Improved energy and resource efficiency by better coordination of production in the process industries

Project Information

CoPro

Grant agreement ID: 723575

DOI 10.3030/723575

Project closed

EC signature date 20 July 2016

Start date 1 November 2016

End date 30 June 2020

Funded under

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Advanced manufacturing and processing

Total cost € 6 537 270,00

EU contribution € 6 059 645,00

Coordinated by

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DORTMUND
Germany

Deliverables

Documents, reports (31)

Report on the installations in the plants
Report on new multi modal HMI concepts
Final Report on techniques for plant-wide reactive scheduling
Communication and dissemination strategy
Report on an integrated framework for batch control and scheduling
Report on online model adaptation
First report on tools for anomaly detection
Report on optimisation of production changeovers in flexible multi-product plants
Preliminary report on optimisation methods for large plants with discrete and continuous degrees of freedom
Report on the outreach activities to the industries
Final report on equipment degradation modelling
Requirement specification and functional design specification of the CoPro model management platform
Report on HMI requirements
Report on dynamic data reconciliation of large scale processes
Report on the use of OTS in plant-wide optimisation and control
Initial report on standardisation activities
Report on feasibility studies of the implementation of the CoPro solutions in different sectors
Report on the efficient construction of efficient models
First Report on techniques for plant-wide reactive scheduling

First Report on techniques for plantwide reactive scheduling

First report on methods for distributed optimisation of plants with shared resources
Report on soft sensors for the use cases
Report on LC assessment tools based on the results of MORE and EPOS
Report on price-based coordination with discrete decisions and the potential for coordination between different companies in an industrial park
Report on model quality monitoring, model uncertainty quantification, and model maintenance
Report on automatic rule extraction methods and results
Training concept and courses outline
Final Report on Standardisation activities
Report on contribution of CoPro to SPIRE impacts
Report on model reduction for optimisation and control
Report on the integration of management of electric power into site-wide scheduling and optimisation of large process plants
Requirement specification and functional design specification of the CoPro integration framework

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Web platform

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (3)

Prototype of the CoPro model management platform and report
Prototype of the CoPro integration framework
Prototype software for anomaly detection and report on application results

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (21)

Comparison of dual based optimization methods for distributed trajectory optimization of coupled semi-batch processes

Author(s): Lukas Samuel Maxeiner, Sebastian Engell
Published in: Optimization and Engineering, Issue 21/3, 2020, Page(s) 761-802, ISSN 1389-4420
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s11081-020-09499-7

Coordination of coupled systems of systems with quadratic approximation

Author(s): Simon Wenzel, Sebastian Engell
Published in: IFAC-PapersOnLine, Issue 52/3, 2019, Page(s) 132-137, ISSN 2405-8963
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.06.023

Robust integrated production-maintenance scheduling for an evaporation network

Author(s): C.G. Palacín, J.L. Pitarch, C. Jasch, C.A. Méndez, C. de Prada
Published in: Computers & Chemical Engineering, Issue 110, 2018, Page(s) 140-151, ISSN 0098-1354
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2017.12.005

Adaptive pricing for optimal resource allocation in industrial production sites * *The work leading to this publication has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 723575 (CoPro, spire2030.eu/copro) in the framework of the SPIRE PPP and it has received funding under the grant agreement No 611281 (FP7 ICT project DYMASOS,

Author(s): Simon Wenzel, Radoslav Paulen, Benedikt Beisheim, Stefan Krämer, Sebastian Engell
Published in: IFAC-PapersOnLine, Issue 50/1, 2017, Page(s) 12446-12451, ISSN 2405-8963
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.1919

Hierarchical MPC of batch reactors with shared resources * *The work leading to this publication has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 723575 (CoPro, spire2030.eu/copro) in the framework of the SPIRE PPP and it has received funding under the grant agreement No 611281 (FP7 ICT project DYMASOS, dymasos.eu).

Author(s): Lukas S. Maxeiner, Sebastian Engell
Published in: IFAC-PapersOnLine, Issue 50/1, 2017, Page(s) 12041-12046, ISSN 2405-8963
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.2103

Apoyo a la toma de decisión en una red de evaporadores industriales

Author(s): Marc Kalliski, José Luis Pitarch, Christian Jasch, César De Prada
Published in: Revista Iberoamericana de Automática e Informática industrial, Issue 16/1, 2018, Page(s) 26, ISSN 1697-7912
Publisher: Universidad Politecnica de Valencia
DOI: 10.4995/riai.2018.9233

DEVELOPING GREY-BOX DYNAMIC PROCESS MODELS

Author(s): C. de Prada, D. Hose, G. Gutierrez, J.L. Pitarch
Published in: IFAC-PapersOnLine, Issue 51/2, 2018, Page(s) 523-528, ISSN 2405-8963
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2018.03.088

An optimization model for site-wide scheduling of coupled production plants with an application to the ammonia network of a petrochemical site

