Effect of reliability considerations on the optimal synthesis, design and operation of a cogeneration system

Energy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 309-329

  Frangopoulos, Christos A ^a   Dimopoulos, George G ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DECISION MAKING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; REDUNDANCY; STATE SPACE METHODS;

ENERGY SYSTEMS; INTELLIGENT FUNCTIONAL APPROACH (IFA);

RELIABILITY;

COGENERATION; DESIGN; OPERATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0842269304     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-5442(02)00031-2     Document Type: Article

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