Method and apparatus for preventing inadvertent criticality in a nuclear
fueled electric powering generating unit
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for preventing inadvertent criticality in a nuclear fueled electric powering generating unit 失效
    用于防止核燃料电力发电单元中的意外关键性的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US4582672A

    公开(公告)日:1986-04-15

    申请号:US407231

    申请日:1982-08-11

    IPC分类号: G21C17/00 G21C9/00 G21D3/06

    CPC分类号: G21D3/06 G21C9/00 Y02E30/32

    摘要: An inadvertent approach to criticality in a nuclear fueled electric power generating unit is detected and an alarm is generated through on-line monitoring of the neutron flux. The difficulties of accurately measuring the low levels of neutron flux in a subcritical reactor are overcome by the use of a microcomputer which continuously generates average flux count rate signals for incremental time periods from thousands of samples taken during each such period and which serially stores the average flux count rate signals for a preselected time interval. At the end of each incremental time period, the microcomputer compares the latest average flux count rate signal with the oldest, and preferably each of the intervening stored values, and if it exceeds any of them by at least a preselected multiplication factor, an alarm is generated. The interval and multiplication factor are chosen such that an alarm is generated early enough in the event to provide adequate time for an automatic system or the operator to take action which prevents the reactor from going critical yet minimizes the likelihood of a spurious response. As applied to a pressurized water reactor system, boron dilution events are detected in time that the chemical and volume control system can be isolated and the valves for the refueling water storage tank can be opened to inject highly borated water into the reactor coolant system to keep the reactor subcritical.

    摘要翻译: 检测到核燃料发电机组的无意识的关键性方法,并通过在线监测中子通量产生报警。 准确测量亚临界反应堆中低浓度中子通量的困难是通过使用一台微型计算机克服的,该微型计算机在每个这样的时间段内从数千个样品连续生成增量时间段的平均通量计数率信号,并连续存储平均 通量计数速率信号,用于预选的时间间隔。 在每个增量时间段结束时,微型计算机将最新的平均磁通计数速率信号与最早的,优选地每个中间存储的值进行比较,并且如果它们至少超过预选的乘法因子超过其中任一个,则报警是 生成。 选择间隔和倍增因子,使得在为自动系统或操作者提供足够的时间以提供足够的时间以产生足够的时间来产生警报,以防止反应堆进入关键状态,同时最小化杂散响应的可能性。 应用于压水反应器系统时,可以及时检测硼稀释事件,即可以隔离化学和体积控制系统,并且可以打开加油储水箱的阀门,以将高度硼酸化的水注入反应堆冷却剂系统以保持 反应堆亚临界。

    Method and apparatus for auto-calibration of signal conditioning
electronics
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for auto-calibration of signal conditioning electronics 失效
    信号调理电子自动校准的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US4642636A

    公开(公告)日:1987-02-10

    申请号:US567456

    申请日:1983-12-30

    IPC分类号: G05B23/02 H04Q9/00

    CPC分类号: G05B23/0256

    摘要: Numerous signal conditioning circuits on a plurality of printed circuit boards are calibrated remotely by a signal processing unit which sends coded signals to each board, either sequentially or in parallel, to connect either on-board or off-board test signals to one of the conditioning circuits in place of its field generated input. The processing unit utilizes the actual and expected responses of each conditioning circuit to low and high test signals to generate a gain and an offset which are applied to the conditioned field signal to provide a calibrated signal. The time constant for each conditioning circuit is also measured periodically, or upon a selected temperature change, for use in generating a minimum waiting period for obtaining valid data following transfers between the field generated signals and the test signals.

    摘要翻译: 多个印刷电路板上的许多信号调理电路由信号处理单元进行远程校准,信号处理单元顺序地或并行地向每个板发送编码信号,以将板上或板外测试信号连接到调节 电路代替其场产生的输入。 处理单元利用每个调理电路的实际和预期的响应来测量低和高的测试信号,以产生施加到调节的场信号以提供校准信号的增益和偏移。 每个调理电路的时间常数也是周期性地或在所选择的温度变化时测量的,用于产生用于在场产生的信号和测试信号之间的传输之后获得有效数据的最小等待周期。

    Case-based knowledge source for artificial intelligence software shell
    3.
    发明授权
    Case-based knowledge source for artificial intelligence software shell 失效
    基于案例的人工智能软件知识来源

    公开(公告)号:US5402524A

    公开(公告)日:1995-03-28

    申请号:US994664

    申请日:1992-12-22

    CPC分类号: G06N5/043

    摘要: An artificial intelligence software shell for plant operation simulation includes a blackboard module including a database having objects representing plant elements and concepts. A rule-based knowledge source module and a case-based knowledge source module, in communication with the blackboard module, operate on specific predefined blackboard objects. The case-based knowledge source module includes cases having past data points on a time scale. Present data is compared with the past data in the cases both on a time scale and on a magnitude scale for determining levels of closeness in time and magnitude. An input data module, in communication with the blackboard module, enables a user to input data to the shell. A control module, in communication with the knowledge source modules and the input data module, receives all input data and controls operation of the knowledge source modules in accordance with a predetermined knowledge source priority scheme.

