A Neuro-Fuzzy Controller for Axial Power Distribution in Nuclear Reactors

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-67

  Na, Man Gyun ^a,b,c   Upadhyaya, Belle R ^a,b,c  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

^c University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

Author keywords

Axial power distribution; Neuro fuzzy controller; Xenon spatial oscillations

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BACKPROPAGATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUZZY CONTROL; IODINE; NEURAL NETWORKS; NUCLEAR REACTOR SIMULATORS; REACTOR CORES; XENON;

AXIAL POWER DISTRIBUTIONS; MATERIAL BALANCE EQUATIONS; NEURO FUZZY CONTROLLERS; XENON SPATIAL OSCILLATIONS;

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0032003346     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.659555     Document Type: Article

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