The Integration of Blockchain Technology and Smart Grid: Framework and Application

Table 8

First-order decomposition structure.

I	L(fi)	P(fi)	C(fi) = L(fi) ∩ P(fi)
C1 Public infrastructure utilization efficiency	1, 2, 3	1, 6, 11, 14	1
C2 Production cost management	2	1, 2, 6, 10, 13	2
C3 Administration cost management	3	1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12	3
C4 Transaction cost management	3, 4, 5	4, 6, 7, 8, 10	4
C5 Financial cost management	5	4, 5, 6, 9, 10	5
C6 Security	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14	6	6
C7 Authenticity	3, 4, 7, 9	6, 7, 10	7
C8 Timeliness	4, 8, 9, 12	6, 8	8
C9 Credit evaluation system	3, 5, 9	6, 7, 8, 9, 10	9
C10 Incentive and punishment system	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14	10	10
C11 Power grid optimization	1, 11, 12, 13	6, 10, 11	11
C12 Demand-side management	3, 12	6, 8, 10, 11, 12	12
C13 Low carbon emission	2, 13	6, 10, 11, 13, 14	13
C14 Green energy	1, 13, 14	6, 10, 14	14

Note. i represents the number of criteria. L(f_i) represents the factors affected by C_i. P(f_i) represents the factors that affect C_i. L(f_i) ∩ P(f_i) represents the intersection.