    摘要翻译: 用于植物操作模拟的人造智能软件壳包括:黑板模块,包括具有表示植物元素和概念的对象的数据库。 与黑板模块通信的基于规则的知识源模块和基于案例的知识源模块在特定的预定义黑板对象上操作。 基于案例的知识源模块包括在时间尺度上具有过去数据点的情况。 在时间尺度和幅度尺度的情况下,将现有数据与过去的数据进行比较,以确定时间和幅度的接近程度。 与黑板模块通信的输入数据模块使得用户能够向壳体输入数据。 与知识源模块和输入数据模块通信的控制模块根据预定的知识源优先级方案接收所有输入数据并控制知识源模块的操作。

    Elevator system with speech synthesizer for audible information
    4.
    发明授权
    Elevator system with speech synthesizer for audible information 失效
    具有语音合成器的电梯系统,用于声音信息

    公开(公告)号:US4400786A

    公开(公告)日:1983-08-23

    申请号:US215893

    申请日:1980-12-12

    IPC分类号: B66B3/00 G10L1/08

    CPC分类号: B66B3/00

    摘要: An elevator system having a plurality of elevator cars, and communication apparatus which includes a speech synthesizer for each car which provides audible, informative messages in its associted elevator car in response to its operation. Different messages may be simultaneously reproduced in the different elevator cars from a single vocabulary which is common to all messages and all elevator cars. A single central processing unit periodically replenishes the memory of each car's speech synthesizer before interruption can occur in the message due to lack of vocabulary information.

    摘要翻译: 具有多个电梯轿厢的电梯系统以及包括用于每个轿厢的语音合成器的通信装置,其响应于其操作在其相关联的电梯轿厢中提供可听见的信息性消息。 可以在不同的电梯轿厢中从与所有消息和所有电梯轿厢共同的单个词汇表同时再现不同的消息。 由于缺乏词汇信息,单个中央处理单元周期性地补充每个汽车的语音合成器的存储器,因此在消息中可能发生中断之前。

    Interruptibility/priority control scheme for artificial intelligence
software shell
    5.
    发明授权
    Interruptibility/priority control scheme for artificial intelligence software shell 失效
    人工智能软件外壳的中断/优先控制方案

    公开(公告)号:US5402526A

    公开(公告)日:1995-03-28

    申请号:US873

    申请日:1993-01-05

    CPC分类号: G06N5/043

    摘要: An artificial intelligence software shell for plant operation simulation includes a blackboard module including a database having objects representing plant elements and concepts. A rule-based knowledge source module and a case-based knowledge source module, in communication with the blackboard module, operate on specific predefined blackboard objects. An input data module, in communication with the blackboard module, enables a user to input data to the shell. A control module, in communication with the knowledge source modules and the input data module, receives all input data and controls operation of the knowledge source modules in accordance with a predetermined knowledge source interruptibility/priority scheme. The control module including an event detector module having a hash table defined by a chaining algorithm.

    摘要翻译: 用于植物操作模拟的人造智能软件壳包括:黑板模块,包括具有表示植物元素和概念的对象的数据库。 与黑板模块通信的基于规则的知识源模块和基于案例的知识源模块在特定的预定义黑板对象上操作。 与黑板模块通信的输入数据模块使得用户能够向壳体输入数据。 与知识源模块和输入数据模块通信的控制模块根据预定的知识源中断/优先级方案接收所有输入数据并控制知识源模块的操作。 控制模块包括具有由链接算法定义的散列表的事件检测器模块。

    Artificial intelligence software shell for plant operation simulation
    6.
    发明授权
    Artificial intelligence software shell for plant operation simulation 失效
    人工智能软件外壳,用于工厂操作模拟

    公开(公告)号:US5412756A

    公开(公告)日:1995-05-02

    申请号:US995209

    申请日:1992-12-22

    CPC分类号: G06N5/043

    摘要: An artificial intelligence software shell for plant operation simulation includes a blackboard module including a database having objects representing plant elements and concepts. A rule-based knowledge source module and a case-based knowledge source module, in communication with the blackboard module, operate on specific predefined blackboard objects. A user interface module, in communication with the blackboard module, enables a user to view blackboard status information. A control module, in communication with the blackboard module and the knowledge source modules, receives input data and controls operation of the knowledge source modules in accordance with a predetermined knowledge source priority scheme.

