Patent ID: 7484380
Filing Date: 2009-02-03
Classification: G05D,H01L

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a cooling apparatus for an information handling system, comprising: determining by the cooling apparatus a current temperature of a component of the information handling system; obtaining by the cooling apparatus a general characteristic maximum cooling temperature for the component type of the component of the information handling system; retrieving by the cooling apparatus a system temperature offset value for the information handling system; combining the current temperature of the component and the system temperature offset value for the information handling system into a combined value; and comparing the combined value with a maximum cooling threshold value; and initiating a level of operation of the cooling apparatus of the information handling system based upon the comparison of the combined value with the maximum cooling threshold value; wherein the system temperature offset value is based upon an arrangement of components of the information handling system in a case of the information handling system.