Parameter Estimation of a Simple Primary Circuit Model of a VVER Plant

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2643-2653

  Fazekas, Csaba ^a   Szederkényi, Gábor ^a   Hangos, Katalin M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CONTROL   (Hungary)

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EID: 85008019252     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2008.2001924     Document Type: Article

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