Estimating an economic parameter related to a process for controlling emission of a pollutant into the air
First Claim
1. An economic parameter estimator for estimating an economic parameter associated with a process that has multiple process parameters (MPPs) and is performed to control emission of a pollutant into the air, the performance of the process being associated with one or more economic factors (EFs), comprising:
- one of a neural network process model and a non-neural network process model representing a relationship between one or more of the MPPs and the economic parameter; and
a processor configured with logic to estimate a monetary value of the economic parameter based on a value of each of the one or more MPPs, a value of each of at least one of the one or more EFs, and the one model.
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Abstract
An economic parameter estimator is provided for a process that has multiple process parameters (MPPs) and is performed to control emission of a pollutant into the air. The performance of the process is associated with one or more economic factors (EFs). The estimator includes either a neural network process model or a non-neural network process model. In either case, the model represents a relationship between one or more of the MPPs and an economic parameter. Also included is a processor configured with logic, e.g. programmed software, to estimate a monetary value of the economic parameter based on a value of each of the one or more MPPs, a value of each of at least one of the one or more EFs, and the one model.
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1. An economic parameter estimator for estimating an economic parameter associated with a process that has multiple process parameters (MPPs) and is performed to control emission of a pollutant into the air, the performance of the process being associated with one or more economic factors (EFs), comprising:
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one of a neural network process model and a non-neural network process model representing a relationship between one or more of the MPPs and the economic parameter; and a processor configured with logic to estimate a monetary value of the economic parameter based on a value of each of the one or more MPPs, a value of each of at least one of the one or more EFs, and the one model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An article of manufacture for estimating an economic parameter associated with a process that has multiple process parameters (MPPs) and is performed to control emission of a pollutant into the air, the performance of the process being associated with one or more economic factors (EFs), comprising:
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computer readable storage medium; and computer programming stored on the storage media, wherein the stored computer programming is configured to be readable by one or more computers and thereby cause the one or more computers to operate so as to; determine a value of each of one or more of the MPPs; and estimate a monetary value of the economic parameter based on one of a neural network process model and a non-neural network process model representing a relationship between the one or more MPPs and the economic parameter, the determined value of each of the one or more MPPs, a value of each of at least one of the one or more EFs. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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