Title :
A mechanical analog in nonlinear nuclear reactor stability analysis
Author :
Altin, Vural ; Enginol, Turan B.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Bogazici Univ., Istanbul, Turkey
fDate :
11/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A sufficient condition for the asymptotic stability of nuclear reactors in terms of the equilibrium power level and arbitrary feedback parameters is obtained through the use of a mechanical analog. The stability criterion (related to the amplitude of oscillations of the autonomous system and shown to contain no delayed neutron contribution) differs in this respect from previous work and provides further insight into the role of delayed neutrons in nonlinear system stability
Keywords :
feedback; fission reactor core control and monitoring; neutron flux; nonlinear systems; stability; delayed neutrons; feedback; mechanical analog; nonlinear nuclear reactor; nonlinear system; stability; sufficient condition; Asymptotic stability; Delay; Feedback; Fission reactors; Inductors; Kinetic theory; Neutrons; Nonlinear equations; Stability analysis; Stability criteria;
Journal_Title :
Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on
