Other inputs are specified on the Miscellaneous input window, shown below. It considers a wide variety of hybrid systems as it searches for the optimal design. So although the component cost information is specified in the Components dialog box, it is in the Optimization dialog box that component size information is specified. A dispatch strategy is a set of rules that govern the operation of the diesel and the batteries. The dispatch strategy input window is shown below.
Constraints are restrictions that establish whether a configuration is acceptable or unacceptable.