Improvement in Laptop Heat Dissipation with Taguchi Method
This paper aims to investigate the feasibility of using system power consumption as a factor to improve laptop heat dissipation. The problems due to the CPU overheating are addressed. Based on the Taguchi method, the laptop fan parameters can be optimized with firmware adjustments only. In the Taguc...
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| description | This paper aims to investigate the feasibility of using system power consumption as a factor to improve laptop heat dissipation. The problems due to the CPU overheating are addressed. Based on the Taguchi method, the laptop fan parameters can be optimized with firmware adjustments only. In the Taguchi analysis, the fan speed, system power, and debounce time are considered as control factors, while the Cinebench point is utilized to evaluate the CPU performance. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed heat dissipation scheme effectively reduces the idle time of a laptop fan. The improvement in heat dissipation can reduce CPU performance degradation because of overheating. According to the best combination of control factors, there is approximately a 5% increase in CPU performance despite a 0.35% increment in power consumption. This paper highlights the effectiveness of optimizing laptop fan parameters through firmware adjustments to improve heat dissipation and mitigate CPU overheating issues. Moreover, the study highlights the delicate balance between power consumption and performance gains. While there may be a slight increase in power consumption associated with the optimized heat dissipation scheme, the observed improvements in CPU performance outweigh this incremental power usage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-86ce40523e094c9f90c60909066eb5ec2024-03-12T16:42:28ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922024-02-0113588210.3390/electronics13050882Improvement in Laptop Heat Dissipation with Taguchi MethodYeong-Hwa Chang0Chia-Hao Chu1Hung-Wei Lin2Department of Electrical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, TaiwanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, TaiwanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, TaiwanThis paper aims to investigate the feasibility of using system power consumption as a factor to improve laptop heat dissipation. The problems due to the CPU overheating are addressed. Based on the Taguchi method, the laptop fan parameters can be optimized with firmware adjustments only. In the Taguchi analysis, the fan speed, system power, and debounce time are considered as control factors, while the Cinebench point is utilized to evaluate the CPU performance. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed heat dissipation scheme effectively reduces the idle time of a laptop fan. The improvement in heat dissipation can reduce CPU performance degradation because of overheating. According to the best combination of control factors, there is approximately a 5% increase in CPU performance despite a 0.35% increment in power consumption. This paper highlights the effectiveness of optimizing laptop fan parameters through firmware adjustments to improve heat dissipation and mitigate CPU overheating issues. Moreover, the study highlights the delicate balance between power consumption and performance gains. While there may be a slight increase in power consumption associated with the optimized heat dissipation scheme, the observed improvements in CPU performance outweigh this incremental power usage.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/13/5/882heat dissipationsystem powerlaptopTaguchi method |
| spellingShingle | Yeong-Hwa Chang Chia-Hao Chu Hung-Wei Lin Improvement in Laptop Heat Dissipation with Taguchi Method Electronics heat dissipation system power laptop Taguchi method |
| title | Improvement in Laptop Heat Dissipation with Taguchi Method |
| title_full | Improvement in Laptop Heat Dissipation with Taguchi Method |
| title_fullStr | Improvement in Laptop Heat Dissipation with Taguchi Method |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improvement in Laptop Heat Dissipation with Taguchi Method |
| title_short | Improvement in Laptop Heat Dissipation with Taguchi Method |
| title_sort | improvement in laptop heat dissipation with taguchi method |
| topic | heat dissipation system power laptop Taguchi method |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/13/5/882 |
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