The application of fuzzy linear programming methods in energy planning
Uporaba metod mehkega linearnega programiranja v energetskem načrtovanju

english

2016

volume 9, iss. 4

energy planning   fuzzy constraints   fuzzy linear programming   fuzzy numbers   R package FuzzyLP

Univerza v Mariboru, Fakulteta za energetiko
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Very frequently some of the parameters of certain optimization problems solvable by linear programing cannot be precisely determined. In this case, fuzzy linear programming techniques can be used. In the relevant literature, there are many real-world problems solved by fuzzy linear programming methods, but they are scarce in the field of energy technology. The main reason for that might be the lack of effective software for solving fuzzy linear programming problems. In 2015, researchers developed the R package FuzzyLP, software for public use, which solves fuzzy linear programming problems directly. The potential that real world problems from different fields, including energy planning, can be solved using fuzzy linear programming methods by researchers who do not necessarily have knowledge of fuzzy linear programming can be seen. . To illustrate its application, we solve two small examples using the fuzzy linear programming methods and compare them with a case in which all parameters are precisely defined.

03.04.2020