Patent ID: 11960336
Assignee: WAYMO LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 17:
18. A computing system comprising:
a main computer, wherein the main computer comprises a liquid-cooled plate;
a plurality of integrated circuits thermally coupled to the main computer via the liquid-cooled plate;
a plurality of thermal sensors coupled to the liquid-cooled plate; and
a controller configured to perform a heating routine, wherein the heating routine comprises:
receiving, at one or more integrated circuits of the plurality of integrated circuits, a set of program instructions;
running the set of program instructions on 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 liquid-cooled plate and to the main computer via the liquid-cooled plate;
detecting, from at least one thermal sensor coupled to the liquid-cooled plate, a temperature reading indicative of a temperature of the main computer;
determining that the temperature reading has reached a predetermined temperature threshold; and
based on the temperature reading reaching the predetermined temperature threshold, powering on the main computer.