Reactor trip control with voltage sensing

Patent · Tue May 31 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6961389

Hager, R E; Gutman, J

A control system for a trip coil in switchgear, the switchgear receiving alternating current power at a first voltage level from a power source and supplying the alternating current power at the first voltage level to a rod positioner for control rods in a pressurized light water nuclear reactor, is described comprising: a potential transformer, rectifier means, trip means; voltage/optical converter means, and optical transmission means.

• Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA
• Patent Number(s): US 4747994
• Application Number: TRN: 88-029998
• OSTI ID: 6961389
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 20 Apr 1987
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
CONTROL ROD DRIVES
SWITCHING CIRCUITS
VOLTAGE REGULATORS
ALTERNATING CURRENT
CONTROL ELEMENTS
ELECTRIC COILS
GEARS
LIGHT TRANSMISSION
OPTICAL SYSTEMS
POSITIONING
POWER SUPPLIES
REACTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS
RECTIFIERS
SWITCHES
TRANSFORMERS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
CURRENTS
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
MACHINE PARTS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
220400* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Control Systems