Fan selection system and method
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsCHENG-HSIU YANG, CHIN-HUI CHEN, HUNG-CHOU CHAN
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Abstract
A fan selection method is provided. The method determines an optimal amount of each type of fan to be used in a cabinet. The optimal amount of each type of fan is determined by an intersection between a fan performance curve and an airflow resistance curve of the cabinet. The model number and optimal amount of each type of fan is output to a user.
Claims16
A fan selection system being run in a cabinet, wherein the cabinet comprises an input unit and a storage unit, the input unit is configured to receive parameters of the cabinet, the parameters comprise a size, an airflow resistance, and a minimum airflow value of the cabinet, the storage unit is configured to store specification data for a plurality of types of fans, the specification data for each type of fan comprises a model number, a dimension, and a fan performance curve which is relative to a amount of the fans, the fan selection system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a plurality of modules to be executed by the one or more processors, wherein the plurality of modules comprises:
- a first calculating module configured to read the specification data of each type of fan, and determine a maximum allowed amount of each type of fan that can be placed within the cabinet, based on the dimension of the fan and the size of the cabinet;
- a first generating module configured to generate an airflow resistance curve based on the airflow resistance of the cabinet input to the input unit;
- a first detecting module configured to detect whether or not there is an intersection between the fan performance curve of one fan and the airflow resistance curve of the cabinet;
- an adding module configured to add the amount of the fan by one to replace a current amount of the fan when there is no intersection between the fan performance curve of one fan and the airflow resistance curve of the cabinet;
- a second generating module configured to generate a fan performance curve corresponding to the current amount of the fan;
- the first detecting module further configured to detect whether or not there is an intersection between the airflow resistance curve of the cabinet and the fan performance curve corresponding to the current amount of the fan;
- a comparing module configured to compare whether or not the current amount of the fan is more than the maximum allowed amount of the fan when there is an intersection between the airflow resistance curve of the cabinet and the fan performance curve corresponding to the current amount of the fan, and determine the current amount as an optimal amount of the fan when the current amount of the fan is not more than the maximum allowed amount of the fan;
- a second detecting module configured to detect whether or not an airflow value of the current amount of the fan corresponding to the intersection is more than the minimum airflow value of the cabinet;
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- an output module configured to output the model number and the optimal amount of the fan to a display interface when the airflow value of the fan of the current amount of the fan corresponding to the intersection is more than the minimum airflow value of the cabinet.
A fan selection method being run in a cabinet, wherein the cabinet comprises an input unit and a storage unit, the input unit is configured to receive parameters of the cabinet, the parameters comprise a size, an airflow resistance and a minimum airflow value of the cabinet, the storage unit is configured to store specification data for a plurality of types of fans, the specification data for the each type of fan comprises a model number, a dimension and a fan performance curve which is relative to a amount of the fans, the fan selection method comprising:
- reading the specification data of each type of fan, and determine a maximum allowed amount of each type of fan that can be placed within the cabinet, based on the dimension of the fan and the size of the cabinet;
- generating an airflow resistance curve based on the airflow resistance of the cabinet input to the input unit;
- detecting whether or not there is an intersection between the airflow resistance curve of the cabinet and the fan performance curve of one fan;
- adding the amount of the fan by one to replace a current amount of the fan when there is no intersection between the airflow resistance curve of the cabinet and the fan performance curve of one fan;
- generating a fan performance curve corresponding to the current amount of the fan;
- detecting whether or not there is an intersection between airflow resistance curve of the cabinet and the fan performance curve corresponding to the current amount of the fan and;
- comparing whether or not the current amount of the fan is more than the maximum allowed amount of the fan when there is an intersection between the airflow resistance curve of the cabinet and the fan performance curve corresponding to the current amount of the fan, and determining the current amount as an optimal amount of the fan when the current amount of the fan is not more than the maximum allowed amount of the fan;
- detecting whether or not an airflow value of the current amount of the fan corresponding to the intersection is more than the minimum airflow value of the cabinet;
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- outputting to a display interface the model number and the optimal amount of the fan when the airflow value of the fan of the current amount of fan corresponding to the intersection is more than the minimum airflow value of the cabinet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.