A co-ordinated control methodology for rapid load-following operation of a pressurized water reactor based small modular reactor

D Bose, A Hazra, S Mukhopadhyay, A Gupta - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) based Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are
best suited to perform load-following operation because of their inherent self-stabilizing and …

An interval approach to nonlinear controller design for load-following operation of a small modular pressurized water reactor

D Bose, S Banerjee, M Kumar… - … on Nuclear Science, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A pressurized water reactor (PWR) is most suitable for load-following operation because of
its self-regulating nature. However, rapid power maneuvering at an enhanced rate is heavily …

[HTML][HTML] On load-following operations of small modular reactors

Z Zhang, J Jiang - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Load-following capability is one of the distinguishing features between Small Modular
Reactors (SMRs) and traditional large-scale reactors in existing nuclear power plants. An …

Load-frequency control with multimodule small modular reactor configuration: Modeling and dynamic analysis

A Sabir, D Michaelson, J Jiang - IEEE Transactions on Nuclear …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A small modular reactor (SMR) offers a promising means to produce carbon-free power.
Many SMR designs are intended for multiple module operation, whereby several units are …

Control rod driven long-term load-follow operation in small modular reactor

K Park, T Park, SK Zee, BS Koo - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The need for extensive load following with Small Modular Reactor (SMR) is increasing as its
potential coupling with intermittent renewable energy sources increases. SMR is generally …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic algorithm-based non-synchronous unit-specific optimal load-following control of multi-unit small modular reactor

HH Byun, MS Yim - Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
Small modular reactors (SMRs) serve as low-carbon energy sources with the advantage of
flexible construction within small-scale power grids. Particularly, they are promising …

Saturated adaptive output-feedback power-level control for modular high temperature gas-cooled reactors

Z Dong - Energies, 2014 - mdpi.com
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are those nuclear fission reactors with electrical output
powers of less than 300 MWe. Due to its inherent safety features, the modular high …

Investigating small modular reactor's design limits for its flexible operation with photovoltaic generation in microcommunities

K Joshi, B Poudel, R Gokaraju - Journal of Nuclear …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Use of flexible and dispatchable generation from the small modular reactors (SMRs) in
combination with the nondispatchable generation from renewable energy systems (RES) …

A dynamic model of small modular reactor based nuclear plant for power system studies

B Poudel, K Joshi, R Gokaraju - IEEE Transactions on Energy …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Small modular reactors (SMRs), an emerging nuclear power plant technology, are suitable
for large grids as well as remote load centers and offer load following and frequency …

Automatic generation control for the flexible operation of multimodular high temperature gas-cooled reactor plants

Z Dong, M Liu, Z Zhang, Y Dong, X Huang - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2019 - Elsevier
To balance the intermittent renewable energy (IRE) and to realize its deep penetration, it is
necessary for nuclear power plants (NPPs) to operate with enough flexibility. This necessity …