Energy flexible production: Saving electricity expenditures by adjusting the production plan

Rackow T, Kohl J, Canzaniello A, Schuderer P, Franke J (2015)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2015

Journal

Procedia CIRP Curran

Publisher: Elsevier B.V.

Book Volume: 26

Pages Range: 235-240

Conference Proceedings Title: Procedia CIRP

Event location: Johor Bahru MY

DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2014.07.179

Abstract

The energy turnaround in Germany increases the share of renewable energies. Since the amount of renewable energy supply is immanently subject of variation, the electricity price at the European Energy Exchange EEX is highly volatile. If companies would purchase the electricity directly at the EEX instead of from a wholesale power supplier along with price fixing, companies would benefit from increasing production in times with low electricity costs and reducing production in high-cost times. This paper shows, that influencing respectively shifting the time of electricity consumption -e.g. by adjustment of process parameter, shift period, order of jobs or machine utilization, by pausing of processes or delaying of job starts - can theoretically reduce electricity expenditures. The measures are being explained and discussed, followed by a description of company in-house and external requirements for the energy flexible production.

Authors with CRIS profile

Tobias Rackow Lehrstuhl für Fertigungsautomatisierung und Produktionssystematik Johannes Kohl Lehrstuhl für Fertigungsautomatisierung und Produktionssystematik Jörg Franke Lehrstuhl für Fertigungsautomatisierung und Produktionssystematik

Involved external institutions

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Rackow, T., Kohl, J., Canzaniello, A., Schuderer, P., & Franke, J. (2015). Energy flexible production: Saving electricity expenditures by adjusting the production plan. In Gunther Seliger, Noordin Mohd. Yusof (Eds.), Procedia CIRP (pp. 235-240). Johor Bahru, MY: Elsevier B.V..

MLA:

Rackow, Tobias, et al. "Energy flexible production: Saving electricity expenditures by adjusting the production plan." Proceedings of the 12th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, GCSM 2014, Johor Bahru Ed. Gunther Seliger, Noordin Mohd. Yusof, Elsevier B.V., 2015. 235-240.

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