Hydraulic control unit transponder card

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

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Main Authors LEIGHTY CRAIG ERNEST, SAWYER STEVEN DALE, SMITH CRAIG MILES, SHEIKMAN LEONID BORIS, MARTIN VERNON EVANS, STEINER WILLIAM MICHAEL
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.11.2003
Edition7
Subjects
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
NUCLEAR REACTORS
PHYSICS
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Summary:A transponder card for a nuclear reactor control rod drive control system is provided. The control system includes a control processor 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: US20010026163