Emotional learning based intelligent controller for a PWR nuclear reactor core during load following operation

SS Khorramabadi, M Boroushaki, C Lucas - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2008 - Elsevier
The design and evaluation of a novel approach to reactor core power control based on
emotional learning is described. The controller includes a neuro-fuzzy system with power …

A neural network controller for load following operation of nuclear reactors

MN Khajavi, MB Menhaj, AA Suratgar - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2002 - Elsevier
Nuclear reactors are in nature nonlinear and their parameters vary with time as a function of
power level, fuel burnup, and control rod worth. Therefore, these characteristics must be …

Adaptive critic-based neurofuzzy controller for the steam generator water level

A Fakhrazari, M Boroushaki - IEEE Transactions on Nuclear …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, an adaptive critic-based neurofuzzy controller is presented for water level
regulation of nuclear steam generators. The problem has been of great concern for many …

Axial offset control of PWR nuclear reactor core using intelligent techniques

M Boroushaki, MB Ghofrani, C Lucas… - … Engineering and Design, 2004 - Elsevier
Improved load following capability is one of the main technical performances of advanced
PWR (APWR). Controlling the nuclear reactor core during load following operation …

An intelligent nuclear reactor core controller for load following operations, using recurrent neural networks and fuzzy systems

M Boroushaki, MB Ghofrani, C Lucas… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2003 - Elsevier
In the last decade, the intelligent control community has paid great attention to the topic of
intelligent control systems for nuclear plants (core, steam generator…). Papers mostly used …

Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Self Tuned-PID Controller for Stabilization of Core Power in a Pressurized Water Reactor

H Abdelfattah, SA Kotb, M Esmail… - International Journal of …, 2023 - pubs2.ascee.org
There has been a lot of interest in generating electricity using nuclear energy recently. This
interest is due to the features of such a source of energy. The main part of the nuclear …

A stable adaptive fuzzy control scheme for tracking an optimal power profile in a research nuclear reactor

E Rojas-Ramírez, JS Benítez-Read… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2013 - Elsevier
An innovative adaptive fuzzy control scheme for power tracking in a research nuclear reactor
is presented. The reference power profile is devised to attain the desired power in the …

Identification and control of a nuclear reactor core (VVER) using recurrent neural networks and fuzzy systems

M Boroushaki, MB Ghofrani, C Lucas… - … on Nuclear Science, 2003 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Improving the methods of identification and control of nuclear power reactors core is an
important area in nuclear engineering. Controlling the nuclear reactor core during load …

A neuro-fuzzy controller for axial power distribution an nuclear reactors

MG Na, BR Upadhyaya - IEEE Transactions on Nuclear …, 1998 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A neuro-fuzzy control algorithm is applied for the core power distribution in a pressurized
water reactor. The inputs of the neural fuzzy system are composed of data from each region …

Design of a fuzzy model predictive power controller for pressurized water reactors

MG Na, IJ Hwang, YJ Lee - IEEE Transactions on Nuclear …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a fuzzy model predictive control method is applied to design an automatic
controller for thermal power control in pressurized water reactors. The future reactor power is …