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Title: Multi-modular power plant with dedicated electrical grid

Abstract

A multi-modular power plant includes a plurality of on-site nuclear power modules that generate a power plant output, and a number of power plant systems which operate using electricity associated with a house load of the power plant. A switchyard associated with the power plant may electrically connect the power plant to a distributed electrical grid. The distributed electrical grid may be configured to service a plurality of geographically distributed consumers. Additionally, the switchyard may electrically connect the power plant to a dedicated electrical grid. The dedicated electrical grid may provide electricity generated from the power plant output to a dedicated service load, and the power plant output may be equal to or greater than a combined load of the dedicated service load and the house load. At least a portion of the power plant output may be distributed to both the power plant systems and the dedicated electrical grid.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
NuScale Power LLC, Corvallis, OR (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1650973
Patent Number(s):
10672528
Application Number:
15/369,528
Assignee:
NuScale, LLC (Corvallis, OR)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21D - NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
DOE Contract Number:  
NE0000633
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 12/05/2016
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS

Citation Formats

Ingersoll, Daniel, Reyes, Jr., Jose N., Galyean, Bill, Doyle, Jeremiah, Hough, Ted, and Snuggerud, Ross. Multi-modular power plant with dedicated electrical grid. United States: N. p., 2020. Web.
Ingersoll, Daniel, Reyes, Jr., Jose N., Galyean, Bill, Doyle, Jeremiah, Hough, Ted, & Snuggerud, Ross. Multi-modular power plant with dedicated electrical grid. United States.
Ingersoll, Daniel, Reyes, Jr., Jose N., Galyean, Bill, Doyle, Jeremiah, Hough, Ted, and Snuggerud, Ross. Tue . "Multi-modular power plant with dedicated electrical grid". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1650973.
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abstractNote = {A multi-modular power plant includes a plurality of on-site nuclear power modules that generate a power plant output, and a number of power plant systems which operate using electricity associated with a house load of the power plant. A switchyard associated with the power plant may electrically connect the power plant to a distributed electrical grid. The distributed electrical grid may be configured to service a plurality of geographically distributed consumers. Additionally, the switchyard may electrically connect the power plant to a dedicated electrical grid. The dedicated electrical grid may provide electricity generated from the power plant output to a dedicated service load, and the power plant output may be equal to or greater than a combined load of the dedicated service load and the house load. At least a portion of the power plant output may be distributed to both the power plant systems and the dedicated electrical grid.},
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