Systems and methods for control of a closed-loop system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9519320-B2
Application number	US-201313772082-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 20, 2013
Priority date	Feb 20, 2013
Publication date	Dec 13, 2016
Grant date	Dec 13, 2016

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include a feedback controller and a comparator. The feedback controller may be configured to, based on a setpoint value and a measured process value calculate a first difference between the setpoint value and the measured process value and generate a controller driving signal based on the first difference. The comparator may be configured to compare a second difference between the setpoint value and a previous setpoint value to a predetermined threshold, determine if a magnitude of the second difference is greater than the predetermined threshold, output as an output driving signal the controller driving signal if the magnitude is not greater than the predetermined threshold, and output as the output driving signal a setpoint driving signal if the magnitude is greater than the predetermined threshold, the setpoint value based on the setpoint value independent of the measured process value.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
an air mover configured to move air in accordance with an air mover driving signal;
a feedback controller configured to, based on a setpoint value and a measured process value:
calculate a first difference between the setpoint value and the measured process value;
generate a controller driving signal based on the first difference; and
generate a setpoint driving signal based on the setpoint value independent of the measured process value;

a comparator configured to:
calculate a second difference comprising a difference between the setpoint value and a previous setpoint value;
compare a magnitude of the second difference to a particular threshold;
select, based on the compare, between the controller driving signal and the setpoint driving signal as an output driving signal; and
providing the output driving signal as the air mover driving signal to the air mover to cause the air mover to move air in accordance with the air mover driving signal.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the output driving signal is a driving signal for controlling a rotational velocity of an air mover.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the setpoint value is a setpoint velocity for the air mover.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the setpoint velocity is based on a measured temperature.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the output driving signal is a pulse width modulation signal.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the feedback controller is configured to generate the setpoint driving signal by ramping a value of the setpoint driving signal from a previous value to a present value.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein outputting the controller driving signal as the output driving signal comprises updating the controller driving signal at a periodic frequency based on the first difference.

8. An air moving method comprising:
performing, by an air mover control system of an information handling system including an air mover, operations including:
calculating a first difference between a setpoint value and a measured process value; and
generating a controller driving signal based on the first difference;
generating a setpoint driving signal based on the setpoint value independent of the measured process value;
calculating a second difference between the setpoint value and a previous setpoint value;
determining if a magnitude of the second difference is greater than a particular threshold;
selecting, based on said determining, between the controller driving signal and the setpoint driving signal as an output driving signal; and
providing the output driving signal as an air mover driving signal to the air mover to cause the air mover to move air.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the air mover driving signal for controlling a rotational velocity of the air mover.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the setpoint value is a setpoint velocity for the air mover.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the setpoint velocity is based on a measured temperature.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the output driving signal is a pulse width modulation signal.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein outputting the setpoint driving signal as the output driving signal comprises ramping the setpoint driving signal from a previous setpoint value to the setpoint value.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein outputting the controller driving signal as the output driving signal comprises updating the controller driving signal at a periodic frequency based on the first difference.

15. An information handling system comprising:
an air mover including an input coupled to an air mover driving signal;
an air mover control system to control a velocity of the air mover, the air mover control system comprising:
a lookup table configured to receive a measured temperature from a temperature sensor, and determine a setpoint velocity in accordance with the measured temperature;
a feedback controller configured to:
receive a setpoint velocity from the lookup table and a measured velocity from a speed sensor;
calculate a first difference between the setpoint velocity and the measured velocity; and
generate a first driving signal based on the first difference;

a comparator configured to:
receive a second driving signal based on the setpoint velocity independent of the measured velocity; and
determine a second difference between the setpoint velocity and a previous setpoint velocity; and

a multiplexer configured to select, based on a comparison between a magnitude of the second difference and a predetermined threshold, either the first driving signal or the second driving signal as an air mover driving signal;
wherein the air mover is configured to move air in accordance with the air mover driving signal.

16. The information handling system of claim 15 , wherein the air mover driving signal is a pulse width modulation signal.

17. The information handling system of claim 15 , wherein generating the second driving signal comprises ramping the second driving signal from a previous value of the second driving signal to a current value of the second driving signal.

18. The information handling system of claim 15 , wherein the air mover control system is configured to update the first driving signal at a periodic frequency based on the first difference.

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Montero Adolfo

Classifications

• G05D7/0623

  characterised by the set value given to the control element · CPC title

• G06F1/206 Primary

  comprising thermal management · CPC title