waterway locks

Intelligent Assistance System for Energy-Efficient Pump and Lock Control

Intelligent Assistance System for Energy-Efficient Pump and Lock Control

Innovative software systems for sustainable energy efficiency improvement in complex port facilities
Thimo Schindler, Arne Schuldt
Supported by an intelligent assistance system, the sustainability and digitalisation of the tideindependent Industriehafen Bremen can be increased. To guarantee port security, a constant level of the isolated harbour is essential. There is great potential for increasing energy efficiency if the lock naturally waters the harbour basin at times of high tide instead of employing a pump station. This contribution shows how artificial intelligence and innovative software systems were used to develop an assistance system to improve existing procedures without making extensive changes to the existing port infrastructure. (Only in German)
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 38 | 2022 | Edition 4 | Pages 57-61
Increasing the Energy Efficiency of Complex Port Facilities

Increasing the Energy Efficiency of Complex Port Facilities

An approach involving through machine learning methods
Thimo Schindler, Dennis Bode, Christoph Greulich, Arne Schuldt, André Decker
Sophisticated port infrastructure systems often have a significant potential for increasing energy efficiency and optimising internal processes. Supported by intelligent and innovative methods, solutions are to be created to improve existing procedures without having to make large-scale changes to the port infrastructure. The specific application scenario of intelligent processes is a tidal water port in Northern Germany.
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 36 | 2020 | Edition 2 | Pages 11-14