A model predictive controller for load-following operation of PWR reactors

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1009-1020

  Na, Man Gyun ^a   Jung, Dong Won ^a   Shin, Sun Ho ^a   Jang, Jin Wook ^b   Lee, Ki Bog ^b   Lee, Yoon Joon ^c  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^c Jeju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Load following operation; Model predictive control; Parameter estimation

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); INORGANIC ACIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; THREE TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS; TIME VARYING SYSTEMS;

BORIC ACIDS; CONTROLLER DESIGN; LOAD-FOLLOWING OPERATION; MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 27644481382     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2005.852651     Document Type: Article

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