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US 2026/0304685 A1Published application
Server slave-fan control
AssigneeAMD Design, LLC
InventorsTingYu Tony LIN, Felix Fang Ning LIU, Chaunke LIN
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Abstract
A server includes a master fan configured to generate airflow through the server and a slave fan disposed proximate a heat-generating component in the server. An operation of the slave fan is controlled, based on an operation of the master fan, by a slave fan controller communicatively coupled with the master fan and the slave fan.
Claims20
A server comprising:
- a master fan configured to generate airflow through the server;
- a slave fan disposed proximate a heat-generating component in the server;
- and
- a slave fan controller communicatively coupled with the master fan and the slave fan and configured to control an operation of the slave fan based on an operation of the master fan.
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A computer-implemented method for controlling a slave fan of a server, the method comprising:
- determining, by a slave fan controller that is separate from a master fan controller, an operational speed of a master fan of the server that is controlled by the master fan controller;
- and
- controlling, by the slave fan controller and based on the operational speed of the master fan, the slave fan.
A slave fan controller configured to be disposed within a server and comprising a processing unit configured to:
- determine an operational speed of a master fan of the server;
- and
- control, based on the operational speed of the master fan, a slave fan of the server,
- wherein:
- the master fan is configured to move air through the server;
- and
- the slave fan is configured to move air proximate a heat-generating component of the server.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.