POWER CONSUMPTION SIMULATOR FOR MULTI-FUNCTION DEVICES

摘要

The disclosed in the present invention are a device and a method for simulating energy consumption by a multi-functional printing device. The device includes a processor and a computer-readable medium including instructions for causing the processor to perform the method. The method includes: loading an activity log comprising a plurality of jobs using the processor; loading a first strategy from a plurality of strategies; simulating each of the jobs at the printing device according to the first strategy; determining a first amount of power required by the printing device to perform the jobs; determining a second amount of power consumed by the printing device while performing the jobs; creating a report including estimated power consumption by the multi-functional printing device to complete the jobs according to the first strategy; and causing the report to be displayed.