Comparative performance of direct search methods of minimization for designs of electrical machines

Electric Machines and Power Systems

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 1979, Pages 315-324

  Nagrial, M H ^a   Lawrenson, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENGHAZI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING - COMPUTER APPLICATIONS;

ELECTRIC MACHINERY;

EID: 0018454413     PISSN: 0731356X     EISSN: 15210502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03616967908955348     Document Type: Article

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