Matrix Modeling of the Selection of Electric Generators for Home Use Based on the Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) Algorithm in War Conditions in Ukraine

Barbara Dybek (), Igor Ilge, Serhiy Zaporozhtsev, Adam Koniuszy and Grzegorz Wałowski
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Barbara Dybek: Institute of Technology and Life Sciences—National Research Institute, Falenty, Al. Hrabska 3, 05-090 Raszyn, Poland
Igor Ilge: Automation and Computer-Integrated Technologies Department, Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University, 25, Yaroslava Mudrogo str., 61002 Kharkiv, Ukraine
Serhiy Zaporozhtsev: Power Engineering and Information Technology, Lviv National Environmental University, 1, V.Velykoho str., 80381 Dubliany, Ukraine
Adam Koniuszy: Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, 1 Papieza Pawla VI Street, 71-459 Szczecin, Poland
Grzegorz Wałowski: Institute of Technology and Life Sciences—National Research Institute, Falenty, Al. Hrabska 3, 05-090 Raszyn, Poland

Energies, 2025, vol. 18, issue 15, 1-12

Abstract: The problem of choosing an electric generator in order to increase the reliability and continuity of energy supply to households in Ukraine was considered. It was shown that this choice is made under conditions of uncertainty. The methods of choosing alternatives to technical systems under conditions of uncertainty, based on axiomatic, heuristic and verbal decision-making methods described in the sources, were analyzed, and the Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) was selected to develop a model for choosing an electric generator. The technical, economic, operational and ergonomic criteria for choosing an electric generator were justified. The novelty of the article lies in the use of the developed structural hierarchical model for choosing an electric generator for a household, and the selection of the appropriate generator option for a household was carried out using the AHP. The selected F3001 generator model is characterized by the highest value of the generalized weighting factor due to the impact of estimates based on economic and operational criteria. The use of the cogeneration unit in an agricultural biogas plant was also indicated—as an alternative to household energy supply.

Keywords: electric generator; analytic hierarchy process; structural hierarchical model; criteria for choosing a technical system; household energy supply; cogeneration unit; agricultural biogas plant (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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