• DocumentCode
    2255695
  • Title

    Optimal scheduling of conveyor belt systems under Critical Peak Pricing

  • Author

    Mathaba, Tebello ; Xiaohua Xia ; Jiangfeng Zhang

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr., Electron. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    12-14 Dec. 2012
  • Firstpage
    315
  • Lastpage
    320
  • Abstract
    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.
  • Keywords
    belts; conveyors; power markets; predictive control; pricing; scheduling; tariffs; CPP tariff; Critical Peak Pricing; MPC prediction horizon; conveyor belt system; cost saving; energy cost; load profile; model predictive control; optimal CB scheduling; optimization; storage size;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IPEC, 2012 Conference on Power & Energy
  • Conference_Location
    Ho Chi Minh City
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ASSCC.2012.6523285
  • Filename
    6523285
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2255695