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Moazzami Gudarzi, A. , & Ozgoli, H. A. (2024). Optimal Selection and Efficient Utilization of Particle Swarm Optimization Methods for Designing Renewable Energy Microgrids. Contributions of Science and Technology for Engineering, 1(2), 20-30. doi: 10.22080/cste.2024.27781.1002
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Amirhosein Moazzami Gudarzi; Hassan Ali Ozgoli. "Optimal Selection and Efficient Utilization of Particle Swarm Optimization Methods for Designing Renewable Energy Microgrids", Contributions of Science and Technology for Engineering, 1, 2, 2024, 20-30. doi: 10.22080/cste.2024.27781.1002
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Moazzami Gudarzi, A., Ozgoli, H. A. (2024). 'Optimal Selection and Efficient Utilization of Particle Swarm Optimization Methods for Designing Renewable Energy Microgrids', Contributions of Science and Technology for Engineering, 1(2), pp. 20-30. doi: 10.22080/cste.2024.27781.1002
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A. Moazzami Gudarzi and H. A. Ozgoli, "Optimal Selection and Efficient Utilization of Particle Swarm Optimization Methods for Designing Renewable Energy Microgrids," Contributions of Science and Technology for Engineering, 1 2 (2024): 20-30, doi: 10.22080/cste.2024.27781.1002
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Moazzami Gudarzi, A., Ozgoli, H. A. Optimal Selection and Efficient Utilization of Particle Swarm Optimization Methods for Designing Renewable Energy Microgrids. Contributions of Science and Technology for Engineering, 2024; 1(2): 20-30. doi: 10.22080/cste.2024.27781.1002
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