Research reactor power controller design using an output feedback nonlinear receding horizon control method

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 237, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 268-276

  Etchepareborda, Andrés ^a   Lolich, José ^b  

^a CENTRO ATÓMICO BARILOCHE   (Argentina)

^b INVAP Argentina   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK CONTROL; NEUTRONS; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; POWER CONTROL;

DISTURBANCES REJECTION; NEUTRON FLUX RATE; NONLINEAR RECEDING HORIZON CONTROL (NRHC) METHOD; REACTOR POWER;

RESEARCH REACTORS;

EID: 33846185009     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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