Cooling system and method

A cooling method used in a system including an air conditioner capable of cooling a predetermined space and changing an air volume or a set temperature thereof and one or more electronic devices disposed in the predetermined space and provided with a fan whose rotational speed is variable, the cooling method comprising:

• detecting temperature of the one or more electronic devices with use of a temperature sensor;
• accessing, by a processor, air-conditioner information indicating a relationship between cooling performance and power consumption of the air conditioner and fan information indicating a relationship between cooling performance and power consumption of the fan;
• and
• selecting, by the processor, based on an increase in the detected temperature, whether to increase the air volume or decrease the set temperature of the air conditioner or to increase the rotational speed of the fan, with reference to the accessed air-conditioner information and fan information, and controlling the air volume or the set temperature of the air conditioner and the rotational speed of the fan based on a result of the selecting.

A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program used to control a system including an air conditioner capable of cooling a predetermined space and changing an air volume or a set temperature thereof and one or more electronic devices disposed in the predetermined space and provided with a fan whose rotational speed is variable, the computer program causing a computer to perform a procedure comprising:

• detecting temperature of the one or more electronic devices with use of a temperature sensor;
• accessing air-conditioner information indicating a relationship between cooling performance and power consumption of the air conditioner and fan information indicating a relationship between cooling performance and power consumption of the fan;
• and
• selecting, based on an increase in the detected temperature, whether to increase the air volume or decrease the set temperature of the air conditioner or to increase the rotational speed of the fan, with reference to the accessed air-conditioner information and fan information, and controlling the air volume or the set temperature of the air conditioner and the rotational speed of the fan based on a result of the selecting.