Efficiency optimization for systems and components in microwave power engineering

Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-29

  Mechenova, V A ^a,b   Yakovlev, V V ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b Ferrite Company Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Design variables; Dry load; Efficiency; Energy coupling; Microwave heating; Modeling; Optimization; Quadratic approximation; Reflection coefficient; Response surface; Sequential quadratic programming; Slotted waveguide; T junction

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WAVEGUIDES;

DRY WAVEGUIDE LOAD; ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATORS; ENERGY COUPLING; MICROWAVE POWER ENGINEERING; RESPONSE SURFACE; SEQUENTIAL QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; SLOTTED WAVEGUIDE;

MICROWAVE HEATING;

EID: 4444342358     PISSN: 08327823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08327823.2004.11688505     Document Type: Article

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