Patent ID: 11947339
Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A method for optimizing a process across both a continuous conversion of initial components into a plurality of intermediate components that are then used as inputs in a non-continuous conversion of the plurality of intermediate components into a plurality of desired products, the method comprising:
receiving first constraints on each of one or more of the initial components;
receiving second constraints on each of the plurality of intermediate components;
receiving information on a quantity and type of the plurality of desired products to be produced from the plurality of intermediate components during a predetermined future period of time, and a plurality of recipes that specifies how the plurality of intermediate components are to be combined to form the plurality of desired products, wherein a particular product of the plurality of desired products includes a first recipe of the plurality of recipes by which the particular product maybe formed from a first combination of the plurality of intermediate components, and a second recipe of the plurality of recipes different from the first recipe by which the particular product maybe formed from a second combination of the plurality of intermediate components different from the first combination;
performing an optimization across both the continuous conversion of the initial components into the plurality of intermediate components as well as the non-continuous production of the plurality of desired products to produce a first optimized quantity of each of the plurality of intermediate components to feed production of a second optimized quantity of each of the plurality of desired products during the future period of time, including selecting either the first recipe or the second recipe to form the particular product of the plurality of desired products, the optimization is performed subject to the first constraints on each of one or more of the initial components, the second constraints on each of the plurality of intermediate components, and the quantity and type of each of the plurality of desired products to be produced.