Arithmetic Logic Apparatus Power Outage Backup Strategy

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for addressing power outages in computer systems fail to adequately reduce power consumption during backup processing, necessitating a more efficient approach to manage power supply disruptions.

Innovation Solution

An arithmetic logic apparatus with a primary and secondary system device, a power supply port, and a battery, where power is detected, switched to battery supply, and the secondary system is ended to reduce consumption, with data backup performed using the primary system.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If power is supplied to both primary and secondary system devices during power outage, then data backup can be performed, but power consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata backup completionVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system is divided into primary system device and secondary system device, with power supply controlled separately for each. During power outage, only the primary system device receives power from the battery, while the secondary system device receives no power, thereby reducing overall power consumption while ensuring data backup functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Productivity

If secondary system device continues operation during power outage, then processing can continue, but battery power depletes faster

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing continuityVSAvoidbattery power depletion
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The secondary system device is extracted from the active power supply during power outage conditions. By removing it from the powered configuration and placing it in a non-powered state, the system reduces battery power depletion while the primary system device continues to perform essential data backup functions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Adaptability or versatility

If all system devices remain powered during power outage, then system functionality is maintained, but battery capacity is consumed rapidly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem functionalityVSAvoidbattery capacity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

Different power supply states are applied to different system devices based on their functional requirements during power outage. The primary system device maintains powered status to ensure data backup capability, while the secondary system device is switched to non-powered state, creating localized quality differences in power consumption across system components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This method effectively reduces power consumption during backup processing after a power outage by halting unnecessary power supply to the secondary system, optimizing battery usage and ensuring data preservation.

Implementation Method 1

a battery (33), a power supply control part (2804) that supplies power from the battery (33) to the arithmetic logic part (2) when disruption of power is detected

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectBattery (electricity): Battery (electricity)

Data Source

PatentUS12189446B2Method for addressing power outage, arithmetic logic apparatus
Publication Date: 2025.01.07 HITACHI VANTARA LTD
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AI summary

A method for addressing power outage of an arithmetic logic apparatus including an arithmetic logic part, a power supply port to which power is externally supplied, and a battery, the arithmetic logic part including a primary system device and a secondary system device, the method includes detection processing of detecting disruption of power in the power supply port, supplying processing of supplying power from the battery to the arithmetic logic part when the disruption is detected in the detection processing, end processing of performing processing of ending the secondary system device to reduce power consumption of the secondary system device when the supplying processing is performed, and backup processing of performing data backup using the primary system device upon completion of the end processing.