US 12,146,778 B2
Systems and methods for estimating flow rate in a liquid cooling system
Richard M. Eiland, Austin, TX (US); and Robert B. Curtis, Georgetown, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/871,653.
Prior Publication US 2024/0027247 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. G01F 1/696 (2006.01); G01F 1/56 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC G01F 1/696 (2013.01) [G01F 1/56 (2013.01); G06F 1/20 (2013.01); H05K 7/20281 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information handling system comprising:
an information handling resource;
a liquid cooling system thermally coupled to the information handling resource and configured to cool the information handling resource via transfer of heat from the information handling resource to liquid coolant flowing in the liquid cooling system;
a first temperature sensor configured to measure a first temperature within the information handling system;
a second temperature sensor configured to measure a second temperature within the information handling system; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the information handling resource and configured to:
receive power information from the information handling resource regarding an amount of electrical power consumed by the information handling resource;
receive first temperature information from the first temperature sensor regarding the first temperature;
receive second temperature information from the second temperature sensor regarding the second temperature; and
based on the power information, the first temperature information, and the second temperature information, estimate a fluid flow rate of the liquid coolant through the liquid cooling system.