Method of Material Flow Optimization
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240094715A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-21

    申请号:US18263371

    申请日:2021-01-29

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    CPC classification number: G05B19/41865 G05B2219/31376

    Abstract: A method of material flow optimization in an industrial process by using an integrated optimizing system is described. The integrated optimizing system includes: a high-level optimizer module describing the material flow by coarse high-level process parameters and including an optimization program for the high-level process parameters, the optimization program being dependent on high-level model parameters and including an objective function subject to constraints; a low-level simulation module for simulating the material flow, the low-level simulation module including a low-level simulation function adapted for obtaining detailed low-level material flow data based on the high-level process parameters; and an aggregator module including an aggregator function adapted for calculating the high-level model parameters based on the low-level material flow data. The method includes approaching an optimum value of the objective function by iteratively modifying the high-level process parameters, wherein an iteration includes: carrying out, by the low-level simulation module, a low-level simulation thereby obtaining the detailed low-level material flow data; aggregating, by the aggregator module, the low-level material flow data thereby calculating, from the low-level material flow data, aggregated high-level model parameters; inputting the aggregated high-level model parameters into the optimization program.

    Method of Industrial Processing of A Bulk Material

    公开(公告)号:US20240069526A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US18259665

    申请日:2020-12-30

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    CPC classification number: G05B19/4155 G05B2219/31449

    Abstract: A method of industrial processing of a bulk material, the industrial processing including a plurality of process steps, the method including defining a material portion of the bulk material; generating a material portion identifier associated with the material portion processing the material portion in at least two process steps of the plurality of process steps the method including for each process step of the at least two process steps: determining a cost of processing the material portion in the process step; and generating a history data set, wherein the history data set is indicative of the cost, the process step and the material portion identifier and wherein the method further includes determining an aggregated cost based on the history data sets.

    Converter cell comprising an energy converter in parallel to a clamp inductor

    公开(公告)号:US10770962B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-08

    申请号:US16071367

    申请日:2016-04-08

    Applicant: ABB SCHWEIZ AG

    Abstract: A converter cell includes a first terminal; a second terminal; a plurality of switching elements provided with respective gate units; an energy storage element; an clamp inductor provided to restrict a rate of change of current from the energy storage element to the switching elements; and a first energy converter provided in parallel to the clamp inductor. The first energy converter is provided to power the gate units by utilising energy from the clamp inductor when the converter cell changes state to be in a short circuit state.

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