Surgical Robotics Manufacturing worked example

Software Verification Load with verification rig connected load of 30 kW: a worked example

What does the result look like when verification rig connected load reaches 30 kW? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when software verification load in surgical robotics manufacturing is up for an upgrade and you want a defensible savings story.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Verification rig connected load: 30 kW (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 12)
  • Verification test runtime: 8 hr (unchanged)
  • Blended electricity rate: 0.12 $ / kWh (unchanged)
  • Units processed during runtime: 1,000 units (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Total software verification load energy cost = software verification load connected load × software verification load runtime × blended electricity rate) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 240 kWh for software verification load energy used, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 28.8 $ for total software verification load energy cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.03 $ / piece for energy cost per kwh.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3.6 $ / hr for hourly software verification load energy cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where verification rig connected load sits at 12 kW and the headline result is 96 kWh, this scenario comes in 150% above the baseline at 240 kWh.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when verification rig connected load is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It assumes the rig draws its full connected load for the entire runtime, so idle and ramp periods make the estimate conservative unless you enter an average load.

Results at a glance

  • Software verification load energy used: 240 kWh (headline result)
  • Total software verification load energy cost: 28.8 $
  • Energy cost per kWh: 0.03 $ / piece
  • Hourly software verification load energy cost: 3.6 $ / hr

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Software Verification Load calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.