Energy key performance indicators for the industrial marketplace

A computer implemented method for providing energy effectiveness information for an industrial automation system, the method comprising:

• via one or more processors that track an amount of energy used by the industrial automation system, acquiring production energy information indicating a sum of energy used by each machine of one or more machines of the industrial automation system during a processing period comprising a production period in which a machine of the one or more machines is active in an industrial automation process and a down period in which the machine is inactive in the industrial automation process;
• via the one or more processors that track the amount of energy used by the industrial automation system, acquiring process energy information of the machine indicating an amount of energy used by the machine during the processing period;
• via the one or more processors that track the amount of energy used by the industrial automation system, acquiring unproductive energy information indicating a sum of energy used by at least one of an upstream machine and a downstream machine during at least a portion of the down period, wherein the sum of energy used by at least one of the upstream machine and the downstream machine was consumed at least due to the machine being inactive in the industrial automation process;
• combining the unproductive energy information with the process energy information of the machine to generate modified process energy information of the machine;
• acquiring a total part value of the machine indicating a total number of parts expected to be processed by the machine during the processing period;
• acquiring a good part value of the machine indicating a total number of good parts processed by the machine during the processing period;
• calculating, via the one or more processors, an overall equipment energy effectiveness (OEEE) of the machine based on a ratio of the modified process energy information of the machine to a production energy information of the machine and based on a ratio of the good part value of the machine to the total part value of the machine;
• determining, via the one or more processors, one or more inefficient machines according to the OEEE;
• performing further analysis and/or maintenance on the one or more inefficient machines;
• and
• displaying the OEEE to a user.

A system to provide energy effectiveness information for an industrial automation system, the system comprising:

• an upstream machine that performs a first function to produce a first measurable outcome;
• an industrial machine that performs a second function based on the first measurable outcome to produce a second measurable outcome;
• a downstream machine that performs a third function based on the second measurable outcome to produce a third measurable outcome;
• and
• a controller programmed to:
• acquire production energy information indicating a sum of energy used by each of the upstream, industrial, and downstream machines to respectively perform the first, second, and third functions during a processing period comprising a production period in which the industrial machine is active in an industrial automation process and a down period in which the industrial machine is inactive in the industrial automation process;
• acquire a success value of the industrial machine indicating a total number of second measurable outcomes produced during the processing period;
• acquire total energy information of the industrial machine indicating an amount of energy used by the industrial machine during the processing period;
• acquire unproductive energy information indicating a sum of energy used by at least one of the upstream machine and the downstream machine during at least a portion of the down period, wherein the sum of energy used by at least one of the upstream machine and the downstream machine was consumed at least due to the industrial machine being inactive in the industrial automation process;
• combine the unproductive energy information with the total energy information of the industrial machine to generate modified total energy information of the industrial machine;
• acquire a total outcome value of the industrial machine indicating a total number of second measurable outcomes expected to be produced during the processing period;
• calculate an overall equipment energy effectiveness (OEEE) of the industrial machine based on a ratio of the modified total energy information of the industrial machine to a production energy information of the industrial machine and based on a ratio of the success value of the industrial machine to the total outcome value of the industrial machine;
• determine one or more inefficient machines according to the OEEE;
• and
• perform further analysis and/or maintenance on the one or more inefficient machines.