US 12,487,624 B2
Power management method
Visvesh S. Sathe, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Oct. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/047,790.
Prior Publication US 2024/0134405 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0231406 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. G05F 1/625 (2006.01)
CPC G05F 1/625 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising: providing a load current that flows into a digital load; detecting a load voltage across the digital load; determining a magnitude of a difference between the load voltage and a reference voltage; receiving digital signals from the digital load, wherein the digital signals indicate future demand for the load current by the digital load;
determining a digital state of the digital load using the digital signals, wherein determining the digital state of the digital load comprises determining, based on accessing an instruction queue for the digital load, an operation scheduled to be performed by the digital load; and
adjusting the load current based on (i) the magnitude of the difference between the load voltage and the reference voltage and (ii) the digital state of the digital load.