CA1008977A - Digital nuclear reactor control rod position indication system - Google Patents

Digital nuclear reactor control rod position indication system

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Publication number
CA1008977A
CA1008977A CA208,517A CA208517A CA1008977A CA 1008977 A CA1008977 A CA 1008977A CA 208517 A CA208517 A CA 208517A CA 1008977 A CA1008977 A CA 1008977A
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Prior art keywords
control rod
nuclear reactor
position indication
rod position
indication system
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CA208,517A
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CA208517S (en
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James B. Reid
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CBS Corp
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C17/00—Monitoring; Testing ; Maintaining
    • G21C17/10—Structural combination of fuel element, control rod, reactor core, or moderator structure with sensitive instruments, e.g. for measuring radioactivity, strain
    • G21C17/12—Sensitive element forming part of control element
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01D5/00—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable
    • G01D5/12—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means
    • G01D5/14—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage
    • G01D5/142—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage using Hall-effect devices
    • G01D5/145—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage using Hall-effect devices influenced by the relative movement between the Hall device and magnetic fields
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Length, Angles, Or The Like Using Electric Or Magnetic Means (AREA)
CA208,517A 1973-10-17 1974-09-05 Digital nuclear reactor control rod position indication system Expired CA1008977A (en)

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US407339A US3919043A (en) 1973-10-17 1973-10-17 Digital nuclear reactor control rod position indiction system

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CA1008977A true CA1008977A (en) 1977-04-19

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US (1) US3919043A (xx)
JP (1) JPS5065798A (xx)
CA (1) CA1008977A (xx)
DE (1) DE2448488A1 (xx)
FR (1) FR2248581B1 (xx)
GB (1) GB1447845A (xx)
IT (1) IT1024034B (xx)
SE (1) SE7411337L (xx)

Families Citing this family (8)

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DE3244891C2 (de) * 1982-12-04 1985-07-11 Angewandte Digital Elektronik Gmbh, 2051 Brunstorf Einrichtung zur berührungslosen Positionsmessung
GB2140553B (en) * 1983-05-24 1988-03-23 Rieter Ag Maschf Automat location system
FR2567305B1 (fr) * 1984-07-06 1986-12-26 Framatome Sa Installation de cablage de dispositifs electriques au-dessus du couvercle d'un reacteur nucleaire
GB8527878D0 (en) * 1985-11-12 1985-12-18 Cannings J A Measuring displacement of wire rope
US4752433A (en) * 1985-12-09 1988-06-21 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Vent system for displacer rod drive mechanism of pressurized water reactor and method of operation
US5524030A (en) * 1994-02-22 1996-06-04 General Electric Company Multistage control rod drive uncoupling tool
US5568528A (en) * 1994-11-21 1996-10-22 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Method and system for compensating a rod position indication system for non-linearity
US9250277B1 (en) * 2011-03-21 2016-02-02 Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation Magnetically coupled, high resolution linear position sensor for use in high temperature, high pressure environment

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US3221261A (en) * 1961-08-16 1965-11-30 Siemens Ag Amplifying system including a push-pull preamplifier and output switching amplifier
US3656074A (en) * 1968-11-14 1972-04-11 Combustion Eng Control rod position transmitter

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FR2248581B1 (xx) 1978-06-09
US3919043A (en) 1975-11-11
GB1447845A (en) 1976-09-02
DE2448488A1 (de) 1975-04-30
SE7411337L (xx) 1975-04-18
IT1024034B (it) 1978-06-20
FR2248581A1 (xx) 1975-05-16
JPS5065798A (xx) 1975-06-03

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