Patent ID: 6487463
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: G05D

Abstract:
A system for cooling an electronic device having a plurality of regions each containing one or more electronic components wherein each of said plurality of regions may have a different temperature from other of said plurality of regions, said system comprising:a plurality of temperature sensors disposed within the electronic device, each of said plurality of temperature sensors positioned to sense within one of said plurality of regions for sensing the temperature of that region; a plurality of temperature regulation devices disposed within the electronic device, each of said plurality of temperature regulation devices positioned in a region monitored by one of said plurality of temperature sensors for cooling that region; and a controller operatively coupled to each of said plurality of temperature sensors and each of said plurality of temperature regulation devices, said controller monitoring the temperature of each of said plurality of regions sensed by the temperature sensor disposed in that region and controlling an amount of cooling provided by the temperature regulation devices disposed in said region in response thereto.