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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
May. 30, 2017
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Hasnain Shabbir, Round Rock, TX (US);
Dominick A. Lovicott, Jarrell, TX (US);
Chris E. Peterson, Austin, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include a cooling subsystem comprising at least one air mover configured to generate a cooling airflow in the system and a thermal manager communicatively coupled to the cooling subsystem and configured to: (i) determine a minimum air mover speed and maximum air mover speed based on a minimum sound level and a maximum sound level for sound generated by the at least one air mover; and (ii) operate the at least one air mover in accordance with thermal requirements of the system subject to the maximum air mover speed and the minimum air mover speed.