US Patent 10222843 Server platform thermal control system using component power

A system and method for controlling cooling of computer components of a computing device are provided. A measurement of power consumption of at least one of the computer components is received. An amount of heat expected to be generated by the at least one computer components is determined based on the received measurement of power consumption. An output of a cooling system of the computer components is controlled based on the determined amount of heat expected to be generated.