Author(s): Simon Wenzel, Yannik-Noel Misz, Keivan Rahimi-Adli, Benedikt Beisheim, Ralf Gesthuisen, Sebastian Engell
Published in: Optimization and Engineering, 2019, ISSN 1389-4420
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s11081-019-09429-2

A Systematic Grey-Box Modeling Methodology via Data Reconciliation and SOS Constrained Regression

Author(s): José Pitarch, Antonio Sala, César de Prada
Published in: Processes, Issue 7/3, 2019, Page(s) 170, ISSN 2227-9717
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/pr7030170

A Sum-Of-Squares Constrained Regression Approach for Process Modeling

Author(s): José L. Pitarch, Antonio Sala, César de Prada
Published in: IFAC-PapersOnLine, Issue 52/1, 2019, Page(s) 754-759, ISSN 2405-8963
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.06.152

Optimal Coordination Of Batch Processes with Shared Resources

Author(s): Carlos G. Palacín, Cesar de Prada
Published in: IFAC-PapersOnLine, Issue 52/1, 2019, Page(s) 826-831, ISSN 2405-8963
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.06.164

Slots Startup Synchronization with Shared Resources Dependency

Author(s): Palacín, Carlos G.; Méndez, Carlos A.; Prada Moraga, César de
Published in: Chemical Engineering Transactions, Issue 74, 2019, Page(s) 1321-1326, ISSN 2283-9216
Publisher: AIDIC
DOI: 10.3303/CET1974221

An efficient hierarchical market-like coordination algorithm for coupled production systems based on quadratic approximation

Author(s): S. Wenzel, F. Riedl, S. Engell
Published in: Computers & Chemical Engineering, Issue 134, 2020, Page(s) 106704, ISSN 0098-1354
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2019.106704

An accelerated dual method based on analytical extrapolation for distributed quadratic optimization of large-scale production complexes

Author(s): Lukas Samuel Maxeiner, Sebastian Engell
Published in: Computers & Chemical Engineering, Issue 135, 2020, Page(s) 106728, ISSN 0098-1354
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2020.106728

Optimization-Based Scheduling for the Process Industries: From Theory to Real-Life Industrial Applications

Author(s): Georgios P. Georgiadis, Apostolos P. Elekidis, Michael C. Georgiadis
Published in: Processes, Issue 7/7, 2019, Page(s) 438, ISSN 2227-9717
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pr7070438

Optimal production scheduling of food process industries

Author(s): Georgios P. Georgiadis, Borja Mariño Pampín, Daniel Adrián Cabo, Michael C. Georgiadis
Published in: Computers & Chemical Engineering, Issue 134, 2020, Page(s) 106682, ISSN 0098-1354
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2019.106682

Production Scheduling of Consumer Goods Industries

Author(s): Apostolos P. Elekidis, Francesc Corominas, Michael C. Georgiadis
Published in: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Issue 58/51, 2019, Page(s) 23261-23275, ISSN 0888-5885
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b04907

Energy performance analysis of continuous processes using surrogate models

Author(s): Benedikt Beisheim, Keivan Rahimi-Adli, Stefan Krämer, Sebastian Engell
Published in: Energy, Issue 183, 2019, Page(s) 776-787, ISSN 0360-5442
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.05.176

Hierarchical aggregation of energy performance indicators in continuous production processes

Author(s): Benedikt Beisheim, Stefan Krämer, Sebastian Engell
Published in: Applied Energy, Issue 264, 2020, Page(s) 114709, ISSN 0306-2619
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.114709

Model-Based Real Time Operation of the Freeze-Drying Process

Author(s): Carlos Vilas, Antonio A. Alonso, Eva Balsa-Canto, Estefanía López-Quiroga, Ioan Cristian Trelea
Published in: Processes, Issue 8/3, 2020, Page(s) 325, ISSN 2227-9717
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pr8030325

Decision support system for a heat-recovery section with equipment degradation

Author(s): Maria P. Marcos, José Luis Pitarch, César de Prada
Published in: Decision Support Systems, 2020, Page(s) 113380, ISSN 0167-9236
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2020.113380

Conference proceedings (9)

Robust multi-objective scheduling in an evaporation network

Author(s): Gómez Palacín, Carlos; Pitarch, José Luis; de Prada, César; Méndez, Carlos Alberto
Published in: 25th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), Issue 2017, 2017, Page(s) 666-671, ISBN 978-1-5090-4533-4
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/MED.2017.7984194

Online decision support for an evaporation network

Author(s): Pitarch, José Luis; Gómez Palacín, Carlos; Prada, César de; Kalliski, Marc; Jasch, Christian
Published in: Actas de las XXXVIII Jornadas de Automática, Issue Annual, 2017, Page(s) 575-581, ISBN 978-84-16664-74-0
Publisher: Universidad de Oviedo

Real time optimization of the sterilization process in a canning industry

Author(s): Carlos Vilas, Antonio A. Alonso
Published in: Actas de las XXXIX Jornadas de Automática, Badajoz, 5-7 de Septiembre de 2018, Issue 2018, 2020, Page(s) 657-663, ISBN 9788-497497565
Publisher: Universidade da Coruña. Servizo de Publicacións
DOI: 10.17979/spudc.9788497497565.0657

