Solution of the problem of searching for an energy-efficient functioning mode of a continuous production using simulation and artificial intelligence methods

The article examines the problem of searching for an energy-efficient functioning mode for a power-consuming continuous production characterized by nonlinearity, inertness and closed-circuit operation. It suggests a method to construct a multi-criterion target function on the basis of technological production process simulation. A genetic algorithm was used to solve an optimization problem, which made it possible to receive values of controlling technological production parameters that ensured decrease in energy consumption.