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Granted Patent B2
US 12,346,178 · App. 17/971,154 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

System and method for adjusting environmental conditions

Inventors: Michael Mitsuo Toulouse (San Jose, CA); Tyler Baxter Duncan (Austin, TX); Benjamin David Behrendt (Round Rock, TX)
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
G06F1/206H05K7/20354
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Patent No.
US 12,346,178
App. No.
17/971,154
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for removing moisture from an airflow via a cooling system includes identifying a plurality of active cooling circuits in the cooling system. The method also includes lowering a first temperature set point of a first cooling circuit of the multiple cooling circuits. In addition, the method includes raising a second temperature set point of a second cooling circuit of the multiple cooling circuits.

Claims (58)

1. A method for removing moisture from an airflow via a cooling system, the method comprising:

identifying a plurality of active cooling circuits for an information handling system;

lowering a first temperature set point of a first cooling circuit of the plurality of cooling circuits, wherein lowering the first temperature set point causes a temperature of a first refrigerant passing through the first cooling circuit to decrease; and

raising a second temperature set point of a second cooling circuit of the plurality of cooling circuits,

wherein raising the second temperature set point causes a temperature of a second refrigerant passing through the second cooling circuit to increase, and

wherein an output air temperature of the cooling system is unchanged by the raising and lowering.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the first cooling circuit is not at a maximum output following the lowering of the first temperature set point; and

further lowering the first temperature set point in response to determining that the first cooling circuit is not at a maximum output.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

determining that the second cooling circuit is not at a minimum output following the raising of the second temperature set point; and

further raising the second temperature set point in response to determining that the second cooling circuit is not at a minimum output.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

raising a third temperature set point of a third cooling circuit of the plurality of cooling circuits.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

determining that one of the second cooling circuit and third cooling circuit is at a minimum output; and

based on the determination, turning off one of the second cooling circuit and third cooling circuit.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

further lowering the first temperature set point in response to shutting off one of the second cooling circuit and the third cooling circuit.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cooling circuits are in a parallel configuration.

8. A cooling system for a building comprising a plurality of information handling systems, comprising:

a plurality of cooling circuits in a parallel configuration; and

a processor programmed to:

lower a first temperature set point of a first cooling circuit of the plurality of cooling circuits, wherein lowering the first temperature set point causes a temperature of a first refrigerant passing through the first cooling circuit to decrease; and

raise a second temperature set point of a second cooling circuit of the plurality of cooling circuits,

wherein raising the second temperature set point causes a temperature of a second refrigerant passing through the second cooling circuit to increase, and

wherein an output air temperature of the cooling system is unchanged by the raising and lowering.

9. The cooling system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further programmed to:

determine that the first cooling circuit is not at a maximum output following the lowering of the first temperature set point; and

further lower the first temperature set point in response to determining that the first cooling circuit is not at a maximum output.

10. The cooling system of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further programmed to:

determine that the second cooling circuit is not at a minimum output following the raising of the second temperature set point; and

further raise the second temperature set point in response to determining that the second cooling circuit is not at a minimum output.

11. The cooling system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further programmed to:

raising a third temperature set point of a third cooling circuit of the plurality of cooling circuits.

12. The cooling system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further programmed to:

determine that one of the second cooling circuit and third cooling circuit is at a minimum output; and

based on the determination, shut off one of the second cooling circuit and third cooling circuit.

13. The cooling system of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further programmed to:

further lower the first temperature set point in response to shutting off one of the cooling circuit compressor and the third cooling circuit.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor enables the computer processor to perform a method for managing environmental conditions, the method comprising:

identifying a plurality of active cooling circuits in a parallel configuration in a cooling system;

lowering a first temperature set point of a first cooling circuit of the plurality of cooling circuits, wherein lowering the first temperature set point causes a temperature of a first refrigerant passing through the first cooling circuit to decrease; and

raising a second temperature set point of a second cooling circuit of the plurality of cooling circuits,

wherein raising the second temperature set point causes a temperature of a second refrigerant passing through the second cooling circuit to increase, and

wherein an output air temperature of the cooling system is unchanged by the raising and lowering.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , the method further comprising:

determining that the first cooling circuit is not at a maximum output following the lowering of the first temperature set point;

determining that the second cooling circuit is not at a minimum output following the raising of the second temperature set point;

in response to determining that the first cooling circuit is not at a maximum output and determining that the second cooling circuit is not at a minimum output:

further lowering the first temperature set point; and

further raising the second temperature set point.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises:

raising a third temperature set point of a third cooling circuit of the plurality of cooling circuits;

determining that one of the second cooling circuit and third cooling circuit is at a minimum output; and

shutting off one of the second cooling circuit and third cooling circuit in response to determining that one of the second cooling circuit and third cooling circuit is at the minimum output.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the method further comprises:

further lowering the first temperature set point in response to shutting off one of the second cooling circuit and the third cooling circuit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2022
From: TOULOUSE, MICHAEL MITSUO; DUNCAN, TYLER BAXTER; BEHRENDT, BENJAMIN DAVID
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
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