Sustainable energy conservation of reflow oven process on PCB manufacturing using AHP techniques

This research aims to reduce electricity use and promote activities to reduce electricity use within the organisation through a case study from the PCB assembly department. It was found that the total annual electricity consumption is approximately 2,099,093 kWh/y. The amount of PCB production per t...

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Published in:International Journal of Sustainable Energy
Main Authors: Aphichit Semsri, Aekkarat Suksukont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14786451.2024.2372567
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Summary:This research aims to reduce electricity use and promote activities to reduce electricity use within the organisation through a case study from the PCB assembly department. It was found that the total annual electricity consumption is approximately 2,099,093 kWh/y. The amount of PCB production per time is 7 sheets, and the delay time to release PCB sheets is 15 s per sheet. Therefore, the researcher used the AHP techniques to identify the problems. The solution is to introduce innovative insulation wrapping that can help reduce heat radiation from the machine. From the experiment, it was found that after the improvement, the production number increased to 11 sheets, with a delay time of 10 s per sheet. Production increased by 33.3%, heat loss decreased by 53.5%. As a percentage per power dropped 51% and the percentage of the electricity cost was 70.1% the payback period was 1.69 years.
ISSN:1478-6451
1478-646X