Embedded Sensors and Controls to Improve Component Performance and Reliability Conceptual Design Report

Kisner, R; Melin, A; Burress, T; Fugate, D; Holcomb, D; Wilgen, J; Miller, J; Wilson, D; Silva, P; Whitlow, L; Peretz, F

doi:10.2172/1054147

Title: Embedded Sensors and Controls to Improve Component Performance and Reliability Conceptual Design Report

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The objective of this project is to demonstrate improved reliability and increased performance made possible by deeply embedding instrumentation and controls (I&C) in nuclear power plant (NPP) components and systems. The project is employing a highly instrumented canned rotor, magnetic bearing, fluoride salt pump as its I&C technology demonstration platform. I&C is intimately part of the basic millisecond-by-millisecond functioning of the system; treating I&C as an integral part of the system design is innovative and will allow significant improvement in capabilities and performance. As systems become more complex and greater performance is required, traditional I&C design techniques become inadequate and more advanced I&C needs to be applied. New I&C techniques enable optimal and reliable performance and tolerance of noise and uncertainties in the system rather than merely monitoring quasistable performance. Traditionally, I&C has been incorporated in NPP components after the design is nearly complete; adequate performance was obtained through over-design. By incorporating I&C at the beginning of the design phase, the control system can provide superior performance and reliability and enable designs that are otherwise impossible. This report describes the progress and status of the project and provides a conceptual design overview for the platform to demonstrate the performance andmore »« less

Authors:: Kisner, R; Melin, A; Burress, T; Fugate, D; Holcomb, D; Wilgen, J; Miller, J; Wilson, D; Silva, P; Whitlow, L; Peretz, F

Publication Date:: Sat Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2012

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE NE Office of Nuclear Reactor Technologies (NE-7)

OSTI Identifier:: 1054147

Report Number(s):: ORNL/TM-2012/433

DOE Contract Number:: DE-AC05-00OR22725

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; nuclear power plants; instrumentation

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                    Kisner, R, Melin, A, Burress, T, Fugate, D, Holcomb, D, Wilgen, J, Miller, J, Wilson, D, Silva, P, Whitlow, L, and Peretz, F. Embedded Sensors and Controls to Improve Component Performance and Reliability Conceptual Design Report.  United States: N. p., 2012. 
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                    Kisner, R, Melin, A, Burress, T, Fugate, D, Holcomb, D, Wilgen, J, Miller, J, Wilson, D, Silva, P, Whitlow, L, & Peretz, F. Embedded Sensors and Controls to Improve Component Performance and Reliability Conceptual Design Report.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/1054147

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                    Kisner, R, Melin, A, Burress, T, Fugate, D, Holcomb, D, Wilgen, J, Miller, J, Wilson, D, Silva, P, Whitlow, L, and Peretz, F. 2012.  
        "Embedded Sensors and Controls to Improve Component Performance and Reliability Conceptual Design Report".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/1054147.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1054147.

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  abstractNote = {The objective of this project is to demonstrate improved reliability and increased performance made possible by deeply embedding instrumentation and controls (I&C) in nuclear power plant (NPP) components and systems. The project is employing a highly instrumented canned rotor, magnetic bearing, fluoride salt pump as its I&C technology demonstration platform. I&C is intimately part of the basic millisecond-by-millisecond functioning of the system; treating I&C as an integral part of the system design is innovative and will allow significant improvement in capabilities and performance. As systems become more complex and greater performance is required, traditional I&C design techniques become inadequate and more advanced I&C needs to be applied. New I&C techniques enable optimal and reliable performance and tolerance of noise and uncertainties in the system rather than merely monitoring quasistable performance. Traditionally, I&C has been incorporated in NPP components after the design is nearly complete; adequate performance was obtained through over-design. By incorporating I&C at the beginning of the design phase, the control system can provide superior performance and reliability and enable designs that are otherwise impossible. This report describes the progress and status of the project and provides a conceptual design overview for the platform to demonstrate the performance and reliability improvements enabled by advanced embedded I&C.},

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