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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2015
Emc Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Weidong Zuo, Westborough, MA (US);
David E. Boudreau, Littleton, MA (US);
Joseph P. King, Jr., Sterling, MA (US);
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a memory, a processor coupled to the memory, one or more altitude sensors, one or more ambient temperature sensors, and one or more air movers. The processor implements an air mover control module configured to obtain at least one altitude reading from at least one of the one or more altitude sensors, to determine an altitude factor based on the at least one altitude reading, to obtain at least one ambient temperature reading from at least one of the one or more ambient temperature sensors, to determine target speeds for respective ones of the air movers utilizing the altitude factor and the at least one ambient temperature reading, and to control operation of the air movers based on the target speeds.