EMS controls anodizing manufacturing process, cuts demand 33%

Journal Article · Mon Nov 25 00:00:00 EST 1985 · Energy User News; (United States)

OSTI ID:6272119

Ponczak, G

An energy management system that performs load shedding and optimum starts reduced the electricity used for anodizing processes at a Milwaukee plant by a third, and improved product quality at the same time. The system monitors demand at the meter, but there is a temperature setting to override each load being shed. The control system lowers peak loads by avoiding simultaneous heating in the separate tanks. The plant's electricity demand charges for the anodizing process have dropped about $600 per month. When new air handling controls and exhaust systems are included, the total savings are $1500 per month.

• OSTI ID: 6272119
• Journal Information: Energy User News; (United States), Vol. 10:46
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
ANODIZATION
PROCESS CONTROL
ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
ECONOMICS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
ELECTROCHEMICAL COATING
LOAD MANAGEMENT
MANUFACTURING
POWER DEMAND
POWER METERS
CHEMICAL COATING
CONTROL
CORROSION PROTECTION
DEPOSITION
ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROLYSIS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
LYSIS
MANAGEMENT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
METERS
SURFACE COATING
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