U.S. patent application number 13/853063 was filed with the patent office on 2014-06-05 for verification system and method for rotation speed value of fan.
This patent application is currently assigned to HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.. The applicant listed for this patent is HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Yao-Ting CHANG, Chih-Ta HUANG, Chao-Ke WEI.
Application Number | 20140154049 13/853063 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 50825620 |
Filed Date | 2014-06-05 |
United States Patent
Application |
20140154049 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
HUANG; Chih-Ta ; et
al. |
June 5, 2014 |
VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROTATION SPEED VALUE OF FAN
Abstract
A verification method for a rotation speed value of a fan
includes steps of receiving a predictive rotation speed value of
the fan, an input environmental temperature value and a plurality
of temperature values of components, sending the received
environmental temperature value and a plurality of temperature
values of components to the control unit to control the fan to
rotate on the condition of the input temperature values; acquiring
the actual rotation speed value of the fan on the condition of the
input temperature values; detecting whether the actual rotation
speed value of the fan is consistent with the predictive rotation
speed value of the fan; and outputting information of showing that
the actual rotation speed value of the fan does not match the
predictive rotation speed value of the fan if not.
Inventors: |
HUANG; Chih-Ta; (New Taipei,
TW) ; CHANG; Yao-Ting; (New Taipei, TW) ; WEI;
Chao-Ke; (New Taipei, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. |
New Taipei |
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TW |
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Assignee: |
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO.,
LTD.
New Taipei
TW
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Family ID: |
50825620 |
Appl. No.: |
13/853063 |
Filed: |
March 29, 2013 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
415/1 ;
415/47 |
Current CPC
Class: |
H05K 7/20209 20130101;
F04D 27/004 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
415/1 ;
415/47 |
International
Class: |
F04D 27/00 20060101
F04D027/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Dec 5, 2012 |
TW |
101145593 |
Claims
1. A verification system for a rotation speed value of a fan in a
baseboard management controller (BMC), wherein the BMC comprises a
control unit and an output unit, the control unit is configured to
control a fan to rotate according to a pre-design rotation speed
value, the output unit is configured to output an actual rotation
speed value of the fan, the verification system comprising: an
input module configured to receive a predictive rotation speed
value of the fan, an input environmental temperature value and a
plurality of temperature values of components, send the received
environmental temperature value and a plurality of temperature
values of components to the control unit to control the fan to
rotate on a condition of the input temperature values; an acquiring
module configured to acquire the actual rotation speed value of the
fan on the condition of the input temperature values; a detecting
module configured to detect whether the actual rotation speed value
of the fan is consistent with the predictive rotation speed value
of the fan; and an output module configured to output information
of showing that the actual rotation speed value of the fan does not
match the predictive rotation speed value of the fan when the
actual rotation speed value of the fan is not consistent with the
predictive rotation speed value of the fan; wherein these modules
of the verification system is to executed by at least one
processor.
2. The verification system as described in claim 1, wherein the
output module is further configured to output information of
showing that the actual rotation speed value of the fan matches the
predictive rotation speed value of the fan when the actual rotation
speed value of the fan is consistent with the predictive rotation
speed value of the fan.
3. A verification method for a rotation speed value of a fan in a
baseboard management controller (BMC), wherein the BMC comprises a
control unit and an output unit, the control unit is configured to
control a fan to rotate according to a pre-design rotation speed
value, the output unit is configured to output an actual rotation
speed value of the fan, the verification method comprising:
receiving a predictive rotation speed value of the fan, an input
environmental temperature value and a plurality of temperature
values of components, sending the received environmental
temperature value and a plurality of temperature values of
components to the control unit to control the fan to rotate on a
condition of the input temperature values; acquiring the actual
rotation speed value of the fan on the condition of the input
temperature values; detecting whether the actual rotation speed
value of the fan is consistent with the predictive rotation speed
value of the fan; and outputting information of showing that the
actual rotation speed value of the fan does not match the
predictive rotation speed value of the fan when the actual rotation
speed value of the fan is not consistent with the predictive
rotation speed value of the fan.
