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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hee-jun Park, Portland, OR (US);
John Wallace, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/32 (2013.01); G06F 1/203 (2013.01); G06F 1/206 (2013.01); G06F 1/26 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1275 (2013.01);
Abstract
In general, the disclosure describes adjusting the speed of a fan used to cool a processor in a manner that substantially minimizes the combined power consumption of the processor and the fan. By adjusting the speed of the fan up and/or down and then determining the combined power consumption, the fan speed resulting in minimal power consumption may be determined.