Comparison of the error-integral performance indexes in a GA-tuned PID controlling system of a PWR-type nuclear reactor point-kinetics model

SMH Mousakazemi - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The control of a nuclear power plant is important due to its nonlinear dynamics. An optimized
proportional–integral–derivative (PID) controller is a popular tool to this end. PID is tuned by …

Review of nuclear power plant control research: Neural network-based methods

G Zhou, D Tan - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The control systems of nuclear power plants (NPPs) implement the controls of a nuclear
reactor and its power system, equipment, process, and parameters. The performance of the …

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 …

Gradient descent-particle swarm optimization based deep neural network predictive control of pressurized water reactor power

DA Ejigu, X Liu - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2022‏ - Elsevier
A pressurized water reactor (PWR) is an integrated system of various interdependent
subsystems that show highly nonlinear behavior, and each component is prone to …

[HTML][HTML] New design of variable structure control based on lightning search algorithm for nuclear reactor power system considering load-following operation

M Elsisi, H Abdelfattah - Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Reactor control is a standout amongst the most vital issues in the nuclear power plant. In this
paper, the optimal design of variable structure controller (VSC) based on the lightning …

A neural-network based variable universe fuzzy control method for power and axial power distribution control of large pressurized water reactors

J Wan, Q Jiang, L Liao, S Wu, P Wang - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2022‏ - Elsevier
This paper proposes a neural network-based variable universe fuzzy controller (NN-VUFC)
for power and axial power distribution control of large pressurized water reactors (PWRs) …

RBF-based event-triggered fixed-time stable and chattering-free controller for load following of the pressurized water reactor

H Liu, W Zeng, J **e, R Luo - Energy, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Preventing chattering phenomenon in load following control of the Pressurized Water
Reactor (PWR) is still a main challenge. This article focuses on the chattering-free and rapid …

[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 …

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

V Vajpayee, V Becerra, N Bausch… - … on Nuclear Science, 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 …

Dynamic analysis of hybrid energy systems under flexible operation and variable renewable generation–Part I: Dynamic performance analysis

HE Garcia, A Mohanty, WC Lin, RS Cherry - Energy, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Dynamic analysis of HES (hybrid energy systems) under flexible operation and variable
renewable generation is considered in this two-part communication to better understand …