A Method to Identify Energy Efficiency Measures for Factory Systems Based on Qualitative Modeling

• Main Author: Krones, Manuela (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Vieweg, 2017.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Mechanical engineering.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Sustainable development.; Industrial and Production Engineering.; Mechanical Engineering.; Sustainable Development.

Manuela Krones develops a method that supports factory planners in generating energy-efficient planning solutions. The method provides qualitative description concepts for factory planning tasks and energy efficiency knowledge as well as an algorithm-based linkage between these measures and the resp...

Table of Contents:

• Driving Concerns for and Barriers against Energy Efficiency
• Approaches to Increase Energy Efficiency in Factories
• Socio-Technical Description of Factory Planning Tasks
• Description of Energy Efficiency Measures
• Case Studies on Welding Processes and Logistics Systems.