• DocumentCode
    1347521
  • Title

    Magnetic automatic power-range control for an aircraft nuclear reactor

  • Author

    Russell, J. A. ; Hemmenway, S. F. ; Scharf, J. L. ; Sharr, P. C.

  • Author_Institution
    General Electric Company, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Volume
    79
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1960
  • Firstpage
    379
  • Lastpage
    384
  • Abstract
    Control system philosophy for an aircraft nuclear power plant is discussed briefly. Advantages are presented for a power-range magnetic control system with a minimum number of moving parts. Control system elements and computing devices are discussed in detail. Performance of a breadboard version of the control system is evaluated.
  • Keywords
    Inductors; Magnetic circuits; Magnetic flux; Magnetoacoustic effects; Switches; Windings;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part I: Communication and Electronics, Transactions of the
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0097-2452
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TCE.1960.6367280
  • Filename
    6367280