A system may include an air mover configured to drive a flow of air, a heat-generating component in a path of the flow of air, an assembly comprising heat-rejecting media and a thermoelectric cooling apparatus thermally coupled to the heat-rejecting media and arranged such that the heat-rejecting media is in the path of the flow of air between the air mover and the heat-generating component, and a thermal control system communicatively coupled to the thermoelectric cooling apparatus and configured to control an electrical parameter applied to the thermoelectric cooling apparatus in order to create a temperature gradient across the thermoelectric cooling apparatus, such that when the electrical parameter is applied to the thermoelectric cooling apparatus, heat is transferred from the flow of air to the thermoelectric cooling apparatus via the heat-rejecting media.

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for attesting determining computer system fan usage and maintenance. A determination is made as to the architectural diagram or layout of a computer system. The diagram or layout shows components and fans that support the components. The architectural diagram or layout, where each virtual section shows a fan and the components. Operational load is determined for each virtual section over a period of time. A threshold value for particular periods to time, where the threshold value either is to low load periods or as to periods to increase or decrease speed of the fan to address operational load of the components.

A system may include an air mover configured to drive a flow of air, a heat-generating component in a path of the flow of air, an assembly comprising heat-rejecting media and a thermoelectric cooling apparatus thermally coupled to the heat-rejecting media and arranged such that the heat-rejecting media is in the path of the flow of air between the air mover and the heat-generating component, and a thermal control system communicatively coupled to the thermoelectric cooling apparatus and configured to control an electrical parameter applied to the thermoelectric cooling apparatus in order to create a temperature gradient across the thermoelectric cooling apparatus, such that when the electrical parameter is applied to the thermoelectric cooling apparatus, heat is transferred from the flow of air to the thermoelectric cooling apparatus via the heat-rejecting media.

Systems and methods for cooling a computer environment are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, one or more neural networks can be used to adjust one or more flow control valves, of a liquid cooling system for a data center, to control a variation in liquid flow rate across the data center.

An example system can include a noise sensor communicatively coupled to a controller of a computing device to dynamically determine a sound pressure level (SPL) of an environment in which the computing device is present. The computing device can include a cooling fan and the controller comprising a processor in communication with a memory resource including instructions executable to dynamically determine a threshold speed of the cooling fan based on the determined SPL of the environment set a speed of the cooling fan based on the determined threshold speed.

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for a systems and methods for improved LIDAR return light capture efficiency. One example method may include comparing, by a controller including a processor and at a first time, a first temperature of a first computing element to a first threshold temperature and a second temperature of a second computing element to a second threshold temperature. The example method may also include sending, based on a determination that the first temperature is below the first threshold temperature and the second temperature is above the second threshold temperature, a first signal to a switch to activate a data output corresponding to the second computing element. The example method may also include sending, to the second computing element, a second signal to cause a third computing element to increase heat dissipation from the third computing element to the first computing element. The example method may also include receiving, from the first computing element, a third temperature of the first computing element at a second time. The example method may also include comparing the third temperature of the first computing element to the first threshold temperature. The example method may also include determining that the third temperature of the first computing element is at or above the first threshold temperature at the second time. The example method may also include sending, based on a determination that the third temperature is at or above the first threshold temperature, a third signal to the switch to activate a data output corresponding to the first computing element.

A portable information handling system executes an application, such as a game, that generates audio information for presentation at multiple speakers through multiple channels. An audio vector engine analyzes the channels to derive a direction and distance associated with the audio information so that a visual cue of the relative location of the origin of the audio information may be presented at a display. In one embodiment, the display is a secondary display having a transparent view into the information handling system. In another embodiment, the direction and distance to a sound origin is presented over a map of a game in which the sound originated, such as a shot fired in a game.

A gateway device and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, multiple wireless transceivers are located within an in-wall housing, which also interconnectedly includes a processor, memory, various physical ports and wireless transceivers. To improve convenience, the gateway device may establish a pairing with a proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device. Virtual remote control functionality for various amenities may then be provided. To improve safety, the gateway device may be incorporated into a geolocation and safety network.

A method for providing thermal control of an information handling system may include in response to a request to power on the information handling system, in order to pre-condition a temperature associated with the information handling system to within a desired temperature range, receiving an indication of a temperature associated with the information handling system and based on the indication of the temperature associated with the information handling system, control the one or more temperature control elements for regulating a liquid of a liquid thermal control system to cause the temperature associated with the information handling system to fall within the desired temperature range prior to full powering on of the information handling system.

Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing an optimized adaptive thermal control mechanism for an integrated circuit (IC) are described. A control unit receives a digital input value which is representative of a temperature of an IC. The control unit compares the input value to at least two set points. A result of a first comparison determines whether an accumulator is incremented or decremented by a programmable gain value. A result of a second comparison determines whether the accumulator is primed with a preset ramp-up value. The preset ramp-up value is used since the accumulator can take several sensing cycles to reach the optimal control value while thermal gradients can become critical in only a few cycles. The output of the accumulator is provided to an actuator which adjusts parameter(s) to modulate the IC's temperature. The granularity and range of the accumulator matches the granularity and range of the actuator.