G21D3/08

Nuclear control system with neural network
11581102 · 2023-02-14 · ·

A method of controlling a nuclear power plant includes obtaining sensor data from one or more sensors of the nuclear power plant, providing the sensor data and a desired plant response to a neural network, wherein the neural network has been previously trained using a simulated nuclear power plant and is structured to determine at least one control system setting to achieve the desired plant response, determining at least one control system setting to achieve the desired plant response with the neural network, and setting or changing at least one control system setting of a control system of the nuclear power plant to the at least one control system setting determined by the neural network.

Nuclear control system with neural network
11581102 · 2023-02-14 · ·

A method of controlling a nuclear power plant includes obtaining sensor data from one or more sensors of the nuclear power plant, providing the sensor data and a desired plant response to a neural network, wherein the neural network has been previously trained using a simulated nuclear power plant and is structured to determine at least one control system setting to achieve the desired plant response, determining at least one control system setting to achieve the desired plant response with the neural network, and setting or changing at least one control system setting of a control system of the nuclear power plant to the at least one control system setting determined by the neural network.

Combined power generation system and method of small fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature reactor and solar tower

A combined power generation system and method of a small fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature reactor and solar tower is provided, which belongs to the field of new energy and renewable energy application and includes: a nuclear reactor power generation system, a solar tower power generation system and a heat compensation system. Both the nuclear reactor power generation system and the solar tower power generation system adopt supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycle system to generate electricity efficiently; molten salt pool in the nuclear reactor power generation system stores high-temperature heat from the modular reactor, and multi-stage temperature heat is utilized for generating power and compensating heat required by the solar tower power generation system.

HIGH-PRECISION HIGH-FIDELITY REAL-TIME SIMULATION AND BEHAVIOR PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NUCLEAR POWER STATION
20220405446 · 2022-12-22 · ·

A high-precision high-fidelity real-time simulation and behavior prediction method and device for a nuclear power station is provided. The method comprises the following steps: (1) constructing a nuclear power station simulator and a physical nuclear power station based on the same design parameters; (2) operating the nuclear power station simulator and the physical nuclear power station in parallel, and obtaining predicted parameters output by the nuclear power station simulator and operation parameters of the physical nuclear power station in real time; (3) comparing the predicted parameters and the operation parameters representing the same physical quantity one by one, and correcting prediction models in the nuclear power station simulator and input parameters of the prediction models by adopting a large-scale concurrent-parallel parameter search and correction algorithm and an artificial intelligence-based mode recognition and correction algorithm until the predicted parameters reach specified precision; and (4) operating the nuclear power station simulator according to a set operation condition to obtain the predicted parameters, thereby completing a behavior prediction of a physical nuclear power station system.

Machine learning in fusion reactors

A method of controlling a plasma in a nuclear fusion reactor. The nuclear fusion reactor comprises sensors and plasma control inputs. An initial control model is provided, relating readings of at least a subset of the sensors to control of the plasma control inputs. A control loop is performed, comprising: operating the plasma control inputs in dependence upon the sensors according to the control model; determining correlations between readings of each of the sensors, and/or between readings of the sensors and states of the plasma control inputs; and adjusting the control model based on the determined correlations.

Machine learning in fusion reactors

A method of controlling a plasma in a nuclear fusion reactor. The nuclear fusion reactor comprises sensors and plasma control inputs. An initial control model is provided, relating readings of at least a subset of the sensors to control of the plasma control inputs. A control loop is performed, comprising: operating the plasma control inputs in dependence upon the sensors according to the control model; determining correlations between readings of each of the sensors, and/or between readings of the sensors and states of the plasma control inputs; and adjusting the control model based on the determined correlations.

Flux-shifting reactivity control system
11574746 · 2023-02-07 · ·

A control assembly for a nuclear reactor includes a first reactivity control assembly having a first neutron modifying material, a second reactivity control assembly having a second neutron modifying material, and at least one drive mechanism coupled to the first neutron modifying material and the second neutron modifying material. The first neutron modifying material and the second neutron modifying material are selectively repositionable relative to a fuel region of the nuclear reactor. The at least one drive mechanism is configured to provide the first neutron modifying material and the second neutron modifying material in different directions through the fuel region thereby shifting a flux distribution within the fuel region away from the second neutron modifying material.

Flux-shifting reactivity control system
11574746 · 2023-02-07 · ·

A control assembly for a nuclear reactor includes a first reactivity control assembly having a first neutron modifying material, a second reactivity control assembly having a second neutron modifying material, and at least one drive mechanism coupled to the first neutron modifying material and the second neutron modifying material. The first neutron modifying material and the second neutron modifying material are selectively repositionable relative to a fuel region of the nuclear reactor. The at least one drive mechanism is configured to provide the first neutron modifying material and the second neutron modifying material in different directions through the fuel region thereby shifting a flux distribution within the fuel region away from the second neutron modifying material.

Condition determination system, condition determination method, decision-making support system, computer program, and storage medium

A condition determination system includes: an operation condition data obtaining unit that obtains operation condition data indicating an operation condition of a facility; and a determination unit that determines, based on the operation condition data, a level of a phenomenon that occurs due to the operation condition of the facility.

Condition determination system, condition determination method, decision-making support system, computer program, and storage medium

A condition determination system includes: an operation condition data obtaining unit that obtains operation condition data indicating an operation condition of a facility; and a determination unit that determines, based on the operation condition data, a level of a phenomenon that occurs due to the operation condition of the facility.