The power supply of remote sites and applications at minimal cost and with low emissions is an important issue when discussing future energy concepts. This paper presents modeling and optimization of a photovoltaic (PV)/wind/diesel system with batteries storage for electrification to an off-grid remote area located in Rafsanjan, Iran. For this location, different hybrid systems are studied and ...

Abstract In engineering applications one often has to trade-off among several objectives as, for example, the mechanical stability of a component, its efficiency, weight and cost. We consider biobjective shape optimization problem maximizing ceramic component under tensile load while minimizing volume. Stability is thereby modeled using Weibull-type formulation probability failure external load...