Method and system for monitoring the thermal status of a card shelf
AssigneeFujitsu Network Communications, Inc., a California corporation
InventorsAlbert Pedoeem, Steven J. Brolin, James F. Burnell
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Abstract
A method for monitoring the operating temperature of an item on a card shelf having a plurality of discrete electronic cards includes receiving a measured temperature for an item on a card shelf that is indicative of an operating temperature of the item. The method also includes determining whether the item is operating above a specified limit using the measured temperature and information stored in a memory that relates the measured temperature to the operating temperature of the item. Furthermore, the method includes determining whether there has been a restriction of air flow through the card shelf in response to determining whether the item is operating above a specified limit.
Claims14
A method for monitoring operating temperatures within a card shelf having a plurality of discrete electronic cards, comprising:
- receiving a measured temperature for each of a plurality of items on a card shelf;
- determining whether each item is operating above a specified limit for the item based on the measured temperature for the item;
- determining whether a number of items operating above their respective specified limits is greater than a specified value;
- and
- determining whether there has been a restriction of air flow through the card shelf in response to determining that the number of items operating above their respective specified limits is greater than the specified value.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of items on a card shelf;
- a plurality of item sensors, each item sensor reporting a measured temperature for one of the items;
- and
- a temperature controller comprising software stored on a computer-readable medium operable to:
- determine whether each item is operating above a specified limit for the item based on the measured temperature for the item;
- determine whether a number of the items operating above their respective specified limits is greater than a specified value;
- and
- determine whether there has been a restriction of air flow through the card shelf in response to determining that the number of items operating above their respective specified limits is greater than the specified value.
A method for monitoring the operating temperature of an item on a card shelf having a plurality of discrete electronic cards, comprising:
- receiving a measured temperature for an item on a card shelf, the measured temperature indicative of an operating temperature of the item;
- determining whether the item is operating above a specified limit using the measured temperature and information stored in a memory that relates the measured temperature to the operating temperature of the item;
- and
- determining whether there has been a restriction of air flow through the card shelf in response to determining whether the item is operating above a specified limit.
An apparatus, comprising:
- an item on a card shelf;
- an item sensor reporting a measured temperature indicative of an operating temperature of the item;
- a memory storing information relating the measured temperature to the operating temperature of the item;
- and
- a temperature controller comprising software stored on a computer-readable medium, the temperature controller operable to determine whether the item is operating above a specified limit using the measured temperature and the information stored in the memory, and further operable to determine whether there has been a restriction of air flow through the card shelf in response to determining whether the item is operating above a specified limit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.