TY - GEN
T1 - Optimal scheduling of conveyor belt systems under Critical Peak Pricing
AU - Mathaba, Tebello
AU - Xia, Xiaohua
AU - Zhang, Jiangfeng
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - We consider the optimal scheduling of conveyor belts (CB) under Critical Peak Pricing (CPP) tariff. The operation of the belts is optimized using Model Predictive Control (MPC). The paper assesses the effects of MPC prediction horizon and storage size on the load profile, as well as the resulting energy cost. The results show that MPC is suitable for CB scheduling under CPP. The significance of storage size and the length of MPC prediction horizon in achieving cost saving is demonstrated.
AB - We consider the optimal scheduling of conveyor belts (CB) under Critical Peak Pricing (CPP) tariff. The operation of the belts is optimized using Model Predictive Control (MPC). The paper assesses the effects of MPC prediction horizon and storage size on the load profile, as well as the resulting energy cost. The results show that MPC is suitable for CB scheduling under CPP. The significance of storage size and the length of MPC prediction horizon in achieving cost saving is demonstrated.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84880864017&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ASSCC.2012.6523285
DO - 10.1109/ASSCC.2012.6523285
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84880864017
SN - 9781467345842
T3 - 10th International Power and Energy Conference, IPEC 2012
SP - 315
EP - 320
BT - 10th International Power and Energy Conference, IPEC 2012
T2 - 10th International Power and Energy Conference, IPEC 2012
Y2 - 12 December 2012 through 13 December 2012
ER -