Nuclear fuel assembly for a boiling water reactor with redundant load chain

    公开(公告)号:US11996207B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-28

    申请号:US17471290

    申请日:2021-09-10

    申请人: FRAMATOME

    摘要: A nuclear fuel assembly for a boiling water reactor extends along a fuel assembly axis and includes a base including a lower tie plate, a head including an upper tie plate and a lift handle, a bundle of fuel rods extending axially between the lower tie plate and the upper tie plate, and a water channel extending within the bundle of fuel rods with axially connecting the base to the head such that the load of the base is transferred to the head via the water channel. The fuel assembly further comprises a tie rod extending between the base and the head. The tie rod is axially fixed to the base and connected to the head via a connection assembly comprising a stopping member configured to abut an abutting surface of the head for limiting a downward movement of the base relative to the head during lifting of the fuel assembly, in case of a breakage of the water channel.

    Deployable flap hinge
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11981284B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-14

    申请号:US17603197

    申请日:2020-04-07

    发明人: Fabian Küllmer

    IPC分类号: B60R21/38

    CPC分类号: B60R21/38

    摘要: A deployable flap hinge includes a flap part (2) corresponding to a flap (A). The flap part (2) has a flap upper part (4) and a flap lower part (5), a body part (3) corresponding to a vehicle body (B), a first joint assembly (6) connecting the flap part (2) and the body part (3) in an articulated manner, and a second joint assembly (7) connecting the flap upper part (4) and the flap lower part (5) to one another in an articulated manner. The flap upper part (4) can be swivelled relative to the flap lower part (5) between a resting position and a deployed position. The deployable flap hinge also includes a locking assembly (40) for locking the deploying movement of the flap upper part (4), and a pretensioning device (10) for pretensioning the flap upper part (4) in the direction of the deployed position. The pretensioning device (10) includes a pretensioning element (11) formed as a single piece from a part of the flap hinge (1).

    Control rod position indication system for a nuclear reactor

    公开(公告)号:US11967437B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-23

    申请号:US17609611

    申请日:2019-06-19

    申请人: FRAMATOME GmbH

    IPC分类号: G21C17/12 G01D5/251 G21C17/10

    摘要: A control rod position indication system is for a nuclear reactor with a reactor core and at least one control rod which is movable along a linear path of movement for controlling reactivity of the core. The system includes a permanent magnet mounted on the control rod or a corresponding drive rod, and a number of reed switches arranged around the path of movement in order to be switched by a magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet when passing by. The permanent magnet has a north-south axis whose orientation is constant during movement, and the respective reed switch has a number of reed contacts which are aligned along a longitudinal axis. The longitudinal axis of at least one reed switch is inclined relative to the north-south axis of the permanent magnet, and the angle of inclination has an absolute value within a range from 15 to 65 degrees.

    Hand-held power tool
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11958175B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-16

    申请号:US17253209

    申请日:2019-07-02

    IPC分类号: B25D17/04 B25F5/02

    摘要: A handheld power tool has a monostable operating button 6 which has a stable switching position and a pressed switching position. A catch 32 which can be pivoted between a releasing position and a locking position in a pivoting direction 34 is provided, wherein the catch 32, in the locking position, stops the monostable operating button 6 in the pressed switching position. An operating knob 30 can be moved by the user in a shifting direction 31 which is perpendicular to the pivoting direction 34. The catch 32 is attached to the operating knob 30 by means of a joint 36. A slotted link 38 converts a movement of the catch 32 along the shifting direction 31 into a pivoting movement in the pivoting direction 34.