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A framework for characterising energy consumption of machining manufacturing systems

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

Authors

Yufeng Li

Yan He

Yan Wang

Ping Yan

Xuehui Liu



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
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal International Journal of Production Research
Print ISSN 0020-7543
Electronic ISSN 1366-588X
Publisher Taylor & Francis Open
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