Electrical Power Diversification: An Approach Based on the Method of Maximum Entropy in the Mean

Abstract

Electrical energy is generated in different ways, each located at some specific geographical area, and with different impact on the environment. Different sectors require heterogeneous rates of energy delivery, due to economic requirements. An important problem to solve is to determine how much energy must be sent from each supplier to satisfy each demand. Besides, the energy distribution process may have to satisfy ecological, technological, or economic cost constraints.

Keywords

• electricity supply and demand
• energy supply diversification
• contamination constraints
• inverse problems
• maximum entropy in the mean