Review on the recent progress in nuclear plant dynamical modeling and control

Z Dong, Z Cheng, Y Zhu, X Huang, Y Dong, Z Zhang - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nuclear plant modeling and control is an important subject in nuclear power engineering,
giving the dynamic model from process mechanics and/or operational data as well as …

A nonlinear adaptive sliding mode control strategy for modular high-temperature gas-cooled reactors

G Wang, J Wu, B Zeng, Z Xu, X Ma - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Modular high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactor (MHTGR) has attracted
comprehensive attention for its reliable inherent safety, and an effective control strategy is …

A load following control strategy for Chinese modular high-temperature gas-cooled reactor HTR-PM

S Wu, X Ma, J Liu, J Wan, P Wang, GH Su - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Chinese Modular High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor HTR-PM is a promising
energy source for comprehensive utilization. The original coordinated control strategy of …

Chattering-free higher order sliding mode controller with a high-gain observer for the load following of a pressurized water reactor

J Hui, J Yuan - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The load following of nuclear power plants (NPPs) has been a contentious issue in the
control field. In this paper, we propose a chattering-free higher order sliding mode control …

ESO-based adaptive event-triggered load following control design for a pressurized water reactor with samarium–promethium dynamics

J Hui, YK Lee, J Yuan - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Conventional control systems used in nuclear reactors rely on real-time information
transmission between the controllers and the actuators, which is unnecessary and imposes …

Load following control of a pressurized water reactor via finite-time super-twisting sliding mode and extended state observer techniques

J Hui, J Yuan - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The problem of load following of a pressurized water reactor (PWR) has been extensively
investigated in the last decades. However, most of the pre-existing controllers proposed in …

Multi-objective optimization of thermal power and outlet steam temperature for a nuclear steam supply system with deep reinforcement learning

T Zhang, Z Dong, X Huang - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The nuclear steam supply system (NSSS) is a critical component of a nuclear power plant
that produces steam for electricity or cogeneration. However, the performance of current …

Power-pressure coordinated control of modular high temperature gas-cooled reactors

Z Dong, B Li, X Huang, Y Dong, Z Zhang - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Modular high temperature gas cooled reactor (mHTGR) adopts helium as coolant and
graphite as both the moderator and structural material, whose fuel element is built by …

Neural network-based adaptive fault-tolerant control for load following of a MHTGR with prescribed performance and CRDM faults

J Hui, J Yuan - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
A neural network-based adaptive fault-tolerant control scheme (NN-AFTCS) for load
following of a modular high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (MHTGR) system possessing …

Fractional order PID control of steam generator water level for nuclear steam supply systems

A Salehi, O Safarzadeh, MH Kazemi - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2019 - Elsevier
The main part of nuclear powered system is the nuclear steam supply system (NSSS) to
produce the steam needed for electricity or cogeneration. The NSSS mainly contains the …