Patent ID: 9460240
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: G05B,G06F,Y02P

Claim Text:
1. A method for determining a partial-load condition of a system comprising a plurality of components, the method comprising the steps of: evaluating an energy model of at least one component of the system to allocate a set of operating parameters of the at least one component to at least one partial-load condition of the at least one component of the system, the set of operating parameters containing an effect of a partial-load condition and of a change between particular partial-load conditions on the service life and on a required maintenance interval of the component; evaluating specification parameters comprising specifications for a throughput of the system which is to be set; determining a set of partial-load conditions of the system based on the energy model while taking into account the evaluated specification parameters; simulating the set of partial-load conditions based on a parameterizable simulation model of the system, said simulation including optimizing the system with respect to the partial-load condition of the system in which the at least one component operates in accordance with a desired throughput in an energy-efficient manner; using the set of partial-load conditions to adjust the at least one partial-load condition for the at least one component, wherein the set of partial load conditions fulfill the provisions of the specification parameters.