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System and method for approximating ambient temperature
Michael N. Robillard,John K. Bowman,James W. Espy,Steven R. Cieluch,David Boudreau,Joseph P. King,Robert M. Beauchamp +6 more
- 17 Dec 2009
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TL;DR: In this article, a method and computer program product for determining an internal temperature of a computer device, a power consumption factor for the computing device, and an airflow factor is presented.
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Abstract: A method and computer program product for determining an internal temperature of a computing device, a power consumption factor for the computing device, and an airflow factor for the computing device. An approximated ambient air temperature is generated based upon the internal temperature, power consumption factor, and the airflow factor.
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