Anuclear reactor control rod drive control system and a method of controlling the movement of the control rod

A transponder card (76) for a nuclear reactor control rod drive control system (70) is provided. The control system includes a control processor (72) and a plurality of electrical devices operationally coupled to the control processor. The transponder card is configured to receive commands from the...

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Main Authors SMITH, CRAIG MILES, SAWYER, STEVEN DALE, MARTIN, VERNON EVANS, SHEIKMAN, LEONID BORIS, LEIGHTLY, CRAIG ERNEST, STEINER, WILLIAM MICHAEL
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 02.07.2003
Edition7
Subjects
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
NUCLEAR REACTORS
PHYSICS
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Summary:A transponder card (76) for a nuclear reactor control rod drive control system (70) is provided. The control system includes a control processor (72) and a plurality of electrical devices operationally coupled to the control processor. The transponder card is configured to receive commands from the control processor, energize an appropriate electrical device when commanded, detect a failure in control circuitry of the transponder card, send a failure alarm, and remove power from an electrical device during a control circuitry failure event when there is no command to energize the electrical device.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20020258735