• DocumentCode
    1931234
  • Title

    Adjustable speed drives in nuclear applications

  • Author

    Porter, Newell S.

  • Author_Institution
    Washington Public Supply System, Richland, WA, USA
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    25-31 Oct 1992
  • Firstpage
    716
  • Abstract
    The application of adjustable speed drive technology at a nuclear plant is described. The 8900 hp reactor recirculating coolant pump motors will be driven by a GTO-PWM (gate turn-off pulse-width-modulated) drive rated at 11200 hp
  • Keywords
    nuclear power stations; pulse width modulation; pumps; thyristor applications; variable speed drives; 11200 hp; 8900 hp; adjustable speed drive; gate turn-off; nuclear plant; pulse-width-modulated; recirculating coolant pump motors; Control systems; Coolants; Induction generators; Inductors; Power generation; Temperature control; Thyristors; Valves; Variable speed drives; Vibrations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1992., Conference Record of the 1992 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Orlando, FL
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0884-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.1992.301406
  • Filename
    301406