Energy Management in Cogeneration System of Sugar Industry Using System Dynamics Modeling

ABSTRACT Energy management is the judicious and effective use of energy to maximize profits and enhance competitive positions through organizational measures and optimization of energy efficiency in the process. India faces a peak electric generating shortage of over 20% and an energy shortage of 12%. India is the world's largest producer of sugar, with over 430 sugar mills producing an estimated 12 millions tons of sugar annually. The rapidly changing markets for sugar and energy provide an excellent opportunity to develop innovative methods to optimize cogenerated power from the sugar plants that can reduce the energy shortage faced by the country. An effort is made in this article to employ a system dynamics methodology to model a cogeneration system in the sugar industry. Simulation of a cogeneration system by system dynamics software is carried out to get different data used for the determination of energy management policy. It is shown that energy management activities can be improved through system...