Beverage Container Plant Resource Efficiency by Operating State
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods lack an objective evaluation system to effectively determine the resource efficiency of plants producing drinks containers, as they do not accurately account for varying operative states and resource consumption across different machine states.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that determine resource efficiency by measuring and allocating resource consumption to specific operative states, using detection devices, classification devices, and processors to calculate efficiency values based on energy and other resource consumptions, allowing for continuous data storage and analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If existing evaluation systems (DIN 8782, ABMI TC1) are used to determine plant efficiency, then overall working time and production time can be classified, but resource efficiency cannot be accurately determined because these systems do not account for varying resource consumption in different operative states
Solution Approach 1:
The plant's operative states are segmented into distinct categories (production state, malfunction state, deficiency state, stoppage state), and resource consumption is measured and allocated separately for each state. This segmentation enables precise measurement of resource efficiency by evaluating consumption patterns in each specific operative state rather than using a single aggregate measurement.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the measurement parameter from general production time classification to state-specific resource consumption measurement. By tracking resource consumption (energy, water, materials) as a variable parameter across different operative states, the system achieves accurate resource efficiency determination while maintaining manageable complexity through standardized measurement protocols.
2Measurement precision
If resource consumption is measured continuously and stored in memory devices for detailed analysis, then accurate resource efficiency assessment is achieved, but system complexity and data management requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Resource consumption data is continuously measured and stored in memory devices during plant operation, preparing the data in advance for later efficiency calculations. This preliminary data collection enables accurate resource efficiency assessment without requiring complex real-time processing, as the measurements are captured and organized beforehand for systematic evaluation.
Solution Approach 2:
Memory devices serve as intermediary storage between the measurement sensors and the evaluation system. This intermediary layer buffers the continuous data stream, organizing resource consumption measurements by operative state before final analysis, thereby reducing the complexity of direct real-time processing while maintaining measurement precision.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the plant operates in multiple operative states with varying resource consumption, then production flexibility is improved, but determining accurate resource efficiency becomes more difficult because traditional methods treat all operating times equally
Solution Approach 1:
The total operating time is segmented into distinct operative states (production, malfunction, deficiency, stoppage), each with its own resource consumption characteristics. This segmentation allows the system to maintain production flexibility across multiple states while achieving measurement precision by evaluating resource efficiency separately for each state rather than averaging across all states.
Solution Approach 2:
Resource efficiency evaluation is applied locally to each operative state with its specific consumption patterns, rather than using a uniform evaluation method for all states. This local quality approach recognizes that different states have different resource consumption qualities and evaluates each accordingly, maintaining both operational versatility and measurement accuracy.
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AI summary
A method of determining the resource efficiency of a plant for the production of drinks containers, wherein the plant has at least one resource-consuming part, wherein the part of the plant is operated at least for a time in a first operative state (B1) in which a product is produced and the part of the plant has a first resource consumption (V1) in this operative state (B1), and wherein the part of the plant is operated at least for a time in a second operative state (B2) and has a second resource consumption (V1) in this second operative state (B2), wherein at least one first resource consumption (V1) capable of being allocated to the first operative state (B1) and at least one second resource consumption (V2) capable of being allocated to the second operative state (B2) determined and the resource consumption (V1, V2) is allocated to the operative states (B1, B2). According to the invention a value characteristic of the resource efficiency of the part of the plant is determined while taking into consideration the first resource consumption (V1) and the second resource consumption (V2).