TY - GEN
T1 - Modeling and control of a nuclear power plant's fuel transport system
AU - Shah, Umer Hameed
AU - Piao, Mingxu
AU - Kim, Gyoung Hahn
AU - Hong, Keum Shik
AU - Jeon, Jae Young
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015/9/8
Y1 - 2015/9/8
N2 - This paper addresses the vibration control problem of a fuel transport system (FTS) in a nuclear power plant. The FTS transports the fuel rods in the nuclear reactor to desired locations in the fuel building or vice versa. The fuel rods must be transported under water to avoid radiation leaks to the environment. It has been observed that a quick maneuver of the trolley can cause vibrations that can damage the structure of the fuel rods, due to the hydrodynamic force exerted by the surrounding fluid. In the present study, a distributed parameter model of the FTS, using the Hamilton's principle, is developed. The developed model is verified with experiments. A velocity command is designed, as an open-loop control, to transport the fuel rods in quick time to the target locations with minimum vibrations. The residual vibrations of the fuel rod are controlled while considering the effects of the hydrodynamic force imposed by the surrounding water. Simulation results show that the proposed velocity command transports the fuel rods to the target location quickly resulting in a significant decrease in the rod's vibrations.
AB - This paper addresses the vibration control problem of a fuel transport system (FTS) in a nuclear power plant. The FTS transports the fuel rods in the nuclear reactor to desired locations in the fuel building or vice versa. The fuel rods must be transported under water to avoid radiation leaks to the environment. It has been observed that a quick maneuver of the trolley can cause vibrations that can damage the structure of the fuel rods, due to the hydrodynamic force exerted by the surrounding fluid. In the present study, a distributed parameter model of the FTS, using the Hamilton's principle, is developed. The developed model is verified with experiments. A velocity command is designed, as an open-loop control, to transport the fuel rods in quick time to the target locations with minimum vibrations. The residual vibrations of the fuel rod are controlled while considering the effects of the hydrodynamic force imposed by the surrounding water. Simulation results show that the proposed velocity command transports the fuel rods to the target location quickly resulting in a significant decrease in the rod's vibrations.
KW - cantilever beam
KW - distributed parameter system
KW - fuel transport system
KW - nuclear power plant
KW - transverse vibrations
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84957711461
U2 - 10.1109/ASCC.2015.7244444
DO - 10.1109/ASCC.2015.7244444
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84957711461
T3 - 2015 10th Asian Control Conference: Emerging Control Techniques for a Sustainable World, ASCC 2015
BT - 2015 10th Asian Control Conference
A2 - Selamat, Hazlina
A2 - Ramli, Hafiz Rashidi Haruna
A2 - Faudzi, Ahmad Athif Mohd
A2 - Rahman, Ribhan Zafira Abdul
A2 - Ishak, Asnor Juraiza
A2 - Soh, Azura Che
A2 - Ahmad, Siti Anom
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 10th Asian Control Conference, ASCC 2015
Y2 - 31 May 2015 through 3 June 2015
ER -