Systems and methods for dynamically updated thermal options based on thermal state

A method comprising:

• calculating a lowest possible maximum exhaust temperature for an information handling system based on an inlet ambient temperature of the information handling system, a maximum power consumption level of the information handling system, a maximum airflow rate capable of being generated by at least one cooling fan of the information handling system, and a hardware configuration of the information handling system;
• presenting a user interface to a user, the user interface including thermal control options that are based on the calculated lowest possible maximum exhaust temperature;
• and
• altering a speed of the at least one cooling fan based on the user selecting at least one of the thermal control options.

A system comprising:

• a temperature sensor configured to sense an inlet ambient temperature associated with an information handling system;
• a cooling subsystem comprising at least one cooling fan configured to generate a cooling airflow in the information handling system;
• and
• a thermal manager communicatively coupled to the temperature sensor and the cooling subsystem and configured to:
• determine a baseline open loop fan speed for the at least one cooling fan based on the inlet ambient temperature and a hardware configuration of the information handling system;
• calculate a value indicative of a difference between a maximum fan speed of the at least one cooling fan and the baseline open loop fan speed;
• based on a number of user fan offset options and the value, assign an offset value to each offset option;
• responsive to user input indicative of a desired fan offset option, add the offset value for the desired fan offset option to the baseline open loop fan speed to calculate a requested fan speed;
• and
• cause the at least one cooling fan to operate in accordance with the requested fan speed.

A method comprising:

• determining a baseline open loop fan speed for at least one cooling fan of an information handling system based on an inlet ambient temperature associated with the information handling system and a hardware configuration of the information handling system;
• calculating a value indicative of a difference between a maximum fan speed of the at least one cooling fan and the baseline open loop fan speed;
• based on a number of user fan offset options and the value, assigning an offset value to each offset option;
• responsive to user input indicative of a desired fan offset option, adding the offset value for the desired fan offset option to the baseline open loop fan speed to calculate a requested fan speed;
• and
• causing the at least one cooling fan to operate in accordance with the requested fan speed.