Energy efficiency assessment using artificial neural network combined with data envelopment analysis

IEEE AFRICON Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Olanrewaju, O A ^a   Jimoh, A A ^a   Kholopane, P A ^b  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Artificial Neural Network; Data Envelopment Analysis; energy management

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CONTROL CURRENT; DATA ENVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT; ENERGY INFORMATION; ENERGY USE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES; OVERALL ENERGY EFFICIENCY; SOUTH AFRICA;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; NEURAL NETWORKS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 82955237712     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072047     Document Type: Conference Paper

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