Feedwater control system design with the Kuosheng plant analyzer

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1995 · Nuclear Technology

OSTI ID:31989

Wang, S J; Chang, S H; Chien, C S ^[1]; Chou, L Y ^[2]

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1. Inst. of Nuclear Energy Research, Taoyuan (Taiwan, Province of China)
2. Taiwan Power Co., Taipei (Taiwan, Province of China)

The Kuosheng plant analyzer is a fast and accurate simulation program developed on the AD-100 peripheral processor systems. With the feature of the optimization module, the capability of the Kuosheng plant analyzer is highly improved. It is successfully applied to the feedwater control system (FWCS) design via the optimal approach eliminating the tedious trial-and-error tuning process. First, the level setpoint change transient performed during the startup tests was simulated to verify its accuracy. After verification, it was then applied to design the FWCS with the aid of the optimization module. The objective function is selected as the proper function of the design specifications. The optimization module adjusts the controller settings automatically by minimizing the objective function. The design process starts from the speed loop and continues to the level loop in a systematic way. All the design specifications are satisfied with the optimized controller settings and the control system performance is improved.

• OSTI ID: 31989
• Journal Information: Nuclear Technology, Journal Name: Nuclear Technology Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 109; ISSN 0029-5450; ISSN NUTYBB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
CONTROL
DESIGN
FEEDWATER
KUOSHENG-1 REACTOR
KUOSHENG-2 REACTOR
REACTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS
REACTOR SIMULATORS