Cooling fan and noise sensor

1. A system, comprising:

a first noise sensor located on a computing device and communicatively coupled to a controller of the computing device; and

the computing device, comprising:

a cooling fan; and

the controller comprising a processor in communication with a memory resource including instructions executable to dynamically:

determine, using inputs from a combination of noise sensors including the first noise sensor, a sound pressure level (SPL) of an environment;

determine a threshold speed of the cooling fan based on the determined SPL of the environment; and

set a speed of the cooling fan based on the determined threshold speed.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller to dynamically determine the threshold speed and set the speed of the cooling fan comprises the controller to adjust the threshold speed and the speed of the cooling fan responsive to a change in the SPL.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising the controller to:

increase the threshold speed responsive to an increase in the SPL of the environment; and

decrease the threshold speed responsive to a decrease in the SPL of the environment.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the threshold speed is a highest speed the cooling fan is allowed to reach at the determined SPL of the environment.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the highest speed has an A-weighted decibel level within a threshold range of an A-weighted decibel level of the SPL of the environment.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second noise sensor from the combination of noise sensors physically located on a device peripheral to the computing device; and

the controller to:

determine a threshold speed of the cooling fan based on the SPL of the environment determined by the first noise sensor and an SPL of the environment determined by the second noise sensor.

7. A method, comprising:

receiving, from a combination of noise sensors including a first noise sensor located on a computing device, a first sound pressure level (SPL) of an environment in which the computing device is present;

determining a first threshold cooling fan speed based on the first SPL;

adjusting a speed of a cooling fan of the computing device based on the first threshold cooling fan speed;

receiving, from the combination of noise sensors, a second SPL of the environment;

determining a second threshold cooling fan speed based on the second SPL; and

adjusting a speed of the cooling fan of the computing device based on the second threshold cooling fan speed,

wherein the first SPL and the second SPL are different SPLs.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein adjusting the speed of the cooling fan based on the second SPL comprises:

increasing the speed of the cooling fan when the second threshold cooling fan speed is greater than the first SPL; and

decreasing the speed of the cooling fan when the second threshold cooling fan speed is less than the first SPL.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising determining the first and the second threshold cooling fan speeds using a predetermined cooling fan speed model.

10. A controller comprising a processor in communication with a memory resource including instructions executable to:

receive, from a first noise sensor located on a computing device, a first sound pressure level (SPL) of an environment in which the computing device is present;

determine a first threshold speed of a cooling fan based on the determined first SPL of the environment;

set a speed of the cooling fan based on the determined first threshold speed; and

responsive to coupling the computing device to a peripheral device of the computing device:

receive, from a second noise sensor located on the peripheral device, a second SPL of the environment;

determine a second threshold speed of the cooling fan based on using inputs from a combination of the determined first SPL of the environment and the determined second SPL of the environment; and

set the speed of the cooling fan based on the determined second threshold speed.

11. The controller of claim 10 , further comprising the controller to:

responsive to a change in the second SPL of the environment, determine a third threshold speed of the cooling fan based on the changed second SPL of the environment; and

set a new speed of the cooling fan based on the determined third threshold speed.

12. The controller of claim 11 , further comprising the controller to set the new speed of the cooling fan dynamically such that the new speed of the cooling fan changes in response to changes in the determined second SPL and determined third threshold speed.

13. The controller of claim 10 , further comprising the controller to set the speed of the cooling fan based on the determined second threshold speed and the determined first threshold speed.