Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a housing containing therein a component which generates heat when operating, a fan for cooling the heat-generating component, and a driving unit for driving the fan. The housing also contains therein a temperature detector for detecting the temperature in the housing and providing a detected-temperature representing signal. In response to the detected-temperature representing signal, a control unit provides the driving unit with a control signal to change the rotation speed of the fan.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 27, 1997
Date of Patent:
October 20, 1998
Assignees:
Sansha Electric Manufacuring Co. Limited, Thermal Dynamics Corporation
Inventors:
Hideo Ishii, Haruo Moriguchi, Nathaniel S. Hansen, Michael R. Dumont