Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – With control of reactor – By electronic signal processing circuitry
Patent
1986-09-12
1987-12-01
Walsh, Donald P.
Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
With control of reactor
By electronic signal processing circuitry
376217, 376236, G21C 736
Patent
active
047103418
ABSTRACT:
Closed-loop controller for altering the power level of nuclear reactors in a safe manner and without overshoot. Apparatus is provided for moving a control element such as a control rod or for adjusting the concentration of a soluble neutron absorber (chemical shim) for altering the nuclear reactor power level. A computer computes at short time intervals the two functions [.rho.(t)-.vertline..rho..sub.c .vertline./.lambda..sub.e '(t)]/.vertline..rho..sub.c .vertline. and .tau.(t)ln(P.sub.F /P(t)). The direction of motion of the control element is altered when these two functions become equal thereby resulting in the attainment of a new power level without overshoot. In a preferred embodiment, these two functions are computed at intervals of approximately one second.
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Bernard John A.
Henry Allan F.
Kwok Kwan S.
Lanning David D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Walsh Donald P.
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