US 12,471,239 B2
Controlling electric fans of cabinet assemblies
Yi-Chieh Chen, Taoyuan (TW); Yueh-Chang Wu, Taoyuan (TW); Te-Chuan Wang, Taoyuan (TW); and Tzu-Hsuan Hsu, Taoyuan (TW)
Assigned to QUANTA COMPUTER INC., Taoyuan (TW)
Filed by Quanta Computer Inc., Taoyuan (TW)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/165,830.
Prior Publication US 2024/0268057 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/20136 (2013.01) [H05K 7/20209 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A compute cabinet assembly for providing cooling capacity and noise reduction, the compute cabinet assembly comprising:
an equipment room configured to implement electrical components therein, the equipment room having a first side that is opposite a second side, the equipment room further having a third side extending between the first side and the second side;
an air inlet channel positioned adjacent to the first side of the equipment room;
a cabinet fan module positioned adjacent to the second side of the equipment room, the cabinet fan module having electric fans therein;
an air outlet channel positioned adjacent to the cabinet fan module and extending along the third side of the equipment room;
temperature sensors positioned in the air inlet channel and in the equipment room;
an electrical component having an air inlet area, the electrical component being positioned in the equipment room; and
a processor for executing logic configured to:
cause, by the processor, the electric fans to operate at a predetermined speed;
receive, by the processor, temperature data from the temperature sensors;
compare, by the processor, an ambient temperature in the air inlet channel with a local temperature at the air inlet area;
in response to determining that the local temperature at the air inlet area is greater than the ambient temperature in the air inlet channel plus a constant value, increase, by the processor, the operating speed of the electric fans by a first predetermined amount; and
in response to determining that the ambient temperature in the air inlet channel plus a constant value is greater than or equal to the local temperature at the air inlet area, decrease, by the processor, the operating speed of the electric fans by a second predetermined amount.