    摘要翻译: 用于植物操作模拟的人造智能软件壳包括:黑板模块,包括具有表示植物元素和概念的对象的数据库。 与黑板模块通信的基于规则的知识源模块和基于案例的知识源模块在特定的预定义黑板对象上操作。 与黑板模块通信的用户界面模块使得用户能够查看黑板状态信息。 与黑板模块和知识源模块通信的控制模块根据预定的知识源优先级方案接收输入数据并控制知识源模块的操作。

    Control process for artificial intelligence software shell
    7.
    发明授权
    Control process for artificial intelligence software shell 失效
    人工智能软件壳的控制过程

    公开(公告)号:US5398304A

    公开(公告)日:1995-03-14

    申请号:US994668

    申请日:1992-12-22

    CPC分类号: G06N5/043

    摘要: An artificial intelligence software shell for plant operation simulation includes a blackboard module including a database having objects representing plant elements and concepts. A rule-based knowledge source module or a case-based knowledge source module, in communication with the blackboard module, operate on specific predefined blackboard objects. An input data module, in communication with the blackboard module, enables a user to input data to the shell. A control module, in communication with the knowledge source modules and the input data module, receives all input data and controls operation of the knowledge source modules in accordance with a predetermined knowledge source priority scheme. The control module including an event detector module having a message evaluator that checks messages for syntax errors before searching a hash table structure in the event detector.

    摘要翻译: 用于植物操作模拟的人造智能软件壳包括:黑板模块,包括具有表示植物元素和概念的对象的数据库。 与黑板模块通信的基于规则的知识源模块或基于案例的知识源模块在特定的预定义黑板对象上操作。 与黑板模块通信的输入数据模块使得用户能够向壳体输入数据。 与知识源模块和输入数据模块通信的控制模块根据预定的知识源优先级方案接收所有输入数据并控制知识源模块的操作。 控制模块包括事件检测器模块,该模块具有消息评估器,该消息评估器在搜索事件检测器中的散列表结构之前检查消息中的语法错误。

    Plant maintenance with predictive diagnostics
    8.
    发明授权
    Plant maintenance with predictive diagnostics 失效
    工厂维护与预测诊断

    公开(公告)号:US5311562A

    公开(公告)日:1994-05-10

    申请号:US983935

    申请日:1992-12-01

    IPC分类号: G05B23/02 G21C17/00 G21C7/36

    摘要: An integrated information system is provided for a plant with interactive processes running in functional equipment subsets, such as a nuclear power generation plant. Sensors are operatively coupled to monitor processes and equipment in the plant, collecting sample data for assessing operational conditions and for predicting maintenance requirements based on loading of the equipment. One or more processors access the sample data and compares present conditions to diagnostic specifications, technical specifications and historical data stored in memory and indexed to equipment subsets and functional operating groups. The processor(s) generate prioritized reports to alert users to potential operational and/or maintenance problems. In addition to the prioritized reports, the processor accesses and outputs to the users reports of the diagnostic and technical specifications applicable to the process parameters exhibiting the potential problems. These specifications are provided in successive levels of detail and are cross referenced between related processes and related items of equipment. The information system integrates operations, maintenance, engineering and management interests in a common database of information via network-coupled data terminals.

    摘要翻译: 为具有在功能设备子集(如核能发电厂)运行的交互式过程的工厂提供综合信息系统。 传感器可操作地耦合以监测工厂中的过程和设备,收集用于评估操作条件的样本数据,以及基于设备的装载来预测维护要求。 一个或多个处理器访问样本数据,并将当前条件与存储在存储器中并索引到设备子集和功能操作组的诊断规范,技术规范和历史数据进行比较。 处理器生成优先级报告,以提醒用户潜在的操作和/或维护问题。 除了优先报告之外,处理器还可以向用户提供适用于显示潜在问题的过程参数的诊断和技术规范的报告。 这些规范以连续的细节提供,并在相关过程和相关设备项目之间进行交叉参考。 信息系统通过网络耦合数据终端将操作,维护,工程和管理兴趣集成到通用的信息数据库中。