System and method for thermal management of shadowed devices
A data processing device includes a persistent storage for storing a state repository and a state manager. The state manager updates a portion of the state repository associated with a row of devices based on states of the devices to obtain an updated state repository; makes a first determination that the portion indicates a thermal issue; in response to the first determination: makes a second determination that the thermal issue cannot be addressed using a gas flow; and in response to the second determination: modifies a power state of at least one of the devices in the row to address the thermal issue.
1. A data processing device, comprising:
an internal volume for housing devices, wherein the internal volume is adapted to electromagnetically isolate the devices from an ambient environment;
a persistent storage for storing a state repository; and
a state manager programmed to:
update a portion of the state repository associated with a row of the devices based on states of the devices to obtain an updated state repository;
make a first determination that the portion indicates a thermal issue;
in response to the first determination:
make a second determination that the thermal issue cannot be addressed using a gas flow; and
in response to the second determination:
modify a power state of at least one of the devices in the row to address the thermal issue.
2. The data processing device of claim 1 , wherein the state manager is further programmed to:
make a third determination that the portion indicates a second thermal issue;
in response to the third determination:
make a fourth determination that the thermal issue can be addressed using the gas flow;
in response to the fourth determination:
increasing a flow rate of the gas flow.
3. The data processing device of claim 1 , wherein updating the portion of the state repository associated with the row of devices based on states of the devices comprises:
modifying a maximum number of allowable charging devices specified by the state repository based on temperatures of the devices and a predetermined temperature,
wherein the maximum number of allowable charging devices specifies a number of the devices that may be simultaneously charging at any point in time.
4. The data processing device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one device is associated with the thermal issue.
5. The data processing device of claim 4 , wherein the thermal issue is a temperature of the at least one device exceeding a maximum allowable predetermined temperature.
6. The data processing device of claim 4 , wherein modifying the power state of the device comprises:
terminating consumption of a portion of power being consumed by the device.
7. The data processing device of claim 6 , wherein the portion of the power is used to charge a battery of the device.
8. The data processing device of claim 7 , wherein the device is an electromagnetic interference emitting device.
9. The data processing device of claim 7 , wherein the device is a portable electronic device.
10. The data processing device of claim 1 , wherein the state manager is further programmed to:
make a third determination that the portion of the updated state repository indicates a power issue of a second device of the devices;
in response to the third determination:
make a fourth determination that the power issue is unlikely to impact functionality of the device;
in response to the fourth determination:
make a fifth determination that the power issue can be addressed without thermally compromising other devices in the row; and
in response to the fourth determination:
modifying a power state of the second device to address the power issue.
11. The data processing device of claim 10 , wherein the power issue is a low power state of a battery of the second device.
12. The data processing device of claim 11 , wherein modifying the power state of the second device to address the power issue comprises initiating charging of the battery.
13. The data processing device of claim 10 , wherein making the fifth determination that the power issue can be addressed without thermally compromising the other devices in the row comprises:
determining whether a number of the devices that are charging is larger than a maximum allowable number of the devices that may be simultaneously charging.
14. The data processing device of claim 13 , wherein the maximum allowable number of the devices that may be simultaneously charging is based on corresponding thermal states of each of the devices.
15. The data processing device of claim 1 , wherein the state repository comprising information regarding:
thermal states of the devices;
power states of the devices;
operating states of gas flow control components of the data processing device; and
maximum allowable numbers of devices in respective rows that are allowed to simultaneously charge power components of the respective devices.
16. A method for managing a data processing device, comprising:
updating a portion of a state repository associated with a row of devices, disposed in the data processing device, based on states of the devices to obtain an updated state repository;
making a first determination that the portion indicates a thermal issue;
in response to the first determination:
making a second determination that the thermal issue cannot be addressed using a gas flow; and
in response to the second determination:
modifying a power state of at least one of the devices in the row to address the thermal issue,
wherein the data processing device comprises an internal volume for housing the devices,
wherein the internal volume is adapted to electromagnetically isolate the devices from an ambient environment.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein updating the portion of the state repository associated with the row of devices based on states of the devices comprises:
modifying a maximum number of allowable charging devices specified by the state repository based on temperatures of the devices and a predetermined temperature,
wherein the maximum number of allowable charging devices specifies a number of the devices that may be simultaneously charging at any point in time.
18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
making a third determination that the portion of the updated state repository indicates a power issue of a second device of the devices;
in response to the third determination:
making a fourth determination that the power issue is unlikely to impact functionality of the device;
in response to the fourth determination:
making a fifth determination that the power issue can be addressed without thermally compromising other devices in the row; and
in response to the fourth determination:
modifying a power state of the second device to address the power issue.
19. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a data processing device to perform a method, the method comprising:
updating a portion of a state repository associated with a row of devices, disposed in the data processing device, based on states of the devices to obtain an updated state repository;
making a first determination that the portion indicates a thermal issue;
in response to the first determination:
making a second determination that the thermal issue cannot be addressed using a gas flow;
in response to the second determination:
modifying a power state of at least one of the devices in the row to address the thermal issue,
wherein the data processing device comprises an internal volume for housing the devices,
wherein the internal volume is adapted to electromagnetically isolate the devices from an ambient environment.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein updating the portion of the state repository associated with the row of devices based on states of the devices comprises:
modifying a maximum number of allowable charging devices specified by the state repository based on temperatures of the devices and a predetermined temperature,
wherein the maximum number of allowable charging devices specifies a number of the devices that may be simultaneously charging at any point in time.