4. The verification method as described in claim 3, further
comprising: outputting information of showing that the actual
rotation speed value of the fan matches the predictive rotation
speed value of the fan when the actual rotation speed value of the
fan is consistent with the predictive rotation speed value of the
fan.
Description
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Technical Field
[0002] The present disclosure relates to verification systems and,
particularly, to a verification system and method for a rotation
speed value of a fan.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] A server cabinet is usually used to hold a number of
servers. A number of fans are installed in the servers to disperse
heat generated by the servers to keep the temperature in the
cabinet balanced. For this to occur, a balanced value of rotation
speed of the fan is an important factor. However, in a prior art,
the rotation speed value of the fan is effected by an environmental
temperature value and a number of temperature values of components
such as, a central processing unit (CPU), a hard disk, being run in
the cabinet. It is difficult to design the rotation speed value of
the fan on a condition of the environmental temperature value and a
number of temperature values of components.
[0005] Therefore, what is needed is a verification system and
method to overcome the above described limitations.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0006] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the hardware infrastructure of
a verification system for a rotation speed value of a fan in
accordance with an exemplary embodiment.
[0007] FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a verification method for the
rotation speed value of the fan by the verification system of FIG.
1, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0008] FIG. 1 shows a verification system 1 for a rotation speed
value of a fan in exemplary embodiment. The verification system 1
is applied on a baseboard management controller 21 (BMC) of an
electronic device such as cabinets. The BMC 21 includes a control
unit 22 and an output unit 24. The control unit 22 controls a fan
(not shown) to rotate according to a pre-design rotation speed
value. The output unit 24 outputs an actual rotation speed value of
the fan.
[0009] The verification system 1 a number of modules which are to
be executed by at least one processor. The number of modules
includes an input module 13, an acquiring module 11, a detecting
module 12, and an output module 14. The input module 13 receives an
input environmental temperature value and a number of temperature
values of components such as, a central processing unit (CPU), a
hard disk being run in the electronic device, sends the received
environmental temperature value and a number of temperature values
of components to the control unit 22 to control the fan to rotate
on the condition of the input temperature values. The input module
13 further receives a predictive rotation speed value of the fan.
The acquiring module 11 acquires the actual rotation speed value of
the fan on the condition of the input temperature values. The
detecting module 12 detects whether the actual rotation speed value
of the fan is consistent with the predictive rotation speed value
of the fan. The output module 14 generates information of showing
that the actual rotation speed value of the fan does not match the
predictive rotation speed value of the fan when the actual rotation
speed value of the fan is not consistent with the predictive
rotation speed value of the fan. The user can re-design the
per-design rotation speed value of the fan until the actual
rotation speed value of the fan is consistent with the predictive
rotation speed value of the fan on the condition of the input
temperature values, thereby avoiding unbalanced temperature in an
electronic device.
[0010] The output module 14 further outputs information showing
that the actual rotation speed value of the fan matches the
predictive rotation speed value of the fan when the actual rotation
speed value of the fan is consistent with the predictive rotation
speed value of the fan.
[0011] FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a verification method for a
rotation speed value of a fan by the verification system of FIG. 1,
in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.
[0012] In step S601, the input module 13 receives a predictive
rotation speed value of the fan, an input environmental temperature
value and a number of temperature values of components, sends the
received environmental temperature value and a number of
temperature values of components to the control unit 22 to control
the fan to rotate on the condition of the input temperature
values.
[0013] In step S602, the acquiring module 11 acquires the actual
rotation speed value of the fan on the condition of the input
temperature values.
[0014] In step S603, the detecting module 12 detects whether the
actual rotation speed value of the fan is consistent with the
predictive rotation speed value of the fan, if yes, the procedure
goes to step S605, if no, the procedure goes to step S604.
[0015] In step S604, the output module 14 generates information of
showing that the actual rotation speed value of the fan does not
match the predictive rotation speed value of the fan.
[0016] In step S605, the output module 14 outputs information of
showing that the actual rotation speed value of the fan matches the
predictive rotation speed value of the fan.
[0017] Although the present disclosure has been specifically
described on the basis of the embodiments thereof, the disclosure
is not to be construed as being limited thereto. Various changes or
modifications may be made to the embodiments without departing from
the scope and spirit of the disclosure.
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