Waymo llc (20240256017). Method of Temperature Conditioning Compute Module for Cold Start

Method of Temperature Conditioning Compute Module for Cold Start

Organization Name

waymo llc

Inventor(s)

Darren Chen of Sunnyvale CA US

Sabareeshkumar Ravikumar of Sunnyvale CA US

Method of Temperature Conditioning Compute Module for Cold Start

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240256017 titled 'Method of Temperature Conditioning Compute Module for Cold Start

Original Abstract Submitted

example embodiments relate to methods of increasing a temperature of a computer module to start the computer at environmental temperatures below a threshold temperature. an example embodiment includes receiving, at one or more computing components thermally coupled to a main computer via a liquid-cooled plate, a set of program instructions. the method can also include running the set of program instructions on at least one computing component. running the set of program instructions on the computing component can generate heat that flows to the main computer via the liquid-cooled plate. the method can additionally include detecting, from at least one thermal sensor coupled to the liquid-cooled plate, a temperature reading indicative of a temperature of the main computer. the method can further include determining that the temperature reading has reached a predetermined temperature threshold and based on the temperature reading reaching the predetermined temperature threshold, powering on the main computer.