System and Method for Detecting the Presence of Alternate Cooling Systems
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsDominick A. Lovicott, William K. Coxe
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Abstract
An information handling system includes a plurality of components, and a controller. The controller determines a separate thermal resistance for each of the components, categorizes each component into one of a plurality of cooling domains based on the thermal resistance of the component and an amount of air flow around the component, and adjusts cooling controls for each of the components based on the respective cooling domain of the component.
Claims20
An information handling system comprising:
- a plurality of components;
- and
- a controller to communicate with each of the components, wherein the controller determines a separate thermal resistance for each of the components, categorizes each component into one of a plurality of cooling domains based on the thermal resistance of the component and an amount of air flow around the component, and adjusts cooling controls for each of the components based on the respective cooling domain of the component.
A method comprising:
- determining, by a processor, a cooling domain for each of a plurality of components based on a respective thermal resistance value of each of the components;
- determining whether all of the components are within an air cooled domain;
- and
- if all of the components are within the air cooled domain, enabling, by the processor, normal fan control and air cooled power capping limits for the components, otherwise disabling fan controls and fan failure warnings for a first portion of the components and adjusting power capping limits for the first portion components.
A computer-readable medium comprising a set of instructions, the set of instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
- determine a cooling domain for a first component of an information handling system based on a first thermal resistance value for the first component;
- determine whether the first component is within an air cooled domain;
- and
- if the first component is within the air cooled domain, enable normal fan control and air cooled power capping limit for the first component, otherwise disable the fan controls and the fan failure warnings for the first component and adjust the power capping limit for the first component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.