• DocumentCode
    1441244
  • Title

    Digital control of a nuclear research reactor at low-power levels

  • Author

    Gray, J.O. ; de Melo, A.F.P.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering, Manchester, UK
  • Volume
    123
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1976
  • fDate
    3/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    261
  • Lastpage
    266
  • Abstract
    A computer control loop has been implemented for the regulation of the Universities´ Research Reactor at very-low-power levels where the reactor-signal dynamics can be represented by stationary stochastic distributions. Optimum mean-square-error compensators were derived using a numerical method and implemented on a PDP8E computer which controlled a high-speed stepping motor assembly in the reactor core.
  • Keywords
    control engineering applications of computers; digital control; nuclear reactors; computer control loop; digital control; nuclear research reactor; optimum mean square error compensators; very low power level;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineers, Proceedings of the Institution of
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0020-3270
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/piee.1976.0061
  • Filename
    5253217