The fan runs constantly in many PCs, which may not even be necessary. A simple controller circuit can regulate the fan speed according to demand. This not only saves energy, it also reduces irritation ...

PWM or Pulse Width Modulation has generally been regarded as too complicated for PC fan speed control compared against using rheostats or linear voltage regulators such as the LM317. I present here a ...

When implementing cooling solutions for electronic equipment, system designers are confronted with a complex set of variables. The cooling requirements are typically dynamic, and ambient temperatures ...

As Moore's Law plunges us into the realm of multigigahertz processors and PCs with gigabytes of RAM, engineers face the task of removing the heat that these state-of-the-art components produce.

How to build a proportional controller that starts a cooling fan when circuit temperature passes a threshold, speeds up the fan as the temperature rises, and slows down and stops the fan when the ...

Typically, CPU fan noises are heard when you reboot your PC (the whirring sound you may have heard upon startup) and it goes on to decline as the startup process completes. The purpose of fans on your ...

The Leviton Decora Smart Wi-Fi 4-Speed Fan Controller is a very, good product; it just isn’t the best in its class. I used to recommend picking one smart home ecosystem and sticking with it. Start ...

Following are the best free Fan Speed Controller software for Windows 11/10 PC. The list is in no particular order as every app here has some unique ability. Let us start with a one-stop shop for all ...

The Lutron HomeKit-enabled fan controller makes it easy for anyone to control a ceiling fan from the wall, with their phone, or with their voice. But, it isn't perfect. During the 2019 Consumer ...

Most of us using desktop computers, and plenty of us on laptops, have some sort of fan or pump installed in our computer to remove heat and keep our machines running at the most optimum temperature.