Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
12-31-1991
Degree Name
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Electrical Engineering
First Advisor
Bernard Friedland
Second Advisor
Timothy Nam Chang
Third Advisor
Andrew Ulrich Meyer
Fourth Advisor
Edwin Cohen
Abstract
Electric power companies with nuclear power plants have been aggressively looking for ways to increase plant safety and availability by increasing the reliability and performance of the plant's control systems. The performance of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Station's feedwater control system can be significantly improved by replacing the proportional-integral compensator with a compensator based on modern control concepts. In response to a -10 inch reactor water level setpoint change, settling time is improved from 107 seconds with 3% overshoot to 34 seconds with no overshoot.
Recommended Citation
Ezzo, Randall C., "Design of an advanced control algorithm for a nuclear power plant feedwater control system" (1991). Theses. 2475.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/2475
