A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TARGETING AND MONITORING THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING FACILITIES
First Claim
1. A method for real-time targeting and monitoring, performing gap analysis, identifying and diagnosing significant deviations, and highlighting corrective actions for the energy performance of manufacturing facilities comprising:
- utilizing a customizable software application and computerized system to perform the following tasks;
develop and populate the software application'"'"'s database; and
enter current energy usages and costs, department operating rates, and ambient conditions into the invention'"'"'s software application; and
run the application'"'"'s software to calculate target energy usages and costs, statistical analysis of actual versus target deviations, and perform a gap analysis of actual versus target values; and
diagnose the probable cause of significant deviations and highlight actions to be taken to reduce the deviations; and
display the calculated values on the application'"'"'s performance report; and
store the calculated results in the application'"'"'s database; and
electronically export the calculated results and the performance, to the production departments, the organization'"'"'s MIS, or other designated electronically connected destination and/or print these as hard copy reports.
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Abstract
An on-line neural network based software application that enables manufacturing facilities to meaningfully determine their energy performance, no matter how complex, with respect to the production rates and ambient conditions. This is achieved by the generation of three levels of targets; facility overall performance, departmental key performance indicators, and key operating parameters that impact the facility'"'"'s energy consumption and over which, the operators have control. A unit and cost gap analysis of actual versus target is executed for overall and departmental energy performance. Causes of statistically significant deviations are diagnosed and corrective actions highlighted. The software application is designed to be updated dynamically so that users can effectively manage performance on the basis of current information.
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7 Claims
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1. A method for real-time targeting and monitoring, performing gap analysis, identifying and diagnosing significant deviations, and highlighting corrective actions for the energy performance of manufacturing facilities comprising:
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utilizing a customizable software application and computerized system to perform the following tasks;
develop and populate the software application'"'"'s database; and
enter current energy usages and costs, department operating rates, and ambient conditions into the invention'"'"'s software application; and
run the application'"'"'s software to calculate target energy usages and costs, statistical analysis of actual versus target deviations, and perform a gap analysis of actual versus target values; and
diagnose the probable cause of significant deviations and highlight actions to be taken to reduce the deviations; and
display the calculated values on the application'"'"'s performance report; and
store the calculated results in the application'"'"'s database; and
electronically export the calculated results and the performance, to the production departments, the organization'"'"'s MIS, or other designated electronically connected destination and/or print these as hard copy reports. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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