The Darmstadt start-up etalytics supports Opel when saving energy: According to Etalytics, the control of a ventilation system in the car manufacturer’s Rüsselsheimer paint shop was improved in such a way that it consumed 60 percent less energy than comparable systems in the factory in peak times. For optimization of the system, data from their operation was first collected and used in a digital model, with which the effects of a wide variety of settings were made could be. “With the digital twin, we model the overall system with all dependencies between the different components,” said Thomas Weber, co -founder and sales manager of Etalytics. The result is that the ventilation system no longer has to run in continuous operation, but only still needs -oriented. Among other things, the fresh air supply was improved in the early morning in order to capture as much cool air as possible. According to an Opel spokeswoman, the optimized ventilation system only does not apply to a small part of the electricity consumption in the factory, but the concept should be extended to seven further room air systems in the paint shop and to the cooling towers of the refrigeration center. A use of the operating optimization offered by Etalytics is also being checked for ventilation of further manufacturing buildings. More on the topic
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