FUZZY LOGIC CONTROL APPLICATION IN A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
Zhengyu Huanga, Kwang Y. Leeb, Robert M. Edwardsa
a Dept. of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, bDepartment of Electrical Engineering The Pennsylvania State University
A group of multi-input-single-output fuzzy logic controllers are designed for a nuclear power plant to control turbine power, reactor pressure, and reactor water level based on input-output data from plant simulations with conventional PI controllers. Simulations show that fuzzy logic control may result in faster reference signal tracking and final value holding. Milder control actions of fuzzy controllers may reduce challenges to safety systems during transients.
Keywords: fuzzy logic control, nuclear power plant, boiling water reactor, reactor control
Session slot T-Tu-E09: Advanced control concepts for power plants II/Area code 7c : Power Plants and Power Systems

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