Multi-variable control-based optimization to achieve target goal
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of designing at least one system to achieve a target environmental goal, said method comprising:
- creating an inventory of a plurality of variables that affect the design of the at least one system, wherein the inventory includes a feasibility range for each of the plurality of variables contained in the inventory, and wherein the plurality of variables pertain to at least one stage in a lifecycle of the at least one system;
determining which of the plurality of variables are independent;
determining a respective level of effect of each independent variable on at least one metric of the at least one system based on a simulation that includes selecting each independent variable and sweeping each independent variable over a defined space;
assigning initial values for the plurality of variables in the inventory;
creating a model of input to output correlations of the plurality of variables by commissioning the plurality of variables from the initial values; and
optimizing, by a processor, a design of the at least one system to achieve the target environmental goal by manipulating one or more of the plurality of variables through application of the model, wherein manipulating includes manipulating the independent variables in a particular order based on the respective levels of effects.
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Abstract
In a computer-implemented method of designing at least one system to achieve a target goal, an inventory of a plurality of variables that affect the design of the at least one system is created, where the inventory includes a feasibility range for each of the plurality of variables contained in the inventory is created. In addition, initial values are assigned for the plurality of variables in the inventory and a model of input to output correlations of the plurality of variables is created by commissioning the plurality of variables from the initial values. Moreover, a design of the at least one system to achieve the target goal is optimized by manipulating one or more of the plurality of variables through application of the model.
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15 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of designing at least one system to achieve a target environmental goal, said method comprising:
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creating an inventory of a plurality of variables that affect the design of the at least one system, wherein the inventory includes a feasibility range for each of the plurality of variables contained in the inventory, and wherein the plurality of variables pertain to at least one stage in a lifecycle of the at least one system; determining which of the plurality of variables are independent; determining a respective level of effect of each independent variable on at least one metric of the at least one system based on a simulation that includes selecting each independent variable and sweeping each independent variable over a defined space; assigning initial values for the plurality of variables in the inventory; creating a model of input to output correlations of the plurality of variables by commissioning the plurality of variables from the initial values; and optimizing, by a processor, a design of the at least one system to achieve the target environmental goal by manipulating one or more of the plurality of variables through application of the model, wherein manipulating includes manipulating the independent variables in a particular order based on the respective levels of effects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for designing at least one system to achieve a target environmental goal, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to; identify a plurality of variables that affect the design of the at least one system; create an inventory of the plurality of variables, wherein the inventory includes a feasibility range of each of the plurality of variables contained in the inventory, and wherein the plurality of variables pertain to at least one stage in a lifecycle of the at least one system; determine which of the plurality of variables are independent; and determine a respective level of effect of each independent variable on at least one metric of the at least one system based on a simulation that includes selecting each independent variable and sweeping each independent variable over a defined space; assign starting values for the plurality of variables; create a model of input to output correlations of the plurality of variables by commissioning the plurality of variables from the starting values; optimize a design of the at least one system to achieve the target environmental goal by manipulating one or more of the plurality of variables through application of the model, wherein manipulating includes manipulating the independent variables in a particular order based on the respective levels of effects, and wherein the target environmental goal comprises a goal selected from the group consisting of sustainability, exergy destruction, and energy consumption pertaining to at least one lifecycle of the at least one system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions thereon, the instructions executed by a processor to:
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create an inventory of the plurality of variables that affect the design of the at least one system, wherein the inventory includes a feasibility range for each of the plurality of variables contained in the inventory, and wherein the plurality of variables pertain to at least one stage in a lifecycle of the at least one system; determine which of the plurality of variables are independent; determine a respective level of effect of each independent variable on at least one metric of the at least one system based on a simulation that includes selecting each independent variable and sweeping each independent variable over a defined space; assign initial values for the plurality of variables in the inventory; create a model of input to output correlations of the plurality of variables by commissioning the plurality of variables from the initial values; and optimize a design of the at least one system to achieve the target environmental goal by manipulating one or more of the plurality of variables through application of the model, wherein manipulating includes manipulating the independent variables in a particular order based on the respective levels of effects. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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