US 12,468,360 B2
Method of temperature conditioning compute module for cold start
Darren Chen, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Sabareeshkumar Ravikumar, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 20, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/611,003.
Application 18/611,003 is a continuation of application No. 17/662,334, filed on May 6, 2022, granted, now 11,960,336.
Prior Publication US 2024/0256017 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/08 (2006.01); G06F 1/3206 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 1/206 (2013.01) [G06F 1/08 (2013.01); G06F 1/3206 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
detecting a temperature reading indicative of a temperature of a main computer;
receiving, at one or more integrated circuits, a set of program instructions, wherein the one or more integrated circuits are thermally coupled to a main computer via a thermally-conducting plate;
running the set of program instructions on the one or more integrated circuits, wherein the one or more integrated circuits generate heat when running the set of program instructions, and wherein the generated heat flows into the thermally-conducting plate and to the main computer via the thermally-conducting plate; and
based on reaching at least one of (i) the detected temperature reading of the main computer reaching a temperature threshold of the main computer, or (ii) a predetermined time of running the program instructions, powering on the main computer.