Energy consumption modeling and optimization for production machines

In order to facilitate the process of replacing existing energy sources with sustainable alternatives and to minimize the environmental impact, the energy efficiency not only in consumer and building technology, but also in manufacturing has to be improved. At present, no suitable techniques are available to model and optimize the energy consumption behavior of production machines that take into account how the machines are used. To overcome this limitation, we introduce a lean, scalable modeling formalism that allows making predictions about the energy efficiency depending on design and operation. We present examples for modeling and optimization of a milling machine.