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Real-time instrument-failure detection in the LOFT pressurizer using functional redundancy

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5236503

The functional redundancy approach to detecting instrument failures in a pressurized water reactor (PWR) pressurizer is described and evaluated. This real-time method uses a bank of Kalman filters (one for each instrument) to generate optimal estimates of the pressurizer state. By performing consistency checks between the output of each filter, failed instruments can be identified. Simulation results and actual pressurizer data are used to demonstrate the capabilities of the technique.

Research Organization:
EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-76ID01570
OSTI ID:
5236503
Report Number(s):
EGG-EE-5518; ON: DE82018282
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English