Cleaning System Energy Optimization via Bundle Spacing Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cleaning systems for container units, such as cans, face inefficiencies due to uncontrollable energy consumption, particularly when large bundle spacings occur, leading to increased energy waste in the manufacturing process.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning system and method that includes a control device to put cleaning devices into an energy-saving mode and adjust movement speed based on predefined bundle spacings, reducing energy consumption by optimizing operations when bundle spacings exceed a certain threshold, and a drying device that adjusts drying fluid flow and temperature accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If cleaning devices operate continuously at full capacity, then cleaning reliability is maintained, but energy consumption increases significantly when bundle spacing exceeds threshold
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning system dynamically adjusts its operation mode based on real-time bundle spacing detection. When bundle spacing exceeds the threshold, the system transitions from full-capacity operation to energy-saving mode, and adjusts conveyor speed to maintain optimal spacing, thereby reducing energy consumption while preserving cleaning reliability when needed
Solution Approach 2:
The control device changes operational parameters (cleaning device activation state and conveyor speed) based on the detected bundle spacing parameter. This parameter-based control enables the system to optimize energy consumption by adapting to varying production conditions
2Loss of energy
If bundle spacing is reduced by increasing conveyor speed, then energy waste is minimized, but control complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a feedback control mechanism where the control device continuously monitors bundle spacing and automatically adjusts conveyor speed to maintain optimal spacing. This closed-loop control minimizes energy waste while managing complexity through automated feedback-based regulation
Solution Approach 2:
The control device autonomously manages bundle spacing optimization by detecting spacing conditions and self-adjusting conveyor speed without requiring external intervention, thereby reducing energy waste while keeping the control system self-managing
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a cleaning system (100) for cleaning container units (2), in particular cans, comprising a movement device (102), which is arranged and designed to move container bundles containing a plurality of container units (2) along a cleaning path, at least one cleaning device (106-120), which is arranged and designed to clean the container units (2) within at least one cleaning portion of the cleaning path, and a control device, which is signal-coupled to the cleaning device (106-120) and/or the movement device (102), which is configured to put the cleaning device (106-120) into an energy-saving mode when a predefined bundle spacing between two successive container bundles (1, 1′, 1″) is exceeded, and/or to set a movement speed for the movement device (102) in such a manner that a bundle spacing (126, 128) between two successive container bundles (1, 1′, 1″) is less than the predefined bundle spacing.