HFC-6000 for Nuclear I and C Upgrade
- HF Controls Corporation, 16650 Westgrove Dr., Suite 500s (United States)
The scalability of the HFC-6000 product line makes it an effective solution for nuclear power plant I and C upgrade applications. Its 19-in. rack-mounted platform provides a modular structure whose components can be used for many different nuclear power plant safety applications. This single-platform solution reduces the overall complexity of I and C implementation by minimizing operational and maintenance requirements. The HFC-6000 product line is designed to operate with either single or multiple control remote units in each channel. The main controller module in a remote unit is the system controller (HFCSBC06), which executes control logic programs, I/O scan, and C-Link communication. All three functions are handled by dedicated 64/32-bit microprocessors. A redundant configuration of system controllers consists of two HFC-SBC06 modules and one HFC-DPM06 dual-ported memory module. The hardware interface with external peripheral equipment is provided by an HFC-PCC06 peripheral interface module in the same rack. This module communicates with dedicated Control Switch Modules (the operator interface for digital control) and M/A stations (the operator interface for analog control), which are mounted on the plant main control board. Individual input/output modules serve as the hardware interface with the field devices under control and are implemented by different types of I/O modules. Each I/O module has a redundant serial communication interface. This serial interface employs a proprietary poll-response intercommunication link (ICL) protocol for communication with the system controllers. When a remote is configured with redundant controllers, the two ICL interfaces on each I/O module are connected to separate system controllers to create a redundant link. The I/O modules can be installed locally or remotely. If the I/O modules are physically remote from the controller, the ICL can be implemented with fiber optics to provide physical and electrical isolation from non-safety components. An HFC-FPD06 Flat Panel Display Module can be used as a human-machine interface (HMI). This HMI is composed of a qualified flat panel display and an HFC-FPC06 FPD controller. The FPC06 module has hardware interfaces for both the ICL and the fast Ethernet C-Link. It is configured as a subordinate to the HFC-SBC06 system controller and controls graphic displays on the HMI; it can also perform data voting and validation functions for redundant or triple redundant safety channels. The HFC-FPC06 can be used in either single or redundant configurations. The Power Supply Module consists of a redundant, rack-mounted power supply set. The typical configuration provides 24-vdc for all logic functions and 48-vdc for excitation power. Individual power supplies are redundant and hot swappable. Currently, HFC-6000 system is being installed in Kori Units no.1 to no.4 for its AAC D/G control and monitoring system and several other NPP I and C upgrade projects. (authors)
- Research Organization:
- American Nuclear Society, 555 North Kensington Avenue, La Grange Park, IL 60526 (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 21021212
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2006 International congress on advances in nuclear power plants - ICAPP'06, Reno - Nevada (United States), 4-8 Jun 2006; Other Information: Country of input: France; 1 ref; Related Information: In: Proceedings of the 2006 international congress on advances in nuclear power plants - ICAPP'06, 2734 pages.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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