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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120130560 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL MODULE AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME Provided are a temperature control module and a temperature control apparatus. The temperature control module includes an input unit connected to a temperature measurement object to measure a temperature, a control unit comparing a temperature measurement value measured... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130526 | Air Wipe and Sheet Guide Temperature Control on Paper and Continuous Web Scanners Paper and continuous web scanners operate at varying and high temperature conditions. Regulating the temperature within the measurement gap between dual scanner heads during measurement and calibration modes of operation by employing air wipe and sheet guide temperature... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130559 | DSM ENABLING OF ELECTRO MECHANICALLY CONTROLLED REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS A system for reducing the peak power consumption by a refrigeration system is provided. The system comprises a first electromechanical cold control calibrated to a first temperature setpoint, a second electromechanical cold control calibrated to a second temperature set... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120109405 | CONTAINER DATA CENTER AND HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM THEREOF A data center includes a container with a raised floor defining a number of openings, and a server system received in the container. The server system includes a rack and a number of servers received in the rack at different heights. Cooling air is released by a cooling... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120071992 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING PERFORATED TILE AIRFLOW IN A DATA CENTER Systems and methods provide determinations of airflow from a raised floor plenum. In one aspect, a computer-implemented method is provided for predicting airflow from a plurality of openings in a plenum. The method includes (A) receiving input data from a storage device... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072046 | Temperature Control System The present invention relates to a transport container which provides mechanical and thermal stability for a load and which container is fabricated as the container is loaded. In particular, the present invention relates to a temperature control system for a container w... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072045 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF STEAM FOR A STEAM POWER PLANT A state controller, in order to output a desired steam temperature as a controlled variable, feeds back several steam states in a superheater for superheating steam using a monitor, which calculates the steam states, and the desired steam temperature is forwarded to a f... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120046801 | HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM Each of the water heaters 1 performs a master and slave setting process that transmits prescribed response data to the other water heaters 1 via a communication line 8 at a timing according to its own identification number and different from those o... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046800 | THERMAL RELATIONSHIPS BASED WORKLOAD PLANNING A method, system, and computer usable program product for thermal relationships based workload planning in a data processing environment are provided in the illustrative embodiments. For a data processing system having a cooling correspondence with a cooling unit in the... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120041614 | FAN SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD A fan speed control system includes a fan, a hardware device, and a basic input/output system (BIOS) module. The BIOS module includes a memory unit, an edit unit, a searching unit, and a control unit. The memory unit stores a matching table of different hardware device ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041615 | FAN SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM A fan speed control system includes a fan, a hardware device, a switch code module, and a basic input/output system (BIOS) module. The switch code module is operable to set a switch code. The BIOS module includes a memory unit, a switch code detecting unit, a searching ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120035782 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE An electronic device and a method for controlling heat reflux of the electronic device include setting a speed decrease value and standard temperatures for each of the first device and the second device. The control method further includes detecting a working temperatur... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120035781 | Dynamically Adjustable Floor Tile For A Data Center A dynamically adjustable floor tile for a data center including a plurality of perforations; and a dynamically adjustable aperture, wherein opening the aperture exposes one or more of the perforations to airflow through the floor tile and closing the aperture blocks one... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120035783 | MONITOR AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVER MODEL A monitor and control system includes a server model, a number of switches, a temperature sensor mounted in the server model, a monitor and control device, and a microcontroller. The switches are connected to the resistors to control current through the resistors. The t... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120029725 | SMART HYBRID THERMOSTAT A system and method for controlling operation of a hybrid heating system that includes a heat pump and a gas heater is disclosed. Peak demand or pricing information is received from gas and electric utilities, and outdoor ambient temperature data is also fed to a smart ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029724 | BATTERY THERMAL SYSTEM CONTROL STRATEGY A method and system for controlling temperature in an electric vehicle battery pack which preserves battery pack performance and longevity while maximizing vehicle driving range. A controller prescribes a minimum allowable operating temperature in the battery pack, wher... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120022715 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING A HEAT-GENERATING DEVICE A method for cooling a heat-generating device, comprising setting a reference surface temperature of the heat-generating device, measuring a temperature of a surface of the heat-generating device, measuring a temperature gradient based on temperature measurements of two... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120016533 | TEMPERATURE MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS This disclosure is related to systems and methods for temperature monitoring of electronics, such as a controller or processor within a data storage device. In one example, a controller may be configured to determine an operation to perform and determine a temperature o... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120010761 | OVERHEAT DETECTION SYSTEM According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for preventing the failure of a system, which includes one or more pipes, or one or more cooling jackets, or one or more fluid cooled system components carrying a fluid, involves detecting one or more pressure level... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120004788 | HEATING BLANKET WITH CONTROL CIRCUIT AND SAFETY WIRE A safety wire for use in a heating blanket has a core, a heating wire wrapped around the core, and a guard wire spaced apart from the heating wire. In a normal mode of operation, the guard wire is not physically or electrically coupled to the heating wire, but in a brea... