can I measure the electricity consumption in Simio

[Abdullah]

I'm working on a project and I want to know if there is any way to measure the electricity consumption in a process. I want to know how many Kilowatt can a machine consume in hour.

Thank you

[ptkolodziejczyk]

You can set up a level variable and then add a positive rate when it is in use. See e.g. SimBit called Electric Vehicle.

[Abdullah]

You can set up a level variable and then add a positive rate when it is in use. See e.g. SimBit called Electric Vehicle.

 

The example shows the consumption on electric vehicles. I want to measure the electric consumption in server when the machine is running and ideal.

What do you mean to set up a let variable?

[Abdullah]

You can set up a level variable and then add a positive rate when it is in use. See e.g. SimBit called Electric Vehicle.

How can I set up a level variable?

[dsturrock]

The suggestion to look at the SimBit called Electric Vehicle was a good one. You can follow a similar approach to measure electric consumption on any object. I suggest you read the help topic on Level states and the description on that SimBit.

[JasperRoos]

Is it possible to put a charging station on multiple nodes? and How? In other words, how to formulate or edit the process so that the electric vehicle can be charged at multiple places.

[dsturrock]

There are many ways to do this. In that same SimBit, if you look into the definition of MyVehicle, near the bottom you will find a process named StartChargingBattery. One way is to simply change the properties of that Decide step.