Modelling and real-time optimisation of an industrial cooling-water network

Author(s): Maria P. Marcos, Jose Luis Pitarch, Cesar de Prada, Christian Jasch
Published in: 2018 22nd International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC), Issue Annual, 2018, Page(s) 591-596, ISBN 978-1-5386-4444-7
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ICSTCC.2018.8540655

An operational model for the optimal operation of the freeze-drying process

Author(s): Carlos Vilas, Antonio Alonso, Eva Balsa-Canto, Estefanía López Quiroga, Cristian Trelea
Published in: Libro de actas, Issue 06/09/2019, 2019, Page(s) 623-630, ISBN 9788-497497169
Publisher: Universidade da Coruña. Servizo de Publicacións
DOI: 10.17979/spudc.9788497497169.623

Real-time optimisation for a heat-recovery section with equipment degradation

Author(s): María P. Marcos, José Luis Pitarch, César de Prada
Published in: Libro de actas, Issue Annual, 2019, Page(s) 513-519, ISBN 9788-497497169
Publisher: Universidade da Coruña. Servizo de Publicacións
DOI: 10.17979/spudc.9788497497169.513

Modelado para operación óptima de un sistema de refrigeración industrial

Author(s): María P. Marcos, José Luis Pitarch, Christian Jasch, César de Prada
Published in: Actas de las XXXIX Jornadas de Automática, Badajoz, 5-7 de Septiembre de 2018, Issue Annual, 2020, Page(s) 702-709, ISBN 9788-497497565
Publisher: Universidade da Coruña. Servizo de Publicacións
DOI: 10.17979/spudc.9788497497565.0702

Ayuda al operario en la distribución óptima de carga entre equipos equivalentes

Author(s): Carlos Gómez Palacín, César de Prada, José Luis Pitarch
Published in: Actas de las XXXIX Jornadas de Automática, Badajoz, 5-7 de Septiembre de 2018, Issue Annual, 2020, Page(s) 742-747, ISBN 9788-497497565
Publisher: Universidade da Coruña. Servizo de Publicacións
DOI: 10.17979/spudc.9788497497565.0742

Machine learning and the digital era from a Process Systems Engineering perspective

Author(s): Jose Luis Pitarch, Cesar de Prada
Published in: 10th EUROSIM Congress, Issue 2019, 2019, Page(s) 12, ISBN 9783-901608926
Publisher: ARGESIM

Book chapters (7)

Virtual splitting of shared resource networks for price-based coordination with portfolio tariffs

Author(s): Simon Wenzel, Lukas Samuel Maxeiner, Sebastian Engell
Published in: 28th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, Issue 43, 2018, Page(s) 301-306, ISBN 9780-444642356
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-64235-6.50056-5

Price-based coordination of interconnected systems with access to external markets

Author(s): Lukas S. Maxeiner, Simon Wenzel, Sebastian Engell
Published in: 13th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering (PSE 2018), Issue 44, 2018, Page(s) 877-882, ISBN 9780-444642417
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-64241-7.50141-5

Production Scheduling of Multi-Stage, Multi-product Food Process Industries

Author(s): Georgios P. Georgiadis, Chrysovalantou Ziogou, Georgios Kopanos, Manuel Garcia, Daniel Cabo, Miguel Lopez, Michael C. Georgiadis
Published in: 28th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, Issue 43, 2018, Page(s) 1075-1080, ISBN 9780-444642356
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-64235-6.50188-1

Optimal distributed load allocation and resource utilisation in evaporation plants

Author(s): Maria P. Marcos, Jose L. Pitarch, Christian Jasch, Cesar de Prada
Published in: 29th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, Issue 46, 2019, Page(s) 979-984, ISBN 9780-128186343
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-818634-3.50164-8

On the Optimization of Production Scheduling in Industrial Food Processing Facilities

Author(s): Georgios P. Georgiadis, Chrysovalantou Ziogou, Georgios Kopanos, Borja Marino Pampín, Daniel Cabo, Miguel Lopez, Michael C. Georgiadis
Published in: 29th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, Issue 46, 2019, Page(s) 1297-1302, ISBN 9780-128186343
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-818634-3.50217-4

Optimal short-term Scheduling of Industrial Packing Facilities

Author(s): Apostolos P. Elekidis, Francese Coraminas, Michael C. Georgiadis
Published in: 29th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, Issue 46, 2019, Page(s) 1183-1188, ISBN 9780-128186343
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-818634-3.50198-3

A model identification approach for the evaluation of plant efficiency

Author(s): Keivan Rahimi-Adli, Patrick D. Schiermoch, Benedikt Beisheim, Simon Wenzel, Sebastian Engell
Published in: 29th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, Issue 46, 2019, Page(s) 913-918, ISBN 9780-128186343
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-818634-3.50153-3