Systems and methods for providing user-visible thermal performance degradation monitoring in an information handling system
View Patent ↗In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include a processor, a user interface communicatively coupled to the processor, and a thermal management application. The thermal management application may include a program of instructions embodied in non-transitory computer-readable media, and may be configured to, when executed by the processor receive measurements associated with a plurality of parameters of a thermal system of the information handling system, calculate a calculated thermal resistance based on the measurements, and report information regarding the calculated thermal resistance via the user interface.
1. An information handling system comprising:
a processor;
a user interface communicatively coupled to the processor;
a cooling system for driving a coolant; and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium including:
thermal data indicative of a thermal characteristic of an information handling resource of the information handling system; and
a thermal management application comprising a program of instructions configured, when executed by the processor, to perform operations comprising:
receiving measurements for a plurality of parameters of a thermal system of the information handling system, wherein the plurality of parameters includes a speed parameter indicative of a speed of the coolant;
calculating a calculated thermal resistance based on at least some of the measurements;
determining, based on the thermal data, an ideal resistance corresponding to the speed of the coolant; and
generating an alert responsive to detecting an actual ratio of the calculated thermal resistance to the ideal resistance exceeding a particular ratio.
2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the thermal data includes ideal curve data indicative of the ideal resistance for various values of the speed parameter.
3. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of parameters include an ambient temperature, a component temperature indicative of a temperature of the information handling resource, and a power parameter indicative of power provided to the information handling resource; and
calculating the calculated thermal resistance comprises dividing a temperature delta, indicative of a difference between the component temperature and the ambient temperature, by the power generated.
4. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the threshold thermal resistance is a multiplicative factor of an ideal thermal resistance at a speed of the coolant at which the calculated thermal resistance is calculated.
5. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of parameters includes a power parameter indicative of power consumed by an information handling resource of the information handling system.
6. The information handling system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one temperature sensor, and wherein the plurality of parameters includes a temperature measured by the at least one temperature sensor.
7. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein further comprising at least one accelerometer, and wherein the plurality of parameters includes a gravitational orientation measured by the at least one accelerometer.
8. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of parameters includes a power dissipation associated with an information handling resource of the information handling system.
9. An article of manufacture comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium; and
computer-executable instructions carried on the computer readable medium, the instructions readable by a processor, the instructions, when read and executed, for causing the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving measurements for a plurality of parameters of a thermal system of an information handling system, wherein the plurality of parameters includes a speed parameter indicative of a speed of a coolant driven by a cooling system integral to the information handling system;
calculating a calculated thermal resistance based on at least some of the measurements;
determining, based on thermal data indicative of a thermal characteristic of an information handling resource of the information handling system, an ideal resistance corresponding to the speed of the coolant; and
generating an alert responsive to detecting an actual ratio of the calculated thermal resistance to the ideal resistance exceeding a particular ratio.
10. The article of claim 9 , wherein:
the plurality of parameters include an ambient temperature, a component temperature indicative of a temperature of the information handling resource, and a power parameter indicative of power provided to the information handling resource; and
calculating the calculated thermal resistance comprises dividing a temperature delta, indicative of a difference between the component temperature and the ambient temperature, by the power generated.
11. A method comprising:
receiving measurements for a plurality of parameters of a thermal system of an information handling system, wherein the plurality of parameters includes a speed parameter indicative of a speed of a coolant driven by a cooling system integral to the information handling system;
calculating a calculated thermal resistance based on at least some of the measurements;
determining, based on thermal data indicative of a thermal characteristic of an information handling resource of the information handling system, an ideal resistance corresponding to the speed of the coolant; and
generating an alert responsive to detecting an actual ratio of the calculated thermal resistance to the ideal resistance exceeding a particular ratio.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein
the thermal data includes data indicative of ideal resistance values for a plurality of values of the speed parameter.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein:
the plurality of parameters include an ambient temperature, a component temperature indicative of a temperature of the information handling resource, and a power parameter indicative of power provided to the information handling resource; and
calculating the calculated thermal resistance comprises dividing a temperature delta, indicative of a difference between the component temperature and the ambient temperature, by the power generated.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the threshold thermal resistance is a multiplicative factor of an ideal thermal resistance at a speed of the coolant at which the calculated thermal resistance is calculated.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of parameters includes a power parameter indicative of power consumed by an information handling resource of the information handling system.
16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising at least one temperature sensor, and wherein the plurality of parameters includes a temperature measured by the at least one temperature sensor.
17. The method of claim 11 , wherein further comprising at least one accelerometer, and wherein the plurality of parameters includes a gravitational orientation measured by the at least one accelerometer.
18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of parameters includes a power dissipation associated with an information handling resource of the information handling system.