Independent active cooling and heating control loop per component
US12292770B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/20736
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved method and system for heating and cooling an electronic device, when internal temperatures are below safe operating ranges. To do so, the system selectively heats or cools each zone of the electronic device. This may be done by individual heaters and/or cooling system for each separate zones. Alternatively, or in addition too, the system can selectively open and close baffles, causing fresh ambient air to enter and/or recirculate heated air in a device's enclosure. This keeps sensitive components of the computing device, such as processors and memory from suffering damage, by operating them at temperatures that are either too cold or too warm.
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