Transcript OTEC House of Quality (MS Powerpoint)

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Quality
Analysis
House of Quality
Weak Relationship
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Strong Positive Correlation
Positive Correlation
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Low Cost of Electricity
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Minimal Time to Market
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Replaces Nonrenewable Energy Sources
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Adaptable to Future Markets (fuels, water)
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Scalable capacity to meet increased demands
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Little/No Environmental Impact
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Energy Capacity (MW) Meets Local Needs
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High System Availability
12/18/2009
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High System Efficiency
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30 Years System Lifetime
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Jobs Created Locally
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Minimize Operations & Maintenance Cost
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Minimize System Capital Cost
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Systems designed with
Human Factors in mind
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Waste water released at
depth of same temperature
Strong Negative Correlation
Demanded Quality
(a.k.a. "Customer
Requirements" or
"Whats")
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Generated Electricity
powers OTEC subsystems
Negative Correlation
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More than one link to power
distribution hub
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Positive Correlation
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Designed for ease of
supportability
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Strong Positive Correlation
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Long-life components
Weak Relationship
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Commercially available
subsystem components
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Quality Characteristics
(a.k.a. "Functional
Requirements" or
"Hows")
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Built-in Redundencies
Moderate Relationshp
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Modular Power Generation
Systems
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Max Relationship Value in Column
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Weight/Importance
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Relative Weight
0.78
1.00
0.44
0.70
0.81
0.56
0.33
0.67
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OTEC African Deployment
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