Table 5.

Optimal configuration of the system based on the offered procedure in comparison with other studied algorithms.

Combined System Methods		GOA [40]	GA [41]	ICGO	ISSR [42]
PV/FC	$H_2$ tanks	224	228	225	229
	$N_{EL}$	76	75	74	76
	$N_{FC}$	36	37	37	38
	$N_{WT}$	0	0	0	0
	$N_{pv}$	58	55	57	59
	NPC	366.561 $\times {10}^4$	367.476 $\times {10}^4$	362.57 $\times {10}^4$	374.873 $\times {10}^4$
	LCOE	0.7	0.72	0.72	0.74
PV/WT/FC	$H_2$ tanks	192	187	194	196
	$N_{EL}$	69	65	69	70
	$N_{FC}$	39	33	39	40
	$N_{WT}$	9	23	9	10
	$N_{pv}$	49	36	49	50
	NPC	279.946 $\times {10}^4$	318.471 $\times {10}^4$	279.946 $\times {10}^4$	285.256 $\times {10}^4$
	LCOE	0.57	0.63	0.57	0.59
WT/FC	$H_2$ tanks	358	374	358	362
	$N_{EL}$	124	129	124	126
	$N_{FC}$	62	66	62	61
	$N_{WT}$	172	155	172	173
	$N_{pv}$	0	0	0	0
	NPC	686.486 $\times {10}^4$	678.651 $\times {10}^4$	676.485 $\times {10}^4$	694.773 $\times {10}^4$
	LCOE	1.36	1.35	1.36	1.39