Understanding Industrial Energy Use Through Lean Energy Analysis
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- This paper describes a simple statistical method to statistically disaggregate industrial energy use into production-dependent, weather-dependent and independent components. This simple statistical disaggregation has many uses, including improving model calibration, quantifying non-productive energy use and identifying energy efficiency opportunities. The process is called Lean Energy Analysis (LEA) because of its relationship to Lean Manufacturing, which seeks to reduce non-productive activity. This paper describes the statistical models, discusses the application of the LEA approach to over 40 industrial facilities, and provides case study examples of the benefits.
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- Abels, B., Sever, F., Kissock, K., and Ayele, D., "Understanding Industrial Energy Use Through Lean Energy Analysis," SAE Int. J. Mater. Manuf. 4(1):495-504, 2011, https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-01-0326.