⚙ Compressed Air Fleet Sizing & Control

COMPRESSOR FLEET CONTROLLER SIMULATOR

Model your compressed-air demand for every half-hour of the week and test how different compressor fleets meet it — size machines correctly and find the most efficient control sequence.
Default demand profile is a real measured week of compressed-air flow from a large mine (~336 half-hour readings). Replace it, edit the fleet, and the simulation updates automatically.
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Installed Capacity
–
Sum of enabled compressors
Peak Demand
–
Highest half-hour, week
Weekly Energy
–
kWh consumed, week
Annual Cost
–
Extrapolated ×52 weeks
Unmet Demand
–
Half-hours short of flow
Blow-off / Waste
–
Air vented above demand
Avg Fleet Load
–
Delivered / installed capacity
Simulation Status
Ready
Updates live as you edit
01  Compressor Fleet Configuration
Set the machines available to the controller. Priority = the lead/lag bring-on order (1 comes on first as base-load; the last machine to start becomes the trim/swing unit that modulates to match demand). Untick a machine to remove it from the simulation without deleting its data.
On Compressor Name Capacity
(m³/hr)		 Min Turndown
(% of cap.)		 Full-load
Power (kW)		 Unloaded/Idle
Power (kW)		 Priority
(1 = lead)
Installed capacity (enabled machines): – m³/hr  |  Machines enabled: –
02  Weekly Compressed-Air Demand Profile (m³/hr, every 30 min)
336 values = 7 days × 48 half-hour periods. Defaults are a real measured baseline week. Edit any cell directly, or use the tools below for bulk changes.
%
Bulk paste (336 numbers, comma / space / newline separated, Mon 00:00 → Sun 23:30) — or export current values:
03  Electricity Tariff
Use simplified time-of-use tariff (Peak / Standard / Off-peak, Megaflex-style schedule) instead of a flat rate
R/kWh
R/kWh
R/kWh
R/kWh
Simplified weekday schedule used when TOU is enabled: Peak 07:00–10:00 & 18:00–20:00 · Standard 06:00–07:00, 10:00–18:00, 20:00–22:00 · Off-peak 22:00–06:00. Weekends are treated as Standard 07:00–19:00, Off-peak otherwise. Adjust rates to match your local tariff.
04  Simulation Results
Weekly Flow: Demand vs Supplied vs Installed Capacity
Daily Energy Consumption by Compressor
Weekly Run-Hours by Compressor
Per-Compressor Summary
CompressorRun Hours/wkUtilisationAvg Load When RunningFlow Delivered (m³/wk)Energy (kWh/wk)Share of Energy
Daily Breakdown
DayAvg DemandPeak DemandEnergy (kWh)Unmet Half-HoursBlow-off (m³)Cost