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US 6,639,794 B2Granted
Chassis with adaptive fan control
AssigneeMaXXan Systems, Inc.
InventorsSompong Paul Olarig, Donald Joseph Stoddard, Michael Hansen
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Abstract
A chassis with an adaptive fan control is provided for electronic equipment. The adaptive fan control is responsive to at least one condition within one or more airflow sections within the chassis and may increase or decrease airflow in response to the condition.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a chassis for housing electronic components including plug-in card slots, the chassis having an intake section and an exhaust section;
- a plurality of airflow sections including a first and a second adjacent airflow section positioned generally between the intake and exhaust sections;
- an a plurality of air circulators, each primarily associated with one of the plurality of airflow sections and coupled to the chassis operative to flow air through the plurality of airflow sections;
- a sensor coupled to the plurality of air circulators;
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- wherein the airflow in the first airflow section is changed in response to an operational parameter of an airflow circulator primarily associated with the second adjacent airflow section.
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A method comprising:
- fabricating a chassis for housing electronic components having a plurality of airflow sections including a first and second adjacent airflow section and a plurality of airflow circulators wherein each circulator is primarily associated with one of the airflow sections;
- monitoring a condition within an the first adjacent airflow section;
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- changing the airflow in the second adjacent airflow section in response to a condition within the first adjacent airflow section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.