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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Robert Walter Berry, Round Rock, TX (US);
Diyanesh Babu Vidyapoornachary Chinnakkonda, Bangalore, IN;
Prasanna Jayaraman, Bangalore, IN;
Vijay Anand Mathiyalagan, Chennai, IN;
Tony Emile Sawan, Round Rock, TX (US);
Eakambaram Rangaswamy Thirumalai, Bangalore, IN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An approach is provided in which a cooling manager retrieves pre-characterization data corresponding to a fan that electronic components included in a computer system. The pre-characterization data includes operational zones based upon fan power measurements and fan speed settings. The cooling manager sets the fan to a first speed setting within a first operational zone, and detects that one of the components generates a temperature change value that exceeds a specified temperature change value corresponding to the component. In turn, the cooling manager selects a second operational zone and sets the fan to a second speed setting within the second operational zone.