Power management to change power limits based on device skin temperature

A method includes controlling a power limit of a computing system based on a determined skin temperature of at least one location on an outer surface of a device housing the computing system. A processor includes a processing unit and a power management controller to control a power limit of the pro...

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Main Authors Govindan, Madhu Saravana Sibi, Merrikh, Ali Akbar, Bates, Benjamin David, Naffziger, Samuel David, Jain, Ashish, Liepe, Steven Frederick
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.05.2018
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
MEASURING
MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT
MEASURING TEMPERATURE
PHYSICS
TESTING
THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Summary:A method includes controlling a power limit of a computing system based on a determined skin temperature of at least one location on an outer surface of a device housing the computing system. A processor includes a processing unit and a power management controller to control a power limit of the processing unit based on a determined skin temperature of at least one location on an outer surface of a device housing the processor.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514641510