Patent ID: 8597091

Claim:
A method for cooling an electronic system having a module manager and a plurality of replaceable electronic modules provided in a plurality of zones with each zone having an independently controllable cooling fan, comprising: receiving by the module manager one or more operational parameters from a first zone of the electronic system, wherein the received operational parameters comprise a voltage of any electronic modules connected within the first zone; receiving by the module manager one or more operational parameters from a second zone of the electronic system, wherein the received operational parameters comprise a voltage of any electronic modules connected within the second zone; calculating by the module manager a desired speed from a cooling fan associated with the first zone of the electronic system based on the received voltage(s) of the electronic module(s) connected within the first zone, and providing a control signal indicating the desired speed to the cooling fan associated with the first zone; and calculating by the module manager a desired speed for a cooling fan associated with the second zone of the electronic system based on the received voltage(s) of the electronic module(s) connected within the second zone, and providing a control signal indicating the desired speed to the cooling fan associated with the second zone.