An online Utilities Consumption Model for real-time load identification

A novel architecture for a real-time Utilities Consumption Model (UCM) has been developed. The online UCM is capable of estimating the contributions from individual items of equipment towards the total instantaneous load of key utilities in a manufacturing plant. It also has the capability to foreca...

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Published in:International journal of production research 2015-03, Vol.53 (5), p.1337-1357
Main Authors: Lees, M., Ellen, R., Brodie, P., Steffens, M., Newell, B., Wilkey, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breweries
brewery
Computer architecture
Consumption
Consumption function
Economic models
Energy use
factory automation
Mathematical models
modelling
Online
Operations research
Real time
Scheduling
simulation
Studies
sustainability
Utilities
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Summary:A novel architecture for a real-time Utilities Consumption Model (UCM) has been developed. The online UCM is capable of estimating the contributions from individual items of equipment towards the total instantaneous load of key utilities in a manufacturing plant. It also has the capability to forecast future consumption for areas of a plant that are scheduled. The UCM is a useful addition to the industrial control tool-set as it provides an effective means of minimising the energy impact of the timing and scheduling aspects of plant operations. A case study, demonstrating the application of the UCM at the Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) plant at Yatala, Australia, is included.
ISSN:0020-7543
1366-588X
DOI:10.1080/00207543.2014.919415