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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
May. 14, 2002
Michael W. Kolb, Austin, TX (US);
Jeremey Pionke, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Laurent A. Regimbal, Round Rock, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for cooling includes a chassis and a midplane mounted in the chassis. More than one airflow opening is formed in the midplane. A temperature measuring sensor is mounted in the chassis. More than one heat generating module is positioned on a first side of the midplane and more than one adjustable airflow generating component is positioned on a second side of the midplane to generate an airflow through each opening. A controller is coupled to determine an output for adjusting each airflow generating component in response to the temperature sensed by each sensor.