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Title: Application of neural networks for sensor validation and plant monitoring

Journal Article · · Nuclear Technology; (United States)
OSTI ID:5855018
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  1. Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN (United States)

Sensor and process monitoring in power plants requires the estimation of one or more process variables. Neural network paradigms are suitable for establishing general nonlinear relationships among a set of plant variables. Multiple-input/multiple-output autoassociative networks can follow changes in plantwide behavior. The backpropagation (BPN) algorithm has been applied for training multilayer feedforward networks. A new and enhanced BPN algorithm for training neural networks has been developed and implemented in a VAX workstation. Operational data from the Experimental Breeder Reactor II (EBR-II) have been used to study the performance of the BPN algorithm. In this paper several results of application to the EBR-II are presented.

OSTI ID:
5855018
Journal Information:
Nuclear Technology; (United States), Vol. 97:2; ISSN 0029-5450
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English