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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2009
Applicants:
Kalyanaraman Vaidyanathan, San Diego, CA (US);
Kenny C. Gross, San Diego, CA (US);
David John Belanger, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kalyanaraman Vaidyanathan, San Diego, CA (US);
Kenny C. Gross, San Diego, CA (US);
David John Belanger, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Oracle America, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G05D 23/19 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 23/1931 (2013.01); G06F 1/206 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1275 (2013.01);
Abstract
Computer system fans having fixed operating states corresponding to discreet operating speeds may be controlled by collecting temperature information upstream or downstream of the fans and commanding the fans to switch between the fixed operating states based on the temperature information at a frequency sufficient to controllably achieve speeds between the discreet operating speeds.