Thermal control system for test slot of test rack for disk drive testing system with thermoelectric device and a cooling conduit

BS Merrow - US Patent 8,102,173, 2012 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A disk drive test slot thermal control system includes a test slot including a
housing having an outer Surface, an internal cavity defined by the housing and including a …

Thermal analysis in a data processing system

MJ Crippen, JA Matteson, WJ Piazza - US Patent 6,889,908, 2005 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Many organizations have begun consolidating Servers into centralized data
centers, looking to use physical, appli cation or data consolidation as a means of reducing …

Computer system and its cooling control method

S Suzuki, H Yokomichi - US Patent 6,134,667, 2000 - Google Patents
57 ABSTRACT Temperature Sensors A, B, and C are arranged near a CPU, HDD, and PC
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Temperature control within disk drive testing systems

BS Merrow - US Patent 7,848,106, 2010 - Google Patents
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Method for monitoring environmental parameters at network sites

PJ Giorgio - US Patent 5,761,085, 1998 - Google Patents
57 ABSTRACT A method for monitoring various parameters for equipment at network sites.
A controller at each site monitors cooling fan output, ambient temperature and an electrical …

Heat source cooling apparatus and method utilizing mechanism for dividing a flow of cooling fluid

DW Perdue - US Patent 5,563,768, 1996 - Google Patents
(57). ABSTRACT A method of cooling a heat source includes the steps of (1) positioning a
thermally conductive base in contact with the heat source, the base having a plurality of fins …

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RW Slocum III - US Patent 8,086,343, 2011 - Google Patents
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Bulk feeding disk drives to disk drive testing systems

S Noble, E Garcia, E Polyakov… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
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Temperature Control Within Disk Drive Testing Systems

BS Merrow - US Patent App. 12/105,103, 2009 - Google Patents
A disk drive test slot thermal control system includes a test slot. The test slot includes a
housing and an air mover (eg, a blower or a fan). The housing includes an outer Surface …

Controllable flow resistance in a cooling apparatus

CG Malone, GC Simon - US Patent 8,720,532, 2014 - Google Patents
An airflow control apparatus includes a controllable airflow resistance aligned with an
airflow path of a plurality of airflow paths, a sensor capable of detecting an airflow condition …