section;
- a plurality of airflow sections positioned generally between the intake and exhaust sections;
- an air circulator coupled to the chassis operative to flow air through the plurality of airflow sections;
- and
- a sensor coupled to the air circulator operative to change the air flow in an airflow section.
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A method comprising:
- fabricating a chassis for housing electronic components having a plurality of airflow sections and a plurality of airflow circulators;
- monitoring a condition within an airflow section;
- and
- changing airflow within a particular airflow section in response to the condition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.