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Ontario Tech University
   
    Mar 14, 2025  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Academic Calendar 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Academic Calendar [ARCHIVED CALENDAR]

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NUCL 4400U – Nuclear Plant Control Systems


The time and frequency domain performance characterizations of control loops are introduced with consideration of actuator and sensor limitations. Different controller design and tuning methods and instrumentation calibration procedures are discussed. Control technologies used in the existing and newly constructed CANDU power plants are discussed. Students gain familiarity with the use of indicators and alarms; the role of the operator, man-machine interface design; the use of computers in nuclear power plant control; the design and operating principles of the main control systems used in CANDU nuclear plants, including Overall Plant Control, Reactor Regulating System, Unit Power Regulator, Steam Generator Pressure Control, Channel Temperature Monitoring, Gross Fission Product Monitoring. Computer simulations that replicate overall unit operations are used to reinforce the design and operation of these control systems.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): MATH 2860U  or ENGR 0103U  



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