A simple dynamic model of the primary circuit in VVER plants for controller design purposes

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 237, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1071-1087

  Fazekas, Cs ^a   Szederkenyi G ^a   Hangos, K M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CONTROL   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MODELS; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING;

CONTROL LOOPS; ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES; PRIMARY CIRCUITS;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 34247143759     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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