Fixed-time fractional-order sliding mode controller with disturbance observer for U-tube steam generator

J Hui - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Water level control of a U-tube steam generator plays a critical and challenging role in
ensuring safe and reliable operation for a pressurized-water reactor-type nuclear power …

A review of cavitation erosion on pumps and valves in nuclear power plants

G Gao, S Guo, D Li - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
The cavitation erosion failure of pumps or valves induces the low efficiency and reduced
service life of nuclear reactors. This paper reviews works regarding the cavitation erosion of …

Coordinated discrete-time super-twisting sliding mode controller coupled with time-delay estimator for PWR-based nuclear steam supply system

J Hui - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The coordination control problem for the core thermal power of the nuclear reactor (NR) and
the water level of the nuclear steam generator (SG) is a crucial challenge for real-time model …

Fault detection and isolation of a pressurized water reactor based on neural network and k-nearest neighbor

A Naimi, J Deng, SR Shimjith, AJ Arul - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nuclear power plants (NPPs) are complex dynamic systems with multiple sensors and
actuators. The presence of faults in the actuators and sensors can deteriorate the system's …

Application of artificial neural network for prediction of operational performance of MNSR

EJ Tabas, J Mokhtari, Y Abbassi - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2024 - Elsevier
The development of models for predicting reactor performance has significance for staff
training, research, and education. The present study talks about how to use an artificial …

L₁-Adaptive Robust Control Design for a Pressurized Water-Type Nuclear Power Plant

V Vajpayee, V Becerra, N Bausch… - IEEE transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work proposes adaptive control-based design strategies to control a pressurized water
reactor (PWR) nuclear power plant (NPP). An L 1-adaptive-based state-feedback control …

Machine learning-based fault diagnosis for a PWR nuclear power plant

A Naimi, J Deng, P Doney, A Sheikh-Akbari… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the nuclear power industry, safety and reliability are of the utmost importance. Sensors
and actuators are integral components in such systems, and potential faults may adversely …

Nonlinear model predictive control using feedback linearization for a pressurized water nuclear power plant

A Naimi, J Deng, V Vajpayee, V Becerra… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The present work aims to introduce a nonlinear control scheme that combines intelligent
feedback linearization (FBL) and a model predictive control (MPC) for a pressurized water …

Application of artificial intelligence technologies and big data computing for nuclear power plants control: a review

DA Ejigu, Y Tuo, X Liu - Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Nuclear power plants produce a massive amount of clean energy and necessitate safe
operation through intelligence technologies. Recently, the rapid advancements in …

Dynamic modeling and intelligent hybrid control of pressurized water reactor NPP power transient operation

DA Ejigu, X Liu - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The pressurized water reactor (PWR) is a combined system of several interdependent
subsystems that face uncertainties and consist of critical parameters that initiate potential …