IP Library Granted Patent US 10,860,072
Granted Patent B2
US 10,860,072 · App. 15/971,337 · Granted Dec 8, 2020

Expected and detected air mover configurations

Inventors: Hasnain Shabbir (Round Rock, TX); Jonathan David Brown (Leander, TX)
Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
G06F1/206G06F1/3206H05K7/20136
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,860,072
App. No.
15/971,337
Granted
Dec 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information handling system may include a processor; a memory communicatively coupled to the processor; and a cooling system that includes a plurality of air movers and a cooling system controller. The cooling system controller may be configured to: store a data structure that includes information indicative of an expected number of air movers for the information handling system, wherein the expected number of air movers is based on configuration data for the information handling system; determine a detected number of air movers in the plurality of air movers of the cooling system; and in response to a determination that the expected number of air movers is not equal to the detected number of air movers, cause an alert to be sent to a user regarding an incorrect number of air movers.

Claims (42)

1. An information handling system comprising:

a processor;

a memory communicatively coupled to the processor; and

a cooling system that includes a plurality of air movers and a cooling system controller;

wherein the cooling system controller is configured to:

store a data structure that includes information indicative of an expected number of air movers for the information handling system, wherein the expected number of air movers is based on configuration data for the information handling system;

determine a detected number of air movers in the plurality of air movers of the cooling system;

in response to a determination that the expected number of air movers is less than the detected number of air movers, cause an alert to be sent to a user regarding an incorrect number of air movers; and

prevent the alert from being sent to the user in response to a determination that the information handling system is in an air mover upsell configuration.

2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the cooling system controller is further configured to:

determine an upsell air mover corresponding to the air mover upsell configuration;

associate the upsell air mover with at least one other air mover of the information handling system;

determine a scaling factor for the upsell air mover based on the at least one other air mover; and

cause the upsell air mover to operate at a speed corresponding to the scaling factor.

3. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the configuration data includes information regarding information handling resources of the information handling system.

4. The information handling system of claim 3 , wherein the information regarding the information handling resources of the information handling system includes information regarding cooling requirements.

5. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the information indicative of the expected number of air movers specifies a plurality of types of air movers.

6. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the cooling system controller is a management controller of the information handling system.

7. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the detected number of air movers is determined via one or more fan identification pins.

8. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the detected number of air movers is determined via one or more tachometer signals.

9. A method comprising:

storing, at a cooling system controller, a data structure that includes information indicative of an expected number of air movers for an information handling system comprising the cooling system controller, wherein the expected number of air movers is based on configuration data for the information handling system;

determining a detected number of air movers in the information handling system; and

in response to a determination that the expected number of air movers is less than the detected number of air movers, causing an alert to be sent to a user regarding an incorrect number of air movers; and

preventing the alert from being sent to the user in response to a determination that the information handling system is in an air mover upsell configuration.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the information indicative of the expected number of air movers specifies a plurality of types of air movers, and wherein the alert is further in response to a detection that a type of an air mover is not the same as a type of a corresponding expected air mover.

11. An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory, computer-readable medium having instructions thereon that are executable by a processor of a cooling system controller of an information handling system for:

storing a data structure that includes information indicative of an expected number of air movers for the information handling system, wherein the expected number of air movers is based on configuration data for the information handling system;

determining a detected number of air movers in the information handling system;

in response to a determination that the expected number of air movers is less than the detected number of air movers, causing an alert to be sent to a user regarding an incorrect number of air movers; and

preventing the alert from being sent to the user in response to a determination that the information handling system is in an air mover upsell configuration.

12. The article of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further for:

determining an upsell air mover corresponding to the air mover upsell configuration;

associating the upsell air mover with at least one other air mover of the information handling system;

determining a scaling factor for the upsell air mover based on the at least one other air mover; and

causing the upsell air mover to operate at a speed corresponding to the scaling factor.

13. The article of claim 11 , wherein the configuration data includes information regarding information handling resources of the information handling system.

14. The article of claim 13 , wherein the information regarding the information handling resources of the information handling system includes information regarding cooling requirements.

15. The article of claim 11 , wherein the information indicative of the expected number of air movers specifies a plurality of types of air movers.

16. The article of claim 11 , wherein the cooling system controller is a management controller of the information handling system.

17. The article of claim 11 , wherein the detected number of air movers is determined via one or more fan identification pins.

18. The article of claim 11 , wherein the detected number of air movers is determined via one or more tachometer signals.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053546/0001) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 071642/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (046366/0014) Recorded May 20, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 060450/0306 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 046286 FRAME 0653 Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 058298/0093 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053546/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
Reel/Frame 049452/0223 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (CREDIT) Recorded Jun 1, 2018
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 046286/0653 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Jun 1, 2018
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 046366/0014 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2018
From: SHABBIR, HASNAIN; BROWN, JONATHAN DAVID
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Reel/Frame 045718/0306 →
Continuity (1)
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