Data center cooling
US-2015032283-A1 · Jan 29, 2015 · US
Cooling apparatus and cooling method
US9781864B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9781864-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414484697-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 12, 2014 |
| Priority date | Oct 31, 2013 |
| Publication date | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2017 |
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A cooling apparatus that cools an electronic apparatus accommodated in a cabinet, the cooling apparatus includes: a plurality of cooling fans attached to the cabinet; and a control unit that controls a rotation speed of the cooling fans that have been grouped into a plurality of groups, for each of the groups, depending on a group temperature that typifies each of the groups to which the cooling fans belong.
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What is claimed is: 1. A cooling apparatus that cools an electronic apparatus, the cooling apparatus comprising: cooling fans arranged in a plurality of groups to cool the electronic apparatus; and a control unit that controls a rotation speed of each of the plurality of groups of the cooling fans, the rotation speed of each group depending on a group temperature that corresponds to each group, the group temperature being calculated based on selecting a maximum temperature of the cooling fans of a group of the plurality of groups, and subtracting from the maximum temperature a temperature of ambient air adjacent to the electronic apparatus. 2. The cooling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit performs coordinated control in which the rotation speed of the cooling fans belonging to one group is controlled depending on a group temperature corresponding to the one group and a rotation speed of cooling fans belonging to another group. 3. The cooling apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the other group is adjacent to the one group. 4. The cooling apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the control unit controls the rotation speed of the cooling fans belonging to the one group using the coordinated control if the one group is adjacent to the other group and the rotation speed of the cooling fans belonging to the other group is equal to or more than a first threshold. 5. The cooling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, if the group temperature is equal to or less than a predetermined reference temperature, the control unit stops rotation of cooling fans belonging to the group corresponding to the group temperature. 6. The cooling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic apparatus is accommodated in a cabinet; and the cooling fans are attached to the cabinet. 7. The cooling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a temperature sensor is provided for each of the cooling fans and the group temperature is set based on a maximum temperature of temperatures obtained from temperature sensors provided for cooling fans belonging to one group. 8. A cooling method for cooling an electronic apparatus using a cooling apparatus, via cooling fans that are grouped into a plurality of groups, the cooling method comprising: obtaining representative group temperatures that correspond to each group, the representative group temperatures being calculated based on selecting a maximum temperature of the cooling fans of a group of the plurality of groups, and subtracting from the maximum temperature a temperature of ambient air adjacent to the electronic apparatus; and controlling a rotation speed of the cooling fans for each group depending on the representative group temperatures using a computer of the cooling apparatus. 9. The cooling apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein a plurality of holding units that detachably hold the cooling fans are disposed on one surface of the cabinet. 10. The cooling method according to claim 8 , wherein the electronic apparatus is accommodated in a cabinet; and the cooling fans are attached to the cabinet.
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Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic
comprising thermal management · CPC title
Thermal management, e.g. fan control · CPC title
- H05K7/20736Primary
within cabinets for removing heat from server blades · CPC title
Thermal management, e.g. server temperature control · CPC title
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- What does patent US9781864B2 cover?
- A cooling apparatus that cools an electronic apparatus accommodated in a cabinet, the cooling apparatus includes: a plurality of cooling fans attached to the cabinet; and a control unit that controls a rotation speed of the cooling fans that have been grouped into a plurality of groups, for each of the groups, depending on a group temperature that typifies each of the groups to which the coolin…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Fujitsu Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H05K7/20736. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Oct 03 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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