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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2008
Wade D. Vinson, Houston, TX (US);
Paul R. Culley, Houston, TX (US);
Thomas D. Rhodes, Houston, TX (US);
Wade D. Vinson, Houston, TX (US);
Paul R. Culley, Houston, TX (US);
Thomas D. Rhodes, Houston, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method is used for determining cooling requirements of a computer system enclosure, where the enclosure includes a number of installed modules, the modules including fan modules. The method includes the steps of determining an individual impedance curve of each installed module; determining fan curves for the installed fan modules; based on the individual impedance curves, determining an overall system impedance curve for the computer system; determining desired performance requirements for the computer system; based on the desired performance requirements, determining corresponding fan curves; and choosing a fan curve that intersects the system impedance curve.