Storage Device Power Management via ID-Based Peak Period Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Storage devices face inefficiencies in power management, leading to excessive power consumption when multiple memory devices operate at peak power during overlapping periods, exceeding the power budget.

Innovation Solution

A storage device and method that assign unique IDs to memory devices, allowing them to perform memory operations at peak power during specific target periods, thereby avoiding overlapping peak power periods and optimizing power usage within a defined budget.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If multiple memory devices operate at peak power simultaneously to improve processing speed, then productivity increases, but power consumption exceeds the allocated budget

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing speedVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements periodic action by dividing peak power operations into distinct time slots or periods. Each memory device is assigned specific time windows during which it can operate at peak power, rather than allowing continuous or simultaneous peak power operations. This temporal segmentation enables the system to achieve high productivity during designated periods while ensuring that total power consumption remains within the allocated budget by controlling the number and duration of peak power operations across different devices.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

2Productivity

If memory devices perform operations during overlapping peak power periods, then productivity improves, but power management efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation throughputVSAvoidpower management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the operating timeline into discrete, non-overlapping time slots and assigning specific memory devices to specific slots based on their IDs. This segmentation prevents overlapping peak power periods by ensuring that only one memory device operates at peak power at any given time. The systematic assignment of time slots to devices simplifies power management by creating a structured, predictable pattern that avoids the complexity of coordinating overlapping operations while maintaining high productivity through continuous utilization of peak power capacity across different devices.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12067272B2Storage device and power management method thereof
Publication Date: 2024.08.20 SK HYNIX INC
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AI summary

A storage device, and a method of operating the storage device, includes a plurality of memory devices configured to store peak power information including information about a plurality of peak power periods and information about IDs respectively corresponding to the plurality of peak power periods. The storage device also includes a memory controller configured to assign an ID to each of the plurality of memory devices and control the memory devices so that one or more memory devices having an identical ID corresponding to a target period, among the plurality of peak power periods, perform a memory operation at peak power.