Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Engineering and Technology Management
First Advisor
Dundar F. Kocaoglu
Date of Publication
Spring 4-14-2013
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Technology Management
Department
Engineering and Technology Management
Language
English
Subjects
Photovoltaic power systems -- Technological innovations -- Evaluation, Multiple criteria decision making, Solar energy -- Research -- Evaluation, Decision support systems -- Evaluation
DOI
10.15760/etd.978
Physical Description
1 online resource (xv, 221 pages)
Abstract
The objective of this research is to build a decision model for a comprehensive assessment of solar photovoltaic technologies using multiple perspectives. These perspectives include: social, technological, economic, environmental, and political (STEEP) with each perspective consisting of multiple criteria. Hierarchical decision modeling and expert judgment quantification are used to provide the relative ranking of the perspectives and criteria. Such modeling is effective in addressing technology evaluations with competing and contrasting perspectives and criteria where both quantitative and qualitative measurements are represented. The model is then operationalized by constructing desirability functions for each criterion. The combined results provide an overall numerical score for each technology under consideration as well as criteria desirability gaps. This model is useful for assessing photovoltaic technologies from varying worldviews such as the electric utility worldview, the photovoltaic manufacturer's worldview, or the national policy worldview. This model can also provide guidance to decision makers and practitioners on areas of improvement for a selected technology. The research utilizes the electric utility worldview as a case study.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/9879
Recommended Citation
Sheikh, Nasir Jamil, "Assessment of Solar Photovoltaic Technologies Using Multiple Perspectives and Hierarchical Decision Modeling" (2013). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 978.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.978
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