Apparatus And Method To Improve Thermal Management For One Or More Heat Generating Components Within An Information Handling System

A thermal management method for one or more heat generating components of an information handling system (IHS), the method comprising:

• providing a heat pipe configured to transfer thermal energy from the one or more heat generating components to a heat exchanger;
• providing a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) configured to transfer excess thermal energy, which is not absorbed by the heat pipe, to the heat exchanger;
• measuring an internal temperature within the IHS;
• and
• enabling and disabling the TEC based on the internal temperature measurement.

An information handling system (IHS), comprising:

• one or more heat generating components;
• an apparatus coupled to improve thermal management for the one or more heat generating components, the apparatus comprising:
• a heat pipe thermally coupled between the one or more heat generating components and a heat exchanger to transfer thermal energy from the one or more heat generating components to the heat exchanger;
• a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) thermally coupled between the heat pipe and the heat exchanger to transfer excess thermal energy that is not absorbed by the heat pipe to the heat exchanger;
• a temperature sensor configured to measure an internal temperature within the IHS;
• and
• a controller coupled to receive the internal temperature measurement from the temperature sensor and configured to enable and disable the TEC based on the received temperature measurement.