Energy consumption assessment
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- determining a process similarity between a target production process and a candidate production process based on energy consumption units (ECUs) involved in the target production process and the candidate production process, wherein determining the process similarity comprises;
determining, from a pool of critical ECUs, a first set of critical ECUs involved in the target production process, the pool of the critical ECUs being obtained based on a plurality of reference production processes, wherein obtaining the pool of critical ECUs by;
creating, by utilizing a computing device, a topology for each of the plurality of reference production processes, andidentifying an ECU as a critical ECU, wherein the topology for each of the plurality of reference production processes is broken without the ECU;
determining, from the pool of critical ECUs, a second set of critical ECUs involved in the candidate production process, wherein one or more identified critical ECUs are automatically added into the pool of critical ECUs;
determining, from a pool of non-critical ECUs, a first set of non-critical ECUs involved in the target production process, the pool of the non-critical ECUs being obtained based on the plurality of reference production processes;
determining, from the pool of non-critical ECUs, a second set of non-critical ECUs involved in the candidate production process; and
determining the process similarity based on comparing the number of critical ECUs shared in the first and second sets of critical ECUs and the number of non-critical ECUs shared in the first and second sets of critical ECUs, wherein the number of critical ECUs shared are weighted higher relative to the number of non-critical ECUs shared;
in response to the process similarity being greater than a first threshold, correlating an energy consumption similarity between the target production process and the candidate production process based on a factor that has influence on energy consumption of at least one of the ECUs; and
in response to the energy consumption similarity being greater than a second threshold, identifying, by utilizing a benchmark identifying module in the computing device, the candidate production process as a benchmark for assessing energy consumption of the target production process.
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Abstract
According to embodiments of the present invention, the energy consumption assessment is done by identifying the benchmark production processes or enterprises. First, a process similarity between a target production process and a candidate production process is determined based on energy consumption units (ECUs) involved in the target production process and the candidate production process. In response to the process similarity being greater than a first threshold, an energy consumption similarity between the target production process and the candidate production process is determined based on a factor that has influence on energy consumption of at least one of the ECUs. In response to the energy consumption similarity being greater than a second threshold, the candidate production process is identified as a benchmark for assessing energy consumption of the target production process.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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determining a process similarity between a target production process and a candidate production process based on energy consumption units (ECUs) involved in the target production process and the candidate production process, wherein determining the process similarity comprises; determining, from a pool of critical ECUs, a first set of critical ECUs involved in the target production process, the pool of the critical ECUs being obtained based on a plurality of reference production processes, wherein obtaining the pool of critical ECUs by; creating, by utilizing a computing device, a topology for each of the plurality of reference production processes, and identifying an ECU as a critical ECU, wherein the topology for each of the plurality of reference production processes is broken without the ECU; determining, from the pool of critical ECUs, a second set of critical ECUs involved in the candidate production process, wherein one or more identified critical ECUs are automatically added into the pool of critical ECUs; determining, from a pool of non-critical ECUs, a first set of non-critical ECUs involved in the target production process, the pool of the non-critical ECUs being obtained based on the plurality of reference production processes; determining, from the pool of non-critical ECUs, a second set of non-critical ECUs involved in the candidate production process; and determining the process similarity based on comparing the number of critical ECUs shared in the first and second sets of critical ECUs and the number of non-critical ECUs shared in the first and second sets of critical ECUs, wherein the number of critical ECUs shared are weighted higher relative to the number of non-critical ECUs shared; in response to the process similarity being greater than a first threshold, correlating an energy consumption similarity between the target production process and the candidate production process based on a factor that has influence on energy consumption of at least one of the ECUs; and in response to the energy consumption similarity being greater than a second threshold, identifying, by utilizing a benchmark identifying module in the computing device, the candidate production process as a benchmark for assessing energy consumption of the target production process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer system, comprising:
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one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage media, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more computer-readable memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising; determining a process similarity between a target production process and a candidate production process based on energy consumption units (ECUs) involved in the target production process and the candidate production process, wherein determining the process similarity comprises; determining, from a pool of critical ECUs, a first set of critical ECUs involved in the target production process, the pool of the critical ECUs being obtained based on a plurality of reference production processes, wherein obtaining the pool of critical ECUs by; creating, by utilizing a computing device, a topology for each of the plurality of reference production processes, and identifying an ECU as a critical ECU, wherein the topology for each of the plurality of reference production processes is broken without the ECU; determining, from the pool of critical ECUs, a second set of critical ECUs involved in the candidate production process, wherein one or more identified critical ECUs are automatically added into the pool of critical ECUs; determining, from a pool of non-critical ECUs, a first set of non-critical ECUs involved in the target production process, the pool of the non-critical ECUs being obtained based on the plurality of reference production processes; determining, from the pool of non-critical ECUs, a second set of non-critical ECUs involved in the candidate production process; and determining the process similarity based on comparing the number of critical ECUs shared in the first and second sets of critical ECUs and the number of non-critical ECUs shared in the first and second sets of critical ECUs, wherein the number of critical ECUs shared are weighted higher relative to the number of non-critical ECUs shared; in response to the process similarity being greater than a first threshold, correlating an energy consumption similarity between the target production process and the candidate production process based on a factor that has influence on energy consumption of at least one of the ECUs; and in response to the energy consumption similarity being greater than a second threshold, identifying, by utilizing a benchmark identifying module in the computing device, the candidate production process as a benchmark for assessing energy consumption of the target production process. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product tangibly stored on a non-transient machine-readable medium and comprising machine-executable instructions, the instructions, when executed on a device, causing the device to:
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determine a process similarity between a target production process and a candidate production process based on energy consumption units (ECUs) involved in the target production process and the candidate production process, wherein determining the process similarity comprises; determining, from a pool of critical ECUs, a first set of critical ECUs involved in the target production process, the pool of the critical ECUs being obtained based on a plurality of reference production processes, wherein obtaining the pool of critical ECUs by; creating, by utilizing a computing device, a topology for each of the plurality of reference production processes, and identifying an ECU as a critical ECU, wherein the topology for each of the plurality of reference production processes is broken without the ECU; determining, from the pool of critical ECUs, a second set of critical ECUs involved in the candidate production process, wherein one or more identified critical ECUs are automatically added into the pool of critical ECUs; determining, from a pool of non-critical ECUs, a first set of non-critical ECUs involved in the target production process, the pool of the non-critical ECUs being obtained based on the plurality of reference production processes; determining, from the pool of non-critical ECUs, a second set of non-critical ECUs involved in the candidate production process; and determining the process similarity based on comparing the number of critical ECUs shared in the first and second sets of critical ECUs and the number of non-critical ECUs shared in the first and second sets of critical ECUs, wherein the number of critical ECUs shared are weighted higher relative to the number of non-critical ECUs shared; in response to the process similarity being greater than a first threshold, correlating an energy consumption similarity between the target production process and the candidate production process based on a factor that has influence on energy consumption of at least one of the ECUs; and in response to the energy consumption similarity being greater than a second threshold, identify, by utilizing a benchmark identifying module in the computing device, the candidate production process as a benchmark for assessing energy consumption of the target production process. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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