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Simultaneous control of multiple machines for energy efficiency: a simulation-based approach

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  • Nicla Frigerio
  • Barış Tan
  • Andrea Matta

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Energy efficiency is crucial in contemporary industry and controlling the resource power state by switching off/on commands is a promising measure. The control problem of deciding when to switch off/on the machines depending on the state of the system at a given time is not trivial due to the effect the control might have on the system production rate. Threshold-based policies using buffer occupancy information to control the machines can be effectively used to reduce energy consumption. Nevertheless, highly complex control policies are difficult to be applied and costly to be managed in practice. Buffer-based threshold policies to control multiple machines simultaneously in a serial production line for energy efficiency purposes are analysed in this work. The optimal control minimises the energy consumption while assuring a certain target production rate for the system. The effects of controlling different combinations of machines simultaneously with different number of thresholds have been investigated through numerical experiments with discrete event simulation. Insights regarding the trade-off between the complexity of the control and the performance gains are provided. The proposed policy works effectively and the effect of a proper selection of the controlled machines or thresholds is significant.

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  • Nicla Frigerio & Barış Tan & Andrea Matta, 2024. "Simultaneous control of multiple machines for energy efficiency: a simulation-based approach," International Journal of Production Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 62(3), pages 933-948, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:tprsxx:v:62:y:2024:i:3:p:933-948
    DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2023.2175175
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    1. Balwin Bokor & Wolfgang Seiringer & Klaus Altendorfer & Thomas Felberbauer, 2024. "Energy Price and Workload Related Dispatching Rule: Balancing Energy and Production Logistics Costs," Papers 2405.02445, arXiv.org, revised Nov 2024.

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