A framework for characterising energy consumption of machining manufacturing systems

Li, Yufeng; He, Yan; Wang, Yan; Yan, Ping; Liu, Xuehui

Abstract

Energy consumption in machining manufacturing systems is increasingly of interest due to concern for global climate change and manufacturing sustainability. To utilise energy more effectively, it is paramount to understand and characterise the energy consumption of machining manufacturing systems. To this end, a framework to analyse energy consumption characteristics in machining manufacturing systems from a holistic point of view is proposed in this paper. Taking into account the complexity of energy consumption in machining manufacturing systems, energy flow is described in terms of three layers of machining manufacturing systems including machine tool layer, task layer and auxiliary production layer. Furthermore, the energy consumption of machining manufacturing systems is modelled in the spatial and temporal dimensions, respectively, in order to quantitatively characterise the energy flow. The application of the proposed modelling framework is demonstrated by employing a comprehensive analysis of energy consumption for a real-world machining workshop. The characteristics of energy consumption for machine tool layer, task layer and auxiliary production layer are, respectively, obtained using quantitative models in the spatial and temporal dimensions, which provides a valuable insight into energy consumption to support the exploration of energy-saving potentials for the machining manufacturing systems.

Citation

Li, Y., He, Y., Wang, Y., Yan, P., & Liu, X. (in press). A framework for characterising energy consumption of machining manufacturing systems. International Journal of Production Research, 52(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2013.813983

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 6, 2013
• Online Publication Date: Jul 17, 2013
• Deposit Date: Oct 25, 2017
• Journal: International Journal of Production Research
• Print ISSN: 0020-7543
• Electronic ISSN: 1366-588X
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 52
• Issue: 2
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2013.813983
• Keywords: energy consumption; machining manufacturing systems; energy flow; machining workshop
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/716412
• Publisher URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00207543.2013.813983
• Contract Date: Oct 25, 2017