Modeling and control of nuclear reactor cores for electricity generation: A review of advanced technologies

G Li, X Wang, B Liang, X Li, B Zhang, Y Zou - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2016 - Elsevier
This investigation is to review advanced technologies for modeling and control of reactor
cores in nuclear power plants for electricity generation. A reactor core in a nuclear power …

Robust tuned PID controller with PSO based on two-point kinetic model and adaptive disturbance rejection for a PWR-type reactor

SMH Mousakazemi, N Ayoobian - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Nonlinear systems such as nuclear reactor dynamics are associated with parametric
uncertainties and stability conditions. These properties must be taken into account in …

Techno-economic study of nuclear integrated liquid air energy storage system

JH Park, JY Heo, JI Lee - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
The significant increase of renewable energy source is expected to induce stability issue of
electric grid due to the intermittency of renewable energy. The challenge of intermittency is …

[HTML][HTML] A perspective of using nuclear power as a dispatchable power source for covering the daily fluctuations of solar power

S Gerkšič, D Vrančić, D Čalič, G Žerovnik, A Trkov… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The feasibility and the limitations of using nuclear energy as a dispatchable power source
for covering the daily fluctuations of the solar electricity are examined. In particular, the …

System-level modeling, analysis and coordinated control design for the pressurized water reactor nuclear power system

C Cui, J Zhang, J Shen - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
A flexible operation of the nuclear power system (NPS) over a large operating range is
emphasized when it is used as marine power. The current study exposes two bottlenecks in …

A fuzzy-PID series feedback self-tuned adaptive control of reactor power using nonlinear multipoint kinetic model under reference tracking and disturbance rejection

A Aftab, X Luan - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, a series feedback combination of fuzzy and PID controllers is designed to
resolve the reactor power control problem for VVER-1000 PWR. A nonlinear multipoint …

Robust optimal-integral sliding mode control for a pressurized water nuclear reactor in load following mode of operation

KK Abdulraheem, SA Korolev - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
A nuclear reactor is a complex, nonlinear, and time-varying system. External disturbances
and uncertainty due to neutronic and thermal-hydraulics parameters variation contribute to …

[HTML][HTML] State-space model predictive control method for core power control in pressurized water reactor nuclear power stations

G Wang, J Wu, B Zeng, Z Xu, W Wu, X Ma - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2017 - Elsevier
A well-performed core power control to track load changes is crucial in pressurized water
reactor (PWR) nuclear power stations. It is challenging to keep the core power stable at the …

Development and assessment of a model predictive controller enabling anticipatory control strategies for a heat-pipe system

L Lin, J Oncken, V Agarwal, C Permann… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
To support the reliable and resilient operation of modular reactors and microreactors,
anticipatory control strategies have been proposed for achieving faster-than-real-time …

Control of a PWR nuclear reactor core power using scheduled PID controller with GA, based on two-point kinetics model and adaptive disturbance rejection system

SMH Mousakazemi - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Nuclear reactor dynamics has a non-linear nature, and some parameters depend on the
output power level. Accordingly, a load-following issue is important. To this end, it is …