Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fault tolerant cooling in a redundant power system
- Patent Title (中): 冗余电力系统中的容错冷却
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Application No.: US12346365Application Date: 2008-12-30
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Publication No.: US08120300B2Publication Date: 2012-02-21
- Inventor: C. Charles Dishman , Ted A. Howard , Randhir S. Malik , Trung M. Nguyen
- Applicant: C. Charles Dishman , Ted A. Howard , Randhir S. Malik , Trung M. Nguyen
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Kunzler Needham Massey & Thorpe
- Main IPC: G05D23/00
- IPC: G05D23/00 ; H02H7/08 ; H05K7/20

Abstract:
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for fault tolerant cooling in a redundant power system. The apparatus receives power from a common power bus to power one or more power supply fans. The apparatus detects a non-functioning redundant power supply. The apparatus receives a fan control signal within a non-functioning redundant power supply. In addition, the apparatus uses the received fan control signal to synchronize a fan speed of a power supply fan within the non-functioning redundant power supply. The fan speed is synchronized with at least one fan control signal of a power supply fan within a functioning redundant power supply. Thus, the power supply fans of a non-functioning power supply continue to operate and are synchronized with power supply fans in functioning power supplies.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100164427A1 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR FAULT TOLERANT COOLING IN A REDUNDANT POWER SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2010-07-01
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