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A hierarchical approach to electric utility planning
Author(s) -
Rahman S.,
Frair L. C.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.4440080208
Subject(s) - analytic hierarchy process , electric utility , delphi , computer science , operations research , delphi method , management science , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering , artificial intelligence , business , electrical engineering , operating system
The analytic hierarchy process (AHP), designed to examine the mutual dependence of various factors that lead to a decision, is applied to deal with the uncertainty in electric utility planning. This is a procedure useful for quantifying various divergencies of opinions, practices and events that lead to the planning uncertainty. A brief summary of AHP is presented in this paper, which includes the basic formulation and intuitive justification for AHP. AHP is compared with the Delphi technique which has also been used for planning with ill‐defined parameters. Finally, an example problem showing the application of AHP in electric utility planning under uncertainty is presented.