A combined interval AHP-entropy method for power user evaluation in Smart Electrical Utilization Systems

Smart Electrical Utilization System (SEUS) is one of the most important components of smart grid (SG). It's crucial to evaluate the efficiency, safety and demand response capability of power users in SEUS. Three categories of power user evaluation (PUE) indices are presented from the aspects of energy efficiency, safety monitoring and demand response. Taking into account the uncertainty of the user data and expert scoring, an interval analytic hierarchy process (IAHP) and interval entropy combination method for power user evaluation is proposed. Finally, the case study verifies that this method has the merit of making full use of all the information by the indicators.