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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2019
Applicant:

Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;

Inventors:

Jamaica LaQuay Barnette, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);

Douglas Evans, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);

Dipak Tailor, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);

Brian Christopher Totten, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/00 (2020.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for cooling computing device expansion modules based on airflow rates are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes determining airflow rates in areas available for operable connection of expansion modules within a computing device during operation of the computing device. The method also includes determining expected power consumption of the expansion modules. Further, the method includes presenting placement of the expansion modules in the areas based on the determined airflow rates and the expected power consumption of the expansion modules.


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