Float level switch for a nuclear power plant containment vessel
Abstract
This invention is a float level switch used to sense rise or drop in water level in a containment vessel of a nuclear power plant during a loss of coolant accident. The essential components of the device are a guide tube, a reed switch inside the guide tube, a float containing a magnetic portion that activates a reed switch, and metal-sheathed, ceramic-insulated conductors connecting the reed switch to a monitoring system outside the containment vessel. Special materials and special sealing techniques prevent failure of components and allow the float level switch to be connected to a monitoring system outside the containment vessel.
- Inventors:
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- Clifton Park, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL), Niskayuna, NY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869019
- Patent Number(s):
- 5262604
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01H - ELECTRIC SWITCHES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC12-76SN00052
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- float; level; switch; nuclear; power; plant; containment; vessel; sense; rise; drop; water; loss; coolant; accident; essential; components; device; guide; tube; reed; inside; containing; magnetic; portion; activates; metal-sheathed; ceramic-insulated; conductors; connecting; monitoring; outside; special; materials; sealing; techniques; prevent; failure; allow; connected; water level; nuclear power; containment vessel; power plant; guide tube; reed switch; sealing technique; float level; level switch; magnetic portion; coolant accident; /200/335/
Citation Formats
Powell, James G. Float level switch for a nuclear power plant containment vessel. United States: N. p., 1993.
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Powell, James G. Float level switch for a nuclear power plant containment vessel. United States.
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"Float level switch for a nuclear power plant containment vessel". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869019.
@article{osti_869019,
title = {Float level switch for a nuclear power plant containment vessel},
author = {Powell, James G},
abstractNote = {This invention is a float level switch used to sense rise or drop in water level in a containment vessel of a nuclear power plant during a loss of coolant accident. The essential components of the device are a guide tube, a reed switch inside the guide tube, a float containing a magnetic portion that activates a reed switch, and metal-sheathed, ceramic-insulated conductors connecting the reed switch to a monitoring system outside the containment vessel. Special materials and special sealing techniques prevent failure of components and allow the float level switch to be connected to a monitoring system outside the containment vessel.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993}
}
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