Geometric Parametrization and Constrained Optimization Techniques in the Design of Salient Pole Synchronous Machines

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 1948-1960

  Weeber, Konrad ^a   Hoole, S Ratnajeevan ^a  

^a HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; GEOMETRIC PARAMETIZATION; LAGRANGIAN MULTIPLIERS; SALIENT-POLE SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES;

ELECTRIC MACHINERY, SYNCHRONOUS;

EID: 0026898342     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.144753     Document Type: Article

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