Detecting bifurcations in an electrochemical cell employing an assisted reference model strategy

E Ramírez-Álvarez1, M Calderón Ramírez, R Rico-Martínez

  • 1Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya, Av. Tecnológico y A. García Cubas s/n, 38010 Celaya, Guanajuato, México. elizethra@yahoo.com

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