US 11,631,138 B2 · System, method and non-transitory computer-readable medium for cryptocurrency mining

Abstract

A computer may be provided on a mining machine comprising a mother board, a power supply in operable communication with the mother board, an input/output interface in communication with the mother board, and a plurality of hash boards each in communication with the mother board and comprising a plurality of mining chips. The computer may execute instructions that cause the computer to perform establishing communication with an external device, retrieving at least one profit variable from the external device, calculating an estimated profitability of a first mining chip based on the profit variable, and adjusting a chip voltage supplied to the first mining chip and adjusting a chip frequency of the first mining chip to maximize the estimated profitability. Alternatively, the instructions may cause the computer to adjust the chip voltage and the chip frequency to maintain a temperature within a predetermined range.

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Dependent claims

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor in communication with a mining machine including a plurality of hash boards each including a plurality of mining chips, cause the processor to perform:

establishing communication with an external device via an external network;
retrieving at least one profit variable from the external device via the external network;
calculating an estimated profitability of at least a first mining chip of the plurality of mining chips as a function of at least a hashrate of at least the first mining chip, a power consumption of at least the first mining chip, and the at least one profit variable;
and
adjusting a chip voltage supplied to at least the first mining chip and adjusting a chip frequency of at least the first mining chip to maximize the estimated profitability;
wherein:
the power consumption of at least the first mining chip is calculated based on at least two of the chip voltage, the chip frequency, and the temperature of at least the first mining chip.

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measuring a temperature of at least first mining chip of the plurality of mining chips or a first hash board of the plurality of hash boards using a temperature sensor;
and
adjusting a chip voltage supplied to at least the first mining chip and adjusting a chip frequency of at least the first mining chip to control the temperature so as to maintain the temperature within a predetermined temperature range.

A method for cryptocurrency mining, the method comprising:

providing a mining device comprising:
a mother board;
a power supply in operable communication with the mother board;
an input-output interface in operable communication with the mother board;
and
a plurality of hash boards each comprising a plurality of mining chips, the plurality of hash boards being in operable communication with the mother board;
establishing communication with the mining device via an external network;
establishing communication between the mining device and an external device via the external network;
retrieving at least one profit variable from the external device via the external network;
calculating an estimated profitability of at least a first mining chip of the plurality of mining chips as a function of at least a hashrate of at least the first mining chip, a power consumption of at least the first mining chip, and the at least one profit variable;
and
adjusting a chip voltage supplied to at least the first mining chip and adjusting a chip frequency of at least the first mining chip to maximize the estimated profitability;
wherein:
the power consumption of at least the first mining chip is calculated based on at least two of the chip voltage, the chip frequency, and the temperature of at least the first mining chip.

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A system for cryptocurrency mining, the system comprising:

a mining device comprising:
a mother board;
a power supply in operable communication with the mother board;
an input-output interface in operable communication with the mother board;
and
a plurality of hash boards each comprising a plurality of mining chips, the plurality of hash boards being in operable communication with the mother board;
a dynamic tuning firmware in operable communication with the mother board;
wherein:
the dynamic tuning firmware is configured to:
establish communication with an external device via an external network;
retrieve at least one profit variable from the external device via the external network;
calculate an estimated profitability of at least a first mining chip of the plurality of mining chips as a function of at least a hashrate of at least the first mining chip, a power consumption of at least the first mining chip, and the at least one profit variable;
and
adjust a chip voltage supplied to at least the first mining chip and adjust a chip frequency of at least the first mining chip to maximize the estimated profitability;
and
the plurality of mining chips comprises an application-specific integrated circuit;
and
the estimated power consumption of at least the first mining chip is calculated based on at least two of the chip voltage, the chip frequency, and the temperature of at least the first mining chip.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System, method and non-transitory computer-readable medium for cryptocurrency mining

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System, method and non-transitory computer-readable medium for cryptocurrency mining

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