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110320062 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE THEREOF A method for control a temperature of a computing device detects a first CPU temperature TN1 using a thermal sensor, controls the fan to swivel from an angle corresponding to the initial cooling location to an angle corresponding to a new cooling location acc... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110320061 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING DEVICE A temperature control system and method can automatically adjust temperature of a computing device whether the computing device is in a closed loop state or an open loop state. The computing device includes a central processing unit (CPU), and a temperature sensor and a... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110307117 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEATING AND INSULATING CONTRAST MEDIA A system for heating and insulating contrast media is disclosed herein. A thermal insulating cover sized to cover at least a portion of a contrast media container is provided with a heating element. A temperature sensor measures the temperature of the contrast media and... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110301889 | FLEXIBLE POWER REPORTING IN A COMPUTING SYSTEM A system and method for efficient reporting of power usage. A power reporting unit within a processor receives a power consumption number once every sample interval from a power monitor. The power monitor determines a power consumption number based on data corresponding... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110301762 | ELECTRIC TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION UNIT WITH TEMPERATURE-BASED DIESEL OPERATION A method of operating a transport refrigeration unit that is operable to regulate a temperature of a cargo space. The method includes providing a controller, driving a refrigerant compressor of the transport refrigeration unit with an internal combustion engine to compr... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110301765 | Integrated Micromachining Proximity Switch Sensors in Air/Oil Lubricators An apparatus integrated with micromachined (a.k.a. MEMS, Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) silicon thermal sensor as a proximity switch sensor in air/oil Lubricators is disclosed in the present invention. The present invention relates to mass flow sensing and measuremen... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110295443 | MANAGING AN INFRASTRUCTURE HAVING A 3D PACKAGE AND COOLING RESOURCE ACTUATORS An apparatus for managing an infrastructure having one or more three-dimensional (3D) packages and a plurality of cooling resource actuators, each of the 3D packages including a plurality of heat sources, includes a heat source manager configured to determine heat load ... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110295442 | Generating a Nonlinear Function for Fan Control System and method for controlling a fan. A value may be received for controlling the fan. The value may include a first number of bits and may correspond to a linear function of temperature. A first value may be determined using a first number of bits of the value. A mo... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110270464 | DISTRIBUTION OF COOLING RESOURCES USING HIERARCHICALLY IDENTIFIED COOLING MICROGRIDS In a method for distributing cooling resources to a plurality of locations using a plurality of hierarchically identified cooling microgrids, conditions detected at the plurality of locations are received. Each level of the hierarchically identified cooling microgrids i... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110270465 | TEMPERATURE SETTING METHOD OF HEAT PROCESSING PLATE, TEMPERATURE SETTING APPARATUS OF HEAT PROCESSING PLATE, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING PROGRAM THEREON An object of the present invention is to perform temperature setting of a heating plate so that a wafer is uniformly heated in an actual heat processing time. The temperature of a wafer is measured during a heat processing period from immediately after a temperature mea... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110270446 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING A MOTORIZED VENT COVERING A motorized vent covering for an air vent of the environment control system, the motorized vent covering comprising an air flow restrictor for controlling air flow through the vent; and an actuator, the actuator including a motor configured to drive the air flow restric... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110264280 | AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION OF A DEMAND CONTROL VENTILATION SYSTEM Methods and systems for automatically calibrating one or more damper positions of a demand control ventilation system are disclosed. In one illustrative embodiment, a demand control ventilation system includes a damper for controlling a flow of outside air into a buildi... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110264290 | THERMOSTAT LOAD REDUCTION BASED ON PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN ENERGY PRICE A thermostat capable of receiving signals transmitted by a utility provider communicating a usage rate schedule or a request for a load curtailment period, and controlling one or more systems based on the information communicated by the utility. The thermostat changes t... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110257802 | POWER DISTRIBUTION CONSIDERING COOLING NODES A method, system, and computer usable program product for power distribution considering cooling nodes in a data processing environment. A power demand of a data processing environment is determined for a period. The data processing environment includes a set of computi... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110251733 | TEMPERATURE THRESHOLD ADJUSTMENT BASED ON HUMAN DETECTION A system comprises a first proximity sensor adapted to detect a human. The system further comprises logic coupled to the first proximity sensor. The logic adjusts a temperature threshold based on whether a human has been detected.... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110245991 | Fan Speed Duplication A computer system retrieves a performance value that corresponds to a first fan's performance, which is controlled by a first fan controller. Next, the computer system generates a control setting based upon the retrieved performance value. In turn, a second fan controll... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110245976 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RETRACTABLE FAN COOLING OF ELECTRONIC ENCLOSURES Systems and methods for a retractable fan cooling system for an electronics enclosure are provided. In one embodiment, a system comprises at least one cooling fan coupled to an electronics enclosure having a heat sink; and a fan positioning mechanism coupled to the at l... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110245981 | COMPUTING CENTER POWER AND COOLING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD Various computing center control and cooling apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of controlling plural processors of a computing system is provided. The method includes monitoring activity levels of the plural processors over a time interval to ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110238236 | DATA CENTRE AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DATA CENTRE COOLING According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for cooling a data centre. The apparatus comprises an air conditioning unit for supplying cooled air to a cold portion of a data centre, an airflow measurement device for measuring a ra... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110231030 | Minimizing Aggregate Cooling and Leakage Power A mechanism is provided for minimizing system power in a data processing system. A management control unit determines whether a convergence has been reached in the data processing system. If convergence fails to be reached, the management control unit determines whether... | 09/22/2011 |
