Title: Model-based energy consumption optimisation in manufacturing system and machine control

Authors: Anton Dietmair; Alexander Verl; Philipp Eberspaecher

Addresses: Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units (ISW), University of Stuttgart, 70174 Stuttgart, Germany. ' Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units (ISW), University of Stuttgart, 70174 Stuttgart, Germany. ' Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units (ISW), University of Stuttgart, 70174 Stuttgart, Germany

Abstract: Resource and energy efficiency have recently come to the attention of production engineers. For optimisation, the energy consumption of various production machines needs to be predicted and integrated into models of complex manufacturing systems. These models and model-based energy consumption optimisation strategies are introduced taking into account time, quality and cost and provide for an absolute reduction of the amount of energy consumed. To maximise operational flexibility while optimising energy consumption the focus lies on methods that optimise the controllable machine and plant parameters in a situation-oriented manner. The paper is concluded with guidelines to apply the techniques in industry. [Received 7 March 2010; Revised 10 July 2010; Accepted 14 November 2010]

Keywords: energy efficiency; machine tools; simulation; optimisation; modelling; manufacturing system; machine control; model-based energy consumption.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMR.2011.043238

International Journal of Manufacturing Research, 2011 Vol.6 No.4, pp.380 - 401

Published online: 09 May 2015 *

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