Rack level optical leak detection using a camera
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsMichael Stumpf, Sandor Farkas
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Abstract
An information handling system may include a coolant detection system to identify the presence of a leak in a liquid cooling system. The coolant detection system may initially set a timing and duration of an ultraviolet (UV) light to illuminate the liquid cooling system. The coolant detection system may then select at least one image from a plurality of captured images based on the set timing and duration of the UV illumination. The selected at least one image is further processed to enhance a fluorescent color on the image that can be indicative of the leak in the liquid cooling system.
Claims20
A coolant detection system comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a controller coupled to the memory, the controller configured to:
- set a timing and duration of an ultraviolet (UV) light to illuminate a liquid cooling system of an information handling system;
- receive from a camera a plurality of images of the liquid cooling system of an information handling system;
- select at least one image from the plurality of images based on the set timing and duration of the UV light;
- and
- process the selected at least one image to determine a leak in the liquid cooling system.
A method comprising:
- setting a timing and duration of an ultraviolet (UV) light to illuminate a liquid cooling system of an information handling system;
- receiving from a camera a plurality of images of the liquid cooling system of an information handling system;
- selecting at least one image from the plurality of images based on the set timing and duration of the UV light;
- and
- processing the selected at least one image to determine a leak in the liquid cooling system.
An information handling system comprising:
- a plurality of components;
- a liquid cooling system;
- and
- a coolant detection system further comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a controller coupled to the memory, the controller configured to:
- set a timing for illuminating with an ultraviolet (UV) light the liquid cooling system and the plurality of components;
- receive from a camera a plurality of images of the liquid cooling system and the plurality of components;
- select at least one image from the plurality of images based on the set timing of the illumination;
- and
- process the selected at least one image to determine a leak in the liquid cooling system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.