Title :
Stability Criteria for a Nonlinear Reactor Control System
Author_Institution :
Connecticut Advanced Nuclear Engineering Laboratory Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Division of United Aircraft Corporation
Abstract :
The stability criteria for a nonlinear reactor control system is developed. The control system contains two nonlinearities; an on-off relay and gear backlash. A describing function for the nonlinearities is generated in terms of shim rate, relay deadband, and gear backlash. The describing function is then used to generate the stability criteria.
Keywords :
Control nonlinearities; Control systems; Error correction; Inductors; Nonlinear control systems; Relays; Stability criteria; Temperature control; Temperature sensors; Transfer functions;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS2.1963.4315460
