Design a robust intelligent power controller for pressurized water reactor using particle swarm optimization algorithm
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Afaf A.E. Ateya
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Rehab M. Saeed
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Magy M. Kandil
Abstract
Proportional–Integral–Derivative (PID) controllers have been optimized and used to overcome many types of problems in nuclear reactor systems. The high performance of PID controllers depend on optimizing their gains. In this research, an optimized robust PID controller is proposed to control power perturbations in a pressurized water reactor (PWR). The optimization process of robust PID using particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm aims to adapt PID gains then after that, H-infinity controller is used. The results show a good performance when that suggested hybrid controller is applied to the nuclear power system since the suggested design makes the system robust due to applying H-infinity method, in addition to get the benefits of the optimized PID controller.
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Research ethics: Not applicable.
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Informed consent: Not applicable.
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Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
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Use of Large Language Models, AI and Machine Learning Tools: None declared.
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Conflict of interest: The authors state no conflict of interest.
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Research funding: None declared.
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Data availability: Not applicable.
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- Thermal-hydraulic simulation of loss of flow accident for WWR-S research reactor
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