Selection of a trigeneration system using a fuzzy AHP multi-criteria decision-making approach

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 781-794

  Nieto Morote, A ^a   Ruz Vila, F ^a   Canovas Rodriguez F J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

cuts; CHP systems; Fuzzy decision making process; Multi criteria evaluation; Trigeneration system

Indexed keywords

CHP-SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKERS; ECONOMIC ASPECTS; END USERS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVALUATION CRITERIA; FUZZY AHP; FUZZY DECISION-MAKING; GENERATION SYSTEMS; MICRO TURBINE; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; MULTI-CRITERIA EVALUATION; MULTI-CRITERIA METHOD; MULTICRITERIA DECISION; NUMERICAL DATA; QUALITATIVE CRITERIA; RECIPROCATING ENGINES; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; SELECTION PROBLEMS; SMALL-SCALE APPLICATIONS; TRIGENERATION SYSTEMS;

DECISION THEORY; FUEL CELLS; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SET THEORY; FUZZY SETS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STIRLING ENGINES;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 79959249067     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1739     Document Type: Article

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