<p>Managing
the highly dynamic and interdependent systems within a district energy system
is an intricately complex undertaking. A district energy manager is expected to
make decisions that will result in the achievement of the district’s goals,
often with limited capital and personnel resources. What has been lacking in
the tools available to a district energy manager is an established
decision-making framework with which to process the complex internal and
external variables involved to effectively develop and evaluate options to make
successful decisions.<br><a></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>While
capitalizing on the experience of seasoned district energy managers and a
literature review of current methodologies, this dissertation assesses the
strengths and weaknesses of the methodologies currently available to managers
of district energy systems and presents a new and more comprehensive
decision-making framework. A system of systems engineering approach is applied,
and multiple relevant case studies are analyzed. Procedures for significantly
mitigating many of the external risks to a district energy system are developed
and documented. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>The
main contribution of this dissertation is a unique decision-making framework
with a holistic approach encompassing the complexity, emergence, and
interdependency of district energy subsystems.
This framework will aid a district energy manager in making successful
decisions which meet the goals of the district.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/13158431 |
| Date | 16 December 2020 |
| Creators | Daniel Schuster (9575888) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Developing_A_Decision-Making_Framework_For_A_District_Energy_System_Manager/13158431 |
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