Level control in the steam generator of a nuclear power plant

Mayuresh V. Kothare; Bernard Mettler; Manfred Morari; Pascale Bendotti; Clement Marc Falinower

Level control in the steam generator of a nuclear power plant

Mayuresh V. Kothare, Bernard Mettler, Manfred Morari, Pascale Bendotti, Clement Marc Falinower

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Abstract

Poor control of the steam generator water level in the secondary circuit of a nuclear power plant can lead to frequent reactor shutdowns. Such shutdowns are caused by violation of safety limits on the water level and are common at low operating power where the plant exhibits strong nonminimum phase characteristics and flow measurements are unreliable. There is, therefore, a need to systematically investigate the problem of controlling the water level in the steam generator in order to prevent costly reactor shutdowns. This paper presents a general framework for addressing all aspects of this problem using model predictive control techniques.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
Editors	Anon
Pages	4851-4856
Number of pages	6
Volume	4
State	Published - 1996
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings of the 35th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. Part 4 (of 4) - Kobe, Jpn Duration: Dec 11 1996 → Dec 13 1996

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Other	Proceedings of the 35th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. Part 4 (of 4)
City	Kobe, Jpn
Period	12/11/96 → 12/13/96

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Chemical Health and Safety
Control and Systems Engineering
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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Level control in the steam generator of a nuclear power plant

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