Core automated monitoring system
October 7, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesTransient monitor for nuclear reactor Real-time reactor coolant system pressure/temperature limit system Expert system for surveillance, diagnosis and prognosis of plant operation Plant malfunction diagnostic method Flow rate measuring apparatus Method of protecting a nuclear reactor in the event of a load increase Expert system for online surveillance of nuclear reactor coolant pumps Patent #: 5223207 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 132945 filed on 10/07/1993US Classes:376/215, By electronic signal processing circuitry (e.g., plural redundant circuits)376/217, Control programs376/254Flux monitoringExaminersPrimary: Walsh, Donald P.Assistant: Voss, Frederick H. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG21C 007/36AbstractAn automated monitoring system and method of operation is provided for a nuclear reactor having a pressure vessel containing a reactor core for boiling water to generate steam. A plurality of monitors provide signals for respective monitoring parameters for monitoring operation of the reactor, and a computer includes a data base therein containing predetermined setpoints for the monitoring parameters. The computer identifies abnormal and normal behavior of the monitoring parameters based on the data base, and determines the cause of abnormal behavior of the monitoring parameters using artificial intelligence. A warning is also provided to identify the cause of the monitoring parameter abnormal behavior. And, automatic mitigation action may also be effected.Other References
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