System and method of transferring energy in information handling system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10571981-B2
Application number	US-201815948181-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 9, 2018
Priority date	Apr 9, 2018
Publication date	Feb 25, 2020
Grant date	Feb 25, 2020

Abstract

In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, methods, and/or processes may determine temperatures of respective components, of an information handling system, housed in a duct of the information handling system and vertically positioned within the duct; may determine that a first temperature of the temperatures associated with a respective first component of the components meets a temperature threshold; may determine that a second component of the components is vertically positioned above the first component; may determine, based at least on a second temperature of the temperatures, associated with the second component, that the second temperature can be increased; and may provide, to the second component, information that causes the second temperature of the second component to increase, causing air to flow from a first end of the duct to a second end of the duct.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information handling system, comprising:
a duct;
a plurality of components;
wherein the plurality of components includes at least one processor, a memory medium that is coupled to the at least one processor, and a power supply unit that is configured to supply power to each of the plurality of components other than the power supply;
wherein the duct houses the plurality of components, which are vertically positioned within the duct;
wherein the memory medium includes instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the information handling system to:
determine a respective plurality of temperatures of the plurality of components;
determine that a first temperature of the plurality of temperatures associated with a respective first component of the plurality of components meets a temperature threshold;
determine that a second component of the plurality of components is vertically positioned above the first component;
determine, based at least on a second temperature of the plurality of temperatures, associated with the second component, that the second temperature associated with the second component can be increased; and
provide, to the second component, first information that causes the second temperature of the second component to increase, causing air to flow from a first end of the duct to a second end of the duct.

2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the duct has a first vent at or near the first end of the duct and a second vent at or near the second end of the duct.

3. The information handling system of claim 1 ,
wherein the second component includes a graphical processing unit; and
wherein the first information that causes the second temperature of the second component to increase includes graphical processing unit instructions that are executable the graphical processing unit.

4. The information handling system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a display that is coupled to the duct.

5. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the information handling system to:
provide second information to the first component that causes the first temperature of the first component to decrease.

6. The information handling system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a board;
wherein the plurality of components are coupled to the board; and
wherein the board vertically positions the plurality of components within the duct and communicatively couples at least two of the plurality of components.

7. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the duct includes a shape of a rectangular prism, a polygonal prism, or a cylinder.

8. A method of operating an information handling system, comprising:
determining a plurality of temperatures of a respective plurality of components, of the information handling system, housed in a duct of the information handling system and vertically positioned within the duct;
determining that a first temperature of the plurality of temperatures associated with a respective first component of the plurality of components meets a temperature threshold;
determining that a second component of the plurality of components is vertically positioned above the first component;
determining, based at least on a second temperature of the plurality of temperatures, associated with the second component, that the second temperature associated with the second component can be increased; and
providing, to the second component, first information that causes the second temperature of the second component to increase, causing air to flow from a first end of the duct to a second end of the duct.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the duct has a first vent at or near the first end of the duct and a second vent at or near the second end of the duct.

10. The method of claim 8 ,
wherein the second component includes a graphical processing unit; and
wherein the first information that causes the second temperature of the second component to increase includes graphical processing unit instructions that are executable the graphical processing unit.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the information handling system includes a display that is coupled to the duct.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
providing second information to the first component that causes the first temperature of the first component to decrease.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of components are coupled to a board, of the information handling system, that vertically positions the plurality of components within the duct and communicatively couples at least two of the plurality of components.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the duct includes a shape of a rectangular prism, a polygonal prism, or a cylinder.

15. A computer-readable non-transitory memory medium that includes processor instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of an information handling system, cause the information handling system to:
determine a plurality of temperatures of a respective plurality of components, of the information handling system, housed in a duct of the information handling system and vertically positioned within the duct;
determine that a first temperature of the plurality of temperatures associated with a respective first component of the plurality of components meets a temperature threshold;
determine that a second component of the plurality of components is vertically positioned above the first component;
determine, based at least on a second temperature of the plurality of temperatures, associated with the second component, that the second temperature associated with the second component can be increased; and
provide, to the second component, first information that causes the second temperature of the second component to increase, causing air to flow from a first end of the duct to a second end of the duct.

16. The computer-readable non-transitory memory medium of claim 15 , wherein the duct has a first vent at or near the first end of the duct and a second vent at or near the second end of the duct.

17. The computer-readable non-transitory memory medium of claim 15 ,
wherein the second component includes a graphical processing unit; and
wherein the first information that causes the second temperature of the second component to increase includes graphical processing unit instructions that are executable the graphical processing unit.

18. The computer-readable non-transitory memory medium of claim 15 , wherein the information handling system includes a display that is coupled to the duct.

19. The computer-readable non-transitory memory medium of claim 15 , wherein the processor instructions further cause the information handling system to:
provide second information to the first component that causes the first temperature of the first component to decrease.

20. The computer-readable non-transitory memory medium of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of components are coupled to a board, of the information handling system, that vertically positions the plurality of components within the duct and communicatively couples at least two of the plurality of components.

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• North Travis Christian
• Markow Mitchell Anthony

Classifications

• G05D23/1917

  using digital means · CPC title

• G06F1/20

  Cooling means · CPC title

• G06F1/206 Primary

  comprising thermal management · CPC title

• G06F1/26

  Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof (for memories G11C) · CPC title