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Satisfying the energy requirements of a process at minimum cost is a key issue of the energy integration studies. Starting from the definition of the Minimum Energy Requirement of a process, we propose a method to compute the optimal utility system to sati ...
One of the most important conclusions of the energy integration techniques is that energy efficiency can only be analyzed with respect to the pinch point location of the system. Therefore, the problem boundaries cannot be limited to the chemical process le ...
This paper presents the semi-passive replication technique -- a variant of passive replication -- that can be implemented in the asynchronous system model without requiring agreement on a primary (usually done using a membership service). Passive replicati ...
The integration of the utility system with all the plants of an industrial site is a mamor task for targeting the Minimum Cost of the Energy Requirement (MCER). Defining the target in terms of cost rather than in terms of energy introduces the problem of i ...
The integration of the utility system with all the plants of an industrial site is a mamor task for targeting the Minimum Cost of the Energy Requirement (MCER). Defining the target in terms of cost rather than in terms of energy introduces the problem of i ...
This paper addresses CAAD from an organizational point of view. We employ recent developments in organizational economics to model the organizational processes in building design. Based on an analysis of (i) the cost of transferring knowledge, and (ii) age ...
Springer, 101 Philip Drive, Norwell, Ma 02061 Usa1997
The design of a mechatronic system in an industrial context is alwais affected by cost. Either the performances have to be optimized for a given cost or the cost must be minimized for the given performances. ...
We propose a modified leaky-LMS filter that ensures stability of the estimates w(k) in the presence of bounded noise, without introducing any bias term and with the added cost of only a comparison and a multiplication per iteration when compared to the cla ...
This paper presents a simulator of the manufacturing process of induction motors. Its main purpose is to provide feedback in the form of motor cost and production scheduling during the process of motor design. The paper concentrates on modeling and simulat ...
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers1994
The selection and the optimal integration of the utility system is a major step of any energy integration study. It allows to determine an energy target based on the cost of the utilities rather than on energy. As a result, we obtain the final list of stre ...
